Samuel Siegel
Samuel Siegel (born 1875, Des Moines, Iowa — died January 14, 1948, Los Angeles, California) was an American mandolin virtuoso and composer who played mandolin on 29 records for Victor Records, including 9 pieces of his own composition and two that he arranged. Siegel was the first mandolinist to record on Emile Berliner's phonograph disk-records. He was labeled "America's Greatest Mandoline Virtuoso" and "The King of the Mandolin" in the May 1900 Banjo World. Siegel performed both in vaudeville, as well as in concert halls. He had no formal training in music, but saw that the mandolin needed original music, rather than relying on the transcribed violin music. His compositions and arrangements were well known in his day. He was the author of Siegel's Special Mandolin Studies, published by Joseph W. Stern & Co., 1901, in which he covered left-hand Pizzicato and harmonic duo style. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1875 (Des Moines), Died January 14, 1948 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: mandolin, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 66 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 01141 | 7-in. | 4/2/1900 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Berliner | 01276 | 7-in. | Before June 1900 | Home, sweet home | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Berliner | 01277 | 7-in. | Before June 1900 | Cradle song | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Berliner | 01278 | 7-in. | Before June 1900 | I love you in the same old way | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Berliner | 01279 | 7-in. | Before June 1900 | Come ye disconsolate | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]445 | 7-in. | 10/20/1900 | The foxhunters two-step | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]446 | 7-in. | 10/20/1900 | Espagnole waltz | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]447 | 7-in. | 10/20/1900 | Hawthorne club | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]448 | 7-in. | 10/20/1900 | Remembrance of thee | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | composer, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]449 | 7-in. | 10/20/1900 | Medley of coon songs | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]450 | 7-in. | 10/20/1900 | Ma lady Lou | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3379 | 10-in. | 5/20/1901 | Volunteer patrol | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | composer, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3380 | 10-in. | 5/20/1901 | American valor march | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3381 | 10-in. | 5/20/1901 | La bonita waltz | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3382 | 10-in. | 5/20/1901 | Romance | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3383 | 10-in. | 5/20/1901 | In olden times | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2086 | 10-in. | 12/27/1904 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2087 | 10-in. | 12/27/1904 | Manzanillo | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2088 | 10-in. | 12/27/1904 | An autumn evening | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2089 | 10-in. | 12/27/1904 | A-sa-ma | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2090 | 10-in. | 12/27/1904 | Maritana mazurka | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2091 | 10-in. | 12/27/1904 | Navajo medley | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | arranger, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2092 | 10-in. | 12/28/1904 | La cinquantaine | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2093 | 10-in. | 12/28/1904 | Träumerei | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
Victor | B-2094 | 10-in. | 12/28/1904 | Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo | Samuel Siegel | Mandolin solo, with piano | arranger, instrumentalist, mandolin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Siegel, Samuel," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100222.
Siegel, Samuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100222.
"Siegel, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Siegel, Samuel, 1875-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114287
Wikidata: Samuel Siegel - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17421770
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11085227
MusicBrainz: Samuel Siegel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/115ca5eb-a95f-45a6-adad-959295538e19
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