Len Spencer
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| Len Spencer | |
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| Born | February 12, 1867 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | December 15, 1914 (aged 47) New York City |
| Occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| Nationality | American |
Leonard Garfield Spencer[1] (February 12, 1867 – December 15, 1914) was an early American recording artist. He recorded numerous popular songs in the pre-1920s, the most popular of which[citation needed]was "Arkansaw Traveler" (sic) (1902). The song is an early novelty record and consists of a back-and-forth banter with an Arkansas local who is playing a fiddle.
Some of his most popular recordings include:
- "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom Der E" (1892)
- "The Old Folks at Home" (1892)
- "Little Alabama Coon" (1895)
- "Dat New Bully" (1895)
- "A Hot Time in the Old Town" (1897)
- "Hello! Ma Baby" (1899)
- "Ma Tiger Lily" (1900)
- "Arkansaw Traveler" (1902)
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This 1906 record by Spencer enticed store customers with the wonders of the phonograph — 1414 KB
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See also
References
External links
- Works by Len Spencer at Project Gutenberg
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- Len Spencer cylinder recordings, from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.
- Discography of Len Spencer on Victor Records from the Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings (EDVR)
