Sam Moore

Birth and Death Data: Born June 28, 1887, Died November 13, 1959

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: octo-chorda, musical saw, composer, recording engineer, accordion, guitar, vocalist, arranger

Notes: See Allan Sutton article on Sam Moore.

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

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-25543 10-in. 8/24/1921 Laughing rag Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and harp-guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda, composer  
Victor B-25645 10-in. 10/11/1921 Annie Laurie Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Instrumental duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-25646 10-in. 10/11/1921 Carry me back to old Virginny Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Guitar and octo-chorda duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-25647 10-in. 10/11/1921 My old Kentucky home Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Instrumental duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-25648 10-in. 10/11/1921 Chain gang blues Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Guitar and octo-chorda duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda, composer  
Victor B-25687 10-in. 10/31/1921 I've got the red, white and blues Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Banjo and octo-chorda duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-25815 10-in. 11/22/1921 Silver sands of love Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-25832 10-in. 11/30/1921 Cry baby blues Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-25833 10-in. 11/30/1921 Fantasie of Scotch airs Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-26751 10-in. 9/2/1922 My old Hawaiian home Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and harp-guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor B-26752 10-in. 9/2/1922 Isle of sweethearts Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and harp-guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor [Trial 1921-08-24-01] 10-in. 8/24/1921 Melody in F Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and harp-guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor [Trial 1921-08-24-09] 10-in. 8/24/1921 Endearing young charms Sam Moore Octo-chorda solo instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Victor [Trial 1921-08-24-10] 10-in. 8/24/1921 Mother Machree Sam Moore Musical saw instrumentalist, musical saw  
Victor [Trial 1921-10-31-02] 10-in. 10/31/1921 Hospital blues Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Banjo and octo-chorda duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Columbia 80287 10-in. 4/7/1922 The last rose of summer Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Musical saw and harp-guitar duet instrumentalist, musical saw  
Columbia 80288 10-in. 4/7/1922 Old Black Joe Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Musical saw duet instrumentalist, musical saw  
Columbia 80289 10-in. 4/7/1922 Old Black Joe Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Musical saw and harp-guitar duet instrumentalist, musical saw  
Columbia W109103 10-in. March 1928 The stone outside Dan Murphy's door Four Provinces Orchestra ; John McGettigan Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia W109104 10-in. March 1928 Arrah, come in out of the rain, Barney McShane Four Provinces Orchestra ; James J. Mullan Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion  
Columbia W109107 10-in. March 1928 If you're Irish Four Provinces Orchestra ; James J. Mullan Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, accordion  
OKeh S-70054 10-in. July 1921 Chain gang blues Sam Moore Octo-chorda solo instrumentalist, octo-chorda, composer  
OKeh S-70055 10-in. July 1921 Laughing blues Sam Moore Octo-chorda solo composer, instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
OKeh S-70085 10-in. Aug. 1921 Wang wang blues Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
OKeh S-70086 10-in. Aug. 1921 Tuck me to sleep in my old Kentucky home Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Octo-chorda and guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Brunswick E28328 10-in. 10/3/1928 Baby o’ mine Moore and Evans Male vocal duet, with guitar and ukulele instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Brunswick E28338 10-in. 10/10/1928 Adorable Dora Moore and Evans Male vocal duet, with guitar and ukulele instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Brunswick E25102-E25105 10-in. 11/8/1927 Maple leaf rag Moore and Powell Guitar and octachorda duet, with clarinet and bass clarinet instrumentalist, octo-chorda, arranger  
Brunswick 1207W-1209W 10-in. 8/21/1925 Plantation medley Moore and Freed Octo-chorda and guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Brunswick 1210W-1212W 10-in. 8/21/1925 Can't yo' heah me callin' Caroline Moore and Freed Octo-chorda and guitar duet instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Edison EXP-46 12-in. 4/2/1926 Experimental disc recording-46 (450 tpi) Sam Moore Experimental recording or dubbing recording engineer  
Edison EXP-47 10-in. 4/3/1926 Experimental disc recording-47 (450 tpi) Sam Moore Experimental recording or dubbing recording engineer  
Edison EXP-48 10-in. 4/3/1926 Experimental disc recording-48 (450 tpi) Sam Moore Experimental recording or dubbing recording engineer  
Vocalion 13479 10-in. Aug. 1924 Dixie medley Moore and Freed Banjo and harmonica instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Vocalion 13482 10-in. Aug. 1924 Harmonica blues Moore and Freed Harmonica and handsaw instrumentalist, octo-chorda  
Vocalion [Vo cat 5133-a] 10-in. approximately Oct. 1923 Dear old pal of mine Sam Moore ; Roy Smeck Guitar and handsaw instrumentalist, musical saw  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moore, Sam," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108599.

Moore, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108599.

"Moore, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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