Edgar Smith
Edgar McPhail Smith (December 9, 1857 – March 8, 1938) was an American writer and lyricist for musicals in the early decades of the 20th century. He contributed to some 150 Broadway musicals. Weber and Fields starred in many of his works. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1857 (Brooklyn), Died March 8, 1938
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1921
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 198 | 7-in. | Before 1895 | Swim out O'Grady | Male vocalist (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Co.) | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 1864 | 7-in. | 7/13/1898 | How I love my Lu | Roger Harding | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 1960 | 7-in. | June 1898-Mar. 1899 | Kiss me honey do | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 07 | 7-in. | 4/15/1899 | Kiss me honey do | Len Spencer | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 08 | 7-in. | 4/15/1899 | How I love my Lou | Len Spencer | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 030 | 7-in. | 4/4/1899 | Little old New York | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0360 | 7-in. | 3/22/1899 | Kiss me honey do | Albert Campbell | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0465 | 7-in. | 9/7/1899 | Kiss me honey do | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0485 | 7-in. | c. 1899 | Kiss me honey do | George J. Gaskin | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0672 | 7-in. | 10/28/1899 | Maud | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0676 | 7-in. | 10/28/1899 | Honey, you'se my turtle dove | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0774 | 7-in. | 11/25/1899 | My Josephine | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0889 | 7-in. | 1/18/1900 | My Josephine and popularity | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0929 | 7-in. | 1/30/1900 | The colonel | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 0987 | 7-in. | 2/17/1900 | The colonel | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]10 | 7-in. | 6/29/1900 | King Gilhooley | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]32 | 7-in. | 5/22/1900 | Kiss me, Honey, do | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]161 | 7-in. | 7/20/1900 | The colonel | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]211 | 7-in. | 9/21/1900 | Kiss me Honey, do | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]219 | 7-in. | 9/25/1900 | Ma blushing Rosie | Albert Campbell | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]517 | 7-in. | 11/15/1900 | My blushin' Rosie | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]708 | 7-in. | 3/5/1901 | Nothing doing! | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1073 | 10-in. | 10/30/1901 | The Pullman porters' ball | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1073 | 7-in. | 10/30/1901 | The Pullman porters' ball | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix C-]1077 | 12-in. | 6/10/1902 | When two little hearts are one | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1077 | 10-in. | 10/5/1901 | When two little hearts are one | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1077 | 7-in. | 10/5/1901 | When two little hearts are one | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1363 | 10-in. | 4/16/1902 | When two little hearts are one | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1363 | 7-in. | 4/16/1902 | When two little hearts are one | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1967 | 10-in. | 2/12/1903 | Strike out McCracken | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1967 | 7-in. | 2/12/1903 | Strike out McCracken | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3170 | 10-in. | 3/5/1901 | Nothing doing | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3365 | 10-in. | 5/16/1901 | Ma blushing Rosie | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3572 | 10-in. | 9/12/1901 | Kiss me, Honey, do! | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | A-164 | 7-in. | 6/29/1903 | Susie Woosie | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-11750 | 12-in. | 3/20/1912 | Weber-Fields winners | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 29 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Tell us, pretty ladies | Collins and Natus | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 29 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Tell us, pretty ladies | Collins and Natus | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 342 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Ma blushin' Rosie | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 342 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Ma blushin' Rosie | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 400 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | My Japanese cherry blossom | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 400 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | My Japanese cherry blossom | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 955 | 10-in. | approximately 1902 | Come down, ma evenin' star | Artists vary | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1020 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Susie woosie | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1020 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Susie woosie | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1158 | 10-in. | ca. 1903 | Strike out McCracken | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1158 | 7-in. | ca. 1903 | Strike out McCracken | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1405 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 | Come down, ma evenin' star | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 1405 | 7-in. | ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 | Come down, ma evenin' star | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19830 | 10-in. | 3/22/1912 | Come down, ma evening star | Lillian Russell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79778 | 10-in. | 3/7/1921 | Kiss me, honey, do | Harry C. Browne | Male vocal solo, with banjo and orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Edgar," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103874.
Smith, Edgar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103874.
"Smith, Edgar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Smith, Edgar, 1857-1938 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82141075
Wikidata: Edgar Smith - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47540629
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/43193078
MusicBrainz: Edgar Smith - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e81d5e93-d050-4ee7-b268-3609290768e9
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