George Botsford

George Botsford

George Botsford (February 24, 1874 – February 1, 1949) was an American composer of ragtime and other forms of music.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 24, 1874 (Sioux Falls), Died February 11, 1949 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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= 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-3134	10-in.	2/21/1906	Traveling	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6832	10-in.	2/25/1909	Denver town	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8058	10-in.	6/15/1909	Black and white	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8901	10-in.	4/29/1910	Grizzly bear	Maude Raymond	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-9466	10-in.	9/20/1910	Grizzly bear	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-9600	10-in.	11/3/1910	Grizzly bear	American Quartet ; Billy Murray	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10847	10-in.	8/1/1911	Honey girl	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10932	10-in.	9/6/1911	The rolling stone	American Quartet ; William F. Hooley	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11328	10-in.	12/5/1911	Marry a Yiddish boy	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11541	10-in.	2/1/1912	Huckleberry pie	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11599	10-in.	2/15/1912	Here's to the friend in stormy weather	American Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal quartet and male vocal soloist, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11655	10-in.	3/4/1912	In Jay Town	Byron G. Harlan ; Steve Porter	Descriptive scene, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11876	10-in.	4/15/1912	I want to love you while the music's playing	Heidelberg Quintette ; Will Oakland	Male vocal quintet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12050	10-in.	5/28/1912	At the club	American Quartet ; Will Oakland	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12112	10-in.	6/17/1912	Eskimo rag	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12166	10-in.	7/8/1912	Dressing for the opera	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12346	10-in.	9/6/1912	Nonsense	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12518	10-in.	10/17/1912	Oh, you silv'ry bells	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12723	10-in.	12/16/1912	Medley of old songs	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-12889	10-in.	2/10/1913	War song medley	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-12895	10-in.	2/11/1913	Silvery bells medley	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-13192	10-in.	4/24/1913	Give me your hand	Heidelberg Quintette ; Will Oakland	Male vocal quintet, with soloist and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13370	10-in.	5/29/1913	The soul of the raging sea	American Quartet	Male vocal quintet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13503	10-in.	6/30/1913	Sailing down the Chesapeake Bay	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15751	10-in.	3/2/1915	Come over to Dover	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-15834	12-in.	3/26/1915	On the 5:15	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-16144	10-in.	6/28/1915	Honeymoon bells	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17549	10-in.	4/27/1916	On the Old Dominion line	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-18050	12-in.	7/5/1916	Welcome honey to your old plantation home	Conway's Band	Band	composer
Victor	BS-99333	10-in.	2/24/1936	Black and tan rag	Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	String band	composer
Columbia	3383	10-in.	ca. Jan.-May 1906	Traveling	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	3769	10-in.	ca. 1907-Feb. 1908	Pride of the prairie	Columbia Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	4032	10-in.	between January and May 1909	Denver Town	Columbia Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	4117	10-in.	between January and July 1909	Black and white	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	4447	10-in.	ca. Jan.-July 1910	Grizzly bear	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19690	10-in.	12/15/1911	Black and white	El Cota	Xylophone solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38317	10-in.	10/8/1912	Oh you silv'ry bells	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38936	10-in.	7/9/1913	Sailing down the Chesapeake Bay	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39766	10-in.	1/12/1915	Come over to Dover	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46841	10-in.	6/15/1916	On the Old Dominion Line	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	48872	12-in.	7/17/1916	Welcome honey to your old plantation home	Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson	Band	composer
Columbia	W147362	10-in.	10/31/1928	Sailing down the Chesapeake Bay	Red Mountain Trio	Vocal and instrumental trio, with talking	composer
Columbia	W149330	10-in.	11/1/1929	Sailin' down the Chesapeake Bay	North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404120	10-in.	6/9/1930	Black and white rag	Humphries Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	composer
Edison	2462	10-in.	9/22/1913	Black and white rag	New York Military Band	Band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Botsford, George," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110347.

Botsford, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110347.

"Botsford, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

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