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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 104 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	559	10-in.	ca. Jan. 1919	On the road to Mandalay	Joe Phillips	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 4434]	10-in.	1920	On the road to Mandalay	Bernard Ferguson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5248-b]	10-in.	approximately July 1918	On the road to Mandalay	Greek Evans	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	11925	12-in.	approximately 1921	On the road to Mandalay	Richard Bonelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	X11719-X11721	12-in.	10/24/1923	On the road to Mandalay	John Barclay	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	X13321-X13322	12-in.	6/13/1924	On the road to Mandalay	Mario Chamlee	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	X13411-X13412	12-in.	6/27/1924	On the road to Mandalay	Mario Chamlee	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	XE28123	12-in.	8/21/1928	Pinafore	Brunswick Light Opera Company	Solo vocalists and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	XE28134	12-in.	8/23/1928	On the road to Mandalay	John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	XE30845	12-in.	9/6/1929	Bremer-Tully broadcast record no. 14	Bremer-Tully Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E31566	10-in.	Dec. 1929	Sylvia	Brunswick Concert Orchestra ; Louis Katzman	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E31767	10-in.	January 1930	Brunswick Brevities program X, part 3	Brunswick Male Quartet	Radio transcription disc : Male vocal quartet	composer
Brunswick	E32391	10-in.	3/19/1930	En camino a Mandalay	Rodolfo Hoyos	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E18734-E18735	10-in.	4/10/1926	Sylvia	Dartmouth Glee Club	Male vocal chorus, with piano	composer
Brunswick	XE24695-XE24697	12-in.	10/11/1927	On the road to Mandalay	Richard Bonelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	XE25301-XE25302	12-in.	11/26/1927	On the road to Mandalay	John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C1973	10-in.	5/24/1928	Back again in Eldon	William Phillips	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	XYG6200	12-in.	approximately Nov. 1930	Jersey Cereal Company series B, program A, pt. 1	Ace Brigode Orchestra	Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	TCL1515	10-in.	8/6/1931	Road to Mandalay	The Dictators	Vocal ensemble, with piano	composer
Edison	4937	10-in.	8/21/1916	On the road to Mandalay	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5003	10-in.	9/18/1916	When the boys come home	Frederick J. Wheeler	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5541	10-in.	5/7/1917	On the road to Mandalay	Henri Scott	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7029	10-in.	11/2/1919	To you	Helen Davis	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8247	10-in.	10/10/1921	The lane to Ballybree	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9720	10-in.	9/19/1924	Morning	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	composer

(Results 76-100 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.