W. Howard Doane

William Howard Doane (February 3, 1832 – December 24, 1915) was a manufacturer, inventor, hymn writer, choral director, church leader and philanthropist. He composed over 2,000 church hymns. More than seventy patents are credited to him for innovations in woodworking machinery. His philanthropy led to the renaming of the Granville Academy, as the Doane Academy, a boys' and girls' private preparatory school associated with Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where he was a major benefactor.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 3, 1832 (Connecticut), Died December 24, 1915 (South Orange)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 51-66 of 66 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W400296	10-in.	2/22/1928	Though your sins be as scarlet	Trenton Melody Makers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
OKeh	W402518	10-in.	7/10/1929	Take the name of Jesus with you	Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), cello, and piano	composer
Brunswick	E30169	10-in.	6/20/1929	Precious name	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Brunswick	E22932-E22933	10-in.	5/4/1927	Take the name of Jesus with you	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Brunswick	E22971-E22972	10-in.	5/5/1927	Safe in the arms of Jesus	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Brunswick	E26979-E26980	10-in.	3/14/1928	Though your sins be as scarlet	Maury Pearson	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	2084	10-in.	1/8/1913	Rescue the perishing	Frederick J. Wheeler ; John Young	Vocal duet (tenor and baritone) and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2085	10-in.	1/8/1913	Draw me nearer	Harry Anthony ; James F. Harrison	Vocal duet (tenor and baritone) and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	3771	10-in.	5/11/1915	Draw me nearer	Frederick J. Wheeler ; John Young	Vocal duet (tenor and baritone) and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5589	10-in.	5/29/1917	Some sweet day, bye and bye	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5965	10-in.	between 1/10/1918 and 1/14/1918	Safe in the arms of Jesus	Calvary Choir	Vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6684	10-in.	3/24/1919	St. John 14: 1-3, 25-27	Calvary Choir ; Rev. William H. Morgan	Sermon, with vocal chorus	composer
Edison	6813	10-in.	6/2/1919	Tell me the old, old story	Arthur Middleton	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7153	10-in.	2/9/1920	Only a step to Jesus	Fred East ; Lewis James	Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with orchestra	composer
Edison	7788	10-in.	2/9/1921	Pass me not, o gentle Saviour	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8349	10-in.	1/25/1922	Something whispers	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 51-66 of 66 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Doane, W. Howard," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116477.

Doane, W. Howard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116477.

"Doane, W. Howard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.