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 301-325 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1920 | 7-in. | 2/3/1903 | Heidelberg | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1921 | 10-in. | 2/3/1903 | Two eyes of blue | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1921 | 7-in. | 2/3/1903 | Two eyes of blue | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1922 | 10-in. | 2/3/1903 | Since I first met you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1922 | 7-in. | 2/3/1903 | Since I first met you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1949 | 10-in. | 2/9/1903 | Tell me dusky maiden | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1993 | 10-in. | 2/27/1903 | Under the bamboo tree | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1993 | 7-in. | 2/27/1903 | Under the bamboo tree | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1994 | 10-in. | 2/27/1903 | O that we two were maying | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1994 | 7-in. | 2/27/1903 | O that we two were maying | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1995 | 10-in. | 2/27/1903 | When I am yours, dear | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1995 | 7-in. | 2/27/1903 | When I am yours, dear | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1996 | 10-in. | 2/27/1903 | Miserere | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1996 | 7-in. | 2/27/1903 | Miserere | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1998 | 10-in. | 2/27/1903 | Under the bamboo tree | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1998 | 7-in. | 2/27/1903 | Under the bamboo tree | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2027 | 7-in. | ca. 1903 | Put on your old gray bonnet | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2028[a] | 7-in. | 1903 | Come be my sunshine, Dearie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2045 | 7-in. | between 1901 and 1903 | Everyone is in slumberland | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2046 | 7-in. | between 1901 and 1903 | (I'll be) Waiting, love, for thee | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2047 | 7-in. | between 1901 and 1903 | Come over on my veranda | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]2055 | 10-in. | 3/4/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2055 | 7-in. | 3/4/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]2056 | 10-in. | 3/4/1903 | Tessie | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2056 | 7-in. | 3/4/1903 | Tessie | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Macdonough, Harry," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
Macdonough, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
"Macdonough, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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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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