Sam 'n' Henry - humorous dialogue (Chicago)ģ5066-2 Sam's Speech At The Colored Lodge 20093ģ5067-2 Sam 'n' Henry Buying Insurance 20375ģ5068-3 Sam 'n' Henry Rollin' The Bones 20375ģ5073-3 Sam 'n' Henry At The Fortune Teller's 20093Ĭorrell and Gosden - vocal duets (Chicago - Webster Hotel)ģ6407-2 Just A Bird's-Eye View Of My Old Kentucky Home Unissuedģ6432-3 I Never Knew What The Moonlight Could Do 20324ģ6434-3 I Just Wanna Be Known As Susie's Feller 20255ģ6435-3 Kiss Your Little Baby Goodnight 20286 Sam 'n' Henry - humorous dialogue (New York)ģ5328-3 Sam 'Phoning His Sweetheart Liza In Birmingham 20032ģ5058-3 Where's You Get Those Eyes Unissuedģ5060-2 When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along Unissued Two books were also published, "Sam 'n' Henry" and "Here they are = Amos 'n' Andy" which relate adventurous accounts of the lives of both duos.Ĭorrell and Gosden - vocal duets (Chicago)ģ4579-5 Let's Talk About My Sweetie 19986 However, they did record some performances as Sam 'n' Henry for Victor Records as well as some musical arrangements. Very little of Correll & Gosden's work prior to Amos 'n' Andy exists today. And by the way, the Fresh Air Taxicab company was first formed in Chicago as well. Both duos went to Chicago, but Amos and Andy eventually came to reside in New York. The solution? The characters "Sam 'n' Henry" changed their names to "Amos 'n' Andy", changed their original homes from Birmingham, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia, and transferred membership from the "Jewels of the Crown" lodge to the "Mystic Knights of the Sea". Because of prior contractual arrangements, WGN in Chicago would not let Correll & Gosden use the names "Sam 'n' Henry" when Correll & Gosden began broadcasting nationally. Prior to the creation of Amos and Andy, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden developed and performed the characters "Sam 'n' Henry" between Januand August 19, 1929. Thanks to Lowell who provided the information on Correll & Gosden's Here's full information on exactly where these wonderful recordings come from (info courtesy of this archival sounds site) The final "Amos 'n' Andy" episode aired Novemas The Amos & Andy Music Hall.Īs far as i know this is as close as we've yet come to hearing what otr 1926 sounded like(anyone who has links to other ultra-early otr please put them here) Aug 19, 1929, "Amos 'n' Andy" moved to 11:00 pm on NBC-Red, with Pepsodent as their Sponsor. "Amos 'n' Andy" debuted on Chicago's WMAQ radio in Chicago on and Correll & Gosden never looked back! WMAQ was to become the Chicago outlet for CBS. A short period past 2 years later, just as Correll & Gosden were set to go national with "Sam 'n' Henry," the the radio station that owned the "Sam 'n' Henry" name, refused to allow C&G to use the name.Ĭorrell & Gosden solved the problem by leaving the afore-mentioned station & gave their fellas new names. Their first broadcast of "Sam 'n' Henry" was on at WGN Radio in Chicago. This happened often, and it happened with one of the earliest, most popular and longest running radio programs, one that hit the air in 1926.Ĭharles Correll & Freeman Gosden had been working together since 1920 when they hit upon a great radio idea. It wasn't uncommon for real talent to leave a program and start a new show under a new name, leaving the station with the former program in name only. He said it was one of the reasons the show collapsed despite its huge following in the 1900s, according to the New York Times.OTR Correll & Gosden (aka Sam 'n Henry) (aka Amos & Andy) SAM 'N' HENRY, and later AMOS 'N' ANDY, was the start of radio serials. This compelled CBS to take the show off its screens in 1953 because many of the sponsors have withdrawn their support due to bad publicity.Īuthor Melvin Patrick Ely, who wrote on the sitcom’s history in the context of the American phenomenon, said that the show highlighted very sensitive themes that many Black people didn’t find comfortable. However, the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) criticized the show over the deliberate promotion and entrenchment of derogatory stereotypes about African Americans. It became the first TV series to feature an all-Black cast. Alvin Childress and Spencer Williams, Jr. The practice of blackface had declined so African-American characters replaced the white actors. In 1951, Amos ‘n’ Andy came to television. The main characters of the show dwelled on everyday language that stereotyped Black folks and framed their character traits in line with long-held racial views about people of African descent in the 1800s.
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