Charlie Spand

Charlie Spand (May 8, 1893 – after 1958) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer, noted for his barrelhouse style. He was deemed one of the most influential piano players of the 1920s. Little is known of his life outside of music, and his total recordings amount to 33 tracks.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1905 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gennett 15154 10-in. 6/6/1929 Soon this morning blues Charlie Spand Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15155 10-in. 6/6/1929 Fetch your water Charlie Spand Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15453 10-in. 8/17/1929 Good gal Charlie Spand Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15454 10-in. 8/17/1929 Ain't gonna stand for that Charlie Spand Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15455 10-in. 8/17/1929 Moanin the blues Charlie Spand Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15456 10-in. 8/17/1929 Back to the woods blues Charlie Spand Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15457 10-in. 8/17/1929 Hastings St. Blind Blake ; Charlie Spand Monologue, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15458 10-in. 8/17/1929 Pop it stomp Blind Blake Monologue, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spand, Charlie," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362432.

Spand, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362432.

"Spand, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362432

External Sources

Wikipedia: Charlie Spand

Discogs: Charlie Spand

Allmusic: Charlie Spand

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Spand, Charlie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019382

Wikidata: Charlie Spand - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1067000

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24171594

MusicBrainz: Charlie Spand - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/40475c28-915f-4d46-bca9-4c172ce13262

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