Sam Manning
Samuel L. Manning (c. 1898–1960) was a Trinidadian performer and songwriter who was one of the earliest calypsonians to achieve international acclaim. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1899, Died 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, director, traps, songwriter, lyricist, 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-38894 | 10-in. | 6/9/1927 | Touch me all about, but don't touch me dey | Marsa Langman [i.e., Sam Manning] | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-38895 | 10-in. | 6/9/1927 | Mister Joseph, strut your stuff | Marsa Langman [i.e., Sam Manning] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-78136 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Sweet Marie | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental sextet, with male vocal solo | director, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-78137 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Look out hurricane | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental sextet, with male vocal solo | director, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-78138 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Rico | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental sextet | director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-78139 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Din din | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental sextet | director | |
| Victor | BS-81038 | 10-in. | 1/10/1934 | Great men | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | songwriter, director, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-81039 | 10-in. | 1/10/1934 | Worthless Josephine | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | director, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-81820 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Doris | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-81821 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Bad woman | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-81822 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Recuerdos del pasado | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental ensemble | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81823 | 10-in. | 2/28/1934 | Ines | Sam Manning's Rhythm Boys | Instrumental ensemble | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-82587 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | Let's call it a perfect day | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps, director, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82588 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | Don't interfere with man and wife | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps, director, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82589 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | My Barbados home | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps, director, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82590 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | If I ever put this thing on you | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps, director, lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-82591 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | Cherie | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, traps, director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-82592 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | Belle marchand | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, traps, director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-82593 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | Petite | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, traps, director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-82594 | 10-in. | 6/4/1934 | Belle femme | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, traps, director, composer | |
| Columbia | W141020 | 10-in. | 9/21/1925 | Let go my hand | Cole Jazz Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, director | |
| Columbia | W141021 | 10-in. | 9/21/1925 | Bungo | Cole Jazz Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, vocalist, director | |
| Columbia | W141022 | 10-in. | 9/21/1925 | Mabel, open your door | Cole Jazz Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
| Columbia | W141023 | 10-in. | 9/21/1925 | Lignum vitae | Cole Jazz Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, director, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146954 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | Who is you votin' for?, part 1 | Porter Grainger ; Sam Manning | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker | |
| Columbia | W146955 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | Who is you votin' for?, part 2 | Porter Grainger ; Sam Manning | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker | |
| Columbia | W95118 | 10-in. | 5/27/1926 | Hold him Joe | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet | composer, director | |
| Columbia | W95119 | 10-in. | 5/27/1926 | Buddy Eddy | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | W95120 | 10-in. | 5/27/1926 | Jamaica blues | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W95121 | 10-in. | 5/27/1926 | Oh Emily! | Sam Manning Orchestra | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W703089 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Talking to myself | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W703090 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | I'm going your way | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W703091 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Caribbean moonlight | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W703092 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | B.G. blues | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W703093 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Back to my West Indian home | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W703094 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Femme Martinique | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W703095 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Bacchanale | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W703096 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Land of humming birds | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W703471 | 10-in. | 12/23/1930 | Sinking of the Kate Esau | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 9268 | 10-in. | July 1925 | Englerston blues | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio (West Indian) | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 9269 | 10-in. | July 1925 | Home's delight | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio (West Indian) | vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-72672 | 10-in. | 7/18/1924 | Amba cay la' | Sam Manning ; Palmer's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-72673 | 10-in. | 7/18/1924 | Susan monkey walk | Sam Manning ; Palmer's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72708 | 10-in. | 7/29/1924 | My little West Indian girl | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72709 | 10-in. | 7/29/1924 | Baby | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-73485 | 10-in. | 6/29/1925 | Mabel (See what you've done) | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with clarinet and cuatro | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-73486 | 10-in. | 6/29/1925 | Camilla (When you go, please don't come back) | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with clarinet and cuatro | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-73487 | 10-in. | 6/29/1925 | The bargee | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-73488 | 10-in. | 6/29/1925 | Sweet Willie | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with alto saxophone and cuatro | vocalist, songwriter | |
| OKeh | 73881 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Sly mongoose | Cole Mentor Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 73882 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Sweet mama ring-ding-ding | Cole Mentor Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 73883 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Barbadoes blues | Cole Mentor Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 73884 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Brown boy | Cole Mentor Orchestra ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| OKeh | 74031 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | Keep your hands off that | Blue Hot Syncopators ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | vocalist, director | |
| OKeh | 74032 | 10-in. | Feb. 1926 | Go, I've got somebody sweeter than you | Blue Hot Syncopators ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | vocalist, director | |
| OKeh | W81104 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | Bongo | Adolphe Thensted's Mentor Boys ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W81105 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | Pepper pot | Adolphe Thensted's Mentor Boys ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W81106 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | Lignum vitae | Adolphe Thensted's Mentor Boys ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W81107 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | Emily | Adolphe Thensted's Mentor Boys ; Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W400190 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Sweetie Charlie | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W400191 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Lita | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W400192 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Lieutenant Julian | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| OKeh | W400193 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | You can't get anything out of me | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Brunswick | E26341-E26342 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | Bouncing baby boy | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26343-E26344 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | Woman’s sweeter than man | Sam Manning | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E27041-E27042 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | Nothin’ but a double barrel shotgun’s gonna keep me ‘way from you | Anna Freeman ; Sam Manning | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E27043-E27044 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | Goin’ back to Jamaica | Anna Freeman ; Sam Manning | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E27045-E27046 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | The American woman and West Indian man | Anna Freeman ; Sam Manning | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E27047-E27048 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | The American woman and West Indian man | Anna Freeman ; Sam Manning | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Decca | 70003 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Sweet Willie | Sam Manning | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70004 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Looking for me Santa Claus | Sam Manning | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70005 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Gambia talk | Sam Manning | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70006 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Salt Lane gal | Sam Manning | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70007 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Iron bar | Sam Manning | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70008 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Medley of West Indian songs | Sam Manning | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70009 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Papa don't want no fish & rice again | Sam Manning | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 70010 | 10-in. | 12/5/1941 | Go back to you 'Ma | Sam Manning | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Manning, Sam," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110267.
Manning, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110267.
"Manning, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Manning, Sam (Vocalist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96028629
Wikidata: Sam Manning - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7407843
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/311037652
MusicBrainz: Sam Manning - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/62ac4458-82cd-4cbe-b3a2-4e127f1fc75f
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