Henry Blossom
Henry Martyn Blossom, Jr. (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American writer, playwright, novelist, opera librettist, and lyricist. He first gained wide attention for his second novel, Checkers: A Hard Luck Story (1896), which was successfully adapted by Blossom into a 1903 Broadway play, Checkers. It was Blossom's first stage work and his first critical success in the theatre. The play in turn was adapted by others creatives into two silent films, one in 1913 and the other in 1919, and the play was the basis for the 1920 Broadway musical Honey Girl. Checkers was soon followed by Blossom's first critical success as a lyricist, the comic opera The Yankee Consul (1903), on which he collaborated with fellow Saint Louis resident and composer Alfred G. Robyn. This work was also adapted into a silent film in 1921. He later collaborated with Robyn again; writing the book and lyrics for their 1912 musical All for the Ladies. Blossom had a lengthy and fruitful partnership as a librettist for the operetta composer Victor Herbert. He began his collaboration with Herbert with Mlle. Modiste (1905). This was followed by several other operettas, of which the best known are Mlle. Modiste (1905), The Red Mill (1906), The Princess Pat (1915), and Eileen (1917). For the 1916 musical The Century Girl, both he and Herbert collaborated with composer Irving Berlin. He also collaborated with Herbert on the musicals The Only Girl (1914) and The Velvet Lady (1919). The latter work premiered shortly before Blossom's death in 1919 and marked their final collaboration. Several of their works have been adapted into films. Blossom also wrote the lyrics and books for Broadway musicals made with composers Leslie Stuart, Raymond Hubbell, and Zoel Parenteau. He was also involved with several shows that failed to reach Broadway. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1866 (St. Louis), Died March 23, 1919 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-1098 | 10-in. | 3/10/1904 | My San Domingo maid | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1110 | 10-in. | 3/14/1904 | Yankee consul : Selection | Arthur Pryor's Orchestra | Orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-1158 | 12-in. | 10/11/1904 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1158 | 10-in. | 3/23/1904 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-1212 | 12-in. | 4/13/1904 | Cupid has found my heart | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1212 | 10-in. | 4/13/1904 | Cupid has found my heart | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1726 | 10-in. | 10/4/1904 | In the days of old | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | C-3125 | 12-in. | 2/20/1906 | I want what I want when I want it | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3871 | 10-in. | 10/11/1906 | Because you're you | Florence Hinkle ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3903 | 10-in. | 10/16/1906 | Just because you're you | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4044 | 8-in. | 11/14/1906 | Good-a-bye John | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4093 | 10-in. | 12/13/1906 | Whistle it! | Ada Jones ; Frank Kernell [i.e., Samuel H. Dudley] ; Billy Murray | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4093 | 8-in. | 12/10/1906 | Whistle it! | Ada Jones ; Frank Kernell [i.e., Samuel H. Dudley] ; Billy Murray | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-4182 | 10-in. | 1/21/1907 | Because you're you | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-6852 | 10-in. | 3/3/1909 | A soldier's love | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-8983 | 12-in. | 5/23/1910 | Gems from The red mill | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-9025 | 12-in. | 5/25/1910 | Gems from Mlle. Modiste | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10047 | 10-in. | 3/14/1911 | Something always happens when it shouldn't | Henry Allan Price | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10510 | 10-in. | 6/6/1911 | The chase | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo and chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12819 | 10-in. | 1/21/1913 | I'd like a little girl like you | Marguerite Dunlap ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15443 | 10-in. | 11/30/1914 | When you're wearing the ball and chain | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15468 | 10-in. | 12/7/1914 | When you're away! | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16577 | 10-in. | 9/30/1915 | For better or for worse | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16578 | 10-in. | 9/30/1915 | Love is the best of all | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16582 | 10-in. | 10/1/1915 | Neapolitan love song | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16628 | 10-in. | 10/8/1915 | I need affection | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-16857 | 12-in. | 12/3/1915 | Gems from The princess Pat | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-16993 | 10-in. | 1/10/1916 | Kiss me again | Alice Green | Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19445 | 10-in. | 4/5/1917 | Free trade and a misty moon | Greek Evans | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus, harp, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19446 | 10-in. | 4/5/1917 | The Irish have a great day tonight | Scott Welsh | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus, harp, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19447 | 10-in. | 4/5/1917 | Ireland, my Sireland | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19448 | 10-in. | 4/5/1917 | Eileen | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-19545 | 12-in. | 4/3/1917 | Gems from Eileen | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-19550 | 12-in. | 4/3/1917 | Gems from Eileen | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-22284 | 10-in. | 10/14/1918 | Kiss me again | Mabel Garrison | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-22661 | 10-in. | 3/28/1919 | Life and love | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with cello, violin, bells, piano, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-23751 | 10-in. | 2/26/1920 | When you're away | Mabel Garrison | Soprano vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-27589 | 10-in. | 3/2/1923 | I want what I want when I want it | Royal Dadmun | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-28472 | 10-in. | 9/12/1923 | Kiss me again | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-40296 | 12-in. | 10/10/1927 | Kiss me again | Victor Salon Group | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-40536 | 12-in. | 11/2/1927 | Selections from Princess Pat | Victor Salon Group | Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-40608 | 12-in. | 10/13/1927 | Selections from The red mill | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-46102 | 10-in. | 6/15/1928 | When shall I again see Ireland? | Colin O'More | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-49942 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | Moonbeams | Richard Crooks | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-49943 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | When you're away | Richard Crooks | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-64359 | 12-in. | 11/18/1930 | Selections from Eileen | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Mixed vocal chorus and tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-64392 | 12-in. | 12/5/1930 | Selections from The only girl | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-73319 | 12-in. | 8/24/1932 | Neapolitan love song | Richard Crooks ; William Merrigan Daly | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-043395 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | Moonbeams (A serenade) | Norsemen | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-068159 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | When you're away | Emile Coté ; Margaret Daum ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with female vocal solo and piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-068164 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Thine alone | Emile Coté ; Margaret Daum ; Victor Mixed Chorus | Mixed vocal chorus, with female vocal solo and piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-075415 | 10-in. | 7/9/1942 | Thine alone | Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E0RB-4640 | 10-in. | 5/19/1950 | Moonbeams | Frank Black ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Risë Stevens | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E0RB-4708 | 10-in. | 5/26/1950 | Because you're you | Frank Black ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Risë Stevens | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-Test-1393 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | When you're away | Genevieve Wylie | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | LBS-Test-2207 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 7/5/1935 | If I were on the stage | Frances White | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 1790 | 10-in. | ca. 1904-1908 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 1791 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | In the days of old | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 1811 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Aug. 1904 | Cupid has found my heart | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3413 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1906 | I want what I want when I want it | George Alexander | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3534 | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | Good-a-bye, John | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3544 | 10-in. | approximately 1906 | The streets of New York | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3589 | 10-in. | between January and March 1907 | Whistle it | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray ; Frank C. Stanley | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3590 | 10-in. | ca. Late 1906-Mar. 1907 | Because you're you | Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46213 | 10-in. | 11/19/1915 | Love is the best of all | Eleanor Painter | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46352 | 10-in. | 1/18/1916 | Two laughing Irish eyes | Eleanor Painter | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46640 | 10-in. | 3/15/1916 | Kiss me again | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47179 | 10-in. | 11/21/1916 | The century girl | Inez Barbour | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47479 | 10-in. | 4/11/1917 | Ireland my sireland | Vernon Stiles | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47480 | 10-in. | 4/11/1917 | The Irish have a great day tonight | Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Vernon Stiles | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 77843 | 10-in. | 5/22/1918 | Kiss me again | Hulda Lashanska | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 81580 | 10-in. | 2/21/1924 | When shall I again see Ireland? | William A. Kennedy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30503 | 12-in. | approximately late May 1910 | Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make? | Raymond Hitchcock | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30555 | 12-in. | 10/13/1910 | In the days of old | Raymond Hitchcock | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 37079 | 12-in. | 11/25/1914 | When you're away | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 49869 | 12-in. | ca. 1920 | Kiss me again | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
OKeh | 603 | 10-in. | ca. Feb. 1919 | Life and love | George Lambert | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1048-b] | 10-in. | approximately June 1918 | Kiss me again | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 4010 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1920 | Kiss me again | Irene Williams | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 13966-13968 | 10-in. | 10/15/1924 | Kiss me again | Virginia Rea | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E28413 | 10-in. | 9/21/1928 | Kiss me again | Florence Easton | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29715 | 10-in. | Apr. 1929 | Moonbeams | Jessica Dragonette | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30396 | 10-in. | July 1929 | When you’re away | Jessica Dragonette | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30837 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | When you’re away | Jessica Dragonette | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E32470 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | When you’re away | Jessica Dragonette | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E22411-E22412 | 10-in. | 4/14/1927 | Kiss me again | Carter's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E23713-E23715 | 10-in. | 6/22/1927 | Kiss me again | Gladys Rice | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 1301 | 10-in. | 10/17/1912 | Because you're you | Thomas Chalmers ; Elizabeth Spencer | Vocal duet (soprano and Male), with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 3503 | 10-in. | 1/8/1915 | When you're away | Marie De Kyser | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 3633 | 10-in. | 3/9/1915 | When you're away | Marie De Kyser | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4164 | 10-in. | 10/1/1915 | I'd like to have you around | Gladys Rice ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4171 | 10-in. | 10/6/1915 | Love is the best of all | Blanche Duffield | Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 6492 | 10-in. | between 12/2/1918 12/11/1918 | Kiss me again | Marie Tiffany | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 6640 | 10-in. | 2/26/1919 | Life and love | Hadley Wright | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 8918 | 10-in. | 4/11/1923 | Novelty imitation medley | Edith Helena | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 18714 | 10-in. | 9/10/1928 | Kiss me again | Olive Palmer | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | N-419 | 12-in. | 9/10/1928 | Kiss me again | Olive Palmer | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 217-B] | 10-in. | between late 1908 and early 1909 | Because you're you | Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA17007 | 10-in. | between June and November 1938 | Thine alone | Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA17008 | 10-in. | between June and November 1938 | When you're away | Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blossom, Henry," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109508.
Blossom, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109508.
"Blossom, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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