George Bennard
George Bennard (February 4, 1873 – October 10, 1958) was an American hymn composer and preacher. He is best known for composing the famous hymn, "The Old Rugged Cross". |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 4, 1873 (Youngstown), Died October 10, 1958 (Reed City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
Notes: Also appears as Rev. George Bennard.
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Recordings (Results 26-38 of 38 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | CO45886 | 10-in. | 5/7/1951 | The old rugged cross | The Johnson Family Singers | Mixed vocal, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 8836 | 10-in. | Jan. 1925 | The old rugged cross | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | S-73442 | 10-in. | June 1925 | The old rugged cross | Virginia Healey Asher ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Female-male vocal duet | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | W402275 | 10-in. | 3/11/1929 | The old rugged cross | Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | 13707-13709 | 10-in. | 8/11/1924 | Old rugged cross | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with organ | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | E27938 | 10-in. | 8/1/1928 | The old rugged cross | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | E20404-E20405 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | Old rugged cross | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with organ and chimes | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E20473-E20474 | 10-in. | 10/21/1926 | Old rugged cross | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with organ and chimes | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | E25517-E25518 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | The old rugged cross | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C2387 | 10-in. | 10/3/1928 | The old rugged cross | Smoky Mountain Sacred Singers | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | C4010 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | The old rugged cross | Pedro Espino ; Ida Kuehn | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | 1487W-1488W | 10-in. | 10/15/1925 | The old rugged cross | George Reneau | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 8802 | 10-in. | 12/27/1922 | The old rugged cross | Helen Clark ; Roy Roberts | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bennard, George," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112241.
Bennard, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112241.
"Bennard, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bennard, George, 1873-1958 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003095913
Wikidata: George Bennard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5536895
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24297141
MusicBrainz: George Bennard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5cb9f8ea-7182-430f-809d-b7e1f64f2c51
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