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 Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died February 12, 1967 (Sausalito (city in Marin County, California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, leader, director, trumpet, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-040262 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Eccentric | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BS-040263 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | That da da strain | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| 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 | director, instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BS-043377 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | Dipper mouth blues | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | BS-043378 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | Livery stable blues (Barnyard blues) | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, cornet | |
| 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 December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103496.
Spanier, Muggsy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103496.
"Spanier, Muggsy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
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IMDb: Muggsy Spanier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Spanier, Muggsy, 1901-1967 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82025092
Wikidata: Muggsy Spanier - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q487370
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/198091066
MusicBrainz: Muggsy Spanier - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c4b619e-29ec-4f07-adaf-403a01b15f2d
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/87659 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/87659
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