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John Cali was a US American guitarist, mandolinist and banjo player. He played with the Metropolitan Opera Company and the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and recorded Swing and Dixieland jazz and polkas.
b. Jun. 26, 1897 in New York, NY
d. Apr. 18, 1984 in Bellevue, WA

ALBUMS


Nadine Lewis (2), John Cali
Songs About Parties, Pets, Playtime, School, Shopping & Bedtime
1968, LP, Album, Golden Records (2)
John Cali
The Banjo Minstrel Man
1960, 7", EP, Iberofon
Lou Stein, John Cali, Lou Stein And A "Hot Band"
Honky Tonk Piano And A "Hot Band"
1960
John Cali & Lou Stein
Honky Tonk Piano And A Hot Banjo
1960, ,
Dixieland
John Cali
Banjo On My Knee
1959
John Cali
The Banjo Minstrel Man
1958
"Uncle John" Cali and His Keilbasi Six*
Hoopla! Banjo Polka Jamboree
1958
Johnny Cali*
Mi Bella Mia
1957, 7", Promo, King Records (3)
John Cali
And The Banjos Sing
1957, 7", EP, Promo, Golden Crest,
John Cali
And The Banjos Sing
1957,
John Cali
Easy Pickin' / Burpin' The Banjo
1956, 7", Mercury
John Cali
Johnny's Square Dance Polka
1955, 7", Mercury
John Cali
Bye Bye Blackbird
1955
Johnny Cali* And Tony Gattuso*
A Study In Brown / Satan Takes A Holiday
1937, Shellac, 10", Victor
Cali* And Guttuso*
Violetta / Hittin' On All Six
1937, Shellac, 10", Master (2)
John Cali
Dixie Favorites / Medley Of Southern Airs
1927
John Cali
And The Banjos Sing Your Requests Vol. 2
LP, Album, Golden Crest
Lou Stein, John Cali
Honky Tonk Piano And A Hot Banjo
7", EP, Mercury, Mercury,
John Cali
John Cali Le Célèbre Joueur De Banjo
7", EP, Mercury
Nadine Lewis (2), John Cali
Parties, Pets, Playtime, School, Shopping, Bedtime
LP, Golden Wonderland
Juan Calle And His Latin Lantzmen
Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos
1961, ,
Klezmer
Sammy Herman Sextet
Bye Bye Blues
1959, 7", EP, Everest
Sammy Herman Sextet
Something Old... And Something New!
1959
Broadway Bell-Hops
There's A Cradle In Caroline / There Ain't No Land Like Dixieland To Me
1927,
The Ambassadors
Cuddle Up A Little Closer (Lovey Mine) / Dreary Weather
1925, Shellac, 10", Red, Vocalion (2)
The Ambassadors
Me Neenyah / By The Lake
1925, Shellac, 10", Red, Vocalion (2)
The Tennessee Tooters
Jimtown Blues / Kansas City Stomps
1925, Shellac, 10", Red, Vocalion (2),
Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
Don't Bring Lulu / Let It Rain, Let It Pour
1925,
The Arkansas Trio
Boll Weevil Blues / A New Kind Of Man (With A New Kind Of Love For Me)
1924, Edison Disc, Edison Records, ,
Vocal
The Top Notchers, Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra
Oklahoma Indian Jazz / Hula Lou
1924, Edison Disc, Edison Records
The Ambassadors
Spain / Savannah (The Georgianna Blues)
1924, Shellac, 10", Red, Vocalion (2)
The Ambassadors
Tell Me A Story / When You Walked Out Someone Else Walked Right In
1923, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2),

APPEARANCES +


Texas Jim Robertson
'Round The Campfire - Famous American Cowboy Songs
2019
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards
Fascinating Rhythm 1922-1935
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Retrieval, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
A Rivermont Records Sampler
2010, 7", Mono, Rivermont
Various
Jazz Masters Of Acoustic Guitar (And Some Bluesmen Too)
2003, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Ragtime/Big Band/Swing
Bunny Berigan
The Key Sessions 1931-1937
2003, 5xCD, Comp, JSP Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various, Mike Mosiello, Andy Sannella
Grey Gull Rarities (Recorded In New York 1924-30)
2003, CD, Comp, Mono, Jazz Oracle, ,
Vocal
Various
Guitar Rarities: Volume Two
2002, CD, Comp, IAJRC
Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trumbauer
Bix & Tram
2002
Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer*, Jack Teagarden
The Complete Okeh & Brunswick Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer & Jack Teagarden Sessions (1924-1936)
2001, 7xCD + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Dixieland
