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Sophie Tucker

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Real name
Sonya Kalish
Born
January 13, 1884
Died
February 9, 1966
Country
United States
Comments
Vaudeville performer, singer and actress known for her bawdy songs, earning her the nickname "Last of the Red Hot Mamas".
Family
Frank Westphal Second Spouse (1914-1919)
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
1927 (14 artists)
That's Where The South Begins Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro's Orchestra Unverified
listen on Internet Archive February 1911 (465 artists)
July 1924 (31 artists)
May 1923 (11 artists)
May 1923 (4 artists)
1928 (24 artists)
(17 artists)
 REC September 1929 (64 artists)
Originally by Libby Holman and Clifton Webb PRF
 BRD (7 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro's Orchestra REC,REL
 REC,REL July 5, 1929 (7 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker BRD
 BRD (3 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro's Orchestra REC
 REC 1929 (3 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker BRD
 BRD (7 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro's Orchestra REC
 REC 1929 (7 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker BRD
1930 (7 artists)
1929 Fried Potatoes
 BRD (8 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro's Orchestra REC,REL
 REC,REL July 5, 1929 (8 artists)
Originally by Sophie Tucker BRD
October 1928 Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra featuring Carla Normand
1922 (5 artists)

Covers by Sophie Tucker

Title Performer Release date Originally by
June 1923 (unknown)
1937 Dixie Lee Crosby with Victor Young & His Orchestra
January 1931 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1952 Al Jolson
September 1928 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
  October 15, 1927 Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain Seger Ellis REL, Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano REC
1927 Ethel Waters and The Jazz Masters
  1928 Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
listen on Internet Archive July 12, 1929 Paul Specht & His Orch.
listen on Internet Archive July 1928 Jim Miller–Charlie Farrell
listen on Internet Archive January 1948 Sophie Tucker
listen on Internet Archive January 1927 Sophie Tucker
listen on Internet Archive July 1923 Majestic Dance Orchestra [Joseph Samuels]
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Annette Hanshaw
On A Little Balcony In Spain Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro Orchestra June 1931 Unverified
November 1928 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
September 1928 Willie Howard, Cantor Joseph Rosenblatt
September 1928 Willie Howard
My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro Orchestra June 1931 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1952 Rega Dance Orchestra (Fred Hager)
Mama Goes Where Papa Goes Sophie Tucker 1924 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive January 1948 Original Indiana Syncopators (Original Indiana Five)
1934 Joe Haymes and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Ward Sillaway
listen on Internet Archive 1934 Grace Johnston
I Wanna Say Hello Sophie Tucker 1951 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1924 Marion Harris
July 15, 1927 Marion Harris
listen on Internet Archive 1924 Margaret Young
October 15, 1927 The Harmonizers
November 1928 Justin Ring's Okeh Orch. (Sam Lanin)
  June 1923 Lucille Hegamin and Her Blue Flame Syncopators REC, Florence Mills PRF
July 15, 1927 Campbell and Burr

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
After You've Gone Sophie Tucker with Miff Mole's Molers; Ted Shapiro at Piano July 15, 1927 OKeh
Aggravatin' Papa (Don't You Try to Two-Time Me) Sophie Tucker - Accomp. by Rega Orchestra June 1923 OKeh
Blue River Sophie Tucker October 15, 1927 OKeh
‘Cause I Feel Low-Down Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro November 1928 Parlophone
Complainin' (It's Human Nature to Complain) Sophie Tucker 1922 OKeh
He's a Good Man to Have Around Sophie Tucker July 5, 1929 Victor
Hula Lou Sophie Tucker July 1924 OKeh
Hula Lou Sophie Tucker 1924 OKeh
I Ain't Takin' Orders from No One Sophie Tucker 1929 OKeh
I Don't Want to Get Thin Sophie Tucker July 12, 1929 Victor
I Know That My Baby Is Cheatin' on Me Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro and His Orchestra October 1928 Columbia [US]
I'm Doing What I'm Doing for Love Sophie Tucker 1929 Victor
Is He the Boy Friend? Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro and His Orchestra November 1928 Columbia [US]
Life Begins at Forty Sophie Tucker with Orchestra, at the Piano Ted Shapiro 1937 Parlophone
Louisville Lady Sophie Tucker - Accompanied by Ted Shapiro and His Band 1934 Parlophone
Moanin' Low Sophie Tucker September 1929 Victor
My Yiddishe Momme Sophie Tucker September 1928 Columbia [US]
Old King Tut (In Old King Tutankhamen's Day) Sophie Tucker - Accomp. by Rega Orchestra May 1923 OKeh
One Sweet Letter from You Sophie Tucker with Miff Mole's Molers & Ted Shapiro at Piano 1927 OKeh
Seven or Eleven (My Dixie Pair o' Dice) Sophie Tucker - Accomp. by Rega Orchestra July 1923 OKeh
Some of These Days Sophie Tucker February 1911 Edison Amberol
Some of These Days Sophie Tucker with Bob Haggart and His Orchestra January 1948 Decca
Stay Out of the South Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro and His Orchestra July 1928 Columbia [US]
That's Something to Be Thankful For Sophie Tucker – Accompanied by Ted Shapiro & His Band 1934 Parlophone
That's Where the South Begins Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro and the Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra 1930 Broadcast Twelve
The Man I Love Sophie Tucker - Acc. by Ted Shapiro and His Orch. 1928 OKeh
There'll Be Some Changes Made Sophie Tucker 1927 OKeh
Virginia (There's a Blue Ridge in My Heart) Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro and His Orchestra September 1928 Columbia [US]
Washin' the Blues from My Soul Sophie Tucker January 1931 Broadcast Twelve

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