Samuel Ash

Samuel Ash

Samuel Howard Ash (August 28, 1884 – October 20, 1951) was an American vaudeville performer, singer, and movie actor who appeared in minor roles in over 200 films, including It's a Wonderful Life.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 28, 1884 (Campbell County), Died October 20, 1951 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, songwriter, lyricist

Notes: Often listed as Sam Ash.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 147 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-13100	10-in.	4/9/1913	At the ten-cent movie show	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-13101	10-in.	4/9/1913	Just say again you love me	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1912-11-21-03]	Not documented	11/21/1912	[Unknown title(s)]	Samuel Ash		vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1916-07-24-06]	Not documented	7/24/1916	The sunshine of your smile	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1919-10-23-01]	Not documented	10/23/1919	Oh, what a girl	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39700	10-in.	12/17/1914	I'm not ashamed of you Molly	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39781	10-in.	1/19/1915	Good-bye, Virginia	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39859	10-in.	2/13/1915	When it's night time down in Dixieland	Samuel Ash ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39899	10-in.	2/27/1915	Moonlight on the Rhine	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39900	10-in.	2/27/1915	Virginia Lee	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39975	10-in.	3/22/1915	My own Venetian rose	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39976	10-in.	3/22/1915	I'm proud to be mother of a boy like you	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39989	10-in.	3/26/1915	Love me or leave me alone	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45571	10-in.	4/22/1915	In a garden down in Monterey	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45572	10-in.	4/22/1915	When I was a dreamer, and you were my dream	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45647	10-in.	5/18/1915	When I leave the world behind	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45787	10-in.	6/17/1915	Played by a military band	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45788	10-in.	6/17/1915	Where the Hudson River flows	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45831	10-in.	6/30/1915	Hello, Frisco	Samuel Ash ; Elida Morris	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45877	10-in.	7/23/1915	After tonight, goodbye	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45905	10-in.	7/31/1915	Floating down the old Green River	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46081	10-in.	10/4/1915	My lady of the telephone	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quintet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46096	10-in.	10/12/1915	I'm simply crazy over you	Samuel Ash ; Louise MacMahon	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46097	10-in.	10/12/1915	America, I love you	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46130	10-in.	10/20/1915	On the road to happiness	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 1-25 of 147 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ash, Samuel," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106735.

Ash, Samuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106735.

"Ash, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.