Solomon Small
Solomon Smulewitz (Yiddish: שלמה שמולעװיץ, 1868–1943), sometimes known by the anglicized name Solomon Small, was a Russian-born American Tenor, folk poet, Badchen, playwright, recording artist, and composer for the Yiddish theatre. He wrote hundreds of songs, many of which were recorded during the heydey of the Yiddish-language recording industry in the 1910s and 1920s in New York. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April, 1863 (Pinsk), Died January 1, 1943 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, lyricist, composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 75 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-9136 | 10-in. | 6/27/1910 | Sprinzes licht : Bentschen | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with "Jewish orchestra" | lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-9137 | 10-in. | 6/27/1910 | A Yisojme besezens | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with "Jewish orchestra" | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-9138 | 10-in. | 6/27/1910 | Zu der chupe Vetsere | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with "Jewish orchestra" | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-9139 | 10-in. | 6/27/1910 | Besezens fod die emigranted | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with "Jewish orchestra" | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | C-9140 | 12-in. | 6/27/1910 | A Chasuno : Chupa | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with "Jewish orchestra" | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-9141 | 10-in. | 6/27/1910 | Schmendrixs Besezens | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with "Jewish orchestra" | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-15990 | 10-in. | 5/4/1915 | Das bisele glick | Kalman Juvelier | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-15993 | 10-in. | 5/4/1915 | Familen glick | Fanny Lubritsky | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17944 | 10-in. | 6/28/1916 | Al tiru avde Yankov | Samuel Rosenstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17969 | 10-in. | 7/12/1916 | Tateneu kim a heim tzurik | Bertha Crown | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18620 | 10-in. | 10/20/1916 | Tateneu kim a heim tzurick | Nahen Rosenshak [i.e., Naum Coster] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19074 | 10-in. | 2/13/1917 | Shenk mir mein mame | Nahen Rosenshak [i.e., Naum Coster] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28142 | 10-in. | 6/22/1923 | Zeit frelach Yiddilach | Joseph Feldman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-36640 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Al tashlichenu | Shloimele Rothstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-37006 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | Shtief mame | Lucy Levin | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | CS-02326 | 12-in. | 10/26/1936 | Al tashlichenu | Frank Abelson ; Elihu Winer | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 1960 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Das Idishe hartz trauert nach ihr, Herzl | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1961 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Fon plehwe | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1962 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Jankele | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1963 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Auf jener seit | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1964 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Freitag auf der nacht | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1965 | 10-in. | approximately 1904 | Chaie zipe gut schabes | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1966 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Die seder nacht | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1967 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Wajsoso | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 1968 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | Mensch sei nit zu viel chochom | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Small, Solomon," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110456.
Small, Solomon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110456.
"Small, Solomon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Small, Solomon, 1868-1943 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97016740
Wikidata: Solomon Smulewitz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3489579
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56213280
MusicBrainz: Solomon Smulewitz - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4fb5ccbd-e861-4f97-a88d-13d3d686cd63
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