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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), Eddie Lindblod, Cul Hubbard (cl,sax) John Gordy (p,arr) George Shirly (bj,g) W.E. Banks (d)

1. 13651-A: "Clarinet Marmalade." Champion 16422, 40000 Spr 2817, Audubon ABD, Frog (E)DGF76 [CD]
2. 13651: "Clarinet Marmalade." Gen 6457, Champion 15477, Arcadia 2005
3. 13652-A: "Riverboat Shuffle." Spr 2817, Champion 16422, 40000, Arcadia 2005, Audubon ABD, Frog (E)DGF76 [CD]
4. 13652-B: "Riverboat Shuffle." Champion 15477

Albums

• John Gordy discography at Discogs (master 1293310)

1. 1955: Ragtime Piano at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1296980). RCA Victor EPB-1060 (US); LPM-1060 (US); L10954 (Australia)
2. 1957: A Night at Poppa John's at Discogs (list of releases) (master 668107). RCA Victor LPM-1424
3. 1965: The Father of Honky Tonk at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1116359) RCA Camden CAL-862; mx CDN-5129 & mx RCRM-7422

Singles

1. 1951: "Salty Dog Rag" / "Over the Waves" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 923434)
2. 1951: "Goodbye Waltz" / "Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1906149)
3. 1951: "Steamboat (Blow Your Whistle Again)" / "Way Down South" at Discogs (release 16778757)
4. 1954: "Poppa John" / "(Oh Suzanna) Dust Off That Old Pianna" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1259920) RCA Victor
5. 1954: "Makin' Whoopee" / "If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1132670) RCA Victor
6. 1954: "Bye Bye Blues" / "Isle of Capri" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1162351) RCA Victor
7. 1954: "Muskrat Ramble" / "Fortune in Dreams" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1912494) RCA Victor
8. 1955: Ne Tirez Pas Sur Le Pianiste. N° 2 at Discogs (list of releases) (master 2413078) RCA
1. A1: "Salty Dog Rag"
2. A2: "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight"
3. B1: "When My Dreamboat Comes Home"
4. B2: "Tip Toe Through the Tulips With Me"
9. 1955: "Loco Hombre" / "Lingering Down the Lane" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 841780) RCA Victor
10. 1955: Today's Hits at Discogs (release 10542698) RCA
1. A1: Kay Starr – "Rock and Roll Waltz" (with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus)
2. A2: Poppa John Gordy and His Piano – "Moritat"
3. B1: Eddie Fisher – "Dungaree Doll" (with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra)
4. B2: Nilla Pizzi – "Arrividerci Roma" (with Orchestra directed by Armando Trovajoli)
11. 1955: Ne Tirez Pas Sur Le Pianiste. N° 1 at Discogs (release 4793163; 7", EP, Mono) RCA
1. A1: "Bill Bailey"
2. A2: "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"
3. B1: "Bye Bye Blackbird"
4. B2: "California, Here I Come"
12. 1956: "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight" / "Salty Dog Rag" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1496899) RCA Victor
13. 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)
1. A1: "The Old Piano Roll Blues," by Cy Coben
2. A2: "Do You Ever Think Of Me," lyrics by Harry D. Kerr & John Cooper; music by Earl Burtnett
3. B1: "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie"
4. B2: "Down by the Old Mill Stream"
14. 1956: "Annabelle" / "Moritat" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 1516453) RCA Victor 20/47-6419; mx G2WW-0212 & G2WW-0216

    
    

15. 19??: "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?" / "I Ain't Got Nobody" at Discogs (list of releases) (master 860664) RCA Victor
16. 19??: "Moritat" / "Cinco Minutos Mas (Five Minutes More)" at Discogs (release 24607988; Shellac, 10") RCA Victor 1A-0784
17. 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

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).

1. See → Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

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

1. 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).
2. Via Google Books. (University of Michigan Library).
3. Via Google Books. (Stanford Libraries).
4. 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).
5. 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)

1. Via WorldRadioHistory.com (PDF). Site maintained by David Frackelton Gleason (born 1946), Cleveland.
2. 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)

1. Via WorldRadioHistory.com (PDF). Site maintained by David Frackelton Gleason (born 1946), Cleveland.
2. 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.