Frank Banta
American pianist, born in 1897, died in 1969. He was the son of pioneer recording pianist [a3852326] and served as house piano accompanist for the Victor Talking Machine Company in the 1910s - 1920s. Among the many ensembles he participated in were [a1338071], [a732688] and Quartet, the [a1405548], and [a1393315]. He also recorded prolifically as accompanist for [a1217501], [a1303004], and [a409830] in addition to several piano solos. Banta was also part of The Eight Famous Victor Artists, the touring ensemble Victor created to promote its recordings.
Lady Play Your Mandolin / Venetian Waltz
Manhattan Entertainers / Sanella* - Banta*
1931
Madison (3)
Shellac, 10", Dar
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise / Dorothy
Frank Banta
1928
Victor
Shellac, 10"
What Do We Do On A Dew-Dew-Dewy Day? / Are You Thinking Of Me To-night?
Frank Banta
1927
Victor
Shellac, 10", Oak
Russian Lullaby / Ain't She Sweet
Frank Banta
1927
For My Sweetheart / Just A Little Longer
Frank Banta
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
I'd Love To Meet That Old Sweetheart Of Mine / Put Your Arms Where They Belong
Henry Burr And Peerless Quartette With Frank Banta / Henry Burr
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Sympathy Waltz / When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along
Frank Banta
1926
Sweet Man / I Wonder Where My Baby Is To-Night
Frank Banta
1925
Victor
Shellac, 10"
The Melody That Made You Mine / My Sugar
Frank Banta
1925
La Cinquantaine / Vanity
Rudy Wiedoeft, Frank Banta
1925
Shake Your Feet / Covered Wagon Days
Frank Banta & Cliff Hess
1924
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
Saxema / Souvenir
Rudy Wiedoeft With Frank Banta
1924
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Corn On The Cob / Slipova
Frank Banta - Cliff Hess
1923
Okeh
Shellac, 10"
Upright And Grand / Corn On The Cob
Frank Banta And The Ambassadors / Frank Banta and Cliff Hess with Selvin's Orchestra
1923
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10", Bro
Tambourines And Oranges / High Yellow
Fred Van Eps And Frank Banta
1923
The Blackbird / Land Of Sweet Erin
John Kimmel* / Samuels* And Banta*
1922
Cleartone Record
Shellac, 10"
Kitten On The Keys / A Bunch Of Keys
Frank Banta And Jack Austin
1922
Roll On Silvery Moon / Remember The Rose
Frank Banta And Cliff Hess
1922
Cubist / Wild Cherry Rag
Frank Banta
1921
Gennett
Shellac, 10"
Typhoon / Ding Toes
Frank Banta And Harry Akst
1920
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Nobody / One Step More
Bert Williams / Howard Kopp And Frank Banta
1918
Columbia, Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Night Time In Little Italy / Hezekiah
Howard Kopp And Frank Banta / Blue And White Marimba Band
1917
Columbia
Shellac, 10", RP
One Step More / It Takes A Long Tall Brown Skin Gal
Howard Kopp and Frank Banta
1917
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! / He's Just Like You
Howard Kopp And Frank Banta / Vess L. Ossman's Banjo Orchestra
1917
Calico Rag / Money Blues
Howard Kopp And Frank E. Banta*
1917
An Operatic Nightmare / Nola
Frank Banta, Felix Arndt
Victor
Shellac, 10", Ele
An Operatic Nightmare / Nola
Frank Banta
Victor
Shellac, 10"
An Operatic Nightmare / Nola
Frank Banta
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Meisterstücke - Gespielt Von Den Meistern Selbst
Various
2018
Audio (2), Tacet
CD, Comp, Promo
A Rivermont Records Sampler
Various
2010
Rivermont
7", Mono
Breakin' Notes (Ragtime And Novelty Piano Solos)
Bryan Wright (3)
2010
Let's Face The Music And Dance! Original 1930's Popular Piano Recordings Arranged For Dancing
Various
2007
Pierian Recording Society
CD, Album
Yankee Doodle Boy
Billy Murray
2005
Living Era
CD, Comp, Mono
Anthology: The Original King Of Pop
Henry Burr
2005
Frank Crumit Returns
Frank Crumit
2002
Naxos Nostalgia
CD, Comp, Mono
The Gay Caballero
Frank Crumit
2002
Living Era
CD, Album, Comp, Mono
Kreisler Of The Saxophone
Rudy Wiedoeft
1997
Clarinet Classics
CD, Comp
Ragtime To Jazz 2 - 1916-1922
Various
1997
Timeless Records (3)
CD, Comp, RM
The Broadway Musical Volume 1 (1918 - 1929)
Various
1997
Chansons Cinéma
CD, Comp
Female Blues Singers Volume 8: H1 (1923-1928)
Various
1996
Document Records (2)
CD, Comp
The Complete Louis Armstrong With Fletcher Henderson Vol. 2, 1925
Louis Armstrong With Fletcher Henderson
1993
King Jazz
CD, Comp
1924-1925
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
1992
I'll Dance Till De Sun Breaks Through -- Ragtime, Cakewalks & Stomps From 1898-1923 From The Original Recordings
Various
1992
Female Blues Singers Volume H (1923-1930)
Various
1991
Fantasy By Selmerphone
LP, Comp, Mono, RM
Double Talk
Red Roseland Cornpickers, Bent Persson
1985
Stomp Off Records, Stomp Off Records
LP
Return Of The Gay Caballero
Frank Crumit
1982
ASV, Living Era
LP, Comp, Mono
Mountain Greenery
Frank Crumit
1981
Paper Hits ("Hit Of The Week" Recordings Volume 1)
Various
1980
Broadway Intermission, Broadway Intermission
LP, Comp, Mono
Those Ragtime Banjos
Various
1979
Folkways Records
LP, Album, Comp
George And Ira Gershwin's Oh, Kay!
