
Sam Theard
Samuel Allen Theard (October 10, 1904 – December 7, 1982) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and comedian. He performed under the names Lovin' Sam Theard, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, and others. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born October 10th, 1904 (New Orleans), Died December 7th, 1982 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, songwriter, guitar, speaker
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-70195 | 10-in. | 8/28/1931 | You rascal you | Henry Allen ; Luis Russell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | CS-74878 | 12-in. | 12/21/1932 | Medley of Armstrong hits | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | LBS-74879 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 12/21/1932 | Medley of Armstrong hits | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-020150 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Walkin' back home | Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-020151 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Big Time Rose | Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-020152 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | You turned your back on me | Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-020153 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | You're gonna be a rascal till you die | Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-020154 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | You're solid with me | Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-020155 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | That's Chicago's South Side | Burns Campbell Orchestra ; Lovin' Sam | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
Columbia | W150593 | 10-in. | 6/16/1930 | You rascal you | Socks Wilson | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W151839 | 10-in. | 10/14/1931 | You rascal you | Jack Teagarden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W152082 | 10-in. | 1/19/1932 | (I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you | Howard Joyner | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W365050 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | You rascal you | Mound City Blue Blowers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404219 | 10-in. | 6/18/1930 | You rascal you | Clarence Williams | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404871 | 10-in. | 4/28/1931 | I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W405124 | 10-in. | 1/19/1932 | You rascal you (I'll be glad when you're dead) | Skeeter Skoot | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3276 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | That’ll get it | Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | C3277 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | I’m gonna tell you in front so you won’t feel hurt behind | Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | C3288 | 10-in. | 4/13/1929 | She’s givin’ it away | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3293 | 10-in. | 4/13/1929 | State Street blues | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3310 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | She skuffles that ruff | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3311 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | What you gonna do? | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3420 | 10-in. | 5/1/1929 | She’s givin’ it away | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3421 | 10-in. | 5/2/1929 | What you gonna do? | Tampa Red | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | TC3486 | 10-in. | 5/13/1929 | Get your mind on it | Lovin’ Sam | Male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | C3510 | 10-in. | 5/18/1929 | Get your mind on it | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | C3511 | 10-in. | 5/18/1929 | Doodle it back | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3734 | 10-in. | 6/27/1929 | Gimme a l’il taste | Market Street Boys ; Al Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3735 | 10-in. | 6/27/1929 | Thirty First and State | Market Street Boys ; Al Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3754 | 10-in. | 6/29/1929 | I ain’t no ice man | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C3755 | 10-in. | 6/29/1929 | Hot dog man | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3840 | 10-in. | 7/11/1929 | The lover and the beggar | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3841 | 10-in. | 7/11/1929 | The lover and the beggar | Sam Theard | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3842 | 10-in. | 7/10/1929 | Let me fix that thing | Market Street Boys ; Al Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | C3843 | 10-in. | 7/10/1929 | It must be good | Market Street Boys ; Al Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | C3852 | 10-in. | 7/12/1929 | You rascal, you | Sam Theard | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3853 | 10-in. | 7/12/1929 | You rascal, you | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | TC3922 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Back biten [sic] | Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
Brunswick | TC3928 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Back bitin’ | Cow Cow Davenport ; Sam Theard | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
Brunswick | C3938 | 10-in. | 7/23/1929 | Gimme a l’il taste | Market Street Boys ; Al Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar, mandolin, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | C4002 | 10-in. | 8/7/1929 | Billie the grinder | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C4031 | 10-in. | 8/12/1929 | The new how long, how long blues | Scrapper Blackwell ; Leroy Carr | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | songwriter | |
Brunswick | C4107 | 10-in. | 8/16/1929 | Let me fix that thing | Market Street Boys ; Al Miller | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | C4400 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | I’m goin’ back and get some more | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C4401 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Huggin’ and kissin’ and gwine on | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | C4402 | 10-in. | 9/10/1929 | Billie the grinder | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C4635 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | Ain’t nobody got nothin’ | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer | |
Brunswick | C4636 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | Get it in front | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C5950 | 10-in. | 7/29/1930 | You rascal, you | Jimmie Noone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C5951 | 10-in. | 7/29/1930 | Bring it on home to your grandma | Jimmie Noone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C5998 | 10-in. | Aug. 1930 | You rascal you | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C5999 | 10-in. | Aug. 1930 | She can love so good | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C6079 | 10-in. | Sept. 1930 | She can love so good | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E37221 | 10-in. | 9/23/1931 | You rascal, you | Cab Calloway Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Decca | 90711 | 10-in. | 4/5/1936 | New rubbing on that darned old thing | Oscar's Chicago Swingers | vocalist | ||
Decca | 90712 | 10-in. | 5/5/1936 | I wonder who's boogiein' my woogie | Oscar's Chicago Swingers | vocalist | ||
Decca | 90796 | 10-in. | 7/9/1936 | Try some of that | Oscar's Chicago Swingers | vocalist | ||
Decca | 90797 | 10-in. | 7/9/1936 | My gal's been foolin' me | Kokomo Arnold | vocalist | ||
Decca | 93029 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Spo-de-o-dee | Tiny Parham | vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9424 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | I'm gonna run you down | Sam Theard | vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9425 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | Rubbin' on the darned old thing | Sam Theard | vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9483 | 10-in. | 9/17/1934 | That rhythm gal | Sam Theard | vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9484 | 10-in. | 9/17/1934 | Till I die | Sam Theard | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Theard, Sam," accessed March 7, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107430.
Theard, Sam. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 7, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107430.
"Theard, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 7 March 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Theard, Sam - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96050974
Wikidata: Sam Theard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2216655
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/58345331/
MusicBrainz: Theard, Sam - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf690b65-6acb-4167-8757-aa142ed3d93a
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