J. W. Myers
John W. Myers (c. 1864 – c. 1919?), who was usually credited as J. W. Myers, was an American baritone singer, who recorded widely in the United States between the early 1890s and early 1917. His recordings, including "Two Little Girls in Blue" (1893), "The Sidewalks of New York" (1895), "Just Tell Them That You Saw Me" (1895), "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" (1901), "On a Sunday Afternoon" (1902), "Way Down In Old Indiana" (1902), and "In the Good Old Summer Time" (1902), were among the most popular of the period. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1864, Died 1919
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1914
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, arranger, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 826-850 of 902 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Zonophone | [Zo cat C 5423] | 9-in. | Before June 1903 | What is a home without love? | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat C 5427] | 9-in. | Before June 1903 | When Mother used to sing that song | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat P 5435] | 7-in. | Before June 1903 | You give me your love and I'll give you mine | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat C 6125] | 9-in. | Before July 1905 | The bell buoy | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat C 6138] | 9-in. | Before July 1905 | The wearing of the green | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat C 6175] | 9-in. | Before July 1905 | Land of the red, white and blue | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9010] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | The minstrel boy | testing | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9014] | 7-in. | ca. 1900-1901 | The girl I loved in sunny Tennessee | test | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9016] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | The palms | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9017] | 7-in. | ca. 1900-1901 | The Holy City | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9020] | 7-in. | Before Oct. 1900 | Rocked in the cradle of the deep | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9875] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | When you were sweet sixteen | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9875] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | When you were sweet sixteen | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9876] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | Asleep in the deep | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9876] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | Asleep in the deep | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9877] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | For freedom and Ireland | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9877] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | For freedom and Ireland | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9878] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | Good bye, Dolly Gray | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9878] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | Good bye, Dolly Gray | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9879] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | In good old New York | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9879] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | In good old New York | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9880] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | Ma charcoal charmer | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9881] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | Two Irish eyes of tender blue | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9881] | 9-in. | Before May 1901 | Two Irish eyes of tender blue | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Zonophone | [Zo cat J9882] | 7-in. | Before May 1901 | What is a home without love? | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Myers, J. W.," accessed May 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107877.
Myers, J. W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107877.
"Myers, J. W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Myers, J. W. (John W.), 1864- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99042573
Wikidata: J.W. Myers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16043778
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/8319155919128439730009
MusicBrainz: J.W. Myers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/36f9414b-fa0b-4475-909b-7645f94a1d38
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