Sam Theard

Sam Theard

Samuel F. Theard (October 10, 1904 – December 7, 1982) was an American singer, songwriter, actor and comedian. He performed under the names Lovin' Sam F. Theard, Spo-Dee-O-Dee and others.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 10, 1904 (New Orleans), Died December 7, 1982 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter, guitar, speaker

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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
Victor	BRC-70195	10-in.	8/28/1931	You rascal you	Henry Allen ; Luis Russell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	CS-74878	12-in.	12/21/1932	Medley of Armstrong hits	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	LBS-74879	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	12/21/1932	Medley of Armstrong hits	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-020150	10-in.	3/14/1938	Walkin' back home	Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-020151	10-in.	3/14/1938	Big Time Rose	Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-020152	10-in.	3/14/1938	You turned your back on me	Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-020153	10-in.	3/14/1938	You're gonna be a rascal till you die	Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-020154	10-in.	3/14/1938	You're solid with me	Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-020155	10-in.	3/14/1938	That's Chicago's South Side	Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	D9VB-0671	10-in.	7/14/1949	Home cookin' mama	Meredith Howard	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D9VB-1183	10-in.	8/16/1949	Swallow dollow	Gay Crosse ; Good Humor Six (Gay Crosse)	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W150593	10-in.	6/16/1930	You rascal you	Socks Wilson	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W151839	10-in.	10/14/1931	You rascal you	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W152082	10-in.	1/19/1932	(I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you	Howard Joyner	Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W365050	10-in.	6/30/1931	You rascal you	Mound City Blue Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W404219	10-in.	6/18/1930	You rascal you	Clarence Williams	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W404871	10-in.	4/28/1931	I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W405124	10-in.	1/19/1932	You rascal you (I'll be glad when you're dead)	Skeeter Skoot	Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E36831	10-in.	5/26/1931	You rascal you	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E36928	10-in.	7/17/1931	You rascal, you	Connie’s Inn Orchestra [Fletcher Henderson Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E37221	10-in.	9/23/1931	You rascal, you	Cab Calloway Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E37391	10-in.	11/19/1931	You rascal, you	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3276	10-in.	4/10/1929	That’ll get it	Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Brunswick	C3277	10-in.	4/10/1929	I’m gonna tell you in front so you won’t feel hurt behind	Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Brunswick	C3288	10-in.	4/13/1929	She’s givin’ it away	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C3293	10-in.	4/13/1929	State Street blues	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C3310	10-in.	4/18/1929	She skuffles that ruff	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C3311	10-in.	4/18/1929	What you gonna do?	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3420	10-in.	5/1/1929	She’s givin’ it away	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	vocalist
Brunswick	C3421	10-in.	5/2/1929	What you gonna do?	Thomas Andrew Dorsey ; Tampa Red	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	TC3486	10-in.	5/13/1929	Get your mind on it	Lovin’ Sam	Male vocal solo	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	C3510	10-in.	5/18/1929	Get your mind on it	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	C3511	10-in.	5/18/1929	Doodle it back	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C3734	10-in.	6/27/1929	Gimme a l’il taste	Market Street Boys ; Al Miller	Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3735	10-in.	6/27/1929	Thirty First and State	Market Street Boys ; Al Miller	Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3754	10-in.	6/29/1929	I ain’t no ice man	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C3755	10-in.	6/29/1929	Hot dog man	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3840	10-in.	7/11/1929	The lover and the beggar	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3841	10-in.	7/11/1929	The lover and the beggar	Sam Theard	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3842	10-in.	7/10/1929	Let me fix that thing	Market Street Boys ; Al Miller	Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano	composer
Brunswick	C3843	10-in.	7/10/1929	It must be good	Market Street Boys ; Al Miller	Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano	composer
Brunswick	C3852	10-in.	7/12/1929	You rascal, you	Sam Theard	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3853	10-in.	7/12/1929	You rascal, you	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	TC3922	10-in.	7/22/1929	Back biten [sic]	Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard	Comic dialogue	speaker
Brunswick	TC3928	10-in.	7/22/1929	Back bitin’	Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard	Comic dialogue	speaker
