Al Shean
Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg (May 12, 1868 – August 12, 1949), known as Al Shean, was a comedian and vaudeville performer. Other sources give his birth name variously as Adolf Schönberg, Albert Schönberg, or Alfred Schönberg. He is most remembered for being half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean, and as the uncle of the Marx Brothers (Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx, Adolph (Arthur) "Harpo" Marx, Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx, Milton "Gummo" Marx and Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx). |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1868 (Dornum), Died August 12, 1949 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, vocalist
Notes: Real name is Alfred Schoenberg.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-26703 | 10-in. | 7/21/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, songwriter | |
Victor | B-26704 | 10-in. | 7/21/1922 | Quietly | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter, vocalist | |
Victor | B-26709 | 10-in. | 8/3/1922 | Boola-boola | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter, vocalist | |
Victor | B-26728 | 10-in. | 8/18/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, songwriter | |
Victor | B-27277 | 10-in. | 1/2/1923 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with monologue | songwriter | |
Victor | B-27960 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Charles Cohan ; Joseph Feldman | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-27961 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Charles Cohan ; Joseph Feldman | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-28157 | 10-in. | 6/29/1923 | Polski Gallagher i Shean | Mieczslaw Emcewicz ; Władysław Ochrymowicz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-28158 | 10-in. | 6/29/1923 | Polski Gallagher i Shean | Mieczslaw Emcewicz ; Władysław Ochrymowicz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | [Trial 1921-09-27-02] | 10-in. | 9/27/1921 | Billy Sunday | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | [Trial 1922-01-27-01] | 10-in. | 1/27/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | [Trial 1922-07-05-02] | 10-in. | 7/5/1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
Columbia | 80310 | 10-in. | 4/15/1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Furman and Nash | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 80704 | 10-in. | 12/6/1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Paul Biese Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-70633 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-70638 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-71293 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Gus Goldstein ; Alex Lifschutz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-71294 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Gus Goldstein ; Alex Lifschutz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Brunswick | 8691 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | 7793-7794 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 8425 | 10-in. | 4/18/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Edward Meeker ; Steve Porter | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 8720 | 10-in. | February 1923 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Stevens' Dance Quartet | Instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Edison | 8848 | 10-in. | 2/15/1923 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Broadway Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shean, Al," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105745.
Shean, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105745.
"Shean, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Shean, Al, 1868-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87911822
Wikidata: Al Shean - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q77570
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43371607
MusicBrainz: Al Shean - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/93cc4ce6-b975-407e-b0e2-6bc1b9da7f62
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