Ernest R. Ball

Ernest R. Ball

Ernest Roland Ball (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1927) was an American singer and songwriter, most famous for composing the music for the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" in 1912. Ball was not Irish.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 22, 1878 (Cleveland), Died May 3, 1927 (Santa Ana)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-9583	10-in.	10/26/1910	I love the name of Mary	"That Girl" Quartet	Female vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	B-9650	10-in.	11/15/1910	Mother Machree	Will Oakland	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9818	10-in.	1/16/1911	Goodbye, my love, goodbye	"That Girl" Quartet	Female vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-10069	10-in.	3/17/1911	Mother Machree	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10623	10-in.	6/28/1911	Good-bye my love, good-bye	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-10725	10-in.	7/13/1911	Let us have peace	Reinald Werrenrath	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11043	10-in.	9/29/1911	Goodbye, my love, goodbye	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11559	10-in.	2/5/1912	Here's love and success to you	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11811	10-in.	4/2/1912	I love the name of Mary	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12402	12-in.	9/24/1912	Till the sands of the desert grow cold	Alan Turner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12747	10-in.	12/24/1912	Till the sands of the desert grow cold	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12978	10-in.	3/10/1913	When Irish eyes are smiling	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12979	10-in.	3/10/1913	To have, to hold, to love	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12982	12-in.	3/11/1913	Sands of the desert medley waltz	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-13403	10-in.	6/6/1913	I'll change the shadows to sunshine	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13447	10-in.	6/17/1913	To have, to hold, to love	Arthur Pryor's Band ; Bert Brown	Band	composer
Victor	B-13954	10-in.	10/13/1913	To have and to hold	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-14374	10-in.	1/26/1914	While the rivers of love flow on	Wilfred Glenn	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14665	10-in.	4/6/1914	Who knows?	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14910	10-in.	5/28/1914	Across the Rio Grande	Heidelberg Quintette	Male vocal quintet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14941	10-in.	6/9/1914	Across the Rio Grande	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band, with male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	B-15019	10-in.	6/29/1914	You planted a rose in the garden of love	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15149	10-in.	8/26/1914	Roll on, beautiful world, roll on	George MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15179	10-in.	9/10/1914	After the roses have faded away	Arthur C. Clough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15182	10-in.	9/11/1914	Let us have peace	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer

(Results 26-50 of 422 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ball, Ernest R.," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110352.

Ball, Ernest R.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110352.

"Ball, Ernest R.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.