Len Spencer

Len Spencer
Born	February 12, 1867 Washington, D.C.
Died	December 15, 1914 (aged 47) New York City
Occupation	Musician, songwriter
Nationality	American

Leonard Garfield Spencer^[1] (February 12, 1867 – December 15, 1914) was an early American recording artist. He recorded numerous popular songs in the pre-1920s, the most popular of which was "Arkansaw Traveler" (sic) (1902). The song is an early novelty record and consists of a back-and-forth banter with an Arkansas local who is playing a fiddle.

Some of his most popular recordings include:

• "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom Der E" (1892)
• "The Old Folks at Home" (1892)
• "Little Alabama Coon" (1895)
• "Dat New Bully" (1895)
• "A Hot Time in the Old Town" (1897)
• "Hello! Ma Baby" (1899)
• "Ma Tiger Lily" (1900)
• "Arkansaw Traveler" (1902)

	Advertising Record This 1906 record by Spencer enticed store customers with the wonders of the phonograph — 1414 KB
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See also

• Ada Jones
• Fay Templeton

References

1. Songwriters Hall Of Fame

External links

• Works by Len Spencer at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Len Spencer at Internet Archive
• Len Spencer cylinder recordings, from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.
• Discography of Len Spencer on Victor Records from the Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings (EDVR)