Len Spencer
Leonard Garfield Spencer (February 12, 1867 – December 15, 1914) was an American singer, composer, booking agent and vaudeville star who was considered one of the most popular recording artists in the United States from the 1890s to the 1910s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Washington, D.C. (capital city of the United States of America), Died December 15, 1914 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1925
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author, baritone vocal, performer, composer, adapter
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Recordings (Results 801-812 of 812 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 44825] | 10-in. | 1906 | Con Clancy's prize waltz contest | Vess L. Ossman ; Len Spencer | Comic monologue, with banjo | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 44852] | 10-in. | 1906 | The happy German twins | Len Spencer ; George P. Watson | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45004] | 10-in. | 1906 | Bashful Henry and his loving Lucy | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Descriptive scene and vocal duet, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45005] | 10-in. | 1906 | Hans and Gretchen | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Descriptive scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45188] | 10-in. | between January and July 1906 | Chimmy and Maggie at the ball game | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45196] | 10-in. | between January and July 1906 | Travel on | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45203] | 10-in. | between January and July 1906 | Let me see you smile | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Comic dialogue and male-male vocal duet, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45206] | 10-in. | between January and July 1906 | I've said my last farewell | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Comic dialogue and female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45207] | 10-in. | between January and July 1906 | Coming home from Coney Island | Len Spencer | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45209] | 10-in. | between January and July 1906 | Flannagan's St. Patrick's Day | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Descriptive scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45219] | 10-in. | between January and July 1906 | The morning after Flannagan's night off | Ada Jones ; Leeds Orchestra ; Len Spencer | Descriptive scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 45343] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1906 | I'm crazy 'bout a big brass band | Len Spencer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spencer, Len," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106197.
Spencer, Len. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106197.
"Spencer, Len." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Spencer, Len, 1867-1914 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90608750
Wikidata: Len G. Spencer - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6521966
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/75467103
MusicBrainz: Len Spencer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4e41dee2-f22a-41a1-89da-4aee63b84393
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/264081 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/264081
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