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Samuel Allen Theard (New Orleans, 10 October 1904 - 7 December 1982, Los Angeles), was a singer, song-writer, actor and comedian. He also performed as Lovin' Sam Theard and a variety of other names. His first recordings, as Lovin' Sam from Down in 'Bam, accompanied by Tampa Red〔(Biography ) allmusic. Retrieved 7 May 2013.〕 and Cow Cow Davenport, date from 1929, when he recorded one of his best-known songs, "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You", for Brunswick Records〔(Fuchs, Otto (2011) ''Bill Haley: Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll'', p. 118. Wagner Verlag ) at Google Books. Retrieved 7 May 2013.〕 in 1929 with Cow Cow Davenport,〔(Wafe, Stephen (2012) ''The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience'', p. 382 (Google eBook). University of Illinois Press ) at Google Books. Retrieved 7 May 2013.〕 and which was covered by several artists. He recorded for Brunswick from 1929 to 1931.〔(Laird, Ross (2001) ''Brunswick records. 3. Chicago and regional sessions''. Greenwood Publishing Group ) at Google Books. Retrieved 7 May 2013.〕 In 1930, he also recorded for the Gennett label as Sam Tarpley,〔 and for Decca in 1934 (backed by pianist Albert Ammons).〔 In 1936, again for Decca, he recorded "New Rubbing On That Darned Old Thing", which would later be recorded by Grateful Dead as "The Rub".〔 In 1937, he recorded "Spo-Dee-O-Dee" for Vocalion, and a watered-down version for Decca in 1940.〔 His last recording as Lovin’ Sam was for the Bluebird label in 1938.〔(Birnbaum, Larry (2012) ''Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll''. Rowman & Littlefield ) at Google Books. Retrieved 7 May 2013.〕 Using the name Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Theard performed as a comedian at the Apollo Theater in Harlem during the 1930s and '40s,〔 and also recorded under that name in 1941.〔 Another well-known song, co-written with Louis Jordan, but credited to his wife, Fleecie Moore, was "Let the Good Times Roll",〔 written in 1942, which became a hit a few years later when Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five recorded it in 1946, one of many Theard compositions recorded by Jordan. Theard would later appear in Jordan's film Caldonia.〔〔(Clear, Rebecca D. (1993) ''Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress'' ) Library of Congress at Google Books. Retrieved 7 May 2013.〕 With Rudy Toombs he co-wrote “Hard Ridin’ Mama”, which was recorded by Wynonie Harris in 1947.〔 He also sang on records recorded by Tiny Parham and trumpeter Hot Lips Page,〔 possibly on Page’s “The Egg or the Hen” (1949), a song Theard may also have co-written.〔 In 1950, he co-wrote, and recorded for Mercury Records, "Rock around the clock" with Hal Singer.〔 Theard co-wrote several other songs, including "I've Been Around" with Henry Glover, and with the pianist Teddy Brannon, "If you see my baby", recorded by Count Basie in 1950.〔 “Stormy Night Blues”, co-written with Henry Glover and Teddy Brannon was recorded by Wynonie Harris in 1950,〔 and the following year, Eddie “Cleanhead" Vinson recorded “Home Boy”, co-written with Brannon and Roy Eldridge recorded another Heard-Brannon composition, “Baby, What’s the matter with You?”〔 In the last decade of his life he played in a few Hollywood television productions.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Theard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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