Arthur Pryor

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."

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

Recordings (Results 1301-1325 of 1376 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-27213	10-in.	12/8/1922	Reminiscences of Ireland	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-27214	10-in.	12/8/1922	The mill in the forest	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	BVE-28309	10-in.	11/17/1925	Anvil chorus	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	B-28309	10-in.	7/24/1923	Anvil chorus	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-28573	10-in.	9/19/1923	Forest whispers	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band, with whistling	conductor
Victor	B-28574	10-in.	9/19/1923	The lion chase	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-28575	10-in.	9/19/1923	The boy and the birds	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band, with whistling	conductor
Victor	B-28828	10-in.	11/1/1923	The National Capital centennial	United States Marine Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-30373	10-in.	7/10/1924	Cocheco	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-30374	10-in.	7/10/1924	New Year's Eve	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band, with male vocal duet	conductor
Victor	C-31012	12-in.	10/31/1924	Attila : Grand trio	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	BVE-33795	10-in.	11/20/1925	La paloma	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-35454	10-in.	5/13/1926	The Gridiron Club march	Sousa's Band [i.e., Pryor's Band]	Band	director
Victor	BVE-35455	10-in.	5/13/1926	The Sesqui-centennial Exposition march	Sousa's Band [i.e., Pryor's Band]	Band	director
Victor	BVE-35456	10-in.	5/13/1926	Philadelphia (all the time)	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band, with male vocal chorus	director
Victor	BVE-35490	10-in.	6/15/1926	Hail Columbia	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-35491	10-in.	6/15/1926	Hail to the chief	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-35898	10-in.	10/5/1926	The pride of the wolverines	Sousa's Band [i.e., Pryor's Band]	Band	director
Victor	BVE-35899	10-in.	10/5/1926	Solid men to the front	Sousa's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-36700	10-in.	10/5/1926	General Pershing	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-36701	10-in.	10/5/1926	Repasz Band	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-36704	10-in.	10/6/1926	Sabre and spurs	Sousa's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-36705	10-in.	10/6/1926	The chimes of liberty march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	BVE-36706	10-in.	10/6/1926	Sagamore march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	CVE-36707	12-in.	10/6/1926	March religioso	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director

(Results 1301-1325 of 1376 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pryor, Arthur," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

Pryor, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

"Pryor, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.