F. E. Weatherly
Frederic Edward Weatherly, KC (4 October 1848 – 7 September 1929) was an English lawyer, author, lyricist and broadcaster. He was christened and brought up using the name Frederick Edward Weatherly, and appears to have adopted the spelling 'Frederic' later in life. He is estimated to have written the lyrics to at least 3,000 popular songs, among the best-known of which are the sentimental ballad "Danny Boy" set to the tune "Londonderry Air", the religious "The Holy City", and the wartime song "Roses of Picardy". |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 4, 1848, Died September 7, 1929
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, adapter, arranger, composer, translator
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 352 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-12170 | 10-in. | 7/9/1912 | Nancy Lee | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12413 | 10-in. | 9/25/1912 | Nancy Lee | Louise Homer | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-12708 | 12-in. | 12/11/1912 | Nirvana | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12709 | 10-in. | 12/11/1912 | The Holy City | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12758 | 10-in. | 1/2/1913 | My dreams | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12783 | 10-in. | 1/9/1913 | The ringers | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12784 | 10-in. | 1/9/1913 | Three for Jack | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-13042 | 12-in. | 3/31/1913 | Thursday | Wilfred Glenn | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13332 | 10-in. | 5/21/1913 | Love's proving | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13478 | 10-in. | 6/24/1913 | Roses | Daniel Beddoe | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-13682 | 12-in. | 8/9/1913 | What am I, love, without thee? | E. W. Bruce | Vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13718 | 10-in. | 9/3/1913 | Beauty's eyes | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-14213 | 12-in. | 12/18/1913 | The Holy City | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14550 | 10-in. | 3/9/1914 | Parted | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14652 | 10-in. | 3/31/1914 | Ave Maria | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with violin obbligato and piano | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15400 | 10-in. | 11/13/1914 | The fairy pipers | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15702 | 10-in. | 2/12/1915 | The fairy pipers | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-16079 | 12-in. | 6/7/1915 | Fiddle and I | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with piano and violin | lyricist | |
Victor | C-16470 | 12-in. | 9/10/1915 | Love's nocturne | George Hamlin | Tenor vocal solo, with cello and harp | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-16502 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Danny boy | Katharina Hoffman ; Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | arranger | |
Victor | C-16502 | 12-in. | 9/15/1915 | Danny boy | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger, lyricist | |
Victor | B-16526 | 10-in. | 9/21/1915 | Rose-Marie | Herbert Witherspoon | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16653 | 10-in. | 10/20/1915 | Bid me good-bye | Sophie Braslau | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-16653 | 12-in. | 10/13/1915 | Bid me good-bye | Sophie Braslau | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-16824 | 12-in. | 11/29/1915 | Danny boy | Florence Hinkle | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weatherly, F. E.," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103734.
Weatherly, F. E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103734.
"Weatherly, F. E.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Frederick Edward Weatherly
Discogs: F. E. Weatherly
IMSLP: F. E. Weatherly
RISM: F. E. Weatherly
IMDb: F. E. Weatherly
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LCNAR: Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82096344
Wikidata: Frederick Edward Weatherly - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5497166
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59351585
MusicBrainz: Frederick Edward Weatherly - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/30d385c5-26cc-42d7-b2d7-245996dfdc54
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