Ethel Crowninshield

Ethel Crowninshield (fl. 1900s – 1940s) was an American children's songwriter. Her 1938 Sing & Play songs were used to teach children to sing until the 1950s and 1960s. The song "The Big Crocodile" is still taught today.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-11671 12-in. 3/6/1912 Mother Goose songs Elizabeth Wheeler Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-37463 10-in. 3/31/1927 Diddle diddle dumpling Anna Howard Female vocal solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crowninshield, Ethel," accessed November 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109019.

Crowninshield, Ethel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109019.

"Crowninshield, Ethel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109019

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