voc, 1867-1914 US, Washington, D.C.
Musician / Songwriter of Pop and Spoken Word
A.k.a. Leonard Garfield Spencer
Leonard Garfield Spencer (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[citation needed]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:
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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A Picture Of Long Ago | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | 1920 | Single |
The Low Back'd Car / Mr. And Mrs. Murphy | James McCool / Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1919 | Album |
The Arkansas Traveler | Len Spencer | 1919 | Single |
The Band Festival At Plum Center | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | 1917 | Single |
Con Clancy And The Whistling Newsboy | Len Spencer | 1916 | Album |
Si Perkin's Barn Dance | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1914 | Single |
The Crushed Tragedian | Len Spencer & Ada Jones | 1911 | Single |
March Religioso / The 23rd Psalm And The Lord's Prayer | Prince's Military Band / Len Spencer | 1911 | Album |
Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Go To Housekeeping / A Darktown Courtship | Mr. And Mrs. Cal Stewart / Len Spencer | 1910 | Album |
"Red Wing" Medley / Katrina's Valentine | Arthur Pryor's Band / Ada Jones - Len Spencer | 1910 | Album |
Buffalo Rag / Barnyard Serenade | Vess L. Ossman / Len Spencer And Alfred S. Holt | 1910 | Album |
Return Of The Arkansas Traveler | Len Spencer & Ada Jones | 1910 | Single |
A Race For A Wife | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1910 | Single |
Return Of The Arkansas Traveler | Len Spencer & Ada Jones | 1910 | Single |
Ludwig's Aircastle | Len Spencer & Ada Jones | 1910 | Single |
Little Arrow and Big Chief Greasepaint | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | 1909 | Single |
Sweet Peggy Magee | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1909 | Single |
Mammy Chloe and Her Joe / Kitty Magee | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1909 | Album |
Yaller Gal / "Pals" | Billy Golden / Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1909 | Album |
Paulina, Otto And Fido | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | 1909 | Single |
Henry And Hilda At The Schuetzenfest | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1908 | Album |
Chimmie And Maggie At The Merry Widow | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1908 | Single |
Arkansaw Traveler / Rabbit Hash | Len Spencer / Billy Golden | 1908 | Album |
Schoolday Frolics / Santiago Flynn | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1908 | Album |
August And Katrina | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1908 | Single |
Jimmie And Maggie At "The Merry Widow" | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1908 | Album |
You Got To Love Me A Lot | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1908 | Album |
Sim And Sam, The Musical Coons | Len Spencer | 1908 | Single |
Henny And Hilda At The Schuetzenfest | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1908 | Album |
Pedro, The Hand Organ Man | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
How Mat Got The Mitten (A Down East Courtship) | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Rosie And Rudolph At The Skating Rink | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Pedro, The Hand Organ Man | Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Giving Mat The Mitten | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Herr. Snickelfritz And His Band | Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Jealous Julie | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1907 | Single |
Hickory Bill | Len Spencer, Fred Van Eps | 1907 | Single |
Becky And Izzy | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Minnie And Herman | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Broncho Bob And His Little Cheyenne | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Blondy And Her Johnny | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Our National Airs | Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Becky And Izzy (A Yiddish Courtship) | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Blondy | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1907 | Album |
Peaches And Cream | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Flannigan's St. Patrick's Day | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
The Original Cohens | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Down On The Farm | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Single |
Cheynne-Cowboy Song / Peaches and Cream | Billy Murray / Ada Jones, Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Peaches And Cream / The Musical Congress Of Nations | Ada Jones And Len Spencer And Parke Hunter | 1906 | Album |
Peaches And Cream | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | 1906 | Single |
Mandy And Her Man | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Bashful Henry and His Lovin' Lucy | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Fritz And Louisa | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Fritz And Louisa | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Peaches And Cream | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1906 | Album |
Mr. And Mrs. Murphy | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1905 | Album |
He's Me Pal | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1905 | Album |
The Hand Of Fate | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1905 | Album |
Heinie | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | 1905 | Album |
Heinie | Len Spencer and Ada Jones | 1905 | Album |
The Golden Wedding | Ada Jones & Len Spencer | 1905 | Single |
Darktown Courtship | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | 1905 | Album |
Ev'ry Little Bit Helps | Len Spencer and Ada Jones | 1905 | Album |
Our National Airs | Len Spencer & Pryor's Orchestra | 1904 | Album |
Hickory Bill | Len Spencer | 1904 | Album |
Con Clancy’s Christening | Len Spencer, Charles D'Almaine | 1902 | Album |
23rd Psalm And Lord's Prayer | Len Spencer | 1902 | Single |
The Arkansas Traveller | Len Spencer | 1902 | Single |
Auction Sale Of Household Goods | Len Spencer | 1899 | Album |
You've Been A Good Ole Wagon, But You're Done Broke Down | Len Spencer | Single | |
Katrina’s Valentine | Ada Jones | Album | |
How Sandy Proposed | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | Single | |
Si Perkins Barn Dance | Ada Jones, Len Spencer | Single | |
I Love My Little Honey | Len Spencer | Single | |
Silver Threads Among The Gold / The Happy German Twins | Henry Burr / Len Spencer And George P. Watson | Album | |
Vagabonds / Transformation Scene | Len Spencer And Gilbert Girard | Album | |
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / Talmage On Infidelity | Len Spencer | Album | |
Uncle Josh At The Dentist's / A Characteristic Negro Medley | Cal Stewart and Len Spencer | Album | |
Portions Of The Last Speech Of President McKinley | Len Spencer | Album | |
The Vagabonds (Roger And I) / See Saw | Len Spencer And Gilbert Girard / Byron G. Harlan | Album | |
The Original Cohen's | Len Spencer | Album | |
The Laughing Spectator / Bronco Bob And His Little Cheyenne | Steve Porter / Ada Jones And Len Spencer | Album | |
Clancy's Prize Waltz Contest | Len Spencer | Album | |
The Original Cohen's / Moving Day | Ada Jones And Len Spencer / Arthur Collins | Album | |
Arkansas Traveler | Len Spencer | Album | |
Mr. And Mrs. Murphy | Ada Jones And Len Spencer | Album | |
Backyard Conversations Between Two Jealous Irish Washerwomen / Wedding Of Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Smith | Steve Porter And Len Spencer / Mr. And Mrs. Cal Stewart And Company | Album | |
Barnyard Serenade | Len Spencer & Alfred S. Holt | Album | |
Arkansaw Traveller | Len Spencer | Album | |
Uncle Josh At The Dentist / Characteristic Negro Medley | Len Spencer, Cal Stewart | Album | |
Uncle Josh On An Automobile / Hans And Gretchen | Cal Stewart / Ada Jones And Len Spencer | Album | |
The Happy German Twins | Len Spencer And George P. Watson | Album |