Harry Macdonough
John Scantlebury Macdonald (May 30, 1871 – September 26, 1931) was a Canadian-born singer of Irish and Scottish descent, and recording executive. Under the pseudonym Harry Macdonough, he was one of the most prolific and popular tenors during the formative years of the recording industry. Based upon the ledgers of the four major record companies of the early twentieth century (Edison, Victor, Columbia and Brunswick), which are accessible online through the Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR), some of his most popular recordings included “Shine On, Harvest Moon” (with Elise Stevenson), “Down By The Old Mill Stream”, “They Didn’t Believe Me” (with Olive Kline), “Tell Me, Pretty Maiden” (with Grace Spencer), and “Where The River Shannon Flows”. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 0549 | 7-in. | 9/30/1899 | Because | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0552 | 7-in. | 9/30/1899 | Just as the sun went down | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0553 | 7-in. | 9/30/1899 | The old brigade | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0554 | 7-in. | 9/30/1899 | Larboard watch | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0560 | 7-in. | 10/7/1899 | One night in June | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0561 | 7-in. | 10/7/1899 | The girl I loved in sunny Tennessee | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0563 | 7-in. | 10/7/1899 | The story of the rose | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0564 | 7-in. | 10/7/1899 | My sweet Eileen | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0565 | 7-in. | 10/7/1899 | Rock of ages | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0651 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | The Holy City | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0652 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | Always | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0659 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | My Creole Sue | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0661 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | I've waited honey, waited long for you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0662 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | My little Georgia rose | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0663 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | Two sweethearts of mine | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0665 | 7-in. | 2/6/1900 | Where the sweet magnolias bloom | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0667 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | Where is my wandering boy tonight? | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0678 | 7-in. | Oct. 1899 | Oh, promise me | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0679 | 7-in. | 10/27/1899 | Jesus, lover of my soul | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0681 | 7-in. | 10/27/1899 | The moth and the flame | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0793 | 7-in. | 12/8/1899 | When we are married | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0794 | 7-in. | 1/16/1900 | O! that we two were maying | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0795 | 7-in. | Nov. 1899-Jan. 1900 | Love is a tyrant | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0796 | 7-in. | Nov. 1899-Jan. 1900 | Fond love, true love | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 0800 | 7-in. | 11/25/1899 | Ma lady Lou | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Macdonough, Harry," accessed October 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
Macdonough, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
"Macdonough, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Harry Macdonough
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LCNAR: Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99055840
Wikidata: Harry Macdonough - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5670849
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