Dave Apollon
Dave Apollon (born Denis Apollonov, Russian: Денис Аполлонов; February 23, 1898 – May 30, 1972) was an American mandolin player. Today Dave Apollon is regarded as one of the most innovative and influential mandolinists of the twentieth century, whose more notable recordings and performances include Two Guitars, Hora staccato by Grigoraș Dinicu and Zigeunerweisen aka "Gypsy Airs" by Pablo de Sarasate. His styles include Gypsy and various kinds of European folk music. He is also regarded as one of the first jazz mandolinists, with such memorable recordings as Who and St. Louis Blues. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 23, 1898 (Kyiv), Died 1972 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1965
Roles Represented in DAHR: mandolin, composer
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Recordings (Results 26-48 of 48 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 12978 | 7/10/1962 | The Third Man theme | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12979 | 7/10/1962 | Brazilian waltz | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12980 | 7/10/1962 | Never on Sunday | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12981 | 7/10/1962 | Hava nagilah | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12982 | 7/10/1962 | Non dimenticar | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12987 | 7/17/1962 | Autumn leaves | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12988 | 7/17/1962 | The dancing mandolin | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12989 | 7/17/1962 | St. Louis blues | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 12990 | 7/17/1962 | Without you (Tres palabras) | Dave Apollon and his Mandolin Orchestra | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13642 | 2/9/1965 | Londonderry air | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13643 | 2/9/1965 | Schon Rosmarin (Fair Rosemary) | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13644 | 2/9/1965 | Zigeunerweisen | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13645 | 2/9/1965 | Paganini stomp | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13646 | 2/9/1965 | Caprice Viennois | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13667 | 3/23/1965 | Moscow nights | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13668 | 3/23/1965 | Malaguena | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13669 | 3/23/1965 | Meadowland | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13670 | 3/23/1965 | Streets of Athens | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13716 | 4/27/1965 | An evening in Budapest | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13717 | 4/27/1965 | Just say I love her | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13718 | 4/27/1965 | Scheherazade | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Decca | L 13719 | 4/27/1965 | Valse triste | Dave Apollon | instrumentalist, mandolin | |||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL5324 | 10-in. | 4/15/1935 | Adieu Hawaï | Pierre Chagnon ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Apollon, Dave," accessed May 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110650.
Apollon, Dave. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110650.
"Apollon, Dave." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Apollon, Dave - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98004995
Wikidata: Dave Apollon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5228241
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26675336
MusicBrainz: Dave Apollon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b558274-33ed-4804-8029-a19bc693fe42
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