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Arthur Collins

Arthur Francis Collins (February 7, 1864 – August 2, 1933) was an American baritone who was one of the pioneer recording artists, regarded in his day as "King of the Ragtime Singers".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 7, 1864 (Philadelphia), Died August 3, 1933 (Tice)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, speaker, performer, author

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 2354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 01298 7-in. May 1900 I’ll make dat black gal love me Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]156 10-in. 2/2/1902 Ma tiger lily Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]156 7-in. 7/20/1900 Ma tiger lily Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]157 7-in. 7/20/1900 I ain't seen no messenger boy Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]158 10-in. 2/2/1901 Pliny, come kiss your baby Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]158 7-in. 7/20/1900 Pliny, come kiss your baby Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]159 7-in. 7/20/1900 My Sousiana Louisiana Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]160 10-in. 9/19/1902 I'd leave my happy home for you Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]160 7-in. 7/20/1900 I'd leave my happy home for you Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]161 7-in. 7/20/1900 The colonel Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]162 10-in. 3/3/1903 Old Bill Jones Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]162 7-in. 7/20/1900 Old Bill Jones Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]163 7-in. 7/21/1900 Mandy Lee Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]164 7-in. 7/21/1900 The blue and the gray Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]165 7-in. 7/21/1900 Ma lady Lou Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]166 7-in. 7/21/1900 Gabriella Brown Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]167 7-in. 7/21/1900 No cake comes too high for me Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]168 7-in. 7/21/1900 Say you love me, Sue Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]169 7-in. 7/21/1900 I've waited Honey, waited long for you Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]170 7-in. 7/21/1900 Vaudeville specialty Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]408 7-in. 10/10/1900 My sunflower Sue Arthur Collins Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]409 10-in. 9/19/1902 Cindy, I dreams about you Arthur Collins Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]409 7-in. 10/10/1900 Cindy, I dreams about you Arthur Collins Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]502 7-in. 11/10/1900 Lam, lam, lam Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]538 7-in. 11/24/1900 Every race has a flag but the coon Arthur Collins ; Metropolitan Orchestra Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
(Results 51-75 of 2354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Collins, Arthur," accessed October 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.

Collins, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.

"Collins, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 October 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536

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