Samuel Woodworth
Samuel Woodworth (January 13, 1784 – December 9, 1842) was an American author, literary journalist, playwright, librettist, and poet. He is best remembered for the poem "The Old Oaken Bucket" (1817), but he is also the first American to write a historical novel. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Scituate (seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts), Died December 9, 1842 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 603 | 7-in. | 3/15/1895 | The old oaken bucket | David C. Bangs | Male vocal solo | author | |
| Berliner | 873 | 7-in. | between June 1897 and April 1898 | Old oaken bucket | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Berliner | 023 | 7-in. | 3/25/1899 | The old oaken bucket | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1790 | 7-in. | 11/18/1902 | The old oaken bucket | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1790 | 10-in. | 11/18/1902 | The old oaken bucket | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3091 | 10-in. | 2/7/1901 | The old oaken bucket | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Victor | A-936 | 7-in. | 1/19/1904 | The old oaken bucket | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Victor | B-936 | 10-in. | 1/19/1904 | The old oaken bucket | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Victor | B-2153 | 10-in. | 1/17/1905 | The old oaken bucket | Old Homestead Double Quartet | Male vocal quartet or octet | author | |
| Victor | B-6229 | 10-in. | 5/26/1908 | Old oaken bucket | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
| Victor | B-16780 | 10-in. | 11/17/1915 | Old oaken bucket | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-20671 | 10-in. | 9/17/1917 | The old oaken bucket | Herbert Witherspoon | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-27784 | 10-in. | 4/26/1923 | Old oaken bucket | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
| Columbia | 521 | 7-in. | between January and September 1902 | The old oaken bucket | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Columbia | 521 | 10-in. | between January and September 1902 | The old oaken bucket | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Columbia | 45633 | 10-in. | 5/12/1915 | The old oaken bucket | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | W142487 | 10-in. | 7/31/1926 | The old oaken bucket | Shannon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
| OKeh | S-7560 | 10-in. | September 1920 | The old oaken bucket | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| OKeh | W400413 | 10-in. | 3/7/1928 | The old oaken bucket | Honolulu Strollers | Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio (Hawaiian) | author | |
| Edison | 3734 | 10-in. | 4/27/1915 | The old oaken bucket | Knickerbocker Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Edison | 10805 | 10-in. | 1/29/1926 | The old oaken bucket | Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | author | |
| Edison | 10868 | 10-in. | 3/5/1926 | The old oaken bucket | James Doherty ; Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Woodworth, Samuel," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104044.
Woodworth, Samuel. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104044.
"Woodworth, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Samuel Woodworth
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Woodworth, Samuel, 1784-1842 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82228331
Wikidata: Samuel Woodworth - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7412965
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/3398460
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/105477 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/105477
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