Walter Preston
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-36429 | 10-in. | 9/28/1926 | Don't be angry with me | Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (takes 1-3); with male vocal solo (takes 4 and 5) | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-57153 | 10-in. | 11/18/1929 | Slumber on | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-59631 | 10-in. | 3/13/1930 | Dear old girl | American Singers | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-59632 | 10-in. | 3/13/1930 | On the banks of the Wabash | American Singers | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-62213 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | The mug song | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-62214 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | Anchors aweigh | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-62367 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Victor Novelty Band | Band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-62368 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | Madelon (I'll be true to the whole regiment) | Victor Novelty Band | Band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-63193 | 10-in. | 11/5/1930 | To the legion | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio (takes 1 and 2); with male vocal quintet (takes 3-5) | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-63194 | 10-in. | 11/5/1930 | The song of the Navy | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 1-3); with male vocal quintet (takes 4-6) | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-037367 | 10-in. | 6/15/1939 | Songs under the sails | Artists vary | Dramatic scene, with male vocal ensemble and accordion | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-037368 | 10-in. | 6/15/1939 | Songs under the sails | Artists vary | Dramatic scene, with male vocal ensemble and accordion | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-037369 | 10-in. | 6/15/1939 | Songs under the sails | Artists vary | Dramatic scene, with male vocal ensemble and accordion | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-037370 | 10-in. | 6/15/1939 | Songs under the sails | Artists vary | Dramatic scene, with male vocal ensemble and accordion | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-037371 | 10-in. | 6/15/1939 | Songs under the sails | Artists vary | Dramatic scene, with male vocal ensemble and accordion | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-037372 | 10-in. | 6/15/1939 | Songs under the sails | Artists vary | Dramatic scene, with male vocal ensemble and accordion | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060106 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Cuba | Alejandro Giraldo ; Federico Jimeno ; Mixed Quartet [Ensemble on Victor educational discs] | Male vocal duet, with guitar; mixed vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060107 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | El-a-noy (A song of the pioneers) | Mixed Quartet [Ensemble on Victor educational discs] | Mixed vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060108 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | At the gate of heaven (New Mexico folk song) | Margaret Daum ; Evelyn MacGregor ; Walter Preston | Female vocal duet and baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060109 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Boule's ball (French Canadian) | Margaret Daum ; Mixed Quartet [Ensemble on Victor educational discs] ; Walter Preston | Mixed vocal quartet, female-male vocal duet, and baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060110 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Walking at night (Czech) | Mixed Quartet [Ensemble on Victor educational discs] | Mixed vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060111 | 10-in. | 1/8/1941 | Spring | Mixed Quartet [Ensemble on Victor educational discs] | Mixed vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060305 | 10-in. | 1/11/1941 | Ma belle | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-060306 | 10-in. | 1/11/1941 | Regimental song | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-066835 | 10-in. | 7/15/1941 | Macushla | Emile Coté ; Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-066840 | 10-in. | 7/15/1941 | Killarney | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-067643 | 10-in. | 8/14/1941 | Star of Bethlehem | Emile Coté ; Victor Chapel Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with female-male duet and organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-067648 | 10-in. | 8/14/1941 | High jinks | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal solo and organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-067768 | 10-in. | 9/10/1941 | Kentucky babe | Walter Preston ; Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-067769 | 10-in. | 9/10/1941 | Heidelberg | Walter Preston ; Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-067772 | 10-in. | 9/10/1941 | The rosary | Walter Preston ; Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-067774 | 10-in. | 9/10/1941 | Song of brown October ale | Walter Preston ; Victor Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068156 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Gypsy love song | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068157 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Serenade | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Floyd Sherman ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal duet and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068198 | 10-in. | 11/13/1941 | Wanting you | Emile Coté ; Margaret Daum ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with female-male vocal duet and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068300 | 10-in. | 11/13/1941 | Stout hearted men | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal solo and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068302 | 10-in. | 11/13/1941 | Rosalie | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068382 | 10-in. | 12/3/1941 | What is this thing called love? | Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal solo and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-071730 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | Pinafore | Emile Coté ; Frederick Hufsmith ; Walter Preston ; Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-071733 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Emile Coté ; Mary Hopple ; Walter Preston ; Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-071734 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Lois Bennett ; Crane Calder ; Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-071735 | 10-in. | 1/29/1942 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Emile Coté ; J. Alden Edkins ; Frederick Hufsmith ; Walter Preston ; Kenneth Schon ; Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-01-23-02] | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Nina | Walter Preston | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | W145609 | 10-in. | 2/4/1928 | Southern skies | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with alto saxophone and piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146097 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | All day long | Francis Craig Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 146248 | 10-in. | 5/11/1928 | All day long | WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W400624 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | All day long | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27667 | 10-in. | 6/8/1928 | All day long | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18373 | 10-in. | 4/6/1928 | Southern skies | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19269 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | I'm feathering a nest (For a little bluebird) | The New Yorkers | Male vocal ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 19270 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | Here we are | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 19327 | 10-in. | 7/30/1929 | The wedding of the painted doll | The New Yorkers | Male vocal quintet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 19328 | 10-in. | 7/29/1929 | Sweetheart's holiday | The New Yorkers | Male vocal quintet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | N-167 | 10-in. | 4/6/1928 | Southern skies | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-978 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | I'm feathering a nest (For a little bluebird) | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | N-979 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | Here we are | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | N-1051 | 10-in. | 7/31/1929 | The wedding of the painted doll | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal quintet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | N-1052 | 12-in. | 7/29/1929 | Sweetheart's holiday | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal quintet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | N-1150 | 10-in. | 9/24/1929 | The moonlight march | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | N-1151 | 10-in. | 9/24/1929 | Orange blossom time | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Decca | 38452 | 10-in. | 8/28/1934 | My hero | Justin Ring Orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 38460 | 10-in. | 8/28/1934 | Your eyes have told me so | Justin Ring Orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 38461 | 10-in. | 8/28/1934 | Gypsy love song | Justin Ring Orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 38801 | 10-in. | 10/5/1934 | Dust on the moon | Louis Katzman's Orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 38802 | 10-in. | 10/5/1934 | Wine song | Louis Katzman's Orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Preston, Walter," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100450.
Preston, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100450.
"Preston, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Preston, Walter (Baritone) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001121554
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