Brunswick	C3938	10-in.	7/23/1929	Gimme a l’il taste	Market Street Boys ; Al Miller	Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano	composer
Brunswick	C4002	10-in.	8/7/1929	Billie the grinder	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C4031	10-in.	8/12/1929	The new how long, how long blues	Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C4107	10-in.	8/16/1929	Let me fix that thing	Market Street Boys ; Al Miller	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	C4400	10-in.	9/9/1929	I’m goin’ back and get some more	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C4401	10-in.	9/9/1929	Huggin’ and kissin’ and gwine on	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	C4402	10-in.	9/10/1929	Billie the grinder	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C4635	10-in.	10/10/1929	Ain’t nobody got nothin’	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer
Brunswick	C4636	10-in.	10/10/1929	Get it in front	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C5846	10-in.	June1930	You rascal you no. 2	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5847	10-in.	June1930	You rascal you no. 2	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5848	10-in.	June1930	Can you imagine that?	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5849	10-in.	June1930	Ugly child	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5850	10-in.	June1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C5851	10-in.	June1930	Bring it on home to your grandma	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5852	10-in.	June1930	Three sixes	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5853	10-in.	June1930	She can love so good	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5918	10-in.	July 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C5919	10-in.	July 1930	Bring it on home to your grandma	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5950	10-in.	7/29/1930	You rascal, you	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5951	10-in.	7/29/1930	Bring it on home to your grandma	Jimmie Noone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5998	10-in.	Aug. 1930	You rascal you	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C5999	10-in.	Aug. 1930	She can love so good	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6014	10-in.	July 1930	You rascal you no. 1	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6015	10-in.	July 1930	You rascal you no. 2	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6016	10-in.	July 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6018	10-in.	7/15/1930	You rascal, you	Seven Little Clouds of Joy	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6037	10-in.	July 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6038	10-in.	July 1930	You rascal you no. 1	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6075	10-in.	Sept. 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Sam and Oscar	Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos	vocalist
Brunswick	C6076	10-in.	Sept. 1930	You can’t get that stuff no more	Sam and Oscar	Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6077	10-in.	Sept. 1930	High yellow and seal skin brown	Sam and Oscar	Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6078	10-in.	Sept. 1930	I done caught that rascal now	Sam and Oscar	Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6079	10-in.	Sept. 1930	She can love so good	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6853	10-in.	12/17/1930	It’s a pretty little thing	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6854	10-in.	12/17/1930	Bear cat’s kitten	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6855	10-in.	12/17/1930	Poor old bachelor blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6856	10-in.	12/17/1930	Unhappy blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6858	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Jinx doctor blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C6859	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Jealous hearted mama blues	Georgia Tom ; Tampa Red	Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C7221	10-in.	1/16/1931	New how long, how long blues no. 2	Leroy Carr	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C7539	10-in.	3/24/1931	I’m crazy ‘bout my Bozo	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C7540	10-in.	3/24/1931	That new kinda stuff	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Brunswick	C8153	10-in.	10/5/1931	They’ll talk about you anyhow	Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Decca	90711	10-in.	4/5/1936	New rubbing on that darned old thing	Oscar's Chicago Swingers		vocalist
Decca	90712	10-in.	5/5/1936	I wonder who's boogiein' my woogie	Oscar's Chicago Swingers		vocalist
Decca	90796	10-in.	7/9/1936	Try some of that	Oscar's Chicago Swingers		vocalist
Decca	90797	10-in.	7/9/1936	My gal's been foolin' me	Kokomo Arnold		vocalist
Decca	93029	10-in.	6/4/1940	Spo-de-o-dee	Tiny Parham		vocalist
Decca	C 9424	10-in.	9/10/1934	I'm gonna run you down	Sam Theard		vocalist
Decca	C 9425	10-in.	9/10/1934	Rubbin' on the darned old thing	Sam Theard		vocalist
Decca	C 9483	10-in.	9/17/1934	That rhythm gal	Sam Theard		vocalist
Decca	C 9484	10-in.	9/17/1934	Till I die	Sam Theard		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Theard, Sam," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107430.

Theard, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107430.

"Theard, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.