Sidor Belarsky
Sidor Belarsky, born Isidor Livshitz (December 27, 1898 – June 7, 1975), was a Ukrainian-American singer born to a Jewish family in Kryzhopil, Ukraine. He came to the United States in 1930 or 1931. He died at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York in 1975. His recording of "Dem Milners Trern" ("The Miller's Tears"), a Yiddish folk song composed by M. M. Warshavsky, was featured in the Coen brothers's film, A Serious Man. The song's subject is the expulsion of Jews from hundreds of villages in Czarist Russia. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1898 (Kryzhopil), Died June 7, 1975
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, arranger
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-028347 | 10-in. | 11/1/1938 | Volga | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-028348 | 10-in. | 11/1/1938 | Dem zeidens broche | Sidor Belarsky | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, arranger | |
| Victor | BS-028349 | 10-in. | 11/1/1938 | Students' song | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-028350 | 10-in. | 11/1/1938 | Dem milner's trern | Sidor Belarsky | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036581 | 10-in. | 5/2/1939 | Veulai | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036582 | 10-in. | 5/2/1939 | Sholosh sudos | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal, arranger | |
| Victor | BS-036583 | 10-in. | 5/2/1939 | Georgian melody | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036584 | 10-in. | 5/2/1939 | I greave | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036585 | 10-in. | 5/2/1939 | Shir hashamisha | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036586 | 10-in. | 5/2/1939 | Dos gebet | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036972 | 10-in. | 5/23/1939 | Sholosh sudos | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, arranger | |
| Victor | BS-036973 | 10-in. | 5/23/1939 | Yam lied | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036974 | 10-in. | 5/23/1939 | Veulai | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-036975 | 10-in. | 5/23/1939 | Shir hashamisha | Sidor Belarsky | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2220 | 10-in. | 5/24/1946 | Dark night | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2221 | 10-in. | 5/24/1946 | Hobo song | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2222 | 10-in. | 5/24/1946 | By the cradle | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2223 | 10-in. | 5/24/1946 | Katusha | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2253 | 10-in. | 5/31/1946 | From border to border | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2254 | 10-in. | 5/31/1946 | Tachanka | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2255 | 10-in. | 5/31/1946 | My beloved one | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6FB-2256 | 10-in. | 5/31/1946 | Morning light (United Nations) | Sidor Belarsky ; Mischa Borr Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Belarsky, Sidor," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106460.
Belarsky, Sidor. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106460.
"Belarsky, Sidor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Sidor Belarsky
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Belarsky, Sidor - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91128089
Wikidata: Sidor Belarsky - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2091423
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53337483
MusicBrainz: Sidor Belarsky - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/23bfc1a9-17e3-4df3-98e4-bc59dfe33128
ISNI: 0000 0001 1643 9171 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116439171
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