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 301-325 of 335 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C4376	10-in.	9/18/1929	If I were you (I’d fall in love with me)	Charles C. Locke	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C1244-C1245	10-in.	10/7/1927	When Erastus plays his old kazoo	Black Bottom Stompers ; Johnny Dodds	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C1274-C1275	10-in.	10/10/1927	Nothin does does	Kay Ronayne	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	LAE46	10-in.	Jan. 1928	Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day	Herb Wiedoeft Orchestra ; Leon Lucas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	PB452-PB453	10-in.	Apr. 1928	There’s always a way to remember (But I can’t find a way to forget)	Jack Denny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	260W-262W	10-in.	1/23/1925	Nobody knows what a red head mamma can do	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	1289W-1291W	10-in.	9/2/1925	Valeska	The Ambassadors ; Louis Katzman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 126-a]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1927	I ain’t that kind of a baby	Leslie Hutchinson ; Alice Morley	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 173-b]	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1928	I love my old-fashioned man	Alice Morley	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	B17769	10-in.	7/02/1935	A sunbonnet blue (and a yellow straw hat)	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Edison	9909	10-in.	12/17/1924	Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do	Vernon Dalhart ; Jack Stillman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Edison	11355	10-in.	12/7/1926	Rags	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	11418	10-in.	1/6/1927	We're the Sunday drivers	Macy and Smalle	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	11799	10-in.	7/15/1927	When Erastus plays his old kazoo	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	11924	10-in.	9/30/1927	Nothin' does-does like it used to do-do-do	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	18116	10-in.	12/20/1927	There's always a way to remember (But I can't find a way to forget)	Will Donaldson ; Jack Parker	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Edison	18150	10-in.	1/3/1928	Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day	Dick Robertson ; The Strollers	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo-guitar	composer
Edison	18269	10-in.	3/1/1928	Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day	Happy Jack ; Louis Lilienfeld Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	18305	10-in.	3/14/1928	There's something about a rose (That reminds me of you)	Winegar’s Penn Boys	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	18362	10-in.	4/3/1928	And then you came along	Will Donaldson ; Jack Parker	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	18554	10-in.	5/31/1928	Come on along with the blue bird	Radio Franks	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	18715	10-in.	9/11/1928	Ev'rything we like we like alike	Vaughn De Leath ; Muriel Pollock	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	19024	10-in.	1/22/1929	Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine)	Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	19083	10-in.	3/7/1929	When the world is at rest	Helen Clark ; Walter Scanlan	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	19126	10-in.	3/26/1929	If I give up the saxophone (Will you come back to me?)	7 Blue Babies ; Jack Dalton	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 301-325 of 335 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fain, Sammy," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106808.

Fain, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106808.

"Fain, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.