Egbert Van Alstyne

Egbert Anson Van Alstyne (March 4, 1878 – July 9, 1951) was an American songwriter and pianist. Van Alstyne was the composer of a number of popular and ragtime tunes of the early 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 4, 1882 (Marengo), Died July 9, 1951 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, lyricist, organ, arranger

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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 365 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-046062 10-in. 1/3/1940 Pretty baby Smoothies Mixed vocal group, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-046153 10-in. 1/2/1940 Pretty baby Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble composer  
Victor D6VB-1765 10-in. 5/3/1946 Drifting and dreaming (sweet paradise) Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D6VB-1962 10-in. 10/9/1946 Memories Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D7VB-1690 10-in. 10/14/1947 Memories Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 1483 10-in. ca. 1903 Navajo Columbia Band Band, with male vocal chorus composer  
Columbia 1655 10-in. approximately 1903 Navajo Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 1706 10-in. ca. 1903 Navajo Parke Hunter ; Vess L. Ossman Banjo duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 1706 7-in. ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 Navajo Parke Hunter ; Vess L. Ossman Banjo duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 1721 10-in. ca. 1903-Jan. 1904 Navajo J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 1765 10-in. Jan.-Mar. 1904 Navajo Emma Carus Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 1809 10-in. ca. Jan.-July 1904 If I were only you Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1843 10-in. ca. Jan.-Aug. 1904 Seminole J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1852 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1904 Seminole Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1852 7-in. ca. 1904 Seminole Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1862 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1904 Back, back, back to Baltimore Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 1904 10-in. ca. Jan.-Nov. 1904 Farewell, Nellie mine Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3032 7-in. ca. 1904 Back, back, back to Baltimore Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 3153 10-in. between January and May 1905 In the shade of the old apple tree Albert Campbell Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3230 10-in. ca. Jan.-Aug. 1905 In the shade of the old apple tree Edward Ables Whistling solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3256 10-in. between January and October 1905 In dear old Georgia Frank C. Stanley Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3267 10-in. between January and November 1905 Bright eyes, good bye Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3296 10-in. approximately 1905 My Hindoo man Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3356 10-in. ca. 1905-Mar. 1906 Why don't you try? Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3389 10-in. ca. Jan.-May 1906 Cheyenne Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 176-200 of 365 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Alstyne, Egbert," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

Van Alstyne, Egbert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

"Van Alstyne, Egbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737

External Sources

Wikipedia: Egbert Van Alstyne

Discogs: Egbert Van Alstyne

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IMDb: Egbert Van Alstyne

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Van Alstyne, Egbert, 1882-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr97021570

Wikidata: Egbert Van Alstyne - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q290109

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51955382

MusicBrainz: Egbert Van Alstyne - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1de85050-690e-44ec-84f5-4c7dd03be187

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1534198

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