H. P. Danks

H. P. Danks

Hart Pease Danks (6 April 1834 – 20 November 1903) was an American musician who specialized in composing, singing and leading choral groups. He is best known for his 1873 composition, Silver Threads Among the Gold.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1834 (New Haven), Died November 20, 1903 (Philadelphia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	B-597	10-in.	10/27/1903	Silver threads among the gold	Richard Jose	Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	D-1943	14-in.	11/28/1905	Silver threads among the gold	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-1943	10-in.	11/16/1904	Silver threads among the gold	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-2023	12-in.	12/8/1904	Silver threads among the gold	Richard Jose	Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-2023	10-in.	12/8/1904	Silver threads among the gold	Richard Jose	Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-2943	10-in.	12/12/1905	Silver threads among the gold	Arthur Pryor's Orchestra	Orchestra, with trombone solo	composer
Victor	C-4615	12-in.	6/25/1907	I'm not ashamed of Christ	Pearl Benham	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6823	10-in.	2/19/1909	Silver threads among the gold	Will Oakland	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-8047	12-in.	6/12/1909	Silver threads among the gold	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10109	10-in.	3/30/1911	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Vessella's Italian Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-10208	10-in.	4/19/1911	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Coombs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10213	10-in.	4/20/1911	The long-lost chord	Gene Greene	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BVE-11834	10-in.	12/23/1925	Silver threads among the gold	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11834	10-in.	4/5/1912	Silver threads among the gold	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-12070	10-in.	6/8/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12070	10-in.	6/4/1912	Silver threads among the gold	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12211	12-in.	7/18/1912	Silver threads among the gold	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12815	10-in.	1/20/1913	Silver threads among the gold	Rosario Bourdon	Cello solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13375	10-in.	6/3/1913	Silver threads among the gold	Neapolitan Trio	Instrumental trio, with bells	composer
Victor	B-15003	10-in.	6/24/1914	Silver threads among the gold	Maud Powell	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-15435	10-in.	11/25/1914	Silver threads among the gold	Felix Arndt	Celeste solo	composer
Victor	C-16583	12-in.	10/1/1915	Songs of the past, no. 7	Victor Mixed Chorus	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-16797	12-in.	11/20/1915	Silver threads among the gold	B. F. Miller	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-18598	10-in.	10/31/1916	Silver threads among the gold	Ferdinand Himmelreich	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-18714	10-in.	11/16/1916	Not ashamed of Christ	Albert Wiederhold	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18871	10-in.	12/22/1916	Silver threads among the gold	Victor Ledeky	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-19663	12-in.	5/1/1917	Silver threads among the gold	Julia Culp	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20603	10-in.	8/8/1917	Medley of old songs	Boston Quintet	Male quintet (vocal quartet and piano)	composer
Victor	B-24190	10-in.	6/28/1920	Družko drahá, šij svou chýlím	František A. Pangrác	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25866	10-in.	12/12/1921	Silvertråder	Grace Eklund Carlson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25994	10-in.	2/9/1922	No night there	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26424	10-in.	4/21/1922	Silvertrådar	Emil Keneke	Cornet solo, with violin, bells, harp, and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28131	10-in.	6/15/1923	Silver threads among the gold	Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28471	10-in.	9/12/1923	Silver threads among the gold	Amelita Galli-Curci	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30201	10-in.	5/20/1924	Sommersol til sisste stund	August Werner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31651	10-in.	1/13/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Jesse Crawford	Pipe organ solo	composer
Victor	CVE-33228	12-in.	8/18/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Adelphian Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	BVE-34695	10-in.	3/10/1926	Silver threads among the gold	Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-35801	10-in.	7/7/1926	No night there	Marion Talley	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-39640	10-in.	7/8/1927	Jacob's ladder	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-46910	10-in.	8/17/1928	Silver threads among the gold	Walter Kolomoku’s Honoluluans	Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	BVE-55476	10-in.	7/23/1929	Młodosc i srebrne włosy	Paweł Faut	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-71612	10-in.	2/23/1932	Amber tresses	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with 2 guitars	composer
Victor	LBS-78243	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	10/19/1933	No night there	Green Brothers	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	BS-80640	10-in.	6/18/1934	Silver threads among the gold	Red Nichols ; Pennies	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	LBS-81045	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	1/11/1934	No night there	Green Brothers	Vibraphone ("Deagan vibra-harp") and chimes duet	composer
Victor	[Trial 1916-05-04-08]	Not documented	5/4/1916	No night there	Adele Sprowles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-31-01]	Not documented	12/31/1918	Silver threads among the gold	Mrs. Frank Brown	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1927-02-21-03]	10-in.	2/21/1927	Silver threads among the gold	Charles Wold	Musical glasses	composer
