Sam Coslow  (1902-1982)
Last updated: 12.03.25
According to the Internet source given below, Sam Coslow was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst born in New York City.
He contributed songs to Broadway revues, formed the music publishing company Spier & Coslow Inc. with Larry Spier also making a number of recordings as a performer.
Coslow became a film producer in the 1940s and won the Academy Award for Best Short Film for his production Heavenly Music (1943).
He died in New York City.
Websites:
url15.gif Sam Coslow Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Sam Coslow List of 401 historic recordings from 1919 to 1947.
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Deedle Deedle Dum (1922) Irving Mills
A. Sherman		 Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Got to Dance My Way to Heaven (1936) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif It's Love Again (1936) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Sing You Sinners (1930) W. Franke Harling James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif You Didn't Know the Music (1931) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Beautiful Buxom Barmaid, The (1939) S. Coslow Babs Johnson
Charlie Ryan
Little Ryan		 Victor: BS-042640
recordmp3.gif Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home (1929) S. Coslow Annette Hanshaw Columbia: [W]148648
recordmp3.gif I Never Knew What the Moonlight Could Do (1926) S. Coslow Kitty O'Connor Columbia: W142675
recordmp3.gif I'm in Love With the Honorable Mr. So and So (1939) S. Coslow Helen Forrest
Tony Pastor		 Victor: BS-032962
recordmp3.gif Last Night's Gardenias (1940) S. Coslow Mary Ann Mercer Victor: BS-046459
recordmp3.gif You Took My Breath Away (1935) S. Coslow Dolly Dawn Victor: BS-98119
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Folk Music CDs:
cd15.gif Duncan Sisters The Duncan Sisters
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Deedle Deedle Dum (1922) S. Coslow (music)
Irving Mills (coauth.)
A. Sherman (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Got to Dance My Way to Heaven (1936) S. Coslow (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif It's Love Again (1936) S. Coslow (w&m)
Jessie Mathews (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Sing You Sinners (1930) S. Coslow (w&m)
W. Franke Harling (coauth.)
Nancy Carroll (perf.)
Stanley Smith (perf.)
Lillian Roth (perf.)
Skeets Gallagher (perf.)
Mitzi Hajos (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Wanita: Wanna Eat? Wanna Eat? (1923) S. Coslow (music)
A. Sherman (coauth.)
Howard Brothers (perf.)		 Piano Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif You Didn't Know the Music (1931) S. Coslow (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 70 works by Sam Coslow (1902-1982). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Daddies 1919 Abel Green (co-author)
It Might Have Been You (w&m) 1920 Sylvia Clark (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Deedle Deedle Dum 1922 Irving Mills (co-author)
Al Sherman (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
When You're Near 1922 Al Sherman (co-author)
Not Yet Suzette! 1923 J. Fred Coots (words)
Wanita: Wanna Eat? Wanna Eat? 1923 Al Sherman (co-author)
Howard Brothers (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
I Ain't Got Nobody to Love (w&m) 1924 Abner Silver (co-author)  wvicon.gif
It Might Have Been Me (w&m) 1924 Harold Berg (co-author)
Charles Horvath (co-author)
Aileen Stanley (perf.) 		 Pub.
Sweet Onion Time (w&m) 1924 Duncan Sisters (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Dancing in the Dark (w&m) 1925 Al Sherman (co-author)
Max Prival (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
Animal Crackers! 1926 Harry Link (co-author)
Fred Rich (co-author)
⇑ Hello! Swanee-Hello! (w&m) 1926 Sandy Britt (co-author)
Sammy Kahn (perf.)
Betty Marvyn (perf.)
Medley & Dupree (perf.)
Eddie Simon (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
I Never Knew What the Moonlight Could Do 1926 Larry Spier (co-author)
Kitty O'Connor (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Does She Love Me? Positively Absolutely 1927 Jean Herbert (words)  wvicon.gif
I Don't Believe You (w&m) 1927 Larry Spier (co-author)
Buddy Fisher (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
I'll Think of You 1927 Larry Spier (co-author)
Levine 1927 Saul Bernie (words)
Joseph Tanzman (words)
Nay! Nay! Neighbor (w&m) 1927 Harry Chas. Tobias (co-author)
Rae Samuels (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
One Summer Night (w&m) 1927 Larry Spier (co-author)
Joe Griffith (perf.)
