Rae Samuels (1887-1979)
Last updated: 31.03.26
According to the Internet source given below, Rachel "Rae" Samuels was one of vaudeville's biggest stars born in Youngstown, Ohio. She started to perform as a child and her professional career began singing illustrated songs in a Chicago movie theater when in her teens. Samuels billed herself as "the blue streak of vaudeville" whilst on the cover of Honky Tonky Monkey Rag (1911) words & music by Chris Smith, and published by Thompson & Co., Chicago, Illinois, USA. she was billed as (Kid) Ray Samuels, The Ragtime Kid.
After a career spanning some 20 years as a comedienne, she retired in 1935.
She died in Mahwah, New Jersey.
The lists include items which were credited to Ray Samuels (5) and Ray Sameels (1) assuming that these were misspellings.
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Rae Samuels & The Last Bottle Of Beer | Biography by Stuff Nobody Cares About |
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He's a Rag Picker (1914) | I. Berlin (music) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana |  |
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Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (1918) | I. Berlin (music) Rae Samuels (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano | Greer Indiana |
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Down on the Levee | S. Brooks (w&m) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Indiana | |
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Down on the Levee (1914) | S. Brooks (music) Rae Samuels (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Down in Dear Old New Orleans (1912) | C. Conrad (music) Jay Whidden (coauth.) J. Young (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Gasoline Gus and His Jitney Bus (1915) | B. Gay (music) Charley Brown (coauth.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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You've Got to Give Babies a Bottle (1920) | H.E. Johnson (w&m) M. Ager (coauth.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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⇑If He Can Fight Like He Can Love, Good Night Germany! (1918) | G.W. Meyer (music) Howard Emmett Rogers (words) G. Clarke (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Indiana |
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Say It With Liquor (1922) | H.K. Mohr (music) Billy Tracey (words) Eddie Buzzel (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Don't Take Advantage of My Good Nature (1919) | J.V. Monaco (music) Howard E. Rogers (words) Felix Adler (perf.) Willie Smith (perf.) George Jessel (perf.) S. Tucker (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) Milt Francis (perf.) Frank Gaby (perf.) E. Cantor (perf.) Felix Adler (perf.) Willie Smith (perf.) George Jessel (perf.) S. Tucker (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) Milt Francis (perf.) Frank Gaby (perf.) E. Cantor (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Good-Bye Ragtime (1913) | C. Morgan (music) A. M. Swanstrom (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Honky Tonky Monkey Rag (1911) | C. Smith (music) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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You're a Good Old Car (1921) | H. von Tilzer (music) Edward P. Moran (words) Andrew B. Sterling (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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Good-Night, Nurse (1912) | W.R. Walker (music) T. Gray (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
The peformer is featured on 18 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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He's a Rag Picker (1914) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (1918) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Good Ship Mary Ann (1914), The | Grace le Boy | Gus Kahn (words)
Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Down on the Levee (1914) | Shelton Brooks | Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Lonesome Mama Blues (1921) | Billie Brown | Anna Welker Brown (words) E. Nickel (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Easy Melody (1923) | Larry Conley(w&m) | Gene Rodemich (co-author)
Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Down in Dear Old New Orleans (1912) | Con Conrad | Jay Whidden (co-author) Joe Young (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Nay! Nay! Neighbor (1927) | Sam Coslow(w&m) | Harry Chas. Tobias (co-author)
Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Gasoline Gus and His Jitney Bus (1915) | Byron Gay(w&m) | Charley Brown (co-author)
Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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You've Got to Give Babies a Bottle (1920) | Howard E. Johnson(w&m) | Milton Ager (co-author)
Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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⇑If He Can Fight Like He Can Love, Good Night Germany! (1918) | George W. Meyer | Howard Emmett Rogers (words) Grant Clarke (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Say It With Liquor (1922) | Halsey K. Mohr | Billy Tracey (words) Eddie Buzzel (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Don't Take Advantage of My Good Nature (1919) | James V. Monaco | Howard E. Rogers (words)
Felix Adler (perf.) Eddie Cantor (perf.) Milt Francis (perf.) Frank Gaby (perf.) George Jessel (perf.) Rae Samuels (perf.) Willie Smith (perf.) Sophie Tucker (perf.) |
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Good-Bye Ragtime (1913) | Carey Morgan | A. M. Swanstrom (words)
Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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It Takes a Long Tall Brown-Skin Gal to Make a Preacher Lay His Bible Down (1917) | Will E. Skidmore | Marshall Walker (words)
Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Honky Tonky Monkey Rag (1911) | Chris Smith(w&m) | Rae Samuels (perf.) | |
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You're a Good Old Car (1921) | Harry von Tilzer | Edward P. Moran (words) Andrew B. Sterling (words) Rae Samuels (perf.) |
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Good-Night, Nurse (1912) | W. Raymond Walker | Thomas J. Gray (words)
Rae Samuels (perf.) Mae West (perf.) |