Thomas Dunn English
Thomas Dunn English (June 29, 1819 – April 1, 1902) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a published author and songwriter, who had a bitter feud with Edgar Allan Poe. Along with Waitman T. Barbe and Danske Dandridge, English was considered a major West Virginia poet of the mid 19th century. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1819 (Philadelphia), Died April 1, 1902 (Newark)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 557 | 7-in. | 12/4/1896 | Ben Bolt | Maud Foster | Contralto vocal solo | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]34 | 7-in. | 7/2/1900 | Ben Bolt | Marie Romaine | Female vocal solo | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1954 | 10-in. | 2/9/1903 | Ben Bolt | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1954 | 7-in. | 2/9/1903 | Ben Bolt | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
| Victor | C-2368 | 12-in. | 3/13/1905 | Ben Bolt | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with piano and violin obbligato | author | |
| Victor | B-2368 | 10-in. | 3/13/1905 | Ben Bolt | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with piano and violin obbligato | author | |
| Victor | C-2968 | 12-in. | 12/22/1905 | Ben Bolt | Richard Jose | Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | C-6394 | 12-in. | 9/8/1908 | Ben Bolt | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-6394 | 10-in. | 9/8/1908 | Ben Bolt | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | C-9833 | 12-in. | 1/23/1911 | Ben Bolt | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | C-11512 | 12-in. | 1/25/1912 | Ben Bolt | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-11512 | 10-in. | 1/25/1912 | Ben Bolt | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-14675 | 10-in. | 4/7/1914 | Ben Bolt | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 45 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Bonnie Mary of Argyle | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Columbia | 45 | 10-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Bonnie Mary of Argyle | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Columbia | 208 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Ben Bolt | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Columbia | 208 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Ben Bolt | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Columbia | 283 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Ben Bolt | Minnie Emmett | Female vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Columbia | 283 | 7-in. | c. 1901 | Ben Bolt | Minnie Emmett | Female vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Columbia | 19356 | 10-in. | 5/9/1911 | Ben Bolt | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 47248 | 10-in. | 12/20/1916 | Ben Bolt | James Harrod | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 47394 | 10-in. | 2/28/1917 | Ben Bolt | Elena Gerhardt | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 79446 | 10-in. | 10/4/1921 | Ben Bolt | Margaret Romaine | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 30572 | 12-in. | 11/4/1910 | Ben Bolt | Frank Coombs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | W144339 | 10-in. | 6/16/1927 | Ben Bolt | Belle Forbes Cutter | Female vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Brunswick | 4931 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1921 | Ben Bolt | Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Brunswick | E16111-E16113 | 10-in. | 8/12/1925 | Ben Bolt | Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Edison | 601 | 10-in. | 4/11/1911 | Ben Bolt | Eleanora de Cisneros | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Edison | 4881 | 10-in. | 7/17/1916 | Ben Bolt | Carolina Lazzari | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Edison | 6991 | 10-in. | 10/22/1919 | Ben Bolt | Cecil Arden | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Edison | 9767 | 10-in. | 10/6/1924 | Ben Bolt | Elizabeth Spencer | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Edison | 11072 | 10-in. | 6/25/1926 | Ben Bolt | James Doherty ; Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "English, Thomas Dunn," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103434.
English, Thomas Dunn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103434.
"English, Thomas Dunn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Thomas Dunn English
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LCNAR: English, Thomas Dunn, 1819-1902 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82001204
Wikidata: Thomas Dunn English - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q543060
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