Look up artist Lewis, Sam M.

Name: Lewis, Sam M.
Born: 1909
Died: Jan 13, 1982 (Pompano Beach, FL)
Note: See Gottlieb 241

Songs written or composed

Title: Lawd You Made The Nights Too Long
Author: Young, Victor
Composer: Lewis, Sam M.
Genre: Blues
Subject: Lonliness
Additional song notes: See Gottlieb 150 for relationship between "Lawd You Made The Nights Too Long", "Sam You Made The Pants Too Long", "I'm Sam Who Made The Pants Too Long", "Omar Rabi Elosar".

Recording:

On album: G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID: 31692
Vocal Armstrong, Louis ("Satchmo")
First line: Haleluya (3x), you made the river flow, you made the flowers grow,
Language: English
Style: Blues/Chant/Orchestral Accompaniment
Length: 2:04

Title: I'm Sitting on Top of the World
Author: Lewis, Sam M.
Additional song notes: From "The Singing Fool"

Recording:

On album: J-007(B) (The Best of Al Jolson)
Track ID: 35325
Vocal Jolson, Al
Language: English
Length: 2:29

Title: My Mammy (Jolson)
Author: Lewis, Sam M.
Additional song notes: From "Sinbad"

Recording:

On album: J-007(B) (The Best of Al Jolson)
Track ID: 35328
Vocal Jolson, Al
Language: English
Length: 3:10

Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish Sound Archive
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