Charles Harrison

Charles Harrison

Charles William Harrison (September 11, 1878 – February 2, 1965) was an American tenor ballad singer. He recorded under the pseudonyms: Hugh Donovan, Billy Burton, Charles Hilton, and Norman Terrell.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 11, 1878 (Jersey City), Died February 2, 1965 (Summit)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, vocalist

Notes: Also identified as Charles W. Harrison.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 660 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	39256	10-in.	2/19/1914	You're here and I'm here	Charles Harrison ; Agnes Kimball	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39297	10-in.	3/25/1914	Do you remember?	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39379	10-in.	5/15/1914	Gone are the days	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39560	10-in.	9/12/1914	The land of my best girl	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39593	10-in.	10/23/1914	The dress my mother wore	Charles Harrison ; Andrea Sarto	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39630	10-in.	11/24/1914	Calling me home	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39631	10-in.	11/24/1914	Cotton blossom time	Billy Burton ; James Hall	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39640	10-in.	11/25/1914	Tennessee, I hear you calling me	Billy Burton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39789	10-in.	1/22/1915	There's a little spark of love still burning	Ernest Aldwell ; Charles Harrison	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39894	10-in.	2/26/1915	Don't take my darling boy away	Billy Burton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39981	10-in.	3/24/1915	We'll take care of you all	Billy Burton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	39987	10-in.	3/25/1915	I'm on my way to Dublin Bay	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45568	10-in.	4/21/1915	She lives down in our alley	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45648	10-in.	5/19/1915	When the bells of Shandon ring our wedding chimes	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45804	10-in.	6/22/1915	There's a long, long trail	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45872	10-in.	7/21/1915	Come back, Dixie	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45957	10-in.	8/18/1915	Dear old Irish song my mother sang to me	Charles Harrison ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45958	10-in.	8/18/1915	That's the song of songs for me	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	45961	10-in.	8/20/1915	Love, here is my heart	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46045	10-in.	9/22/1915	Funiculi funicula	Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46054	10-in.	9/24/1915	Soldier boy	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46276	10-in.	12/15/1915	The trumpeter	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46285	10-in.	12/16/1915	She's good enough to be your baby's mother	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46293	10-in.	12/20/1915	Save your kisses till the boys come home	Charles Harrison ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	46362	10-in.	1/22/1916	It was in the time of roses	Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 251-275 of 660 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harrison, Charles," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110869.

Harrison, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110869.

"Harrison, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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