Lew Dockstader

Lew Dockstader

Lew Dockstader (born George Alfred Clapp; August 7, 1856 – October 26, 1924) was an American singer, comedian, and vaudeville star, best known as a blackface minstrel show performer. Dockstader performed as a solo act and in his own popular minstrel troupe.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 7, 1856 (Hartford), Died October 26, 1924 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1912

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	1815	7-in.	3/23/1898	I want my Lulu	Dan W. Quinn	Male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	3251	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Sept. 1905	Everybody works but Father	Lew Dockstader	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	3386	10-in.	ca. Jan.-May 1906	Uncle quit work, too	Lew Dockstader	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	19756	10-in.	2/12/1912	Take a little tip from Father	Lew Dockstader	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	19901	10-in.	5/23/1912	Fiddle-dee-dee	Lew Dockstader	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	38120	10-in.	7/8/1912	Fiddle, dee, dee	Lew Dockstader	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	38131	10-in.	7/11/1912	If it wasn't for my wife and baby	Columbia Quartette ; Lew Dockstader	Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dockstader, Lew," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106711.

Dockstader, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106711.

"Dockstader, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.