Muggsy Spanier

Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago. He was a member of the Bucktown Five, pioneers of the "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and swing.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 9, 1901 (Chicago), Died February 12, 1967 (Sausalito)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, leader, director, trumpet, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	BS-040260	10-in.	7/7/1939	Big butter and egg man	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-040261	10-in.	7/7/1939	Someday sweetheart	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Victor	BS-040262	10-in.	7/7/1939	Eccentric	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Victor	BS-040263	10-in.	7/7/1939	That da da strain	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Victor	BS-043375	10-in.	11/10/1939	At the jazz band ball	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-043376	10-in.	11/10/1939	I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate	George Brunis ; Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, cornet, director
Victor	BS-043377	10-in.	11/10/1939	Dipper mouth blues	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, director
Victor	BS-043378	10-in.	11/10/1939	Livery stable blues (Barnyard blues)	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, director
Victor	BS-043894	10-in.	11/22/1939	Riverboat shuffle	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-043895	10-in.	11/22/1939	Relaxin' at the Touro	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, cornet, composer
Victor	BS-043896	10-in.	11/22/1939	At sundown	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-043897	10-in.	11/22/1939	Bluin' the blues	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-045745	10-in.	12/12/1939	Lonesome road	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-045746	10-in.	12/12/1939	Dinah	George Brunis ; Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-045747	10-in.	12/12/1939	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet
Victor	BS-045748	10-in.	12/12/1939	Mandy, make up your mind	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, cornet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spanier, Muggsy," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103496.

Spanier, Muggsy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103496.

"Spanier, Muggsy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.