Sam Wooding

Samuel David Wooding (17 June 1895 – 1 August 1985) was an American jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader living and performing in Europe and the United States.

Birth and Death Data: Born Philadelphia (largest city in Pennsylvania, United States), Died January 1, 1985 (Manhattan (borough of New York City, New York, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-28753 10-in. 10/17/1923 Walk, Jennie, walk Barney Rapp Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-100383 10-in. 4/23/1936 Walk Jennie, walk Benny Goodman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 81242 10-in. 9/27/1923 Walk, Jenny, walk! Billy Jones ; The Original Memphis Five Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
OKeh S-72997 10-in. 11/25/1924 Changeable daddy of mine Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet composer  
Brunswick 11345-11347 10-in. 9/18/1923 Walk, Jenny, walk Cotton Pickers Jazz/dance band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wooding, Sam," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109140.

Wooding, Sam. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109140.

"Wooding, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109140

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