Sammy Fain

Sammy Fain

Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1902 (New York City), Died December 6, 1989 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, songwriter, piano, lyricist

Notes: Name sometimes appears as Sammy Fain, "The Crooning Composer."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 335 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W149827	10-in.	3/23/1930	You brought a new kind of love to me	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150051	10-in.	3/3/1930	The one I love (Just can't be bothered with me)	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	[W]150052	10-in.	3/3/1930	Watching my dreams go by	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	[W]150170	10-in.	4/4/1930	You brought a new kind of love to me	Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150388	10-in.	5/5/1930	I've got it (But it don't do me no good)	Annette Hanshaw and her Sizzlin' Syncopators	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	[W]150420	10-in.	5/14/1930	You brought a new kind of love to me	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Columbia	[W]150421	10-in.	5/14/1930	I'm in the market for you	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	[W]150422	10-in.	5/14/1930	Mia cara	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Columbia	W150563	10-in.	6/3/1930	You brought a new kind of love to me	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150589	10-in.	6/16/1930	Ro-ro-rollin' along	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	[W]150680	10-in.	8/19/1930	Confessin' (That I love you)	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	[W]150717	10-in.	8/19/1930	Don't tell her what's happened to me	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Columbia	W150718	10-in.	8/19/1930	I'd rather mean a little to you	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, vocalist
Columbia	W150719	10-in.	8/19/1930	I'm in love with all the world	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, vocalist
Columbia	W150855	10-in.	10/3/1930	Homemade sunshine	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151104	10-in.	12/8/1930	You brought a new kind of love to me	Slim Bryant ; Clayton McMichen	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	composer
Columbia	[W]151150	10-in.	12/5/1930	You're driving me crazy (What did I do?)	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	[W]151151	10-in.	12/5/1930	I'm alone because I love you	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Columbia	W151475	10-in.	3/27/1931	When I take my sugar to tea	Billy "Uke" Carpenter	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano	songwriter
Columbia	W151487	10-in.	4/6/1931	When I take my sugar to tea	Teddy Raph and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152070	10-in.	1/15/1932	Was that the human thing to do?	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152210	10-in.	6/9/1932	(I've got the words—I've got the tune) Hummin' to myself	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152214	10-in.	6/10/1932	Night shall be filled with music	Sammy Fain ; Joe Moss Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W152234	10-in.	7/1/1932	Now you've got me worryin' for you	Central Park Casino Orchestra ; Eddy Duchin ; Frances Langford	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152248	10-in.	8/1/1932	Having a good time, wish you were here	The Four New Yorkers ; Frances Langford	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 201-225 of 335 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fain, Sammy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106808.

Fain, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106808.

"Fain, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.