ERSKINE HAWKINS
Current Episode
SSRH 856
October 31, 2026
Celebrating America 250
TWENTIETH CENTURY GABRIEL
ERSKINE HAWKINS
Erskine Hawkins and his Bama State Collegians
Vocalion Recording Sessions – Selections
New York
September 8, 1936
April 19. 1937
August 12, 1937
Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra
RCA Bluebird Recording Sessions – Selections
New York
September 12, 1938 – Studio 2
October 20, 1938 – Studio 3
April 8, 1939 – Studio 2
May 14, 1939 – Studio 3
July 18, 1939 – Studio 3
February 27, 1940 – Studio 3
June 10, 1940 – Studio 2
November 6, 1940 – Studio 3
June 29, 1942 – Studio 1
RCA Victor Recording Session – Selection
New York
January 10, 1945
Savoy Ballroom
New York
March 4, 1940
12:00-12:30 a.m. (March 5)
(NBC-Blue (WJZ) Broadcast
Kelvin Keech, announcer
SSD Jubilee 48 (H-11-48-1/2)
Dubbed October 25, 1943
NBC Hollywood
HD3-MM-8167-1
HD3-MM-8168-1
Vernon Smith, announcer
Ernest “Bubbles” Whitman, host
with Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra
Mae Johnson, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Johnny Taylor, guests
Playlists
(36-09-08) (19822-1, Vocalion 3376) Swingin’ in Harlem (37-04-19) (21003-1, Vocalion 3567) Dear Old Southland, (21002-1, Vocalion 3567) Swannee River (37-08-12) (21505-1, Vocalion 3668) Red Cap (Jimmy Mitchell, vocal) (38-07-12) (026859-1, Bluebird B-7837) Weary Blues (38-10-20) (27958-1,m Bluebird B-10012) Strictly Swing (39-04-08 (035721-1, Bluebird B-10024) Swing Out (29-05-14) (036946-1, Bluebird B-10292) Swingin ‘ on Lenox Avenue (39-07-18) ((038421-1, Bluebird B-10409) Tuxedo Junction, (930419-1, Bluebird B-10409) Gin Mill Special (40-02-27) (047277-2, Bluebird B-10812) Dolomite, (047280-1, Bluebird B-10671) Gabriel Meets The Duke (40-03-04) Tuxedo Junction (opening theme), I’ll Be Faithful, Whispering Gress (Jimmy Mitchell, vocal), Gin Mill Special, Junction Blues, Gabriel Meets the Duke, Midnight Stroll, Leanin’ On The Top Rail (Jimmy Mitcvhell, vocal), Tuxedo Junction (closing theme) (40-06-10) (051264-1, Bluebird B-10879) After Hours, (051263-1, Bluebird B-10854) Five O’Clock Whistle (40-11-06) (057364-1, Bluebird B-11001) Soft Winds (42-06-29) (075529-1, Bluebird B-11564) Taint No Good (Jimmy Mitchell, vocal) (Dubbed 43-10-23) Program Open, One O’Clock Jump, Let’s Ball Awhile, Someone’s Rockin’ My Dreamboat (Jimmy Mitchell, vocal), I Goit Rhythm (feature number for Gene Rogers, piano), Straighten Up And Fly Right (Mae Johnson, vocal), Comedy Skit, Waiting for Jane (Eddie Anderson and Johnny Taylor, vocal duet) Tuxedo Junction, Comedy Skit, One O’Clock Jump, program close (45-01-10) (D5AB-300, Victor 20-1639) Tippin’ In
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