Texas Jim Robertson
The Golden Age Of
2000, CD, Comp, Mono, Cattle Compact
Various
Jazz Early Days Vol.2
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Disky
The Revellers*
The Revellers 1926-1931 - Die Vorbilder Der Comedian Harmonists
1998, CD, Album, Comp, archiphon
Bix Beiderbecke
The Bix Beiderbecke Story
1992,
Bix Beiderbecke
Volume 1 - Singin' The Blues
1990, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Vernon Dalhart, Carson Robison, Adelyne Hood
On The Lighter Side
1985,
Bailey's Lucky Seven
1921 - 1925
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Queen-disc
Various
The Small Labels 1927-1935
1982,
The Tennessee Tooters & The Hottentots
The Recordings 1924-1926
1980,
The Broadway Syncopaters & Gene Fosdick's Hoosiers
1922/23
1979, LP, Comp, Retrieval,
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen & His Gang 1926-27
1979, LP, Comp, Fountain Records (5)
Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) & His Hot Combination*
Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) & His Hot Combination 1925-26
1978, LP, Comp, Fountain Records (5), Fountain Records (5),
Various
The Jazzy Twenties
1978, LP, Comp, Folkways Records,
Miss Annette Hanshaw*
The Early Years 1926. Volume I
1971,
Annette Hanshaw
Sweetheart Of The Twenties
1970, ,
Interview
Ladd's Black Aces
Ladd's Black Aces
1968
Bix Beiderbecke
The Rare Bix
1966, ,
Ballad
Father Joseph Dustin, C.S.S.R.*
Songs Father Taught Me
1961
Bill Cullen
Bill Cullen's Minstrel Spectacular
1959,
Joe Glover And His Collegians
Flames, Flappers And Flasks (Roaring the Twenties in Hi-Fi)
1959, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Robert Shaw Chorale*
Stephen Foster Song Book
1959, ,
Ballad/Folk
Bernie Green
Bernie Green Plays More Than You Can Stand In Hi Fi
1957, ,
Space-Age
Gene Hall And His Orchestra
Let's Polka
1947, 3xShellac, 10", Album, Majestic
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
Shame On You / At Mail Call Today
1945
Carson Robison
Just Wait And See / Ramblin' Cowboy
1944, ,
Country
Carson Robison
The Old Gray Mare Is Back Where She Used To Be / I'm Goin' Back To Whur I Come From
1943
Carson Robison
Plain Talk / Don't Let My Spurs Get Rusty While I'm Gone
1942
Carson Robison
Remember Pearl Harbor / We're Gonna Have To Slap The Dirty Little Jap (And Uncle Sam's The Guy Who Can Do It)
1942
Carson Robison And His Buckaroos
So I Joined The Navy / Sleepy Rio Grande
1941, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Carson Robison And His Old Timers
Square Dances
1941, ,
Country
Carson Robison And His Pioneers
Pals Of The Little Red School / Home On The Range
1937, Shellac, 10", Regal Zonophone
Jimmie Rodgers
Old Love Letters (Bring Memories of You) / That's Why I'm Blue
1936
Frank Luther Trio
In The Valley Of The Moon / Moonlight And Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)
1934, Shellac, 10", Decca
Frank Luther (2) And Zora Layman
When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver / Good Night Little Girl Of My Dreams
1934, Shellac, 10", Decca
Buddy Spencer Trio
The Old Spinning Wheel / All The Glory Is Gone
1934, ,
Country
Buddy Spencer Trio / Buddy Spencer
The New Twenty-One Years / Innocent Prisoner
1933
Zora Layman / Frank Luther Trio
Seven Years With The Wrong Man / Unwanted Children
1933
Frank Luther (2) / Luther-Stokes Trio
You're The World's Sweetest Girl / Sweetest Of All My Dreams
1932, Shellac, 10", Victor
Frank Luther Trio / Frank Luther
Old River Valley / Buck Jones Rangers' Song
1932, Shellac, 10", Electradisk
Frank Luther (2) With Carson Robison Trio
99 Years (Still Got 99) / The Strawberry Roan
1932, ,
Country
Bud* And Joe Billings - Carson Robison / Bud* And Joe Billings
In The Cumberland Mountains / Missouri Valley
1932
Carson Robison Trio
Twenty One Years / In The Cumberland Mountains
1931
Bud Billings (2) - Carson Robison
Leave The Purty Gals Alone / Poor Man's Heaven
1930, Shellac, 10", Victor,
Sam Lanin & His Orchestra / Perley Stevens And His Orchestra
Crying For The Carolines / Don't Ever Leave Me!
