Columbia matrix 21. The Arkansaw traveller / George Schweinfest ; Harry Spencer
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| The Arkansaw traveller (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Harry Spencer (speaker) | |
| George Schweinfest (instrumentalist : violin) |
- Description: Descriptive scene, with violin
- Category: Spoken
- Language: English
- Master Size: 7-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index. |
| Brooks/Rust: "[T]his famous routine, in which a rube cracks jokes at the expense of a passerby while playing snatches of 'The Arkansas traveler' on the fiddle, was a best seller in the early 1900s. Len Spencer recorded it for Victor and Edison, and many researchers assume that the Columbia versions, which were generally uncredited (or credited to 'Spencer and Schweinfest,' without specifying first names), were by him as well. However a 1907 Marconi catalog confirms that the most common take (10" take 12) was by Len's younger brother Harry, who made many spoken word recordings for Columbia; lists compiled by Helene Chmura from now-lost Columbia files also give the artist as Harry Spencer. Based on the forgoing, as well as aural evidence, the compiler believes that most if not all Columbia versions were by Harry Spencer. George Schweinfest, a multi-talented instrumentalist, presumably played the violin, while Harry Spencer mimicked both the rube and the passerby." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| approximately 1901 New York, New York | [1] | Unknown | |||
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Columbia 21 | 7-in. | Not announced. |
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Standard 21 | 7-in. | Not announced. |
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | [3] | Unknown | |||
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | [4] | Unknown | |||
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | [5] | Unknown | |||
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | [6] | Unknown | |||
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | 7 | Master | Columbia 21 | 7-in. | |
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Oxford 21 | 7-in. | |
| between 1901 and October 1905 New York, New York | Unknown | Master | Standard 21 | 7-in. | Not announced. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 21. The Arkansaw traveller / George Schweinfest ; Harry Spencer," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000135217/21-The_Arkansaw_traveller.
Columbia matrix 21. The Arkansaw traveller / George Schweinfest ; Harry Spencer. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000135217/21-The_Arkansaw_traveller.
"Columbia matrix 21. The Arkansaw traveller / George Schweinfest ; Harry Spencer." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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