Moishe Oysher

Moishe Oysher (Yiddish: משה אוישער) (born March 8, 1906, Lipcani, Bessarabia, Russian Empire – died November 27, 1958, New Rochelle, New York) was an American cantor, recording artist, and film and Yiddish theatre actor. During the 1940s and 1950s he was one of the top Hazzans and his recordings continue to be appreciated due to his rich, powerful voice and creative arrangements.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1906 (Lipcani), Died November 27, 1958 (New Rochelle)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer

Notes: Also sings in the baritone range. Name also appears as Moishe Oisher and Morris Oysher.

= 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
Victor	BVE-55900	10-in.	8/13/1929	Tanchim trubach	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-55920	10-in.	9/12/1929	Palestina	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-55921	10-in.	9/12/1929	Yiddishe hoffnung	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-55922	10-in.	9/12/1929	Yiddische oigen	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-55932	10-in.	8/13/1929	Farwus schlugt man uns	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-024886	10-in.	9/8/1938	Dem pastuchs cholem	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with piano and accordion	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-024887	10-in.	9/8/1938	Yankel der schmidt	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with piano and accordion	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-024888	10-in.	9/8/1938	Chasidic in America	Moishe Oysher ; Florence Weiss	Female-male vocal duet, with accordion and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-024889	10-in.	9/8/1938	A Zemerl	Moishe Oysher ; Florence Weiss	Female-male vocal duet, with accordion and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CS-024898	12-in.	9/14/1938	Krias-shma	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CS-024899	12-in.	9/14/1938	Av-oravchamim	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-Test-551	10-in.	7/15/1929	Der trubach	Moishe Oysher	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oysher, Moishe," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116539.

Oysher, Moishe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116539.

"Oysher, Moishe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.