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Sam Coslow

Sam Coslow (December 27, 1902 – April 2, 1982) was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher and market analyst. Coslow was born in New York City. He began writing songs as a teenager. He contributed songs to Broadway revues, formed the music publishing company Spier and Coslow with Larry Spier and made a number of recordings as a performer.

With the explosion of film musicals in the late 1920s, Hollywood attracted a number of ambitious young songwriters, and Coslow joined them in 1929. Coslow and his partner Larry Spier sold their publishing business to Paramount Pictures and Coslow became a Paramount songwriter. One of his first assignments for the studio was the score for the 1930 film The Virtuous Sin. He formed a successful partnership with composer Arthur Johnston and together they provided the scores for a number of films including Bing Crosby vehicles.

Coslow became a film producer in the 1940s and won the Academy Award for Best Short Film for his production Heavenly Music in 1943. He was married to actress Esther Muir from 1934 to 1948, and they had a daughter Jacqueline Coslow, who also worked as an actress. In 1953 he married cabaret singer, Frances King, of Cafe Societie duo Noble & King. Sam and Frances remained married until his death in 1982. Together they have a daughter, Cara Coslow who gained notoriety as Head of Casting for Carsey Werner Productions and the Producer of the television series Dante's Cove. Cara is also an author of two books.

During the 1960s Coslow's work shifted from music and film to market analysis. During this time Coslow founded the publishing company Investor's Press, which published investing books and the newsletter "Indicator Digest." During the 1970s Coslow wrote two books, "Cocktails for Two" which focused on his musical career and "Super Yields" which focused on investing. He died in Bronxville in 1982.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 27, 1902 (New York City), Died April 2, 1982 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, tenor vocal, speaker

Notes: Credited in Victor ledgers as "The Broadway minstrel."

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 401 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W145637 10-in. 2/15/1928 Was it a dream? Mull Downey ; Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 145730 10-in. 3/5/1928 Was it a dream? Melody Waltz Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W145817 10-in. 3/20/1928 Chloe Sam Coslow ; Tracy-Brown's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145818 10-in. 3/20/1928 Sh-h! Here comes my sugar Sam Coslow ; Tracy-Brown's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145820 10-in. 3/20/1928 Joline Tracy-Brown's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145915 10-in. 3/24/1928 Was it a dream? Ed Lowry Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano composer  
Columbia W146392 10-in. 6/4/1928 Was it a dream? Seger Ellis Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet composer  
Columbia 146432 10-in. 6/12/1928 Was it a dream? Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio ; Annette Hanshaw Instrumental trio, with female vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146494 10-in. 6/28/1928 When Erastus plays his old kazoo Garden Dancing Palace Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146510 10-in. 7/9/1928 Was it a dream? Emil Velazco Organ solo composer  
Columbia 146522 10-in. 7/11/1928 Heartbroken and lonely The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146608 10-in. 7/2/1928 'Cause I feel low-down Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W146609 10-in. 7/2/1928 I still belong to you Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia W146974 10-in. 9/10/1928 My window of dreams Emil Velazco Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W147041 10-in. 10/4/1928 Heartbroken and lonely Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 148480 10-in. 5/7/1929 (Sitting around) Thinking about my baby Willie Creager Orchestra ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia 148481 10-in. 5/7/1929 Daddy won't you please come home Willie Creager Orchestra ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia W148557 10-in. 5/17/1929 You want lovin' (But I want love) Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W148585 10-in. 6/12/1929 True blue Lou Milton Charles Male vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Columbia [W]148648 10-in. 5/31/1929 Daddy, won't you please come home? Annette Hanshaw ; The New Englanders Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Columbia 148652 10-in. 6/4/1929 True blue Lou Tom Frawley ; Ted Bartell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W148671 10-in. 6/7/1929 True blue Lou Ethel Waters Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W148672 10-in. 6/7/1929 Do I know what I'm doing? Ethel Waters Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia W148673 10-in. 6/7/1929 Shoo shoo bogie boo Ethel Waters Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia W148715 10-in. 6/19/1929 The flippity flop Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Tom Stacks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
(Results 226-250 of 401 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Coslow, Sam," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104876.

Coslow, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104876.

"Coslow, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104876

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