Frank Silver
Frank Silverstadt (September 8, 1892 or 1896 (sources differ) in Boston, Massachusetts – June 14, 1960 in Manhattan, New York), better known by his stage name Frank Silver, was an American songwriter, jazz drummer and vaudeville performer. He was best known for co-writing and co-composing the popular song "Yes! We Have No Bananas" in 1923 with Irving Cohn. He wrote at least 75 songs in his career. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1896 (Boston), Died 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1925
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, leader
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-1323 | 10-in. | 5/18/1904 | Mississippi Mamie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | A-1480 | 7-in. | 6/15/1904 | Mississippi Mamie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-1480 | 10-in. | 6/15/1904 | Mississippi Mamie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-1768 | 10-in. | 10/13/1904 | You must think I'm Santa Claus! | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-24580 | 10-in. | 11/24/1920 | In the dusk | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-27765 | 10-in. | 4/19/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-27855 | 10-in. | 4/26/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Great White Way Orchestra ; Billy Murray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-28195 | 10-in. | 7/17/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Eduardo Migliaccio ("Farfariello") | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-28291 | 10-in. | 7/17/1923 | Je ch'ob nit kein panenis | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 1903 | 10-in. | between January and November 1904 | You must think I'm Santa Claus | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 80932 | 10-in. | 3/31/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Furman and Nash | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81035 | 10-in. | 5/25/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81053 | 10-in. | 6/6/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140529 | 10-in. | 4/15/1925 | What do we get from Boston? | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70263 | 10-in. | Oct. 1921 | Yes we have no bananas | National Male Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71557 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Blue Diamond Dance Orchestra ; Billy Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71592 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71684 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71774 | 10-in. | Aug. 1923 | Yes, no got no banana | Coppia Roma-Borelli | Vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10663-10666 | 10-in. | 5/16/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10702-10705 | 10-in. | 5/21/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 8989 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9018 | 10-in. | 6/8/1923 | Yes! We have no bananas | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9213 | 10-in. | 10/19/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9227 | 10-in. | 10/29/1923 | Yes, we have no bananas | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Silver, Frank," accessed September 29, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116908.
Silver, Frank. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 29, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116908.
"Silver, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 29 September 2022.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Silver, Frank, 1896-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2003018724
Wikidata: Frank Silver - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5489575
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59025718
MusicBrainz: Frank Silver - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b93ecc1b-8e33-48a3-bbc4-313b0407479e
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