Sam Costa

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Samuel Gabriel Costa (17 June 1910 – 23 September 1981) was an English singer, entertainer and broadcaster. Initially a popular singer in the dance band era and a comic actor on the show Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, he was later a disc jockey for Radio Luxembourg and the BBC.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1910 (London Borough of Hackney), Died September 22, 1981

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gramophone	0EA4787	10-in.	5/10/1937	Don't play with fire	Bert Firman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Gramophone	0B5125	10-in.	10/6/1933	Everybody loves my Marguerite	Sam Costa ; Jack Jackson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Gramophone	0EA5429	10-in.	8/16/1937	Ten pretty girls	Ronnie Munro Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	vocalist

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Costa, Sam," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116044.

Costa, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116044.

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Wikipedia: Sam Costa

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LCNAR: Costa, Sam, 1910-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013033692

Wikidata: Sam Costa - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7407351

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