Herman Timberg

Herman Timberg (April 18, 1891 – April 16, 1952) was a vaudevillian, actor and songwriter, a writer of sketches and dialogue for vaudeville and musicals, "active in nearly every field of show business." He was the brother of composer Sammy Timberg and uncle of the journalist Robert Timberg.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 18, 1891, Died April 16, 1952

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, violin, leader, songwriter, lyricist

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= 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
Columbia 79674 10-in. February 1921 Near me Art Hickman's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 49126 12-in. 2/15/1917 I've a shooting box in Scotland Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band composer  
Columbia 49279 12-in. November or December 1917 Sally down our alley Jockers Brothers Violin and piano duet composer  
OKeh S-7996 10-in. June 1921 Near me Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E24996-E24999 10-in. 11/1/1927 Fiddlin’ blues Herman Timberg and Company Violin and ukulele duet, with female vocal solo composer, leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E25000-E25003 10-in. 11/1/1927 Any time at all Herman Timberg and Company Violin and ukulele duet, with female vocal solo instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E25378-E25379 10-in. 12/1/1927 Fiddlin’ blues Herman Timberg and Company Violin and ukulele duet, with female vocal solo composer, leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 7238 10-in. 3/23/1920 I'd like to know why I fell in love with you Fred Hillebrand Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 8165 10-in. 8/3/1921 "Ma!" Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Timberg, Herman," accessed March 27, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113621.

Timberg, Herman. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113621.

"Timberg, Herman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 27 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113621

External Sources

Wikipedia: Herman Timberg

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Timberg, Herman - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007079293

Wikidata: Herman Timberg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19975329

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51470838

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