Columbia	1810	7-in.	ca. 1904	Silver threads among the gold	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	1810	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Aug. 1904	Silver threads among the gold	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	4399	10-in.	between January and June 1910	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Coombs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38551	10-in.	1/13/1913	Silver threads among the gold	Vincent C. Buono	Cornet solo, with band	composer
Columbia	45849	10-in.	7/9/1915	Silver threads among the gold	Charles Adams [i.e., Charles Adams Prince]	Celeste solo	composer
Columbia	45920	10-in.	8/6/1915	Silver threads among the gold	Helen Louise	Steel guitar solo	composer
Columbia	46590	10-in.	August 1915	Silver threads among the gold	Bohemian Instrumental Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Columbia	46934	10-in.	7/21/1916	Silver threads among the gold	Taylor Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Columbia	77140	10-in.	6/13/1917	Silver threads among the gold	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78853	10-in.	12/10/1919	Silver threads among the gold	Vincent C. Buono	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78942	10-in.	1/21/1920	Silver threads among the gold	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	37176	12-in.	2/25/1915	Silver threads among the gold	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W140689	10-in.	6/16/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Columbia	W141912	10-in.	4/3/1926	Silver threads among the gold	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W144013	10-in.	4/9/1927	Silver threads among the gold	The Artist Ensemble	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W145060	10-in.	11/1/1927	Silver threads among the gold	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	6452	12-in.	approximately 1915	Silver threads among the gold	Hamilton Harty ; W. H. Squire	Cello solo, with violin	composer
Columbia	84763	10-in.	October 1918	Silver threads among the gold	Olga Bibor's Gypsy Orchestra	Orchestra ("Gypsy")	composer
OKeh	121	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Silver threads among the gold	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7319	10-in.	Mar. 1920	Silver threads among the gold	Crescent Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-70332	10-in.	Nov. 1921	Silver threads among the gold	Ferdinand Himmelreich	Piano solo	composer
OKeh	S-72218	10-in.	Dec. 1923	When you and I were young	Harry Reser Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
OKeh	W81155	10-in.	7/9/1927	Jacob's ladder	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	composer
OKeh	W400808	10-in.	6/20/1928	Silver threads among the gold	Andrew Jenkins ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio and talk	composer
OKeh	W403137	10-in.	10/15/1929	No night there	Virginia Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
OKeh	W403924	10-in.	4/24/1930	Silver threads among the gold	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Moonshine Kate	Female-male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar	composer
Brunswick	854	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	Silver threads among the gold	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	3895	10-in.	approximately July 1920	Silver threads among the gold	Walter Hammond	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	X5612	12-in.	approximately May 1921	Variations on silver threads among the gold	Vessella's Italian Band	Band	composer
Brunswick	11244-11246	10-in.	9/11/1923	No night there	Winifred Lugrin-Fahey	Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	13024-13026	10-in.	4/29/1924	No night there	Elizabeth Lennox	Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E16228-E16230	10-in.	8/25/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E17481-E17483	10-in.	1/14/1926	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E17640-E17643	10-in.	1/22/1926	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E25463-E25464	10-in.	12/7/1927	Jacob’s ladder	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	composer
Brunswick	E25495-E25496	10-in.	12/9/1927	Silver threads among the gold	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E25560-E25561	10-in.	12/13/1927	Jacob’s ladder	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano	composer
Brunswick	E26468-E26469	10-in.	2/10/1928	Silver threads among the gold	Blackstone Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Edison	145	12-in.	7/22/1910	Silver threads among the gold	Will Oakland	Countertenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1098	10-in.	6/21/1912	Silver threads among the gold	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1537	Not documented	1921	Silver threads among the gold	Losey Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	1561	Not documented	4/28/1922	Silver threads among the gold	Ernest L. Stevens	Piano solo	composer
Edison	3770	10-in.	5/10/1915	Silver threads among the gold	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4453	10-in.	1/29/1916	Silver threads among the gold	Lou Chiha Frisco	Xylophone solo	composer
Edison	5199	10-in.	12/6/1916	Silver threads among the gold	M. Nagy	Cimbalom solo	composer
Edison	6755	10-in.	4/30/1919	Sommersol til sidste stund!	Carsten Woll	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7119	10-in.	1/19/1920	Love's own sweet song	Carro A. Bird	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7242	10-in.	3/24/1920	No night there	Anna Case	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7393	10-in.	6/9/1920	No night there	Helen Newitt	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8152	10-in.	8/1/1921	No night there	Robert C. Dyrenforth ; Robert Gayler	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	8476	10-in.	6/5/1922	Silver threads among the gold	Walter Scanlan	Vocal solo (tenor) and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8714	10-in.	12/25/1922	Silver threads among the gold	Franz Falkenburg	Piano solo	composer
Edison	10456	10-in.	6/23/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Frederick Kinsley	Organ solo	composer
Edison	19117	10-in.	3/21/1929	Silver threads among the gold	Vernon Archibald ; Charles Harrison	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	N-808	10-in.	3/21/1929	Silver threads among the gold	Vernon Archibald ; Charles Harrison	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Danks, H. P.," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109989.

Danks, H. P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109989.

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