Stanley Kirkby
Stanley Kirkby (born James Baker; 1878 – 30 October 1949) was an English baritone singer and variety artist of the early 20th century. He sang ballads and popular songs of the Edwardian era, the First World War and the inter-War period. He sang mostly in music halls and variety theatres and was a popular recording artist. Born and brought up in Manchester, Kirkby worked in a warehouse from the age of 12; he went on to win first prize in a baritone singing competition at the age of 22. His career moved to London where he formed a number of collaborations on stage with other variety artists; these became well known for their smartly-dressed and musically excellent performances. In 1915 he teamed up with Harry Hudson to form the popular duo "Kirkby and Hudson". They entertained audiences with their eclectic mix of songs and humour well into the 1920s. Kirkby became especially well known for his concert party performances at The Oval, Margate in Kent. Kirkby was a prolific recording artist and has been credited with making the largest number of records in Britain from the 1900s to the 1930s. Although he was among the first to record roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas, much of his recorded output was popular songs, the subject matter of which ranged from the topical to the comic. He was one of the highest paid recording artists of his time. In the mid-1920s he was a joint theatrical producer of a burlesque revue. In the 1930s he broadcast on BBC Radio variety shows. He was a founder member of an early British record company which produced Clarion cylinders. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1878, Died October 30, 1949
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1920
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, vocalist, leader
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 242 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 27440 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Please, Mr. Conductor, don’t put me off | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27464 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Let’s have free trade among the girls | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27465 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | O King of Kings | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27466 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | By the moon's pale light | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27467 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Let me kiss those tears away | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27468 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Yesterday you called me sweetheart | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27469 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Beautiful bird, sing on | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27470 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | In the valley where the bluebird sings | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27479 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | There’s a clock upon the mantel | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27497 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | The old 100th. : All people that on earth do dwell | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27564 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | They’re all single by the seaside | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27565 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Meet me in Kelly-Land | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27691 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Hush, here comes the dream man | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27738 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Play another before you go | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27739 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | We all go the same way home | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27745 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | I’m trying so hard to forget you | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27746 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | When the harvest days are over, Jessie dear | Alec Murray | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27886 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | We all went marching home again | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27888 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | I saw Peter Henry home | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27902 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | The hymns my mother used to sing | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27903 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Maidie and her little teddy bear | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27942 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Follow the tram lines | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27943 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Take me down Piccadilly | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27957 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Have you ever loved another girl? | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27958 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | You are my sunbeam | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkby, Stanley," accessed September 29, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/325396.
Kirkby, Stanley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 29, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/325396.
"Kirkby, Stanley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Kirkby, Stanley, 1878-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019164902
Wikidata: Stanley Kirkby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7599725
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64203598
MusicBrainz: Stanley Kirkby - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a22ee428-ee8d-47c4-937a-92cf757981aa
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