Len Spencer (1867-1914)

Overview

Websites:
	Len Spencer	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Len Spencer	List of 812 historic recordings from 1896 to 1925.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


as Performer
Almost Persuaded (1897-1899)	P.P. Bliss	Roger Harding L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 8416
She's the Warmest Baby in the Bunch (1896-1900)	G.M. Cohan	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7375
Ev'ry Little Bit Helps (1905)	F. Fisher	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9016
The Church Across the Way (1890-1902)	W.B. Gray	L. Spencer
The Little Old Cabin in the Lane (1898)	W.S. Hays	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7200-H
Meet Me Down at the Corner (1907)	H.H. Hoyt	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9552
Bye and Bye You Will Forget Me (1897-1899)	W.A. Huntley	Roger Harding L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 8404
Ingersoll at the Tomb of Napoleon (1902)	R.G. Ingersoll	L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8102
Mamie! Come Kiss Your Honey Boy (1896)	M. Irwin	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7335
Sweet Peggy Magee (1909)	W. Jerome	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Amberol: 148
Sweet Peggy Magee (1917)	W. Jerome	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Blue Amberol: 3261
⇑The Upper Ten and Lower Five (1897-1899)	A. Lloyd	Roger Harding L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 8401
Rudolph and Rosie at the Roller Rink (1907)	W.H. Long	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9503
Cherry Hill Jerry (1907)	G.B. Lowitz	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9475
Peaches and Cream (1906)	G.B. Lowitz	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9359
A Hot Time in the Old Town (1896-1901)	T.A. Metz	L. Spencer
Mandy Will You Be My Lady Love? (1896-1900)	S.L. Perrin	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7483
Flanagan's Night Off (1906)	S. Porter	S. Porter L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9244
Krausmeyer Taking the Census (1910)	E. Rose	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Standard Record: 10422
Heinie (1896-1901)	T. Snyder	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Record: 8982
I'd Leave Ma Happy Home For You (1898-1900)	H. von Tilzer	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7486
Fritzy and Louisa (1906)	Unknown	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9172
Hans Krausmeyer and His Dog Schneider (1905)	Unknown	Alf Holt L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8941
⇑The Two Jolly Irishmen (1906)	Unknown	S. Porter L. Spencer	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9349
How Sandy Proposed (1912)	Unknown	Ada Jones L. Spencer	U.S. Everlasting: 1384
How Sandy Proposed (1909)	Unknown	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison Amberol: 240
The Larboard Watch (1897-1899)	T.E. Williams	Roger Harding L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 8400
Listen to the Mocking Bird (1856)	S. Winner	Billy Golden L. Spencer B. Williams	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7705
Listen to the Mocking Bird (1856)	S. Winner	Billy Golden L. Spencer B. Williams	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 7705

MP3s

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


The Musical Moke (1901)	L. Spencer	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company 30402
The Professor and the Musical Tramp (1905)	L. Spencer	Parke Hunter L. Spencer	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 8984
Hickory Bill (1907)	L. Spencer	Fred Van Eps	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 8580
as Performer
The Golden Wedding (1905)	J.A. Dailey	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 9148
Mamie Reilly (1898)	M. Nugent	S. Porter L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company: 13008
Dese Bones Shall Rise Again (1901)	G.W. Scott	S. Porter L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company: 13000
⇑The Musical Moke (1901)	L. Spencer	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company 30402
The Professor and the Musical Tramp (1905)	L. Spencer	Parke Hunter L. Spencer	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 8984
My Little Coney Isle (1904)	H. von Tilzer	L. Spencer	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 8604
The Arkansas Traveler (1902)	Traditional	George Schweinfest L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company: 11098
Georgia Minstrels (1904)	Unknown	Samuel H. Dudley L. Spencer	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 8672
The Story of Cinderella (1899)	Unknown	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company: 11057 G (5-inch "grand" cylinder)
House Cleaning Time (1908)	Unknown	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 9955
Mandy and Her Man (1906)	Unknown	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Edison's National Phonograph Company: 9236
Scene at a Dog Fight (1900)	Unknown	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company: 11021
Transformation Scene From Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1905)	Unknown	L. Spencer	Columbia Phonograph Company: 32604

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


as Performer
Mandy Lee (1902)	T. Chattaway	George J. Gaskin John W. Myers Harry Spencer L. Spencer	Columbia: 800
Old Folks at Home (1902)	S. Foster	Albert Campbell George J. Gaskin S. Porter Harry Spencer L. Spencer	Columbia: 804
Heinie (1905)	T. Snyder	Ada Jones L. Spencer	Columbia: 3206
That Minstrel Man of Mine (1901)	L. Sully	L. Spencer	Victor: [Pre- A-]818
Mocking Bird Medley, The (1902)	Unknown	George J. Gaskin Billy Golden L. Spencer George P. Watson	Columbia: 653

