Corinne Morgan
Corinne Morgan (16 February 1876 – March 23, 1942) was the stage name of Corinne (or Cora) Welsh. She was a contralto singer and pioneer recording artist who recorded popular songs in the early years of the twentieth century and was best known for her duets with Frank Stanley. Some sources misspell her name as Corrine. She was born at Commercial Point, Ohio, the daughter of John C. Welsh, a farmer, and later moved to New York City. In 1902, she started recording for the major cylinder recording companies of the day, including Edison and Columbia, although after 1904 most of her recordings were for Victor Records. She was one of the first female singers to record regularly, and mainly recorded sentimental rather than comic songs. Her successful duets with Frank Stanley included "It's a Lovely Day for a Walk" (1903), "Listen to the Mocking Bird" (1904), and "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" (1905). She also recorded with the Haydn Quartet on "Toyland" (from the operetta Babes In Toyland, 1904), "Dearie" (1905) and "How'd You Like to Spoon with Me?" (1906). Her solo recordings included "So Long, Mary" (1906), and "Lullaby" (1907). She does not seem to have recorded after 1909, but worked as a professional singer until at least 1919. In 1923, she married Charles Walter DuMont. She died on March 23, 1942, at the age of 66, though some sources give her year of death as 1945. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1876, Died 1945
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto
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Recordings (Results 201-218 of 218 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Zonophone | 8239 | 10-in. | ca. 1908 | Birthday of a king | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet, with organ | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | 8243 | 10-in. | Before Jan. 1908 | Softly now the light of day | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet, with organ | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | 8682 | 10-in. | Before Mar. 1909 | A splinter from my father's wooden leg | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet (unaccompanied) | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | 8685 | 10-in. | Before Nov. 1909 | Oh, my love is like a red red rose | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | 9747 | 10-in. | Before Feb. 1910 | Lilly Dale | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | 9750 | 10-in. | Before Feb. 1910 | Flow gently, sweet Afton | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat 912] | 10-in. | Before Dec. 1907 | Christian, the morn breaks sweetly o'er thee | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet, with organ | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat 1133] | 10-in. | Before Aug. 1908 | Tale of the turtle dove | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | 3864 | 10-in. | Before Mar. 1905 | For all eternity | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with violin obbligato | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat 5638-A] | 10-in. | Before June 1910 | Sun of my soul | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat C 6033] | 9-in. | Before Dec. 1904 | Bonnie sweet Bessie | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat 6064] | 9-in. | Before 1905 | Home, sweet home | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat C 6121] | 9-in. | Before July 1905 | Then you'll remember me | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat C 6146] | 9-in. | Before July 1905 | Just for tonight | Corinne Morgan | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat 7074] | 12-in. | Before Jan. 1909 | Seek ye the Lord | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet, with organ | vocalist, contralto | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat 7076] | 12-in. | Before Mar. 1909 | Softly now the light of day | Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet | vocalist, contralto | |
Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 44937] | 10-in. | 1906 | ’Deed I do | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, contralto | |
Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 44938] | 10-in. | 1906 | Old folks at home [As "Swanee River”] | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Morgan, Corinne," accessed November 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100971.
Morgan, Corinne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100971.
"Morgan, Corinne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Corinne Morgan
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LCNAR: Morgan, Corinne, 1875-1945 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005040167
Wikidata: Corinne Morgan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13562129
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48634253
MusicBrainz: Corinne Morgan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/83e09977-2386-40bc-9a4d-231c1677d9fa
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