Samuel Siegel
Samuel Siegel (born 1875, Des Moines, Iowa — died January 14, 1948, Los Angeles, California) was an American mandolin virtuoso and composer who played mandolin on 29 records for Victor Records, including 9 pieces of his own composition and two that he arranged. Siegel was the first mandolinist to record on Emile Berliner's phonograph disk-records. He was labeled "America's Greatest Mandoline Virtuoso" and "The King of the Mandolin" in the May 1900 Banjo World. Siegel performed both in vaudeville, as well as in concert halls. He had no formal training in music, but saw that the mandolin needed original music, rather than relying on the transcribed violin music. His compositions and arrangements were well known in his day. He was the author of Siegel's Special Mandolin Studies, published by Joseph W. Stern & Co., 1901, in which he covered left-hand Pizzicato and harmonic duo style. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1875 (Des Moines), Died January 14, 1948 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: mandolin, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 51-66 of 66 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 4023 | 10-in. | between January and August 1909 | The flowers | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | composer, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Columbia | W142806 | 10-in. | 10/11/1926 | Lullaby | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, unaccompanied | composer, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Columbia | W142807 | 10-in. | 10/11/1926 | Come, ye disconsolate | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, unaccompanied | arranger, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
OKeh | 524 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1918 | Castilian echoes | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Mandolin and ukulele duet | instrumentalist, mandolin, composer | |
OKeh | 526 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1918 | Valse caprice | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Mandolin and ukulele duet | instrumentalist, mandolin, composer | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1275-b] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Old folks at home | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Edison | 6599 | 10-in. | 1/31/1919 | Ragtime echoes | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Ukulele and mandolin duet | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Edison | 6600 | 10-in. | 1/31/1919 | Kuu ipo i ka hee pue one | Marie Caveny ; Samuel Siegel | Ukulele and mandolin duet | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9106] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Story teller waltz | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9107] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Fairhill wheelmen | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9108] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | The pixie's dance | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9109] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Rag time medley | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9110] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Maritana : Mazurka | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9111] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Elfin dance | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9113] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Hawthorne Club march | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat G9115] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Remembrance of thee | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Siegel, Samuel," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100222.
Siegel, Samuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100222.
"Siegel, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Siegel, Samuel, 1875-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114287
Wikidata: Samuel Siegel - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17421770
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11085227
MusicBrainz: Samuel Siegel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/115ca5eb-a95f-45a6-adad-959295538e19
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