Thos. S. Allen

Thomas S. Allen (1876–1919), an early figure in Tin Pan Alley, was an American vaudeville composer, manager, and violinist. He was born in Natick, Massachusetts, and died in Boston.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1876, Died 1919

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, arranger, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor A-592 7-in. 10/26/1903 Any rags? Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-592 10-in. 10/26/1903 Any rags? Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor C-592 12-in. 10/26/1903 Any rags? Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor A-1274 7-in. 4/27/1904 Any rags? Arthur Pryor's Band Band, with vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor B-1274 10-in. 4/27/1904 Any rags? Arthur Pryor's Band Band, with vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor B-1828 10-in. 10/26/1904 By a watermelon vine Arthur Pryor's Band Band, with male vocals composer, lyricist  
Victor B-1883 10-in. 11/2/1904 By the watermelon vine Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-1894 10-in. 11/3/1904 Scissors to grind Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-2548 10-in. 5/11/1905 Arrival of the robins Joseph Belmont Whistling solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2548[a] 10-in. 10/17/1907 Arrival of the robins Arthur Pryor's Orchestra Orchestra, with whistling composer  
Victor E-2548 8-in. 5/18/1906 Arrival of the robins Joseph Belmont Whistling solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2934 10-in. 12/8/1905 My dusky rose Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-3216 10-in. 3/27/1906 Dixie rube Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor E-3216 8-in. 3/27/1906 Dixie rube Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-6969 10-in. 4/7/1909 Hoop-e-kack Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Victor B-8174 10-in. 8/25/1909 Strawberries Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-8603 10-in. 2/5/1910 Whip and spur galop Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Victor B-10013 10-in. 3/1/1911 Mandy Lou Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-11843 10-in. 4/10/1912 Gen. mixup, U.S.A. march Arthur Pryor's Band Band arranger  
Victor B-12150 10-in. 7/1/1912 Queen of light Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Victor B-12494 10-in. 10/5/1912 Hoop-e-kack William H. Reitz Xylophone solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12626 10-in. 11/18/1912 Low bridge! Everybody down! Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-13699 10-in. 8/13/1913 What d'ye mean, you lost your dog Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-14012 10-in. 10/29/1913 What d'ye mean you lost yer dog? Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14107 10-in. 11/21/1913 The pussy cat rag Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet and soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-14160 10-in. 12/8/1913 Arrival of the robins Joseph Belmont Orchestra, with whistling composer  
Victor B-14398 10-in. 1/29/1914 In the heart of the city that has no heart Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-22139 10-in. 7/9/1918 Big Ben Conway's Band Band composer  
Victor B-28185 10-in. 7/13/1923 By the watermelon vine Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor BVE-45277 10-in. 6/14/1928 The plunger Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-48040 10-in. 11/7/1928 Round the ring Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-51118 10-in. 4/4/1929 Big Chief Battle Axe Motion Picture Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor O-408 10-in. 11/8/1910 Hoop-e-kack Orquesta Típica Lerdo Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-053104 10-in. 5/20/1940 By the watermelon vine Capitol City Four Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist, composer  
Columbia 1614 7-in. ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 Any rags? Will F. Denny Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Columbia 1614 10-in. ca. 1903 Any rags? Will F. Denny Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Columbia 1654 7-in. ca. 1903 Any rags? Artists vary Band composer  
Columbia 1654 10-in. ca. 1903 Any rags? Artists vary Band composer, lyricist  
Columbia 1669 10-in. approximately 1903 Any rags? Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 1882 10-in. ca. Jan.-Nov. 1904 By the watermelon vine Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 1883 10-in. ca. Jan.-Oct. 1904 Scissors to grind Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 3033 7-in. ca. 1904 By the watermelon vine Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Columbia 3041 7-in. ca. 1904 Scissors to grind Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Columbia 3415 10-in. ca. Jan.-June 1906 My dusky rose Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 3449 10-in. ca. Jan.-Aug. 1906 The Rambler Minstrel Company : Record B Arthur Collins ; Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels and male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 3474 10-in. ca. Jan.-Nov. 1906 Wonderland Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 3702 10-in. between January and September 1907 Just take me down to Wonderland Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 4395 10-in. between January and May 1910 Whip and spur Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19447 10-in. 7/7/1911 Mandy Lou Columbia Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 38484 10-in. 12/6/1912 Low bridge, everybody down Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 38999 10-in. 8/22/1913 What do you mean, you lost your dog? Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 39128 10-in. 12/2/1913 Pussy cat rag Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 39287 10-in. 3/18/1914 In the heart of the city that has no heart Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46466 10-in. 2/29/1916 Mandy Lou Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 78773 10-in. 10/30/1919 I hear you calling me Tollefsen Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Columbia 30782 12-in. 5/29/1911 Fireside minstrels Arthur Collins ; Minstrels [Columbia Records group] Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia W147790 10-in. 1/16/1929 Low bridge everybody down (Or fifteen years on the Erie Canal) Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with banjo, piano, and jew's harp composer, lyricist  
Columbia 147868 10-in. 1/21/1929 Low bridge, everybody down Mack Allen Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
OKeh W81423 10-in. 9/7/1927 Lindy Lou (By the watermelon vine) Lee White Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 3343-3344 10-in. approximately Dec. 1919 General mixup U.S.A. march Walter B. Rogers Band Band composer  
Brunswick E28307 10-in. 9/24/1928 By the watermelon vine Dixie Stars Male vocal duet, with piano composer, lyricist  
Brunswick IND659 10-in. 6/22/1928 In the heart of a city that has no heart Emry Arthur ; The Cumberland Singers Male vocal trio, with guitar lyricist  
Edison 2162 10-in. Jan. 1913 or later Any rags Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 3853 10-in. 6/7/1915 The pussy cat rag Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Edison 4031 10-in. 7/29/1915 Dance of the skeletons Sodero's Band Band composer  
Edison 19058 10-in. 2/20/1929 Low bridge! Everybody down Vernon Dalhart and Company Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo composer, lyricist  
Edison N-749 10-in. 2/20/1929 Low bridge! Everybody down Vernon Dalhart and Company Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo composer, lyricist  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4175[a]] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Scissors to grind Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 4175[b]] 10-in. between late 1903 and 1904 Scissors to grind Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Thos. S.," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111306.

Allen, Thos. S.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111306.

"Allen, Thos. S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111306

External Sources

Wikipedia: Thomas S. Allen

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LCNAR: Allen, Thos. S., 1876-1919 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99020416

Wikidata: Thomas S. Allen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7793716

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/107040031

MusicBrainz: Thomas S. Allen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aff9936b-bc34-4861-9273-078f6642654d

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