Samuel Siegel
Samuel Siegel (born 1875, Des Moines, Iowa — died January 14, 1948, Los Angeles, California) was an American mandolin virtuoso and composer who played mandolin on 29 records for Victor Records, including 9 pieces of his own composition and two that he arranged. Siegel was the first mandolinist to record on Emile Berliner's phonograph disk-records. He was labeled "America's Greatest Mandoline Virtuoso" and "The King of the Mandolin" in the May 1900 Banjo World. Siegel performed both in vaudeville, as well as in concert halls. He had no formal training in music, but saw that the mandolin needed original music, rather than relying on the transcribed violin music. His compositions and arrangements were well known in his day. He was the author of Siegel's Special Mandolin Studies, published by Joseph W. Stern & Co., 1901, in which he covered left-hand Pizzicato and harmonic duo style. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Des Moines (capital city of Iowa, United States), Died January 14, 1948 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: mandolin, composer, arranger
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-66 of 66 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 4023 | 10-in. | between January and August 1909 | The flowers | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin, composer | |
| Columbia | W142806 | 10-in. | 10/11/1926 | Lullaby | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, unaccompanied | instrumentalist, mandolin, composer | |
| Columbia | W142807 | 10-in. | 10/11/1926 | Come, ye disconsolate | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, unaccompanied | instrumentalist, mandolin, arranger | |
| OKeh | 524 | 10-in. | approximately December 1918 | Castilian echoes | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Mandolin and ukulele duet | instrumentalist, mandolin, composer | |
| OKeh | 526 | 10-in. | approximately December 1918 | Valse caprice | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Mandolin and ukulele duet | instrumentalist, mandolin, composer | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1275-b] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Old folks at home | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Edison | 6599 | 10-in. | 1/31/1919 | Ragtime echoes | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Ukulele and mandolin duet | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Edison | 6600 | 10-in. | 1/31/1919 | Kuu ipo i ka hee pue one | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Ukulele and mandolin duet | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9106] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | Story teller waltz | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9107] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | Fairhill wheelmen | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9108] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | The pixie's dance | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9109] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | Rag time medley | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9110] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | Maritana : Mazurka | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9111] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | Elfin dance | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9113] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | Hawthorne Club march | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Zonophone | [Zo cat G9115] | 7-in. | Before October 1900 | Remembrance of thee | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Siegel, Samuel," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100222.
Siegel, Samuel. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100222.
"Siegel, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Siegel, Samuel, 1875-1948 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114287
Wikidata: Samuel Siegel - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17421770
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/11085227
MusicBrainz: Samuel Siegel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/115ca5eb-a95f-45a6-adad-959295538e19
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.
