Frank Silver
Frank Silverstadt (September 8, 1892 – June 14, 1960), better known by his stage name Frank Silver, was an American songwriter, jazz drummer and vaudeville performer. He was best known for co-writing and co-composing the popular song "Yes! We Have No Bananas" in 1923 with Irving Cohn. He wrote at least 75 songs in his career. Born in Boston, Silver grew up on the lower East Side of Manhattan. He began playing drums in a Bowery music hall's orchestra when he was 15. Early in Silver's career, he conducted orchestras in vaudeville houses and was a drummer in Loew's Metropolitan Theatre's orchestra. After those jobs, he toured with his own 12-piece band, playing one-night stands. He also performed with the Hitchy-Koo traveling revue of Raymond Hitchcock and worked at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Other songs that Silver wrote included "Icky Wicky Woo" and "What Do We Get from Boston? (Beans, Beans, Beans)". Silver was married twice, Dora Silverstadt (born Mandelbaum) and had two sons, Robert and Arthur; Victoria Silverstadt (born Martinkus) and had a son, Frank. On June 14, 1960, Silver died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Brooklyn Jewish Hospital at age 68. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 8, 1892 (Boston), Died June 14, 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1925
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, leader
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Recordings (Results 26-33 of 33 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 9213 | 10-in. | 10/19/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 9227 | 10-in. | 10/29/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 9859 | 10-in. | 11/20/1924 | Take me | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 9865 | 10-in. | 11/22/1924 | Underneath a sunny sky | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10274 | 10-in. | 3/24/1925 | If you knew Susie (Like I know Susie) | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Edison | 10275 | 10-in. | 3/24/1925 | What do we get from Boston? | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra ; Lawrence A. Murphy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
Edison | 10310 | 10-in. | 4/10/1925 | Sweet Kalula Lou | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra ; Lawrence A. Murphy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Edison | 10311 | 10-in. | 4/10/1925 | Mamie | Frank Silver Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Silver, Frank," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116908.
Silver, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116908.
"Silver, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Frank Silver
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LCNAR: Silver, Frank, 1896-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2003018724
Wikidata: Frank Silver - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5489575
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59025718
MusicBrainz: Frank Silver - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b93ecc1b-8e33-48a3-bbc4-313b0407479e
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