Dave Tough (April 26, 1907 – December 9, 1948) was an American jazz drummer associated with Dixieland and swing jazz in the 1930s and 1940s. |
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Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-99917 | 10-in. | 3/25/1936 | You never looked so beautiful | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (takes 2 and 3) | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99919 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | It's you I'm talkin' about | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99920 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | Will I ever know? | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99921 | 10-in. | 3/27/1936 | Rhythm saved the world | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99949 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Star dust | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-101453 | 10-in. | 4/15/1936 | At the Codfish Ball | Clambake Seven ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-101454 | 10-in. | 4/15/1936 | Jada | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-02165 | 10-in. | 10/18/1936 | Head over heels in love | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-02169 | 10-in. | 10/18/1936 | May I have the next romance with you? | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03083 | 10-in. | 11/24/1936 | Tea on the terrace | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03084 | 10-in. | 11/24/1936 | I'm in a dancing mood | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03085 | 10-in. | 11/24/1936 | Keepin' out of mischief now | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03086 | 10-in. | 11/24/1936 | Jamboree | Three Esquires ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03246 | 10-in. | 11/18/1936 | Where are you? | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03247 | 10-in. | 11/18/1936 | That foolish feeling | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03248 | 10-in. | 11/18/1936 | There's frost on the moon | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03514 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Benny Goodman Quartet | Jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03898 | 10-in. | 1/7/1937 | The "goona goo" | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03899 | 10-in. | 1/7/1937 | If my heart could only talk | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03989 | 10-in. | 1/19/1937 | Who'll buy my violets | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03990 | 10-in. | 1/19/1937 | On a little bamboo bridge | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03991 | 10-in. | 1/19/1937 | How could you? | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-03992 | 10-in. | 1/19/1937 | Melody in F | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-04201 | 10-in. | 1/7/1937 | Mr. Ghost goes to town | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-04202 | 10-in. | 1/7/1937 | Lookin' around corners for you | Three Esquires ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, traps |
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tough, Dave," accessed April 6, 2025, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107188.
Tough, Dave. (2025). InDiscography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 6, 2025, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107188.
"Tough, Dave."Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 6 April 2025.
LCNAR: Tough, Dave -http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94120285
Wikidata: Dave Tough -http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q348746
VIAF:http://viaf.org/viaf/93811114
MusicBrainz: Dave Tough -https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aba74aa3-a402-4070-b84b-9dff254fd472
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1519794 -http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1519794
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