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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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	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 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110381.

Allen, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110381.

"Allen, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.