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Papa John Gordy (aka Poppa John Gordy; né John Thomas Gordy) was a dixieland jazz pianist, band leader, and Nashville radio station musical director.

Selected discography

Sideman

Berlyn Baylor Orchestra, aka The Troubadours, Hugo Frey's Orchestra, The Great White Way Orchestra, The Manhattan Merrymakers, The Serenaders [1920s], The Virginians

Recorded around April 20, 1928, Richmond, Indiana

Berlyn Baylor (cl,dir) with possibly the following: Luke Lockhart (tp) Mush Oliver (tb) Frank "Pat" Davis (né Frank Allen Davis; born 1909),^[1]^[2]^[3] Eddie Lindblod, Cul Hubbard (cl,sax) John Gordy (p,arr) George Shirly (bj,g) W.E. Banks (d)

13651-A: "Clarinet Marmalade." Champion 16422, 40000 Spr 2817, Audubon ABD, Frog (E)DGF76 [CD]
13651: "Clarinet Marmalade." Gen 6457, Champion 15477, Arcadia 2005
13652-A: "Riverboat Shuffle." Spr 2817, Champion 16422, 40000, Arcadia 2005, Audubon ABD, Frog (E)DGF76 [CD]
13652-B: "Riverboat Shuffle." Champion 15477

Albums

John Gordy discography at Discogs (master 1293310)

1955: Ragtime Piano at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1296980). RCA Victor EPB-1060 (US); LPM-1060 (US); L10954 (Australia)
1957: A Night at Poppa John's at Discogs (list of releases) (master 668107). RCA Victor LPM-1424
1965: The Father of Honky Tonk at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1116359) RCA Camden CAL-862; mx CDN-5129 & mx RCRM-7422

Singles

1951: "Salty Dog Rag" / "Over the Waves" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 923434)
1951: "Goodbye Waltz" / "Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1906149)
1951: "Steamboat (Blow Your Whistle Again)" / "Way Down South" at Discogs (release 16778757)
1954: "Poppa John" / "(Oh Suzanna) Dust Off That Old Pianna" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1259920) RCA Victor
1954: "Makin' Whoopee" / "If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1132670) RCA Victor
1954: "Bye Bye Blues" / "Isle of Capri" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1162351) RCA Victor
1954: "Muskrat Ramble" / "Fortune in Dreams" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1912494) RCA Victor
1955: Ne Tirez Pas Sur Le Pianiste. N° 2 at Discogs (list of releases) (master 2413078) RCA

A1: "Salty Dog Rag"
A2: "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight"
B1: "When My Dreamboat Comes Home"
B2: "Tip Toe Through the Tulips With Me"

1955: "Loco Hombre" / "Lingering Down the Lane" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 841780) RCA Victor
1955: Today's Hits at Discogs (release 10542698) RCA

A1: Kay Starr – "Rock and Roll Waltz" (with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus)
A2: Poppa John Gordy and His Piano – "Moritat"
B1: Eddie Fisher – "Dungaree Doll" (with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra)
B2: Nilla Pizzi – "Arrividerci Roma" (with Orchestra directed by Armando Trovajoli)

1955: Ne Tirez Pas Sur Le Pianiste. N° 1 at Discogs (release 4793163; 7", EP, Mono) RCA

A1: "Bill Bailey"
A2: "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"
B1: "Bye Bye Blackbird"
B2: "California, Here I Come"

1956: "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight" / "Salty Dog Rag" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1496899) RCA Victor
1957: A Night at Poppa John's, Vol. I at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1141789) RCA Victor
Gordy (piano); Jack Shook (banjo & guitar); Dale Parker (banjo & guitar); Otto Bash (drums); Walter Summers (bass); D.O. Looney (bass); Dutch McMillin (sax)

A1: "The Old Piano Roll Blues," by Cy Coben
A2: "Do You Ever Think Of Me," lyrics by Harry D. Kerr & John Cooper; music by Earl Burtnett
B1: "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie"
B2: "Down by the Old Mill Stream"

