Dion De Marbelle
Daniel de Marbelle (also known as Dion de Marbelle) (1818-1903) was an American gospel songwriter, soldier, musician, and early circus clown who wrote When They Ring Those Golden Bells (also known as "There's a Land Beyond the River"). Marbelle was born in Leon in France (or Spain) in 1817 or 1818 and emigrated to the United States as a young child. Early in life, Marbelle worked on a whaling ship and eventually joined the United States Navy. During the Mexican-American War in 1847, Marbelle served as a drummer with a New York company. In 1858 he married Ann Sitts in McHenry, Illinois. During the American Civil War he served as a drum major in the 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. After the War, Marbelle travelled as an actor and musician and was the first clown in the James Anthony Bailey circus, before it became part of the P.T. Barnum Circus. Marbelle also ran his own circus for a period, and assisted Buffalo Bill Cody in setting up his Wild West Show. Marbelle also sang in a Methodist choir in Elgin, Illinois where he had a brass band and called figures at square dances. Marbelle was purportedly cheated out of the copyright of his 1887 hit, "When They Ring Those Golden Bells," and the copyright was acquired by the John Church Company. Marbelle died penniless in 1903 in Aledo, Illinois at the Soldier's Home and was buried in the Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, Illinois. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1818, Died 1903
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-16472 | 10-in. | 9/13/1915 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Imperial Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
Victor | BVE-39742 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | When they ring the golden bells | Alfred G. Karnes | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer | |
Victor | BVE-39760 | 10-in. | 8/3/1927 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Fred H. Greever ; John B. Kelly ; J. V. Snavely | Male vocal trio | composer | |
Columbia | 80068 | 10-in. | 11/15/1921 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Oscar Seagle | Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W141009 | 10-in. | 9/29/1925 | When they ring the golden bells | Jack Pickell | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W141907 | 10-in. | 4/2/1926 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Oscar Seagle | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W142227 | 10-in. | 5/20/1926 | When they ring the golden bells | William McEwan | Male vocal solo, with organ, violin, and chimes | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | S-73134 | 10-in. | Jan. 1925 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Justin Ring Trio ; Shannon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental trio, chimes, and bells | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W401226 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W402069 | 10-in. | 8/6/1928 | When they ring those golden bells for you and me | Foundation Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Brunswick | 14550-14553 | 10-in. | 12/29/1924 | When they ring the golden bells | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with brass quartet, organ, and chimes | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E20192-E20193 | 10-in. | 9/17/1926 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with brass quartet, organ, and chimes | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E25596-E25597 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | When they ring the golden bells | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 9988 | 10-in. | 2/3/1925 | When they ring the golden bells for you and me | Charles Hart | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-1118 | 10-in. | 9/10/1929 | When they ring the golden bells | Donald Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with organ and traps | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Marbelle, Dion," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113955.
De Marbelle, Dion. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113955.
"De Marbelle, Dion." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Daniel de Marbelle
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: De Marbelle, Dion, 1818-1903 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008022655
Wikidata: Daniel de Marbelle - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q85954906
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