Samuel Siegel

Samuel Siegel (born 1875, Des Moines, Iowa — died January 14, 1948, Los Angeles, California) was an American mandolin virtuoso and composer who played mandolin on 29 records for Victor Records, including 9 pieces of his own composition and two that he arranged.

[1][2][3][4][5] Siegel was the first mandolinist to record on Emile Berliner's phonograph disk-records.

[4] He was the author of Siegel's Special Mandolin Studies, published by Joseph W. Stern & Co., 1901, in which he covered left-hand Pizzicato and harmonic duo style.

[9][10] Marie and her husband James Frank Caveny lived with Siegel as lodgers in Chicago during the 1910 United States Census.

[12] James Franklin was a cartoonist and Marie sang soprano in their performance.

Samuel Siegel, from a 1918 tour with William Foden and Frederick J. Bacon
1911 advertisement from The Cadenza for a class taught by Samuel Siegel
1902 advertisement for Samuel Siegel
A 1902 advertisement for a concert tour for Samuel Siegel, from The Cadenza