Sam Lanin
Samuel Charles Lanin (September 4, 1891 – May 5, 1977) was an American jazz bandleader. Lanin's brothers, Howard and Lester, were also bandleaders, and all of them had sustained careers in music. Lanin was one of ten children born to Benjamin and Mary Lanin, Russian Jews who had emigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Sam played clarinet and violin while young, and in 1912 he was offered a spot playing in Victor Herbert's orchestra, where he played through World War I. After the war he moved to New York City and began playing at the Roseland Ballroom in late 1918. There he established the Roseland Orchestra; this ensemble recorded for the Columbia Gramophone Company in the early 1920s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 4, 1891 (Russian Empire), Died May 5, 1977 (Hollywood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, vocalist, percussion, director, clarinet
Notes: Sometimes listed as S. C. Lanin.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 301-325 of 498 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 73949 | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Behind the clouds (There's crowds and crowds of sunbeams) | Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74028 | 10-in. | 2/27/1926 | So does your Mandarin | Billy Jones ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74029 | 10-in. | 2/27/1926 | Let's talk about my sweetie | Billy Jones ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74030 | 10-in. | 2/27/1926 | Oh! You Lulu Belle | Billy Jones ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74100 | 10-in. | Apr. 1926 | The girl friend | Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74101 | 10-in. | Apr. 1926 | The blue room | Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74179 | 10-in. | 6/21/1926 | I'm walking around in circles | Okeh Syncopators [Arkansaw Travellers] | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74180 | 10-in. | 6/21/1926 | Breezin' along with the breeze | Arkansaw Travellers ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74181 | 10-in. | 6/21/1926 | When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along | Arkansaw Travellers ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74224 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Barcelona | Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74225 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Baby face | Theo Alban ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74249 | 10-in. | 8/10/1926 | Me too! | Araby Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 74250 | 10-in. | 8/10/1926 | Oh! If I only had you | Araby Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74251 | 10-in. | 8/10/1926 | Yours with love and kisses | Araby Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74308 | 10-in. | Aug. 1926 | Ting-a-ling the bells'll ring | Arkansaw Travellers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74309 | 10-in. | Aug. 1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Arkansaw Travellers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74341 | 10-in. | 9/7/1926 | She's still my baby | Araby Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74342 | 10-in. | 9/7/1926 | I'd love to meet that old sweetheart of mine | Araby Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74415 | 10-in. | 11/10/1926 | My baby knows how | Sam Lanin ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 74416 | 10-in. | 11/10/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Sam Lanin ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 80054 | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | You need someone to love | Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 80055s | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | Roses remind me of you | Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 80148 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Give me a ukulele (and a ukulele baby) and leave the rest to me | Arkansaw Travellers ; Lem Cleg | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 80149 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Just a bird's-eye view of my old Kentucky home | Araby Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| OKeh | 80150 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Half a moon is better than no moon | Araby Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lanin, Sam," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111956.
Lanin, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111956.
"Lanin, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Lanin, Sam - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002112091
Wikidata: Sam Lanin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q439494
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/268946773
MusicBrainz: Sam Lanin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cb6ebf90-9481-417d-b0a5-d51ad67b04a2
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