Sam Coslow
Sam Coslow (December 27, 1902 – April 2, 1982) was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher and market analyst. Coslow was born in New York City. He began writing songs as a teenager. He contributed songs to Broadway revues, formed the music publishing company Spier and Coslow with Larry Spier and made a number of recordings as a performer. With the explosion of film musicals in the late 1920s, Hollywood attracted a number of ambitious young songwriters, and Coslow joined them in 1929. Coslow and his partner Larry Spier sold their publishing business to Paramount Pictures and Coslow became a Paramount songwriter. One of his first assignments for the studio was the score for the 1930 film The Virtuous Sin. He formed a successful partnership with composer Arthur Johnston and together they provided the scores for a number of films including Bing Crosby vehicles. Coslow became a film producer in the 1940s and won the Academy Award for Best Short Film for his production Heavenly Music in 1943. He was married to actress Esther Muir from 1934 to 1948, and they had a daughter Jacqueline Coslow, who also worked as an actress. In 1953 he married cabaret singer, Frances King, of Cafe Societie duo Noble & King. Sam and Frances remained married until his death in 1982. Together they have a daughter, Cara Coslow who gained notoriety as Head of Casting for Carsey Werner Productions and the Producer of the television series Dante's Cove. Cara is also an author of two books. During the 1960s Coslow's work shifted from music and film to market analysis. During this time Coslow founded the publishing company Investor's Press, which published investing books and the newsletter "Indicator Digest." During the 1970s Coslow wrote two books, "Cocktails for Two" which focused on his musical career and "Super Yields" which focused on investing. He died in Bronxville in 1982. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 27, 1902 (New York City), Died April 2, 1982 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, tenor vocal, speaker
Notes: Credited in Victor ledgers as "The Broadway minstrel."
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 301-325 of 401 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W400675 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Was it a dream? | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W400871 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Was it a dream? | Dorsey Brothers Concert Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W400872 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Was it a dream? | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | composer | |
OKeh | W400956 | 10-in. | 6/26/1928 | Was it a dream? | Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | lyricist | |
OKeh | W402860 | 10-in. | 8/16/1929 | True blue Lou | Justin Ring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
OKeh | W402883 | 10-in. | 8/26/1929 | True blue Lou | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W402935 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | True blue Lou | Richard Jordon | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W403632 | 10-in. | 1/16/1930 | If I were king | Smith Ballew Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W403743 | 10-in. | 2/6/1930 | (Up on top of a rainbow) Sweepin' the clouds away | Casa Loma Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403772 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | Sing, you sinners | Smith Ballew Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403773 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | In my little hope chest | Smith Ballew Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
OKeh | W403890 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | In my little hope chest | The New York Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
OKeh | W490038 | 10-in. | 2/6/1930 | (Up on top of a rainbow) Sweepin' the clouds away | Casa Loma Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W500021 | 12-in. | 9/29/1928 | Was it a dream? | Dorsey Brothers Concert Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | [OK cat 40174] | 10-in. | 1924 | Dumb Dora | Earl Rickard | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
OKeh | [OK cat 40513-b] | 10-in. | 1925 | I need somebody to lullaby me | Richard B. Gilbert | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | 10029-10031 | 10-in. | 3/1/1923 | Wanita (Wanna eat? Wanna eat?) | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 14531-14533 | 10-in. | 12/19/1924 | I ain’t got nobody to love | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E27416 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Was it a dream? | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E27600 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Was it a dream? | Louis Katzman Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E27668 | 10-in. | 6/8/1928 | Was it a dream | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E27723 | 10-in. | 6/15/1928 | Fué un sueño? | Pilar Arcos ; José Moriche | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E28601 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1928 | Was it a dream? | Lanin's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E29307 | 10-in. | 2/19/1929 | Leave me with a beautiful melody | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E30603 | 10-in. | 8/1/1929 | True blue Lou | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Coslow, Sam," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104876.
Coslow, Sam. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104876.
"Coslow, Sam." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Coslow, Sam, 1902-1982 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85085839
Wikidata: Sam Coslow - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7407350
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MusicBrainz: Sam Coslow - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be84697f-d834-4ed7-9a00-16a129f6d1e3
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