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Lew Dockstader
Lew Dockstader (born George Alfred Clapp; August 7, 1856 – October 26, 1924) was an American singer, comedian, and vaudeville star, best known as a blackface minstrel show performer. Dockstader performed as a solo act and in his own popular minstrel troupe. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 7, 1856 (Hartford), Died October 26, 1924 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1912
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 1815 | 7-in. | 3/23/1898 | I want my Lulu | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 3251 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1905 | Everybody works but Father | Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 3386 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-May 1906 | Uncle quit work, too | Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 19756 | 10-in. | 2/12/1912 | Take a little tip from Father | Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 19901 | 10-in. | 5/23/1912 | Fiddle-dee-dee | Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 38120 | 10-in. | 7/8/1912 | Fiddle, dee, dee | Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 38131 | 10-in. | 7/11/1912 | If it wasn't for my wife and baby | Columbia Quartette ; Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dockstader, Lew," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106711.
Dockstader, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106711.
"Dockstader, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dockstader, Lew, 1856-1924 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92119412
Wikidata: Lew Dockstader - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6535967
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/65673387
ISNI: 0000 0000 3183 9168 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000031839168
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