Sam Donahue
Samuel Koontz Donahue (March 18, 1918 – March 22, 1974) was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, and musical arranger. He performed with Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Billy May, Woody Herman, and Stan Kenton. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Detroit (city in and county seat of Wayne County, and largest city in State of Michigan, United States), Died March 22, 1974 (Reno (city in and county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, director, saxophone, composer, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 43 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-063743 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Loafin' on a lazy day | Frances Claire ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
| Victor | BS-063744 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Au reet | Mitchel Paull ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
| Victor | BS-063745 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | They still make love in London | Frances Claire ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
| Victor | BS-063746 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Saxophone Sam | Ken Meisel ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
| Victor | BS-063747 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Saxophone Sam | Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
| Victor | BS-065631 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Do you care | Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-065632 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Beat the band to the bar | Irene Daye ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone, director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-065633 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Pick up the groove | Mitchel Paull ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble. | instrumentalist, saxophone, director | |
| Victor | BS-065634 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Six mile stretch | Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-068190 | 10-in. | 11/12/1941 | Coffee and cakes | Frances Claire ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-068191 | 10-in. | 11/12/1941 | Flo-flo | Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-068192 | 10-in. | 11/12/1941 | Half a heart (is worse than none) | Andy Blaine ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | BS-068193 | 10-in. | 11/12/1941 | I'll never tire of you | Andy Blaine ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Columbia | 29297 | 10-in. | 12/26/1940 | It counts a lot | Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Columbia | 29298 | 10-in. | 12/26/1940 | Lonesome | Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Columbia | 29299 | 10-in. | 12/26/1940 | Four or five times | Ken Meisel ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Columbia | 29300 | 10-in. | 12/26/1940 | Skooter | Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Decca | 82345 | 2/28/1952 | Come what may | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82346 | 2/28/1952 | Love, where are you now? | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82347 | 2/28/1952 | Hambone | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82421 | 3/10/1952 | Keel row-1 | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82422 | 3/10/1952 | Cuttin' out blues | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82423 | 3/10/1952 | Your Daddy's got the gleeks | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82424 | 3/10/1952 | Heebie jeebies | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 82425 | 3/10/1952 | The blues don't waltz | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donahue, Sam," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312585.
Donahue, Sam. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312585.
"Donahue, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Sam Donahue
Discogs: Sam Donahue
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LCNAR: Donahue, Sam - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91087885
Wikidata: Sam Donahue - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2216444
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/54952016
MusicBrainz: Sam Donahue - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0ae1e90a-d228-418c-a229-cc6f611b2a76
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/291128 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/291128
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