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 351-375 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3304 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | While the leaves came drifting down | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3305 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | In the shadow of the pines | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3306 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | Those are the songs I love | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3307 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | Baby's prayer | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3308 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | Little black me | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3309 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | I left because I love you | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3310 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | The lost proscribed from Martha | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3311 | 10-in. | 5/2/1901 | Where the sweet magnolias bloom | Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3312 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | In the house of too much trouble | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3313 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | Susie | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3314 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | Sweet Annie Moore | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3315 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | Just for to-day | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3316 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | The daughter of Uncle Sam | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3318 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | Sweet Annie Moore | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3319 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | Larboard watch | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3320 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | Kathleen Mavourneen | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3321 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | The old brigade | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3322 | 10-in. | 5/3/1901 | Robin Adair | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3501 | 10-in. | 7/10/1901 | Tell me, pretty maiden | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3502 | 10-in. | 7/10/1901 | Life's dream is o'er | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3503 | 10-in. | 7/10/1901 | Home to our mountains | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3504 | 10-in. | 7/10/1901 | The Lord is my shepherd | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3505 | 10-in. | 7/10/1901 | O that we two were maying | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3506 | 10-in. | 7/10/1901 | I will magnify thee, O God | Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3507 | 10-in. | 7/11/1901 | Absence makes the heart grow fonder | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | 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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