B. D. Ackley
Bentley DeForest Ackley (September 27, 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania – September 3, 1958 in Winona Lake, Indiana) was an American musician and gospel composer. His brother Alfred Henry "A. H." Ackley (January 21, 1887 – July 3, 1960) composed with him, and is credited with the popular hymn He Lives. As a young man, B. D. had already learned several instruments, including the melodeon, piano, cornet, clarinet and piccolo. After moving to New York City in 1888, he began playing the organ in churches. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 27, 1872 (Cambria County), Died September 3, 1958
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, organ, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 84 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W151376 | 10-in. | 2/28/1931 | There's a rainbow shining somewhere | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble | composer | |
OKeh | 8621 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | My mother's prayers have followed me | J. Douglas Swagerty | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
OKeh | 9351 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | Just outside the door | Rev. Wm. McKinley Dawkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
OKeh | 9643 | 10-in. | Mar. 1926 | 'Till I see my mother's face | Solon Drunkenmiller ; J. Douglas Swagerty | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
OKeh | S-73506 | 10-in. | July 1925 | Till the whole world knows | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet and chimes | composer | |
OKeh | S-73510 | 10-in. | July 1925 | I shall see the King | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet and bells | composer | |
OKeh | 73843 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Mother's prayers have followed me | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | W81356 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | Walking with Jesus | Avoca Quartet | Vocal quartet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | 7825-7827 | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1922 | Just outside the door | Criterion Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Brunswick | E3962 | 10-in. | 10/16/1926 | Somebody knows | Robert A. Gardner | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E27924 | 10-in. | 7/30/1928 | So may you | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E30305 | 10-in. | June 1929 | If your heart keeps right | Kanawha Singers | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Brunswick | E15988-E15989 | 10-in. | 6/16/1925 | Mother's prayers have followed me | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo and orchestra, with string quartet, organ, and celeste | composer | |
Brunswick | E21153-E21154 | 10-in. | 1/8/1927 | The church by the side of the road | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with organ | composer | |
Brunswick | E22973-E22974 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | My mother’s prayers have followed me | Old Southern Sacred Singers | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Brunswick | E23853-E23854 | 10-in. | 7/6/1927 | Just outside the door | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | AL260-AL261 | 10-in. | 2/12/1928 | I am coming home | John McGhee ; Frank Welling | Male vocal duet, with guitar and harmonica | composer | |
Brunswick | AL264-AL265 | 10-in. | 2/12/1928 | The nearer the sweeter | John McGhee ; Frank Welling | Male vocal duet, with steel guitar and guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | AT338-AT339 | 10-in. | 3/2/1928 | Love keeps me singing | Flat Creek Sacred Singers | Mixed vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Edison | 3492 | 10-in. | 1/2/1915 | If your heart keeps right | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 3493 | 10-in. | 1/2/1915 | Mother's prayers have followed me | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 3495 | 10-in. | 1/2/1915 | The old-fashioned faith | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5362 | 10-in. | 2/14/1917 | Gethsemane | Robert E. Clark | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5363 | 10-in. | 2/14/1917 | Why I love Him | Robert E. Clark | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6276 | 10-in. | July 1918 | The land where the roses never fade | Robert E. Clark | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ackley, B. D.," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109778.
Ackley, B. D.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109778.
"Ackley, B. D.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Ackley, B. D. (Bentley DeForrest), 1872-1958 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93030565
Wikidata: B. D. Ackley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2876643
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