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When Herb Wiedoeft died in a automobile accident in 1928 the Herb Wiedoeft Orchestra became know as the Jessie Stafford Orchestra when Jessie Stafford the band’s trombonist took over leadership of the band.

Thanks to Bob Palmer for his help with this page.

discography

TitleRecording DateRecording LocationCompany
A Bench In The Park
(Milton Ager / Jack Yellen)
5-5-1931Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4824
A Bundle Of Old Love Letters
(Freed / Brown)
11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4659
All A-Twitter2-5-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4250
Anchors Away
The Song Of The Navy

(Alfred H. Miles / Charles A. Zimmerman)
5-5-1931Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4818
A Precious Little Thing Called Love
With vocal Chorus by Craig Leitch

(Davis / Coots)
2-4-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4249
Begging For Love8-18-1931New York, New YorkBrunswick
6171
Building A Home For You5-19-1931New York, New YorkBrunswick
6126
Campus Capers6-14-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4549
Chinnin’ And Chattin’ With May
(Fields / Simons)
5-5-1930Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4822

LAE780
Chinnin’ And Chattin’ With May
(Fields / Simons)
5-5-1930Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
41087

LAE781
Cinderella Blues
(Lew Spencer / Herb Wiedoeft)
9-16-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4048
Doin’ The Racoon
(J. Fred Coots / Raymond Klages)
11-16-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4129
Doin’ The Racoon
(J. Fred Coots / Raymond Klages)
12-4-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4129
Dust5-5-1931Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4823
Feelin’ The Way I Do
(Buddy De Sylva / Walter Donaldson)
9-4-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4527
Glorianna
(Pollack / Clare)
11-16-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4129
How’s Your Uncle?8-18-1931New York, New YorkBrunswick
6171
I Don’t Want Your Kisses
(If I Can’t Have Your Love)

(Fisher / Broones)
6-14-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4548
I Like To Do Things For You
(Jack Yellen / Milton Ager)
5-5-1931Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4882
I’m Following You
Vocal Chorus by Laurence Grey
11-18-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4630
I’m Sailing On A Sunbeam
Vocal Chorus by Laurence Grey

(Dave Dreyer / Ballard MacDonald)
11-18-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
A8545

LAE666-A
I’m Sailing On A Sunbeam
(Dave Dreyer / Ballard MacDonald)
11-18-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4630

LAE666-G
I Love Truly7-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4032
I Love You11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4661
I Wanna Go Places And Do Things2-5-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4250
I’m Writing You This Little Melody9-16-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4070
I Need Sympathy9-16-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4070
Kewpie
(Rose)
2-4-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4249
Last Night, Honey
(I Only Wish I Had You With Me)
9-4-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4527
Little By Little9-5-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4526
My Sweeter Than Sweet11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4629
Only Love Is Real11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4660
Ragamuffin Romeo
(Wayne / De Costa)
5-5-1931Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4824
Rye7-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4032
Shine
(Cecil Mack / Ford Dabney / Brown)
7-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4048
Should I?11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4660
Sophomore Prom
(Klages / Greer)
6-14-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4549
Steppin’ Along
From the Motion Picture “Words and Music”

(Kernell)
9-4-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4525
The Album Of My Dreams11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4661
The Prep Step11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4629
The Right Kind Of Man
(Gilbert / Baer)
9-5-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4526
The Spell Of The Blues
(Ruby / Dreyer / Johnston)
1-5-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4198
The Whole Darn Thing5-5-1931Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4823
The Woman In The Shoe11-17-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4659
Tonight5-5-1931Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4818
Too Wonderful For Words9-4-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4525
Two Little, Blue Little Eyes5-19-1931New York, New YorkBrunswick
6126
Until The End6-14-1928Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4548
You’ll Never Know1-5-1929Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrunswick
4198

ArtistInstrument
Larry AbbottClarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Fred BibesheimerClarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Clyde LucasTrombone, Vocals
Leon LucasBanjo, Vocals
Joseph NemoliClarinet
Gene RoseClarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Vincent RosePiano
Jesse StaffordTrombone
Jose SucedoBanjo
Adolph WiedoeftDrums, Xylophone
Gerhardt “Gay” WiedoeftTuba, Bass

 

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