Nora Bayes

Nora Bayes

Nora Bayes (born Rachel Eleonora "Dora" Goldberg; October 3, 1880 – March 19, 1928) was an American singer and vaudeville performer who was popular internationally between the 1900s and 1920s. She is credited with co-writing the song "Shine On, Harvest Moon" and performed many successful songs during the First World War, including "Over There." She was also noted for her independent views and unconventional private life, becoming an early media celebrity. She made over 160 recordings.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1880 (Joliet), Died March 19, 1928 (Brooklyn)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, composer, songwriter, lyricist, speaker, arranger

Notes: Nora Bayes was married to Jack Norworth between 1908 and 1913. Sheet music and U.S. Copyright Office records for the song "When Jack comes sailing home" credit her for music and lyrics as "Nora Bayes-Norworth."

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

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 175 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-19577	12-in.	4/10/1917	Love sick Indian squaw	Nora Bayes	Monologue	speaker
Victor	B-20335	10-in.	7/13/1917	Over there	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-20336	10-in.	7/13/1917	Laddie boy	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-20619	10-in.	8/13/1917	Bungalow song	Nora Bayes ; Irving Fisher	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-24321	10-in.	7/14/1920	Just like a Gypsy	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	C-24391	12-in.	8/9/1920	Avalon	Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	B-31815	10-in.	1/29/1925	Please keep out of my dreams	Frances Alda	Soprano vocal solo, with violin, celeste, and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-31815	10-in.	5/20/1925	Please keep out of my dreams	Frances Alda	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-39141	10-in.	9/1/1927	Shine on harvest moon	Vernon Dalhart ; International Novelty Orchestra ; Carson Robison	Orchestra, with male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BVE-39442	10-in.	7/18/1927	Shine on harvest moon	Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	CVE-40445	12-in.	11/7/1927	Nora	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CVE-40446	12-in.	11/7/1927	Just like a Gypsy	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	CVE-40447	12-in.	11/7/1927	I'm gonna pop my papa	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	BVE-63340	10-in.	8/14/1930	Shine on, harvest moon	The Southerners	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	CRC-64691	12-in.	2/18/1931	William Freihofer Baking Company, Philadelphia. Program no. 25	Edna Kellogg ; Rondoliers Quartette ; Andrew T. Stanton	Radio transcription disc: Instrumental quintet, male vocal quartet, female vocal solo, and announcer	songwriter
Victor	BS-76723	10-in.	7/11/1933	Shine on, harvest moon	Joe Haymes Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-0509	10-in.	9/9/1936	Shine on, harvest moon	Willie (Red) Newman	Harmonica solo, with guitar and string bass	composer
Victor	BS-019619	10-in.	2/3/1938	Shine on, harvest moon	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-051230	10-in.	6/5/1940	Shine on harvest moon [from Ziegfeld follies of 1908]	Anita Boyer ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; The Tune Twisters ; Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	D5VB-0003	10-in.	1/2/1945	Shine on harvest moon	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D7VB-0891	10-in.	5/21/1947	Shine on harvest moon	Count Basie ; Rhythm (Count Basie)	Jazz quartet	songwriter
Columbia	4033	10-in.	ca. Jan.-May 1909	Shine on, harvest moon	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo and female vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	4176	10-in.	between 1909 and January 1910	I'm glad I'm a boy	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	4184	10-in.	ca. 1909	Falling star	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	4561	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Oct. 1910	Come along my Mandy	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 51-75 of 175 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bayes, Nora," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106524.

Bayes, Nora. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106524.

"Bayes, Nora." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.