Stephen Adams

Stephen Adams

Michael Maybrick (31 January 1841 – 26 August 1913) was an English composer and singer, best known under his pseudonym Stephen Adams as the composer of "The Holy City", one of the most popular religious songs in English.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1841 (Liverpool), Died August 26, 1913 (Buxton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Notes: Original name: Michael Maybrick.

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

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 187 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	6004	12-in.	approximately 1908	Nirvana	John Bardsley	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6005	12-in.	approximately 1908	Roses	John Bardsley	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6006	12-in.	approximately 1908	Thora	John Bardsley	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6080	12-in.	approximately 1910	The holy city	Walter Wheatley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6093	12-in.	approximately 1910	The midshipmite	Robert Howe	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6106	12-in.	approximately 1911	Thora	Charles Leggett	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6144	12-in.	approximately 1911	Nirvana	Morgan Kingston	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6188	12-in.	approximately 1911	The star of Bethlehem	Morgan Kingston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6189	12-in.	approximately 1911	The holy city	Morgan Kingston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	6346	12-in.	approximately 1913	Thora	Morgan Kingston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75310	12-in.	approximately 1916	The holy city	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; Clara Butt ; Lt. A. Williams	Female vocal solo, with chorus and band	composer
Columbia	76018	12-in.	approximately 1918	Stephen Adams songs, selections, part 1	Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.]	Orchestra, with bells	composer
Columbia	76019	12-in.	approximately 1918	Stephen Adams songs, selections, part 2	Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.]	Orchestra, with bells	composer
OKeh	179	10-in.	ca. June 1918	The maid of the mill	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7122	10-in.	ca. Dec. 1919	The Holy City	Joseph A. Phillips	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9669	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1923	The Holy City	Richard Bonelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E29334	10-in.	Feb.1929	The Holy City	Lew White	Organ solo, with chimes	composer
Brunswick	E19682-E19683	10-in.	7/7/1926	The Holy City	Richard Bonelli	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	XE27005-XE27006	12-in.	3/15/1928	The Holy City	Maury Pearson	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer
Edison	693	Not documented	6/23/1911	Maid of the mill	Reed Miller	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	801	Not documented	8/23/1911	Nancy Lee	Knickerbocker Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Edison	1028	10-in.	5/13/1912	Blue Alsatian mountains	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet	composer
Edison	1094	10-in.	6/19/1912	Maid of the mill	Reed Miller	Tenor vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1397	10-in.	Mar. 1913	The Holy City	Violet Oppenshaw	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2639	10-in.	12/17/1913	Nancy Lee	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 151-175 of 187 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adams, Stephen," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109793.

Adams, Stephen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109793.

"Adams, Stephen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.