Sammy Fain

Sammy Fain

Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 17, 1902 (New York City), Died December 6, 1989 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, songwriter, piano, lyricist

Notes: Name sometimes appears as Sammy Fain, "The Crooning Composer."

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 335 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-31599	10-in.	1/9/1925	Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do	Mitchell Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment)	songwriter
Victor	B-31787	10-in.	1/29/1925	Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BVE-33394	10-in.	9/18/1925	Keep on croonin' a tune	Phil Romano Orchestra ; Phil Romano	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-33607	10-in.	10/21/1925	Keep on croonin' a tune	Whitey Kaufman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-33654	10-in.	12/29/1925	Keep on croonin' a tune	Mitchell Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment)	composer
Victor	BVE-36086	10-in.	9/1/1926	Turkish towel	Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Victor	BVE-36768	10-in.	11/15/1926	Rags	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-36894	10-in.	11/2/1926	We're the Sunday drivers	Billy Murray's Trio	Male vocal trio, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-37528	10-in.	1/10/1927	If you can't hold the man you love (Don't cry when he's gone)	Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Evelyn Preer	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-38723	10-in.	5/4/1927	I haven't told her, she hasn't told me (But we know it just the same)	Franklyn Baur ; Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-39091	10-in.	7/7/1927	I ain't that kind of baby	Ben Pollack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-39271	10-in.	6/20/1927	Mississippi mud	Rhythm Boys	Male vocal trio, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-41633	10-in.	1/20/1928	Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy rainy day)	Dewey Bergman ; Webster Hall Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBVE-42002	10-in.	2/14/1928	There's something about a rose (That reminds me of you)	Eddie Harkness Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBVE-42072	10-in.	3/9/1928	What a wonderful wedding that will be	Horace Heidt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-42420	10-in.	2/8/1928	Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy day)	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-48460	10-in.	12/14/1928	When the world is at rest	Chick Endor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-49625	10-in.	1/8/1929	When the world is at rest	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Victor	BVE-49795	10-in.	3/26/1929	There's a place in the sun for you	Morton Downey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-49989	10-in.	2/23/1929	Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine)	Gene Austin ; Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-50520	10-in.	2/24/1929	Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine)	Art Kassel ; "Kassels-in-the-Air" Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus and talk	composer
Victor	PBVE-50544	10-in.	3/15/1929	There's a place in the sun for you	Herman Kenin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-50932	10-in.	3/12/1929	Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine)	Elliott Shaw ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-51611	10-in.	4/5/1929	If I give up the saxophone (Will you come back to me?)	Eddie Cantor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-53575	10-in.	6/20/1929	I'd fall in love with me (If I were you)	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 335 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fain, Sammy," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106808.

Fain, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106808.

"Fain, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.