Sam Allen
Sam Allen (January 30, 1909 – April 1963) was an American jazz pianist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 30, 1909 (Middleport), Died September 1, 1963 (Oakland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1944
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, guitar
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-06462 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The love bug will bite you (if you don't watch out) | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-06463 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Would you like to buy a dream? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-06464 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Big Boy Blue | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-06465 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Where is the sun? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-06466 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Harlem twister | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-06467 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | My Marie | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-07925 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | I know now | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-07926 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | The lady who couldn't be kissed | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-07927 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | (Have you forgotten) The you and me that used to be | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-07928 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | A study in brown | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-07929 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | Twilight in Turkey | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-07930 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | China boy | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gramophone | 0LA1894 | 10-in. | 7/12/1937 | I've found a new baby | Dicky Wells Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Gramophone | 0LA1899 | 10-in. | 7/12/1937 | Dicky Wells blues | Sam Allen ; Bill Beason ; Roger Chaput ; Dicky Wells | Trombone solo, with piano, guitar, and drums | instrumentalist, piano | |
Decca | 39693 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | If the moon turns green | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 39694 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | Lulu's back in tovm | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 39723 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | In a little gypsy tea room | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 39724 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | I never saw a better night | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 39725 | 10-in. | 7/19/1935 | Lost my rhythm, lost my music, lost my man | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 39726 | 10-in. | 7/19/1935 | I'm painting the town red | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 72297 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | I can't get started | Roy Eldridge Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 72298 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | After you've gone | Roy Eldridge Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 72299 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | Body and soul | Roy Eldridge Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Sam," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110381.
Allen, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110381.
"Allen, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Allen, Sam, 1909-1963 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96059366
Wikidata: Sam Allen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3470445
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42028535
MusicBrainz: Sam Allen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/212a32fd-7406-44bf-ba90-5c49ca55b8a4
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