1956: "Annabelle" / "Moritat" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1516453) RCA Victor 20/47-6419; mx G2WW-0212 & G2WW-0216
19??: "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" / "I Ain't Got Nobody" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 860664) RCA Victor
19??: "Moritat" / "Cinco Minutos Mas (Five Minutes More)" at Discogs (release 24607988; Shellac, 10") RCA Victor 1A-0784
19??: A Night At Poppa John’s, Volume II at Discogs (release 10990253) RCA Victor EPA 2-1424
1. A1: "Linger Awhile," by Harry Owens (words) and Vincent Rose (music)
2. A2: "Goodnight Irene"
3. B1: "San"
4. B2: "Ace In The Hole," by James E. Dempsey (né James Charles Dempsey; 1877–1918) (words) and George D. Mitchell (music)

George D. Mitchell

In 1936, Mitchell used an address of a Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Ann, New York.

lccn-no2009188326

Other songs by Dempsey and Mitchell

"Gee, You're a Grand Little Girl"

"Ace in the Hole" (PDF) – via York University.

Bibliography

Annotations

Notes

^ Fitchburg Sentinel, December 24, 1931, p. 7.
^ Miller, 1943, p. 29.
^ Down Beat, July 15, 1942, pp. 18–19.

References

ISSN 0742-4612; OCLC 24220300 (all editions), OCLC 300009160 (all editions).

Motion Picture Herald (August 7, 1943). "Short Subjects: Reviews and Synopses" → "Smoke Rings (Univ.)". Motion Picture Herald. Vol. 152, no. 6. p. 1472. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

Billboard (January 22, 1944). "Casa Loma, Inc., Sued by Clarinetist for Accounting; All But Gray, O'Keefe Gone". Vol. 56, no. 4. p. 15. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

IMDb. "Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra". Retrieved February 13, 2016.

Robertson, Alastair (1999). LP Record → Stompin' Around → Album notes: "Casa Loma Orchestra". Hep Records Hep CD 1062 – via Internet Archive (Kahle-Austin Foundation).

Larkin, Colin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music "Casa Loma Orchestra" (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 236 – via Internet Archive (Arcadia Fund). LCCN 98-193479; ISBN 1-8522-7745-9; OCLC 38189417 (all editions).

See → Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

Catalogue of Copyright Entries. Part 3: Musical Compositions; Index. New Series.

Vol. 4. Nos. 22–25. June 1909. "Ace (The) in the Hole". Words by James Dempsey, music by music by George Mitchell. © Mitchell Music Pub. Co. [1364 Broadway], New York, N.Y., C 205353; 14 April 1909; 2 c. 11 May 1909. p. 505 – via Internet Archive (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library).
Via Google Books. (University of Michigan Library).
Via Google Books. (Stanford Libraries).
Part 3. Vol. 31, no. 8. "Ace (The) in the Hole". R 46717; 7 August 1936. p. 1069 (21) – via Internet Archive (Library of Congress).
Via Google Books. (University of California).

Fitchburg Sentinel (December 24, 1931). "Local Actress and Musician Wed in N.Y.". Vol. 59, no. 194. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

Copyright Renewal Card.

Down Beat; Miller, Paul Eduard (1902–1972) (July 15, 1942). "Profiling the Players." "Glen Gray – Casa Loma Band." → "Pat Davis". Vol. 9, no. 14. pp. 18–19. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Via WorldRadioHistory.com (PDF). Site maintained by David Frackelton Gleason (born 1946), Cleveland.
Via Internet Archive. (Kahle/Austin Foundation).

Down Beat (June 1, 1943). "Pee Wee Hunt and Pat Davis Quit Casa Loma Band". Vol. 10, no. 11. p. 2. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

Via WorldRadioHistory.com (PDF). Site maintained by David Frackelton Gleason (born 1946), Cleveland.
Via Internet Archive. (Kahle/Austin Foundation).

Miller, Paul Eduard (1943). Miller's Yearbook of Popular Music. "Davis, Frank Allen". Chicago: PEM Publications. p. 29 – via Internet Archive (ARChive of Contemporary Music).

Reading News-Times (The) (October 10, 1918). "Minstrel Dies, a Song on Lips – Jim Dempsey, Famed Composer, Was Whispering It to Wife". Vol. 10, no. 31. p. 4 (col. 2, bottom) – via Newspapers.com.

[FOOTNOTE''Fitchburg_Sentinel'',_December_24,19317-1] Fitchburg Sentinel, December 24, 1931, p. 7.

[FOOTNOTEMiller,194329-2] Miller, 1943, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTE''Down_Beat'',_July_15,194218–19-3] Down Beat, July 15, 1942, pp. 18–19.

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