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 |
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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 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362432.
Spand, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362432.
"Spand, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024.
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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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