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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 401 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-58106 | 10-in. | 12/13/1929 | If I were king | Dennis King | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-58570 | 10-in. | 2/13/1930 | In my little hope chest | High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-58571 | 10-in. | 2/13/1930 | Sing, you sinners | High Hatters ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-59649 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | Sweepin' the clouds away | Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | PBVE-61095 | 10-in. | 7/6/1931 | Just one more chance | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Donald Novis | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-61098 | 10-in. | 7/19/1931 | Red, red roses (And pale white moonlight) | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Dave Marshall | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-62217 | 10-in. | 5/7/1930 | Sing, you sinners | The Revelers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | PCVE-68310 | 12-in. | 9/2/1931 | Just one more chance | Bing Crosby | Radio broadcast : Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-68348 | 10-in. | 3/28/1932 | Music in the moonlight | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Jimmie Grier ; Donald Novis | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PCVE-68379 | 12-in. | 8/7/1932 | Paramount-Publix record no. 2 for The big broadcast | Bing Crosby ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and announcement | speaker | |
Victor | PCVE-68381 | 12-in. | 8/10/1932 | Isn't it romantic | Sam Coslow ; Nathaniel Finston ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-68392 | 10-in. | 9/28/1932 | Please | Sam Coslow ; Nathaniel Finston ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-68393 | 10-in. | 9/28/1932 | Say it isn't so | Sam Coslow ; Nathaniel Finston ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-68394 | 10-in. | 9/28/1932 | Give her a kiss | Sam Coslow ; Nathaniel Finston ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-68395 | 10-in. | 9/28/1932 | Here lies love | Sam Coslow ; Nathaniel Finston ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBS-68526 | 10-in. | 8/9/1933 | Lay your head on my shoulder, dear | Sam Coslow ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBS-68527 | 10-in. | 8/9/1933 | If you ever come back | Sam Coslow ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBS-68528 | 10-in. | 8/9/1933 | Learn to croon | Sam Coslow ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBS-68529 | 10-in. | 8/9/1933 | Moonstruck | Sam Coslow ; Paramount Studio Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BRC-70289 | 10-in. | 10/19/1931 | You didn't know the music (I didn't know the words) | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BRC-70530 | 10-in. | 9/23/1931 | Just one more chance | Chicago Hot Five ; Eddie Miles | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-70913 | 10-in. | 10/28/1931 | You didn't know the music | Sylvia Froos | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | ESHQ-72877 | 8-in. | 6/13/1932 | Remember, cherie | Gloria Palace Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-74734 | 10-in. | 12/28/1932 | Twenty million people | Jack Denny ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-74735 | 10-in. | 12/28/1932 | Moon song | Jack Denny ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Coslow, Sam," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104876.
Coslow, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104876.
"Coslow, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Coslow, Sam, 1902-1982 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85085839
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