Franklyn Baur
Franklyn Baur (April 5, 1903 – February 24, 1950) was a popular tenor vocal recording artist. Baur was born in New York and educated at Amherst. At 19, he was selected from over 50 candidates as principal tenor in the Park Avenue Baptist Church known as the John D. Rockefeller Church. His grandfather on the maternal side held the same position for many years in Henry Ward Beecher's Brooklyn church. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 5, 1903, Died February 24, 1950
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 401-425 of 617 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W144585 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Ooh! Maybe it's you | Franklyn Baur ; Harry Reser's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144591 | 10-in. | 8/30/1927 | Moonlit waters | Franklyn Baur ; Columbians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144617 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | The varsity drag | Franklyn Baur ; Cass Hagan ; Lewis James ; Park Central Hotel Orchestra ; Elliott Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144653 | 10-in. | 9/9/1927 | Charmaine! | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144792 | 10-in. | 9/23/1927 | Wherever you are | Franklyn Baur ; Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Lewis James ; Elliott Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144793 | 10-in. | 9/23/1927 | Playground in the sky | Franklyn Baur ; Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Lewis James | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144904 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | Thinking of you | Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144905 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | Up in the clouds | Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144960 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | My heart stood still | Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144961 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | Thou swell | Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144971 | 10-in. | 11/12/1927 | You're just a pal | Columbians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144972 | 10-in. | 11/12/1927 | Memory Lane | Columbians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W145226 | 10-in. | 11/21/1927 | Wherever you are | Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W145227 | 10-in. | 11/21/1927 | Thinking of you | Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W145284 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | Up in the clouds | Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W145419 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Good news | Singing Sophomores | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W145450 | 10-in. | 12/29/1927 | The sidewalks of New York | Shannon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W145451 | 10-in. | 12/29/1927 | On the banks of the Wabash far away | Shannon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W98296 | 12-in. | 8/6/1926 | Studio stunts | Columbia Artists | Vocalists, comic duo, saxophone soloist, and jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W98297 | 12-in. | 8/6/1926 | Studio stunts | Columbia Artists | Vocalists, pianist, comic duo, and jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W98307 | 12-in. | 1/6/1927 | The desert song : Vocal gems | Columbia Light Opera Company | Male vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W98308 | 12-in. | 1/6/1927 | Oh, Kay! : Vocal gems | Columbia Light Opera Company | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with piano and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W98330 | 12-in. | 4/12/1927 | The star spangled banner | Columbia Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W98331 | 12-in. | 4/12/1927 | America | Columbia Male Chorus | Male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E1783-E1785 | 10-in. | 11/20/1925 | Song of the vagabonds | Tuxedo Orchestra [Carl Fenton's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baur, Franklyn," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.
Baur, Franklyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.
"Baur, Franklyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Baur, Franklyn, -1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97018629
Wikidata: Franklyn Baur - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5492178
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/36519647
MusicBrainz: Franklyn Baur - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e914df47-295b-4154-8e5b-d431e2aaab2d
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