Thos. S. Allen

Thomas S. Allen (1876–1919), an early figure in Tin Pan Alley, was an American vaudeville composer, manager, and violinist. He was born in Natick, Massachusetts, and died in Boston.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1876, Died 1919

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, arranger, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-69 of 69 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	38999	10-in.	8/22/1913	What do you mean, you lost your dog?	Ed Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39128	10-in.	12/2/1913	Pussy cat rag	Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	39287	10-in.	3/18/1914	In the heart of the city that has no heart	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46466	10-in.	2/29/1916	Mandy Lou	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	78773	10-in.	10/30/1919	I hear you calling me	Tollefsen Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Columbia	30782	12-in.	5/29/1911	Fireside minstrels	Arthur Collins ; Minstrels [Columbia Records group]	Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W147790	10-in.	1/16/1929	Low bridge everybody down (Or fifteen years on the Erie Canal)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with banjo, piano, and jew's harp	composer, lyricist
Columbia	147868	10-in.	1/21/1929	Low bridge, everybody down	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81423	10-in.	9/7/1927	Lindy Lou (By the watermelon vine)	Lee White	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	3343-3344	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1919	General mixup U.S.A. march	Walter B. Rogers Band	Band	composer
Brunswick	E28307	10-in.	9/24/1928	By the watermelon vine	Dixie Stars	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	IND659	10-in.	6/22/1928	In the heart of a city that has no heart	Emry Arthur ; The Cumberland Singers	Male vocal trio, with guitar	lyricist
Edison	2162	10-in.	Jan. 1913 or later	Any rags	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	3853	10-in.	6/7/1915	The pussy cat rag	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Edison	4031	10-in.	7/29/1915	Dance of the skeletons	Sodero's Band	Band	composer
Edison	19058	10-in.	2/20/1929	Low bridge! Everybody down	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo	composer, lyricist
Edison	N-749	10-in.	2/20/1929	Low bridge! Everybody down	Vernon Dalhart and Company	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo	composer, lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 4175[a]]	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	Scissors to grind	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 4175[b]]	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	Scissors to grind	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist

(Results 51-69 of 69 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Thos. S.," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111306.

Allen, Thos. S.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111306.

"Allen, Thos. S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.

Thos. S. Allen

Recordings (Results 51-69 of 69 records)

Citation

DAHR Persistent Identifier

External Sources

Linked Open Data Sources

Feedback