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Original Indiana Five

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Aliases
Indiana Syncopaters
Johnny Silvester & His Orch.
Johnny Sylvester & His Playmates
The Original Indiana Five
Original Indiana Syncopators
Years active
until 1929
Country
United States
Comments
New York hot jazz band active from the late 1910s to the late 1920s. Despite the name, they were not from Indiana.
Member
Tommy Morton
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Originals

Covers by Original Indiana Five

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1923 Isham Jones Orchestra
i 1928 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i 1923 Arthur Lange's Orchestra
i 1926 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1924 New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i 1927 Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
listen on Internet Archive 1927 Ethel Waters
i 1927 Golden Gate Orchestra (California Ramblers)
listen on Internet Archive i 1924 Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies
listen on Internet Archive November 1927 Alberta Hunter and Ray's Dreamland Orchestra
i 1926 Ernest Hare and Billy Jones (The Happiness Boys)
i Red Hot Henry Brown Original Indiana Five October 1925 Unverified
(Original Indiana Five) November 1926 Bennie Krueger's Orchestra
i 1927 Miss Annette Hanshaw
listen on Internet Archive i 1928 Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive 1926 Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Fred and Tom Waring
listen on Internet Archive i November 1927 Ethel Waters and Her Singing Orch. arranged and directed by Will Marion Cook
February 1927 Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Bessinger
i 1927 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i 1926 The Dixie Stompers [US1] (Fletcher Henderson)
i 1925 The Tennessee Tooters [US1] (California Ramblers)
listen on Internet Archive i 1926 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
1927 Jay C. Flippen and His Gang
i February 1927 Cook and His Dreamland Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i 1923 (unknown)
i (Original Indiana Five) 1923 Ted Lewis and His Band

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Bees Knees Indiana Syncopaters (Original Indiana Five) 1923 La Belle
Beside a Babbling Brook Original Indiana Five 1923 Olympic [US1]
Croonin' a Tune / I Wonder Where We've Met Before? Original Indiana Five - Nathan Glantz and His Orchestra October 1925 Gennett
Delilah – He's the Last Word Original Indiana Five – Broadway Bell-Hops March 1927 Harmony [US]
Everybody Stomp Original Indiana Five 1925 Harmony [US]
Hi-Diddle-Diddle / So Is Your Old Lady The Dixie Stompers - Original Indiana Five 1926 Harmony [US]
Idolizing – All Night Long John Sylvester and His Orchestra – Miami Troupe February 1927 Pathé Actuelle
I'd Rather Be Alone - Thanks for the Buggy Ride Original Indiana Five - Phil Hughes and His High-Hatters 1926 Perfect [US1]
I'm Coming Virginia Original Indiana Five November 1927 Harmony [US]
Looking at the World (Thru Rose Colored Glasses) – There's a Blue Ridge in My Virginia Heart John Sylvester and His Orchestra – Casino Dance Orchestra 1926 Perfect [US1]
Louisville Lou Original Indiana Syncopators (Original Indiana Five) 1923 Olympic [US1]
My Baby Knows How Original Indiana Five 1927 Bell Record [US1]
No One but You (Knows How to Love) – Don't Forget Johnny Silvester & His Orch. – Fred Rich & His Times Square Orch. November 1926 Gennett
Pensacola Original Indiana Five 1926 OKeh
Say Arabella Original Indiana Five September 1925 Gennett
Sittin' Around Original Indiana Five 1926 Perfect [US1]
Sometimes I'm Happy - Sugar The Six Hottentots - Indiana Five 1927 Banner [US1]
Spanish Mamma Original Indiana Five 1926 Harmony [US]
Stockholm Stomp Original Indiana Five 1927 Velvet Tone
There Aint No Maybe in My Baby's Eyes Original Indiana Five February 1927 Emerson [US]
There Ain't No Maybe in My Baby's Eyes - A Blues Serenade Harry Pollock's Blue Diamonds - Johnny Sylvester & His Playmates 1927 Gennett
Tin Roof Blues Original Indiana Five 1924 Perfect [US1]
Waitin' for Katy – Moten Stomp Nathan Glantz and His Orchestra – The Original Indiana Five 1928 Banner [US1]
What Can a Poor Fellow Do? Original Indiana Five 1928 Harmony [US]
When You Walked Out Someone Else Walked Right In Original Indiana Five 1923 Olympic [US1]
Zulu Wail - Clementine (From New Orleans) University Six - Original Indiana Five 1927 Harmony [US]