Vess ossman biography


Sylvester Louis "Vess" Ossman
(August 21, 1868 to December 7, 1923)

1893

Washington Post March
Love's Sweet Honor

1894

Yakee Doodle
Tyro Mazurka
Sergeant Gunner/Gone for the Summer
The New Gaiety Dance
The Nadjy Waltz
High School Cadets' March

Matrix and Date

[North American 757] 10/??/1893
[North American 798] 11/??/1893

 

[North American 905] ??/??/1894
[North American 1094] ??/??/1894
[North American 1098] ??/??/1894
[North American 1100] ??/??/1894
[North American 1101] ??/??/1894
[North American 1115] ??/??/1894

1896

White Star Line March

1897

Cocoanut Dance
Darkies Awakening
Happy Days in Dixie
Hot Stuff: Patrol
Nigger in a Fit
Patrol Comique
Sounds from Africa

1899

Overture to William Tell
Whistling Rufus

1900

A Bunch of Rags
Old Folks at Home
A Warm Reception
Old Black Joe [1]
Zulu Wedding March
Impecunious Davis
Negro Recollections [1]

1901

Zamona
The White Rats March
Hurrah Boys March
Bay State Quickstep

1903

Dreamy Eyes
Keep Off the Grass

1904

Razzle Dazzle
Down South
I've Got a Feelin' for You [2]
Karama
St. Louis Rag

1905

Yakee La

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Vess Ossman (August 21, 1868 – December 7, 1923) was a leading 5-string banjoist and popular recording artist of the early 20th century.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links

Biography[]

Sylvester Louis Ossman was born in Hudson, New York, and made his first recordings in 1893. He became one of the most recorded musicians of his day, recording marches, cakewalks, rags, and other instrumentals. He also accompanied popular singers including Arthur Collins and Len Spencer.

Ossman married Eunice Smith and they had three children, Vess Jr., Raymond, and Annadele.[1]

In 1900 and 1903, when Ossman's reputation and fame had spread internationally, he went on tour, as well as recorded, in England. Together with Audley Dudley and Roy Butin, he performed in the Ossman-Dudley Trio.[2] He also led his own dance band, the Ossman's Singing and Playing Orchestra, in Dayton, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. The increasing popularity of his rival Fred Van Eps, after 1910, made Ossman's name appear less frequently in record companies supplements.

Vess Ossman

American musician

Vess Ossman

Birth nameSylvester Louis Ossman
Born(1868-08-21)August 21, 1868
Hudson, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1923(1923-12-07) (aged 55)
Fairmont, Minnesota
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentBanjo
Years active1893–1923
LabelsColumbia, Vim

Musical artist

Sylvester Louis "Vess" Ossman (August 21, 1868 – December 7, 1923) was a leading five-string banjoist and popular recording artist of the early 20th century.

Biography

Sylvester Louis Ossman was born in Hudson, New York, and made his first recordings in 1893.[1] He became one of the most recorded musicians of his day, recording marches, cakewalks, and rags. He also accompanied popular singers, such as Arthur Collins and Len Spencer.

Ossman married Eunice Smith and they had three children, Vess Jr., Raymond, and Annadele.[2]

In 1900 and 1903, when Ossman's reputation and fame had spread internationally, he toured England and recorded. With the brothers Audley and George Dudley he performed in

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