George James Webb
George James Webb, born on June 24, 1803, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, died on October 7, 1887, in Orange, New Jersey, was an English-American composer. He was known for writing "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus". Webb composed the hymn-tune known as "Webb" whilst sailing from England to the United States: the tune is also known as "Morning Light". He is buried in Orange's Rosedale Cemetery. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]723 | 10-in. | 11/25/1902 | Stand up for Jesus | Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio] | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]723 | 7-in. | 3/11/1901 | Stand up for Jesus | Choir [i.e., Choir of the Lombard Street Mission] ; Choir [i.e., Lyric Trio] | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3201 | 10-in. | 3/11/1901 | Stand up! Stand up for Jesus! | Lyric Trio | Mixed vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | B-1037 | 10-in. | 6/24/1904 | Stand up for Jesus | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | composer | |
Victor | A-1037 | 7-in. | 2/17/1904 | Stand up for Jesus | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | composer | |
Victor | E-3415 | 8-in. | 5/25/1906 | Stand up for Jesus | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-3415 | 10-in. | 5/25/1906 | Stand up for Jesus | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-20685 | 10-in. | 9/20/1917 | Stand up for Jesus | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-20901 | 10-in. | 10/19/1917 | Stå upp, stå upp för Jesus | Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Victor | B-30266 | 10-in. | 6/11/1924 | Stand up for Jesus | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-82847 | 10-in. | 7/31/1934 | Stand up for Jesus | Smith’s Sacred Singers | Male vocal ensemble, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 3287 | 10-in. | between January and November 1905 | Stand up for Jesus | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with organ | composer | |
Columbia | 38153 | 10-in. | 7/22/1912 | Stand up, stand up for Jesus | Chimes of Trinity Church, New York City | Chimes solo | composer | |
Columbia | 78250 | 10-in. | 1/9/1919 | Stand up for Jesus | Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Oscar Seagle | Baritone vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 36944 | 14-in. | ca. Before 1914 | Stand up for Jesus | Andrea Sarto | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W140749 | 10-in. | 7/3/1925 | Stand up, stand up for Jesus | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | W80950 | 10-in. | 6/1/1927 | Stand up for Jesus | Giddens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with guitars | composer | |
OKeh | W402487 | 10-in. | 7/2/1929 | Stand up for Jesus | The Mountain Singers Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with organ, celeste, and chimes | composer | |
Brunswick | E15973-E15974 | 10-in. | 6/15/1925 | Stand up for Jesus | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with brass quartet and organ | composer | |
Brunswick | E16017-E16018 | 10-in. | 6/19/1925 | Stand up for Jesus | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with brass quartet and organ | composer | |
Brunswick | E21134-E21135 | 10-in. | 1/6/1927 | Stand up for Jesus | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with brass quartet, bells, and organ | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Webb, George James," accessed November 8, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105885.
Webb, George James. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105885.
"Webb, George James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Webb, George James, 1803-1887 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88131555
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