Titles

The peformer is featured on 45 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Almost Persuaded (?)	Philip Paul Bliss(w&m)	Roger Harding (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Mandy Lee (1899)	Thurland Chattaway(w&m)	George J. Gaskin (perf.) John W. Myers (perf.) Harry Spencer (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
She's the Warmest Baby in the Bunch (1896)	George. M. Cohan	Len Spencer (perf.)
Golden Wedding (1905), The	J. Anton Dailey	L W Heiser (words) Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Ev'ry Little Bit Helps (1904)	Fred Fisher	George Whiting (words) Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Old Folks at Home (1851)	Stephen Collins Foster(w&m)	Albert Campbell (perf.) George J. Gaskin (perf.) Steve Porter (perf.) Harry Spencer (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Church Across the Way (1894), The	William B. Gray	Len Spencer (perf.)
Little Old Cabin in the Lane (1871), The	Will S. Hays(w&m)	Len Spencer (perf.)
Colored Major (1900), The	Stephen R. Henry	Len Spencer (perf.)
Meet Me Down at the Corner (1906)	H.H. Hoyt	Will D. Cobb (words) Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
⇑Bye and Bye You Will Forget Me (1904)	William A. Huntley	Arthur W. French (words) Roger Harding (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Ingersoll at the Tomb of Napoleon (1902)	Robert Green Ingersoll	Len Spencer (perf.)
Mamie! Come Kiss Your Honey Boy (1893)	May Irwin(w&m)	Len Spencer (perf.)
Sweet Peggy Magee (1909)	William Jerome	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Upper Ten and Lower Five (1873), The	Arthur Lloyd	Frederick Foster (words) Roger Harding (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Rudolph and Rosie at the Roller Rink (1907)	Will H. Long	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Cherry Hill Jerry (1906)	John B. Lowitz	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Peaches and Cream (1906)	John B. Lowitz	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Hot Time in the Old Town (1896), A	Theodore August Metz	Joe Hayden (words) Len Spencer (perf.)
Mamie Reilly (1898)	Maude Nugent(w&m)	Steve Porter (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Mandy Will You Be My Lady Love? (1899)	Sidney L. Perrin(w&m)	Len Spencer (perf.)
⇑Flanagan's Night Off (1906)	Steve Porter	Steve Porter (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Krausmeyer Taking the Census (1910)	Ed. Rose(w&m)	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Dese Bones Shall Rise Again (1881)	George W. Scott	Steve Porter (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Heinie (1904)	Ted Snyder	Ed. Rose (words) Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
That Minstrel Man of Mine (1901)	Lew Sully	Lew Sully (words) Len Spencer (perf.)
I'd Leave Ma Happy Home For You (1899)	Harry von Tilzer	Will A. Heelan (words) Len Spencer (perf.)
My Little Coney Isle (1903)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Len Spencer (perf.)
Arkansas Traveler (1902), The	Traditional(w&m)	George Schweinfest (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Story of Cinderella (1899), The	Unknown	Len Spencer (perf.)
⇑Scene at a Dog Fight (1900)	Unknown	Len Spencer (perf.)
Georgia Minstrels (1904)	Unknown	Samuel H. Dudley (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Hans Krausmeyer and His Dog Schneider (1905)	Unknown	Alf Holt (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Transformation Scene From Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1905)	Unknown	Len Spencer (perf.)
Fritzy and Louisa (1906)	Unknown	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Mandy and Her Man (1906)	Unknown	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Two Jolly Irishmen (1906), The	Unknown	Steve Porter (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
August and Katrina (1908)	Unknown	Len Spencer (perf.)
House Cleaning Time (1908)	Unknown	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
How Sandy Proposed (1909)	Unknown	Ada Jones (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Mocking Bird Medley (1902), The	Unknown(w&m)	George J. Gaskin (perf.) Billy Golden (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.) George P. Watson (perf.)
⇑Larboard Watch (1899), The	Thomas E. Williams	Roger Harding (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Listen to the Mocking Bird (1856)	Septimus Winner(w&m)	Billy Golden (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.) Billy Williams (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 3 works by Len Spencer (1867-1914). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Musical Moke, The	1901	Len Spencer (perf.)
Professor and the Musical Tramp, The	1905	Parke Hunter (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.)
Hickory Bill	1907	Fred Van Eps (perf.)