Arthur Pryor
Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 22, 1870 (St. Joseph), Died June 18, 1942 (West Long Branch)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, trombone, composer, director, arranger, piano
Notes: Noted by Berliner Gramophone Co. as "Assistant Conductor of Sousa's Band."
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 76-100 of 1376 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 0195 | 7-in. | 6/7/1899 | Soldiers in the park | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0196 | 7-in. | June 1899 | Canadian medley march | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0197 | 7-in. | 6/8/1899 | Cotton blossoms | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0198 | 7-in. | 6/5/1899 | Mother Hubbard (March) | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0199 | 7-in. | 6/7/1899 | First heart throbs | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0200 | 7-in. | 6/8/1899 | Serenade | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0201 | 7-in. | 6/8/1899 | Hot time in the old town | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0202 | 7-in. | 6/8/1899 | Whirlwind polka | Herbert L. Clarke ; Sousa's Band | Cornet solo, with band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0203 | 7-in. | 6/8/1899 | Mammy's pumkin colored coons | Herbert L. Clarke ; Sousa's Band | Cornet solo, with band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0204 | 7-in. | 6/9/1899 | The Hercules march | Simone Mantia ; Sousa's Band | Band, with euphonium solo | conductor | |
Berliner | 0205 | 7-in. | 6/9/1899 | I pagliacci : Serenade | Simone Mantia ; Sousa's Band | Band, with euphonium solo | conductor | |
Berliner | 0206 | 7-in. | 6/10/1899 | The Mikado march | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0207 | 7-in. | 6/6/1899 | Old Hundred | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0208 | 7-in. | 6/10/1899 | American republic march | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0209 | 7-in. | June 1899 | Robin Hood : Waltz | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0210 | 7-in. | 6/9/1899 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0211 | 7-in. | June 1899 | God save the Queen | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0213 | 7-in. | 6/7/1899 | Dixie | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0214 | 7-in. | 6/9/1899 | Levee revels | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0215 | 7-in. | 6/10/1899 | Nibelungen march | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0216 | 7-in. | June 1899 | The directorate | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0218 | 7-in. | June 1899 | Parson Ringtail’s wedding dance | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0219 | 7-in. | 6/10/1899 | Danza mexicana | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0220 | 7-in. | 6/10/1899 | Narcissus | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 0222 | 7-in. | June 1899 | Overture : Finale | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pryor, Arthur," accessed October 29, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.
Pryor, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.
"Pryor, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Pryor, Arthur, 1870-1942 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81089392
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