Gertrude Lawrence, Ohman*, Arden*, George & Ira Gershwin, Columbia Light Opera Company
1978
Smithsonian Collection, RCA Special Products
LP, Comp, Mono
Ragtime And Novelty Music Volume 1 (1906-1934)
Various
1976
RCA
LP, Comp
The Very First & The Rarest
Fletcher Henderson
1975
Durium
LP, Comp, Mono
5 - "Rarest Fletcher 3" "1924-1931"
Fletcher Henderson
1975
MCA Records, MCA Records
LP, Comp, Mono
Kings Of The Ragtime Banjo
Fred Van Eps And Vess L. Ossman
1974
Originals - Musical Comedy 1909-1935
Various
1968
Rare And Hot ! 1925-1930
Various
1967
A Kiss In The Dark / Spanish Caprice
Leonard B. Smith
1940
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Bride Of The Waves / Ecstasy
Leonard B. Smith
1939
Victor
Shellac, 10", Ind
Trouble Always Foolows Me Around / Over And Over Again
Fred Roberts Jazz-Sinfoniker*
1930
Phonycord
Flexi, 10", Red
Oh How I'd Love To Own A Fish Store / Billy Stone's Medley
Carl Mathieu
1929
Gennett
Shellac, 10"
That Old Wooden Rocker / I Miss You 'Lize
Frank Crumit
1928
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Yellow Dog Blues / Loveless Love Blues
Southern Trio
1928
Madison (3)
Shellac, 10"
Mighty Lak' A Rose / Al Fresco
Sam Herman (3)
1927
Victor
Shellac, 10"
You Know - I Know Ev'rything's Made For Love / So Will I
Vaughn De Leath And Frank Harris (4)
1927
Columbia
Shellac, 10", Bri
Let Me Call You Sweetheart / Roses Remind Me Of You
Maurice J. Gunsky* / Franklyn Baur
1927
Victor
Shellac, 10"
My Lady / Sunny Disposish
Frank Crumit
1927
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Magnolia (Mix The Lot - What Have You Got?) / Ain't That A Grand And Glorious Feeling
Johnny Marvin
1927
Victor
Shellac, 10"
An Indian Story / The Humming Bird
George Hamilton Green
1927
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
I Want A Pardon For Daddy / There's A New Star In Heaven To-night
Henry Burr - James Stanley (6) / Henry Burr
1927
Zonophone
Shellac, 10"
Dear Eyes That Haunt Me / Like You
Franklyn Baur
1927
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Mighty Lak' A Rose / Al Fresco
Sam Herman (3)
1927
His Master's Voice
Shellac, 10"
High-High-High Up In The Hills / Crazy Words-Crazy Tune
Frank Crumit
1927
Polly / Prudy
Zez Confrey And His Orchestra
1927
Sometimes I'm Happy / Hallelujah!
Louise Groody - Charles King / The Revelers (2)
1927
I Found A Million Dollar Baby / I Want A Pardon For Daddy
Henry Burr / Henry Burr - James Stanley (6)
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Georgianna / Here I Am
Correll And Gosden / Gene Austin
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
What A Man! / I Wonder What's Become Of Joe
Aileen Stanley
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Gems From "Tip-Toes" / Gems From "Merry-Merry"
The Revelers (2) / Victor Light Opera Company
1926
Victor
Shellac, 12"
Tamiami Trail / An Island Made For Two
Harry Reser
1926
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight / Then I'll Be Happy
The Radio Franks Wright And Bessinger
1926
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
The Little White House (At The End Of Honeymoon Lane) / Chérie, I Love You (Chérie Je T'aime)
Raymond Dixon / Gladys Rice
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
i Can't Get Over A Girl Like You / Who Wouldn't
Aileen Stanley - Billy Murray
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Because I Love You / The Two Of Us
Henry Burr / Franklyn Baur
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
The Girl Is You And The Boy Is Me / Two Little Bluebirds
Gladys Rice - Franklyn Baur
1926
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Bridget O'Flynn (Where've Ya Been?) / Who Could Be More Wonderful Than You!
Aileen Stanley - Billy Murray
1926
Pretty Little Dear / Get Away Old Man, Get Away
Frank Crumit
1926
I Wonder Where My Baby Is To-Night? / I Never Knew
Henry Burr - Billy Murray / Gene Austin
1926
Billy Boy / Grandfather's Clock
Frank Crumit
1926
Tamiami Trail / But I Do - You Know I Do
Gene Austin
1926
Down By The Gas House (The Werry Woist Part Of The Town) / I Ate The Boloney!
Aileen Stanley - Billy Murray / Billy Murray - Monroe Silver
1926
I'm Sitting On Top Of The World / Sweet Child
Frank Crumit / Gene Austin
1926
Sérénade Badine / In The Orient
Rudy Wiedoeft
1926
Kiss Me Again / Valse Manzanetta
Rudy Wiedoeft
1925
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Honest And Truly / Dear One
Henry Burr
1925
Victor
Shellac, 10"
No Man's Mamma / Mighty Blue
Aileen Stanley
1925
Victor
Shellac, 10"
Mélodie / Mazaneta
Rudy Wiedoeft
1925
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
Saxarella / Danse Hongroise
Rudy Wiedoeft
1925
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
La Cinquantaine / Vanity
Rudy Wiedoeft
1925
Victor
Shellac, 10"
I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me) / Valse Vanité
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra / Rudy Wiedoeft
1925
Ukulele Lady / My Sweetie Turned Me Down (What Do I Care-What Do I Care)
Frank Crumit
1925