1930, Shellac, 10", Harmony (4),
"Hobo" Jack Turner
When It's Springtime In The Rockies / I'm Glad I'm A Bum
1930
Sam Lanin And His Famous Players* / Justin Ring And His Orchestra
Ramona / Dolores
1929, Shellac, 10", Parlophon
Jazz-Band Americano*
Ramona / There Must Be A Silver Lining
1929, Shellac, 10", Odeon
Vernon Dalhart And Company
The Bum Song No. 2 / The Big Rock Candy Mountains
1929, Edison Disc, Edison Records, ,
Country/Novelty
Vernon Dalhart And Company
Polly-Wolly-Doodle / Eleven Cent Cotton
1929,
The Campus Cut-Ups
I'm The Medicine Man For The Blues / Campus Rush
1929
V. Dalhart & Co.*
O! Dem Golden Slippers
1928, Cyl, 4min, Edison Blue Amberol Record
V. Dalhart & Co.*
My Carolina Home
1928, Cyl, 4min, Edison Blue Amberol Record
The Blackstone Trio
The Whole World Is Waiting (For Dreams To Come True) / The Shadow Song
1928, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Mack Allen
The Bully Song Part 1 / The Bully Song Part 2
1928, Shellac, 10", Harmony (4)
The Radiolites
Rain Or Shine / Forever And Ever
1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Vernon Dalhart
Santa Claus, That's Me! / Hooray For St. Nick
1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia
"Hobo" Jack Turner
The Bowery Bums / The Bums Rush
1928
Vernon Dalhart
Who Said I Was A Bum? / Wanderin'
1928
V. Dalhart*
When The Moon Shines Down Upon The Mountain
1927, Cyl, 4min, Edison Blue Amberol Record
Whiteman's Orchestra* / Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra
Everythings Made for Love (You Know - I Know) / Forgive Me
1927, Shellac, 10", Victor,
Vernon Dalhart And Carson Robison / Vernon Dalhart
My Blue Ridge Mountain Home / When The Moon Shines Down Upon The Mountain
1927, Edison Disc, Edison Records
Jack Kaufman
Where Do You Work-A John? / (Cock-A-Doodle, I'm Off My Doodle) My Baby's Back
1927, Shellac, 10", Gennett
Moe Thompson / Moe Thompson and Carson Robison
Ya Gonna Be Home Tonight / No Wonder She's A Blushing Bride
1927, Shellac, 10", Gennett
Kanawha Singers / The Hill Billies
Golden Slippers / Hear Dem Bells
1927
The Harmonians
My Castle In Spain / I Want Somebody To Cheer Me Up
1926, Shellac, 10", Harmony (4)
Newport Society Orchestra
Headin' for Louisville / That Certain Party
1926, Shellac, 10", Artiphon, Artiphon
Perry's Orchestra
That Certain Party / Headin' For Louisville
1926, Shellac, 10", Puritan
Corona Dance Orchestra
Say It Again / Good-Night (I'll See You In The Morning)
1926, Shellac, 10", Regal
Ben Selvin & His Orchestra / Lou Gold And His Orchestra
Collegiate / Who?
1926, Pathé Disc, 29cm, 80 RPM, Pathé,
Pennsylvania Syncopators
Oh Lovey Be Mine / If I Had A Girl Like You
1926, Shellac, 10", The Hit (4)
The Merry Sparklers
That's Georgia / The Sunshine Always Shines For Me
1925, Edison Disc, RP, Edison Records
Bar Harbor Society Orchestra*
Yes Sir, That's My Baby / Ukelele Lady
1925, Shellac, 10", Puritan,
Jazz-Band Chantal
Sahara / There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes!