Rube Wolf (perf.) 		 Pub.
Was It a Dream? (w&m) 1928 Larry Spier (co-author)
Addy Britt (words) 		 Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Can You Read in My Eyes (w&m) 1929  wvicon.gif
Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home 1929 Richard Allen (perf.)
George Bancroft (perf.)
Annette Hanshaw (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Flippity Flop, The (w&m) 1929 Leon Robin (co-author)
Richard A Whiting (co-author) 		 Pub.
You Want Lovin' (w&m) 1929 Larry Spier (co-author)
Jack Osterman (co-author)
Jack Osterman (perf.) 		 Pub.
In My Little Hope Chest (w&m) 1930 W. Franke Harling (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Let's Be Domestic (w&m) 1930 W. Frank Harling (co-author)  Pub.
Sing You Sinners (w&m) 1930 W. Franke Harling (co-author)
Nancy Carroll (perf.)
Skeets Gallagher (perf.)
Mitzi Hajos (perf.)
Lillian Roth (perf.)
Stanley Smith (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif 
Sweepin' the Clouds Away 1930
Just One More Chance (w&m) 1931 Arthur Johnston (co-author)
Ruth Etting (perf.) 		 Pub.
You Didn't Know the Music (w&m) 1931  Pub. pdf15.gif 
You Little So-And-So (w&m) 1932 Leo Robin (co-author)
Marlene Dietrich (perf.) 		 Pub.
⇑ Day You Came Along, The 1933 Arthur Johnston (co-author)
Boogie Man, The (w&m) 1934 Burns & Allen (perf.)
Guy Lombardo (perf.) 		 Pub.
Cocktails For Two 1934 Arthur Johnston (co-author)
Crooner's Lullaby 1934 Arthur Johnston (co-author)
Ebony Rhapsody 1934 Arthur Johnston (co-author)
Fare Thee Well (w&m) 1934  wvicon.gif
All's Well 1935 Richard A Whiting (words)
Be Careful, Young Lady (w&m) 1935  Pub.
Dancing the Viennese 1935
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Easy on the Eyes 1935
In the Middle of a Kiss (w&m) 1935 Arline Judge (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Keep Your Fingers Crossed 1935 Richard A Whiting (co-author)
King Can Do No Wrong, A (w&m) 1935 Carl Bisson (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Little White Gardenia, A (w&m) 1935  Pub.
You Took My Breath Away (w&m) 1935 Richard A Whiting (co-author)
Dolly Dawn (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Got to Dance My Way to Heaven (w&m) 1936  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
It's Love Again (w&m) 1936 Jessie Mathews (perf.)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
You'll Have to Swing It (w&m) 1936 Martha Raye (perf.)  Pub.
After You (w&m) 1937 Al Siegel (co-author)
Bing Crosby (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Every Day's a Holiday (w&m) 1937 Barry Trivers (co-author)
Mae West (perf.) 		 Pub.
⇑ Good Mornin' (w&m) 1937 Martha Raye (perf.)
Arr. by Mario Agnolucci		  Pub.
I Hear a Call to Arms 1937 Al Siegel (co-author)
I'd Love to Play a Love Scene 1937
If I Put My Heart in My Song 1937 Al Siegel (co-author)
It's On, It's Off 1937 Al Siegel (co-author)
Tea on the Terrace 1937
Thrill of a Lifetime (w&m) 1937 Carmen Lombardo (co-author)
True Confession (w&m) 1937 Frederick Hollander (co-author)  Pub.
Turn Off the Moon (w&m) 1937 Kenny Baker (perf.)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
At a Little Hot Dog Stand 1939 Larry Spier (co-author)
Kenny Baker (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Beautiful Buxom Barmaid, The 1939 Sam Coslow (words)
Babs Johnson (perf.)
Charlie Ryan (perf.)
Little Ryan (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
I'm in Love With the Honorable Mr. So and So 1939 Helen Forrest (perf.)
Tony Pastor (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
Dreaming Out Loud (w&m) 1940 Frances Langford (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Last Night's Gardenias (w&m) 1940 Mary Ann Mercer (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Beware, My Heart 1947
Je Vous Aime (w&m) 1947  wvicon.gif
Heavenly Music 1950
Don't Take That Black Bottom Away ? Addy Britt (words)
Harry Link (words)
Sweet Lotus Blossom ? Arthur Johnston (words)