Tom Glazer
Thomas Zachariah Glazer (September 2, 1914 – February 21, 2003) was an American folk singer and songwriter known primarily as a composer of ballads, including: "Because All Men Are Brothers", recorded by The Weavers and Peter, Paul and Mary, "Talking Inflation Blues", recorded by Bob Dylan, "The Ballad of FDR" and "A Dollar Ain't A Dollar Anymore". He wrote the lyrics to the songs "Melody of Love" (1954), and "Skokian" (1954). |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 2, 1914 (Philadelphia), Died February 21, 2003 (Rochester)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: performer, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D5AB-0276 | 10-in. | 5/18/1945 | Don't weep, don't mourn, don't worry | Elton Britt ; Sam Persoff | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
Decca | 74333 | 12/23/1947 | Songs of industrial safety: Good morning my friends ; Have you a bright suggestion? ; Fathering that factory | Tom Glazer | performer | |||
Decca | 74334 | 12/23/1947 | Songs of industrial safety: Hey Anna, wear that bandanna ; Time for lunch ; Gloves & goggles | Tom Glazer | performer | |||
Decca | 74335 | 12/28/1947 | Hand stayed on ; Bandage on your knee ; Fall for a beautiful girl | Tom Glazer | performer | |||
Decca | 74336 | 12/28/1947 | Clementine ; Clementine (got a partner) ; Daisy daisy | Tom Glazer | performer | |||
Decca | 89475 | 3/4/1956 | The 4th R (Religion) | Tom Glazer | performer | |||
Decca | 89476 | 3/4/1956 | Country & Western | Tom Glazer | performer | |||
Decca | 89477 | 3/4/1956 | Piano in my cell | Tom Glazer | performer | |||
Decca | 89478 | 3/4/1956 | 500 miles | Tom Glazer | performer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Glazer, Tom," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/317936.
Glazer, Tom. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/317936.
"Glazer, Tom." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Glazer, Tom - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79107873
Wikidata: Tom Glazer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7815952
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/8668884
MusicBrainz: Tom Glazer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b83f04f3-9154-4b66-b358-2b46b3881b30
ISNI: 0000 0001 0868 2411 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000108682411
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