Byron G. Harlan
Byron George Harlan (August 29, 1861 – September 11, 1936) was an American singer from Kansas, a comic minstrel singer and balladeer who often recorded with Arthur Collins. The two together were often billed as "Collins & Harlan". |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 29, 1861, Died September 11, 1936
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker, performer, author, composer, lyricist, vocalist
Notes: Tenor; performed with Arthur Collins as the comic duo Collins and Harlan; also recorded under the names Cyrus Pippins, Deacon Treadway, Bert Terry, Byron Holland, Chester Lincoln, and Cy Stebbins
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 901-925 of 1485 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | [OK cat 1065-A] | 10-in. | approximately June-July 1918 | I miss the Mississippi Miss | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1132-b] | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1918 | When the Robert E. Lee arrives in old Tennessee | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1133-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1918 | How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm? | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1134-b] | 10-in. | approximately 1918 | Way down East where I belong | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1224-B] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Katydid is the candy kid (She's a rube by heck) | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra and "novelty effects" | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 573 | 10-in. | approximately early 1917 | Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 668 | 10-in. | approximately Feb.1917 | Buzzin' the bee | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 966 | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | Mammy Blossom's possum party | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 1246 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1917 | If you saw all that I saw in Arkansas | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 1530 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | The Story Book Ball | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 1532 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | Long boy | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 1665 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1918 | Round her neck she wears a yellow ribbon | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5105-a] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | Everybody's jazzin' it | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5105-b] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | Lily of the valley | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5118-a] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | How birds make love | Joseph Belmont ; Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo and whistling (bird imitations) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5118-b] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | Beautiful bird, sing on | Joseph Belmont ; Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo and whistling (bird imitations) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5139-a] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | The blue jay and the thrush | Joseph Belmont ; Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo and whistling (bird imitations) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5139-b] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | The merry farmer boys | Joseph Belmont ; Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo and whistling (bird imitations) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5158-a] | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | On the rockin' Rosa Lee | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5158-b] | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | The old gray mare | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5247-b] | 10-in. | approximately July 1918 | Down in jungle land | Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Brunswick | 10211-10212 | 10-in. | 3/29/1923 | Uncle Josh at the circus | Byron G. Harlan | Monologue | speaker | |
Brunswick | 10213-10214 | 10-in. | 3/29/1923 | Uncle Josh buys an automobile | Byron G. Harlan | Monologue | speaker | |
Brunswick | 10215-10216 | 10-in. | 3/29/1923 | Uncle Josh in a cafeteria | Byron G. Harlan | Monologue | speaker | |
Brunswick | 10230-10231 | 10-in. | 3/31/1923 | Uncle Josh on the aeroplane | Byron G. Harlan | Monologue | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harlan, Byron G.," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106531.
Harlan, Byron G.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106531.
"Harlan, Byron G.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Harlan, Byron G. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92049022
Wikidata: Byron G. Harlan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5004360
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/63202152
MusicBrainz: Byron G. Harlan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/52bee53c-a2cd-4ea0-b806-262dd8dc2f92
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