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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 104 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Trial 1916-10-03-01]	Not documented	10/3/1916	Morning	J. A. Long	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1917-02-21-03]	Not documented	2/21/1917	Somewhere a voice is calling	Joseph A. Phillips	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1917-09-10-06]	Not documented	9/10/1917	We'll never let our old flag fall	Greek Evans	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1920-07-08-01]	Not documented	7/8/1920	Morning	Ruth Rodeheaver	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-07-01]	10-in.	5/7/1923	Star-eyes	Mabel Garrison	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1926-10-20-01]	10-in.	10/20/1926	On the road to Mandalay	Fraser Gange	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	39190	10-in.	1/20/1914	Morning	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46651	10-in.	3/18/1916	Morning	Paul Dufault	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77937	10-in.	6/28/1918	When the boys come home	Columbia Double Male Quartet	Male vocal double quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78082	10-in.	9/26/1918	When the boys come home	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78296	10-in.	2/13/1919	When the boys come home	Louis Graveure	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79996	10-in.	9/26/1921	Sylvia	Louis Graveure	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	140042	10-in.	9/17/1924	Sylvia	Binghamton Kiwanis Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Columbia	36428	12-in.	8/6/1912	On the road to Mandalay	Frank Croxton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	98013	12-in.	1/26/1922	On the road to Mandalay	Louis Graveure	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141946	10-in.	4/9/1926	On the road to Mandalay	José Mardones	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W142778	10-in.	10/4/1926	On the road to Mandalay	Earl Burtnett Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W146568	10-in.	6/21/1928	Sylvia	Alexander J. Kisselburgh	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W147425	10-in.	12/13/1928	Love's like a rosebud	Martha Attwood ; Stuart Ross	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W152128	10-in.	3/8/1932	On the road to Mandalay	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W152212	10-in.	6/9/1932	Sylvia	The Cavaliers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Columbia	W98333	12-in.	4/13/1927	On the road to Mandalay	Fraser Gange	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6946	12-in.	approximately 1916	Morning	John Booth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W110409	10-in.	February 1929	Tieni kulkee Mandaljaan (On the road to Mandalay)	Jean Theslöf	Male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	123	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1918	When the boys come home	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 51-75 of 104 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Speaks, Oley," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103140.

Speaks, Oley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103140.

"Speaks, Oley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.