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

Recordings (Results 526-550 of 617 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E20083-E20084 10-in. 9/10/1926 Lead, kindly Light Collegiate Choir Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20085-E20086 10-in. 9/10/1926 God be with you ‘till we meet again Collegiate Choir Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20106-E20107 10-in. 9/13/1926 I’d love to meet that old sweetheart of mine Franklyn Baur ; Elliott Shaw Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20108-E20109 10-in. 9/13/1926 I’ll fly to Hawaii Franklyn Baur ; Elliott Shaw Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20116-E20117 10-in. 9/14/1926 Sunny disposish The Merrymakers Male vocal quartet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20122-E20123 10-in. 9/14/1926 Down on the banks of the old Yazoo The Merrymakers Male vocal quartet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20164-E20165 10-in. 9/15/1926 Moonlight on the Ganges Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20166-E20167 10-in. 9/15/1926 To-night you belong to me Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20168-E20169 10-in. 9/15/1926 Your heart looked into mine Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20170-E20171 10-in. 9/15/1926 Cheritza Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20178-E20179 10-in. 9/16/1926 The two of us Franklyn Baur ; Virginia Rea Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20180-E20181 10-in. 9/16/1926 Hugs and kisses Virginia Rea Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20764-E20765 10-in. 11/19/1926 Maybe Victor Arden ; Franklyn Baur ; Phil Ohman ; Virginia Rea Female-male vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20766-E20767½ 10-in. 11/19/1926 Someone to watch over me Victor Arden ; Franklyn Baur ; Phil Ohman ; Virginia Rea Female-male vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20768-E20769 10-in. 11/19/1926 All alone Monday Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20770-E20771 10-in. 11/19/1926 You will—won’t you? Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20828-E20829 10-in. 11/26/1926 All alone Monday Castilians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20842-E20843 10-in. 11/30/1926 Maybe Franklyn Baur ; Virginia Rea Mixed vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20844-E20845 10-in. 11/30/1926 Someone to watch over me Franklyn Baur ; Virginia Rea Mixed vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20850-E20852 10-in. 12/1/1926 Half a moon (Is better than no moon) Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20853-E20855 10-in. 12/1/1926 The little white house (At the end of Honeymoon Lane) Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20919-E20921 10-in. 12/9/1926 When day is done Harry Archer Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20922-E20924 10-in. 12/9/1926 There ain’t no maybe in my baby’s eyes Harry Archer Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20996-E20998 10-in. 12/20/1926 I know, that you know Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet, with orchestra and male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E20999-E21001 10-in. 12/20/1926 One alone Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman Piano duet, with orchestra and male vocal quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 526-550 of 617 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baur, Franklyn," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

Baur, Franklyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

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

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460

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