Snooks Friedman

Birth and Death Data: Born February 10, 1906, Died March 24, 1993

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, drums, leader, traps, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 50 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor ABRC-69918 10-in. 6/10/1931 Swamp ghosts Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra [Memphis Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor ABRC-69919 10-in. 6/10/1931 Some of these days Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor ABRC-69920 10-in. 6/10/1931 Roll on, Mississippi, roll on Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director  
Victor ABRC-69921 10-in. 6/10/1931 The one man band Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble director  
Victor BRC-70225 10-in. 9/11/1931 A good man is hard to find Memphis Ramblers Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and jazz/dance band director, instrumentalist, drums  
Victor BRC-70226 10-in. 9/11/1931 Cutest kid in town Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Ken Herlin ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director  
Victor BRC-70227 10-in. 9/11/1931 Japanese sandman Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BRC-70228 10-in. 9/11/1931 Kissable baby Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Ken Herlin ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director  
Victor BRC-70982 10-in. 12/18/1931 Soliloquy Eliot Everett Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BRC-70983 10-in. 12/18/1931 Nothin' to do but love Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director  
Victor BRC-70984 10-in. 12/18/1931 Sittin' on a rubbish can Julia Gerity and her Boys Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo director  
Victor BRC-70985 10-in. 12/18/1931 Why did it have to be me? Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BRC-72245 10-in. 4/7/1932 I found a peanut Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director, vocalist  
Victor BRC-72246 10-in. 4/7/1932 When a pal bids a pal goodbye Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BRC-72247 10-in. 4/7/1932 Dixie Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BRC-72248 10-in. 4/7/1932 'Neath the silvery moon Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BRC-72249 10-in. 4/7/1932 Sweet birds Calloway's Hot Shots Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus director  
Brunswick E36858 10-in. 6/12/1931 That’s my desire Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio leader  
Brunswick E36859 10-in. 6/12/1931 Just one more chance Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E36860 10-in. 6/12/1931 That’s the time a fellow needs a girl friend Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E36861 10-in. 6/12/1931 Makin’ faces at the man in the moon Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E37171 10-in. 9/24/1931 Good night, sweetheart Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E37172 10-in. 9/24/1931 Guilty Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E37173 10-in. 9/24/1931 When it’s sleepy time down South Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E37232 10-in. 9/30/1931 Was it wrong? Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
(Results 26-50 of 50 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friedman, Snooks," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113994.

Friedman, Snooks. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113994.

"Friedman, Snooks." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113994

External Sources

Allmusic: Snooks Friedman

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Friedman, Snooks, 1906-1993 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008037848

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q27154903

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34657266

ISNI: 0000 0000 5129 8151 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000051298151

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