Arthur Pryor

Arthur Pryor

Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 22, 1870 (St. Joseph), Died June 18, 1942 (West Long Branch)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, trombone, composer, director, arranger, piano

Notes: Noted by Berliner Gramophone Co. as "Assistant Conductor of Sousa's Band."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 1376 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	20	7-in.	11/21/1894	Mendelssohn's wedding march	Artists vary	Band	conductor
Berliner	65	7-in.	8/18/1897	Orange blossoms	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	69	7-in.	9/1/1897	Little Marcia Marie	Arthur Pryor ; Sousa's Band	Band, with trombone solo	composer, instrumentalist, trombone
Berliner	83	7-in.	Sept. 1897-Mar. 1899	The march king	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	93	7-in.	Apr. 1898-Mar. 1899	Ye Boston Tea Party march	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	108	7-in.	4/9/1898	The matinee girl	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	109	7-in.	4/9/1898	The blue Danube waltz	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	117	7-in.	Apr. 1898	La Marseillaise	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	123	7-in.	9/1/1898	Intermezzo	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	127	7-in.	Apr. 1898	The first heart throbs	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	128	7-in.	5/29/1898	The meeting of the blue & gray	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	133	7-in.	Apr. 1898	Flee as a bird	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	139[a]	7-in.	9/2/1898	A hot time medley march	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	141	7-in.	9/2/1898	Songs of Scotland	Sousa's Band	Band	conductor
Berliner	221	7-in.	11/1/1897	Miserere	Henry Higgins ; Arthur Pryor	Cornet and trombone duet	instrumentalist, trombone
Berliner	266	7-in.	7/28/1897	Little Nell	Noble McDonald	Piano solo	composer
Berliner	272	7-in.	10/31/1898	Love thoughts	Noble McDonald	Piano solo	composer
Berliner	315[a]	7-in.	11/2/1898	Little Nell	August P. Stengler	Clarinet solo	composer
Berliner	1497	7-in.	Before Apr. 1899	Love thoughts	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Berliner	3300	7-in.	7/2/1897	Sweet Lorena Ray	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo	composer, instrumentalist, trombone
Berliner	3301	7-in.	7/2/1897	Exposition echoes	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo	composer, instrumentalist, trombone
Berliner	3302	7-in.	Before Apr. 1899	Say au revoir, but not goodbye	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Berliner	3303	7-in.	7/2/1897	The palms	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Berliner	3304	7-in.	7/2/1897	You’re so good, Daddy	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Berliner	3305	7-in.	7/27/1897	Rocked in the cradle of the deep	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo	instrumentalist, trombone

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pryor, Arthur," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

Pryor, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

"Pryor, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.