Oley Speaks

Oley Speaks (June 28, 1874 – August 7, 1948) was an American composer and songwriter. His compositions include many religious songs, as well as his best-known success, "On the Road to Mandalay", which takes its lyrics from the poem "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling. The Canal Winchester Area Historical Society Museum has exhibits about the life of Oley Speaks, including original sheet music written by him.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 28, 1874 (Canal Winchester), Died August 27, 1948 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, baritone vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 104 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	0988	7-in.	2/17/1900	On the road to Mandalay	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-4616	10-in.	6/25/1907	In May time	Pearl Benham	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8966	10-in.	5/18/1910	In May time	John Barnes Wells	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-15238	12-in.	10/1/1914	On the road to Mandalay	Frederick J. Wheeler	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15847	10-in.	3/30/1915	Morning	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17381	10-in.	3/27/1916	When the boys come home	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18524	10-in.	10/3/1916	Life's twilight	Lambert Murphy	Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20340	10-in.	7/16/1917	My homeland	Clarence Whitehill	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20694	10-in.	9/24/1917	When the boys come home	Ernestine Schumann-Heink	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24302	10-in.	7/6/1920	Life	Orville Harrold	Tenor vocal solo, with harp, piano, and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25319	10-in.	5/26/1921	Sylvia	Lambert Murphy	Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25975	10-in.	1/25/1922	The lane to Ballybree	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26432	10-in.	4/26/1922	The lane to Ballybree	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-26536	12-in.	4/20/1927	On the road to Mandalay	Reinald Werrenrath	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-26536	12-in.	6/12/1922	On the road to Mandalay	Reinald Werrenrath	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28649	10-in.	10/9/1923	Star-eyes	Mabel Garrison	Soprano vocal solo, with violin, piano, and orchestra	composer
Victor	C-28896	12-in.	11/15/1923	Werrenrath song medley	Reinald Werrenrath	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31276	10-in.	12/11/1924	Morning	Pauline Pipkin	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-31813	12-in.	1/28/1925	Fuzzy-Wuzzy	Royal Dadmun	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-33082	12-in.	7/15/1925	On the road to Mandalay	Royal Dadmun	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-34533	12-in.	2/6/1926	Sylvia	Associated Glee Clubs of America	Male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BVE-34779	10-in.	4/14/1926	Star eyes	Meta Christensen	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-36112	10-in.	8/10/1926	Morning	The De Reszke Singers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-36547	10-in.	10/15/1926	On the road to Mandalay	Art Landry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	CVE-37041	12-in.	11/27/1926	Sylvia	Associated Glee Clubs of America	Male vocal chorus, with piano	composer

(Results 1-25 of 104 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Speaks, Oley," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103140.

Speaks, Oley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103140.

"Speaks, Oley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.