Oley Speaks
Oley Speaks (June 28, 1874 – August 7, 1948) was an American composer and songwriter. His compositions include many religious songs, as well as his best-known success, "On the Road to Mandalay", which takes its lyrics from the poem "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling. The Canal Winchester Area Historical Society Museum has exhibits about the life of Oley Speaks, including original sheet music written by him. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 28, 1874 (Canal Winchester), Died August 27, 1948 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, baritone vocal
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 104 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 0988 | 7-in. | 2/17/1900 | On the road to Mandalay | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | B-4616 | 10-in. | 6/25/1907 | In May time | Pearl Benham | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8966 | 10-in. | 5/18/1910 | In May time | John Barnes Wells | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-15238 | 12-in. | 10/1/1914 | On the road to Mandalay | Frederick J. Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-15847 | 10-in. | 3/30/1915 | Morning | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-17381 | 10-in. | 3/27/1916 | When the boys come home | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-18524 | 10-in. | 10/3/1916 | Life's twilight | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-20340 | 10-in. | 7/16/1917 | My homeland | Clarence Whitehill | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-20694 | 10-in. | 9/24/1917 | When the boys come home | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-24302 | 10-in. | 7/6/1920 | Life | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with harp, piano, and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25319 | 10-in. | 5/26/1921 | Sylvia | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25975 | 10-in. | 1/25/1922 | The lane to Ballybree | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-26432 | 10-in. | 4/26/1922 | The lane to Ballybree | Louise Homer | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-26536 | 12-in. | 4/20/1927 | On the road to Mandalay | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-26536 | 12-in. | 6/12/1922 | On the road to Mandalay | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-28649 | 10-in. | 10/9/1923 | Star-eyes | Mabel Garrison | Soprano vocal solo, with violin, piano, and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-28896 | 12-in. | 11/15/1923 | Werrenrath song medley | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-31276 | 10-in. | 12/11/1924 | Morning | Pauline Pipkin | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | C-31813 | 12-in. | 1/28/1925 | Fuzzy-Wuzzy | Royal Dadmun | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-33082 | 12-in. | 7/15/1925 | On the road to Mandalay | Royal Dadmun | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | CVE-34533 | 12-in. | 2/6/1926 | Sylvia | Associated Glee Clubs of America | Male vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | BVE-34779 | 10-in. | 4/14/1926 | Star eyes | Meta Christensen | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36112 | 10-in. | 8/10/1926 | Morning | The De Reszke Singers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36547 | 10-in. | 10/15/1926 | On the road to Mandalay | Art Landry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | CVE-37041 | 12-in. | 11/27/1926 | Sylvia | Associated Glee Clubs of America | Male vocal chorus, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Speaks, Oley," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103140.
Speaks, Oley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103140.
"Speaks, Oley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Speaks, Oley, 1874-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81047930
Wikidata: Oley Speaks - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2512925
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87874523
MusicBrainz: Oley Speaks - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6fcb842f-7891-4305-880d-c14d644df822
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