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 551-575 of 592 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	11562	10-in.	3/9/1927	I've never seen a straight banana	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	11563	10-in.	3/9/1927	That's my hap-hap-happiness	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	11652	10-in.	4/14/1927	Slow river	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	11665	10-in.	4/26/1927	You never get nowhere holding hands	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	11738	10-in.	6/15/1927	Oh! Ya! Ya!	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	11739	10-in.	6/15/1927	Just a little old school house (Up on top of the hill)	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	11949	10-in.	10/13/1927	Who's that pretty baby?	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	11950	10-in.	10/13/1927	Pastafazoola	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18049	10-in.	11/22/1927	Get 'em in a rumble seat	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18050	10-in.	11/22/1927	Go home and tell your mother (That I love you)	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18072	10-in.	12/1/1927	Rain	Al Friedman ; Ernest Hare ; Yoeng's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18073	10-in.	12/1/1927	Blue baby (Why are you blue)	Al Friedman ; Ernest Hare ; Yoeng's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18105	10-in.	12/15/1927	Chloe	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18106	10-in.	12/15/1927	Away down South in heaven	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18174	10-in.	1/18/1928	Poor Lizzie	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet and dialogue, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, speaker
Edison	18175	10-in.	1/18/1928	Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet and dialogue, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, speaker
Edison	18255	10-in.	2/23/1928	Golden Gate	Happiness Orchestra ; Ernest Hare ; Dave Kaplan	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18256	10-in.	2/23/1928	It's in the bag	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18257	10-in.	2/23/1928	Stay out of the South (If you want to miss a heaven on earth)	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18407	10-in.	4/16/1928	Abdul Abulbul Amir	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18411	10-in.	4/17/1928	You may be right—you may be wrong (But right or wrong I love you)	Happiness Orchestra ; Ernest Hare ; Dave Kaplan	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18568	10-in.	6/6/1928	Shout hallelujah! Cause I'm home	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18569	10-in.	6/6/1928	Must you wear a moustache?	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18633	10-in.	7/24/1928	Mr. Hoover and Mr. Smith	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	18634	10-in.	7/24/1928	I love to dunk a hunk of sponge cake	The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal

(Results 551-575 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.