1925, Shellac, 10", Chantal De Luxe
Jack Stillman's Orchestra / Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra
Florida / You're So Near (And Yet So Far)
1925, Edison Disc, Edison Records
The Rainbow Serenaders (2) / Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra
Isn't She The Sweetest Thing? / Waitin' For The Moon
1925, Shellac, 10", Gennett
The Ohio Novelty Band / The Cleveland Society Orchestra
A New Kind Of Man / Honest And Truly
1925, Shellac, 10", Aco
The Savannah Six
Hot Aire / Taint Cold
1925, Shellac, 10", Harmony (4),
Sunny South Dance Orchestra / The Palm Beach Players
Sweet Georgia Brown / Let It Rain
1925, Shellac, 10", Beltona,
Roseland Dance Orchestra / Bar Harbor Society Orchestra*
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street / Cheatin' On Me
1925, Shellac, 10", Bro, Domino (2)
Tuxedo Orchestra (2) / Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra
Tea For Two / Out Of A Million You're The Only One
1925
Perry's Hot Dogs
Show Me The Way To Go Home / There Ain't No Flies On Auntie
1925
The Manhattan Dance Makers*
Just Around The Corner / Sleepy Time Gal
1925
Pacific Coast Players / High Society Seven
The Only Only One / For A Little While
1925,
The Merry Sparklers / Atlantic Dance Orchestra
There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes / Lazy
1924, Edison Disc, Edison Records
Kaplan's Melodists
You've Simply Got Me Cuckoo
1924, Cyl, 4min, Edison Blue Amberol Record
Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra
Mamma Loves Papa, Papa Loves Mamma / Easy Melody
1924, Edison Disc, Edison Records
The Merry Sparklers
There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes
1924, Cyl, 4min, Edison Blue Amberol Record
Lucky Strike Orchestra
She Wouldn't Do (What I Asked Her To) / Maybe (She'll Write Me, She'll Phone Me)
1924, Shellac, 10", The New Emerson
The Merry Sparklers
Have A Little Fun / Out Of A Million
1924, Edison Disc, Edison Records
Bailey's Lucky Seven
Roamin' To Wyomin' / Not Here, Not There
1924, Shellac, 10", Gennett
The Lanin Orchestra*
Somebody Loves Me / Bagdad
1924, Shellac, 10", Odeon, Odeon, Odeon
The Merry Sparklers, Arthur Hall (2) / Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra, Arthur Hall
Monkey Doodle / When Katinka Shakes Her Tambourine
1924, Edison Disc, Edison Records
Varsity Eight / Bob Haring And His Orchestra*
Knock At The Door / Charley, My Boy
1924, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3),
Bennie Krueger's Orchestra
Home In Pasadena / Chili-Bom-Bom
1924, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Bar Harbor Society Orchestra* / California Ramblers
Me And The Boy Friend / I'm Satisfied Beside That Sweetie Of Mine
1924, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Glantz And His Orchestra* / Emerson Dance Orchestra
Tonight's The Night (I Should Be With You) / Driftwood
1924, Shellac, 10", The New Emerson
Marion Harris
I Can't Get The One I Want / There'll Be Some Changes Made
1924, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Maxsa's New-York Orchestra
Tea for Two / Back Where Back The Daffodils Grow
1924, Shellac, 10", Maxsa, ,
Dixieland
Glantz And His Orchestra* / The Melody Syncopators
Oh! Sarah! / Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo
1924, Shellac, 10", The New Emerson,
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra / Missouri Jazz Band*
Charley, My Boy / Doodle-Doo-Doo
1924
New Synco Band*
Do Doodle Oom / Land Of Cotton Blues
1924,
Tennessee Ten
Gulf Coast Blues - Sugar Blues / Down Hearted Blues
1923, Shellac, 10", Victor,
Paul Victorin's Orchestra / Kaplan's Melodists
By The Shalimar / Other Lips
1923, Edison Disc, Edison Records
Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra
Marcheta / La Mome Tango
1923, Shellac, 10", Gennett, ,
Tango
New Synco Jazz Band
House Of David Blues / Black Sheep Blues
1923, Shellac, 16", 120, Pathé Actuelle
Kaplan's Melodists
Sweet Butter / You've Simply Got Me Cuckoo
1923, Edison Disc, Edison Records
Marion Harris
Someone Else Walked Right In / Dirty Hands, Dirty Face
1923, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Vocal
Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra
Marcheta / La Mome Tango
1923, Shellac, 10", Starr Gennett
The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra
You Know You Belong To Somebody Else / Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses
1923, Shellac, 10", Bro, Vocalion (2)
The Cotton Pickers
He May Be Your Man But He Comes To See Me Sometimes / Great White Way Blues
1923,
The Cotton Pickers
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate / Got To Cool My Doggies Now
1923,
The Cotton Pickers
Snakes' Hips / I Never Miss The Sunshine
1923,
The Cotton Pickers
You Tell Her, I Stutter / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
1923
The Cotton Pickers
Loose Feet / Runnin' Wild
1923
The Cotton Pickers
When Will The Sun Shine For Me / Down By The River
1923,
The Cotton Pickers
Rampart Street Blues / Back O' Town Blues
1923,
The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra
Old Timers / Southern Medley
1922, Shellac, 10", Red, Vocalion (2)
The Cotton Pickers
State Street Blues / Hot Lips
1922, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Lanin's Southern Serenaders
Gypsy Blues / My Sunny Tennessee
1922, Shellac, 10", Emerson Records (2)
Bailey's Lucky Seven
Nobody Lied / Sweet Indiana Home
1922, Shellac, 10", Starr Gennett
Lanin's Southern Serenaders
Virginia Blues / Doo Dah Blues
1922, Shellac, 10", Emerson Records (2)
Bailey's Lucky Seven / Joe Samuels And His Master Players
Hot Lips / Rosa
1922
Bailey's Lucky Seven
No Wonder I'm Lonesome / Tomorrow
1922
The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra
Moon River / Three O'Clock In The Morning
1922
Bailey's Lucky Seven / Joe Samuels And His Master Players
'Neath The South Sea Moon / I Wish I Knew
1922,
Mandolin Orchestra
Madolinata Famosa: Volume 2 Of The 12 Italian Dances
LP, Standard (6)
Carson Robison And Frank Luther (2) / Carson Robison Trio
Open Up Dem Pearly Gates For Me / In The Cumberland Mountains
Shellac, 10", Imperial (3)
The Cotton Pickers
The Cotton Pickers Volume One
LP, Comp, Mono, Grannyphone
Carson Robison And Frank Luther
Silvery Arizona Moon / When You're Alone (Try To Remember Me)
Shellac, 10", Columbia
Carson Robison Trio
I Want To Dream By The Old Mill Stream / Sleepy Hollow
Shellac, 10", RE, Homestead (2)
Frank Luther (2) / Frank Luther Trio
Buck Jones Rangers' Song / Old River Valley
Shellac, 10", RE, Montgomery Ward
Frank Luther (2) & Carson Robison / Frank Luther Trio
Naw! I Don't Wanna Be Rich / From Cradle Bars To Prison Bars
Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Country
Buddy Spencer Trio
Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again / When The White Azaleas Start Blooming
Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Leonard Stokes
A Chew Of Tobacco And A Little Drink / He's Too Far Gone
Shellac, 10", Electradisk
Jacques Belasco, The Revelers
Salty Sea Chanties
LP, Album, Urania Records (3)
The Robert Shaw Chorale
Stephen Foster Song Book
LP, Album, Gat, Victor
Sandy Walker (3), Roslyn Dick
The Laughing Record
10", Allegro Junior, Allegro Junior
Original Memphis Five*
Original Memphis Five Groups
CD, Comp, Mono, Village
Crane Calder
The Cowboy Rides the Range
10", Allegro Junior, Allegro Junior
Bud Billings (2) / Bud Billings (2) - Carson Robison
Hello Young Lindy / It's The Same The Whole World Over
,
Country
Frank Luther (2) And Carson Robison
Silvery Arizona Moon / Twenty One Years
,
Country
Carson Robison
The Story Of Jitterbug Joe / It's Just A Matter Of Time
Carson Robison Trio / Gene Autry
When It's Night-Time In Nevada / That's How I Got My Start
Various
Legends Of The Acoustic Guitar Laid Back Licks & Playful Picks
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,
Various
Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire, 1920-1952
2005, CD, Comp, Buzzola
Various
From Chicago To New-York
1981, 3xLP, Comp, RE + Box, RCA,
Various
Pioneers Of The Jazz Guitar
1977
Various
The Roaring Twenties
1970, Cass, Comp, Mercury
Various
Music / Sound Spectacular
1959, ,
Easy Listening/Big Band/Vocal
Various
Whispering
7", EP, Mercury,