Ernest Hare

Ernest Hare

Thomas Ernest Hare (March 16, 1883 – March 9, 1939) was an American singer who recorded prolifically during the 1920s and 1930s, finding fame as a radio star on the Happiness Boys radio program.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 16, 1883, Died March 9, 1939 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, speaker, vocalist, author, guitar, songwriter, lyricist

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

Recordings (Results 501-525 of 592 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	9557	10-in.	6/11/1924	Hard boiled Rose	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9558	10-in.	6/11/1924	He looks at her and then he goes ha-ha-ha-ha-ha	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9570	10-in.	6/16/1924	Ain't it a shame	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9579	10-in.	6/23/1924	Black Star Line	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9583	10-in.	6/25/1924	I'm gonna bring a watermelon (To my girl to-night)	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9704	10-in.	9/12/1924	Fol-the-rol-lol	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9758	10-in.	10/1/1924	Oh you can't fool an old hoss fly	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9779	10-in.	10/9/1924	It ain't gonna rain no mo'	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9846	10-in.	11/13/1924	No one knows what it's all about	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9852	10-in.	11/17/1924	Santa Claus proves there is a Santa Claus	Ernest Hare	Monologue, with male vocal solo, bells, and chimes	speaker, vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9864	10-in.	11/21/1924	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now)	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9885	10-in.	12/2/1924	On my ukulele (Tra la la la la)	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9907	10-in.	12/12/1924	Laff it off!	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9915	10-in.	12/23/1924	I'm "gonna" tramp! Tramp! Tramp!	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9938	10-in.	1/12/1925	Lucky Kentucky	Ernest Hare ; Jack Stillman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9943	10-in.	1/15/1925	How do you do	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9992	10-in.	2/5/1925	Alabamy bound	Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra ; Ernest Hare ; Billy Wynne	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10099	12-in.	2/17/1926	March sample record no. 4	Ernest Hare ; Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; Irving Aaronson Crusaders ; Billy Jones ; Kaplan's Melodists ; Mike Speciale	Dubbed recordings	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10101	12-in.	3/15/1926	April sample record no. 5	Ernest Hare ; Henry Ford's Old Time Dance Orchestra ; Jazz Babies ; Billy Jones ; Mike Speciale Orchestra ; Earl Oliver ; Tennessee Happy Boys	Dubbed recordings	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10105	12-in.	5/14/1926	June sample record no. 7	Frank Braidwood ; Ernest Hare ; Charles Harrison ; Billy Jones ; Radio Franks ; Elizabeth Spencer	Dubbed recordings	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10110	12-in.	8/13/1926	September sample record no. 10	Anna Case ; Glen Ellison ; Arthur Hall ; Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones ; Jerry Macy ; John Ryan ; Ed Smalle	Dubbed recordings	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10206	10-in.	2/13/1925	Old pal	Ernest Hare ; Merry Sparklers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10211	10-in.	2/19/1925	You better keep the home fires burning (Cause your mamma's getting cold)	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10282	10-in.	3/27/1925	As a porcupine pines for its pork (That's how I pine for you)	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	10341	10-in.	4/29/1925	Don't bring Lulu	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

(Results 501-525 of 592 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hare, Ernest," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109612.

Hare, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109612.

"Hare, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.