Al Shean

Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg (May 12, 1868 – August 12, 1949), known as Al Shean, was a comedian and vaudeville performer. Other sources give his birth name variously as Adolf Schönberg, Albert Schönberg, or Alfred Schönberg. He is most remembered for being half of the vaudeville team Gallagher and Shean, and as the uncle of the Marx Brothers (Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx, Adolph (Arthur) "Harpo" Marx, Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx, Milton "Gummo" Marx and Herbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx).

Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1868 (Dornum), Died August 12, 1949 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, vocalist

Notes: Real name is Alfred Schoenberg.

= 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	B-26703	10-in.	7/21/1922	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Gallagher and Shean	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	B-26704	10-in.	7/21/1922	Quietly	Gallagher and Shean	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	B-26709	10-in.	8/3/1922	Boola-boola	Gallagher and Shean	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	B-26728	10-in.	8/18/1922	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Gallagher and Shean	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	B-27277	10-in.	1/2/1923	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with monologue	songwriter
Victor	B-27960	10-in.	5/18/1923	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Charles Cohan ; Joseph Feldman	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-27961	10-in.	5/18/1923	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Charles Cohan ; Joseph Feldman	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-28157	10-in.	6/29/1923	Polski Gallagher i Shean	Mieczslaw Emcewicz ; Władysław Ochrymowicz	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-28158	10-in.	6/29/1923	Polski Gallagher i Shean	Mieczslaw Emcewicz ; Władysław Ochrymowicz	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	[Trial 1921-09-27-02]	10-in.	9/27/1921	Billy Sunday	Gallagher and Shean	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Victor	[Trial 1922-01-27-01]	10-in.	1/27/1922	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Gallagher and Shean	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Victor	[Trial 1922-07-05-02]	10-in.	7/5/1922	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Gallagher and Shean	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	80310	10-in.	4/15/1922	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Furman and Nash	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	80704	10-in.	12/6/1922	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Paul Biese Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-70633	10-in.	Apr. 1922	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Rega Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-70638	10-in.	Apr. 1922	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-71293	10-in.	Feb. 1923	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Gus Goldstein ; Alex Lifschutz	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-71294	10-in.	Feb. 1923	Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean	Gus Goldstein ; Alex Lifschutz	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	8691	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1922	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	7793-7794	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1922	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	8425	10-in.	4/18/1922	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Edward Meeker ; Steve Porter	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	8720	10-in.	February 1923	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Stevens' Dance Quartet	Instrumental quartet	songwriter
Edison	8848	10-in.	2/15/1923	Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shean, Al," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105745.

Shean, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105745.

"Shean, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.