Gilbert Girard

Birth and Death Data: Born 1868

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author, whistling, vocalist

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

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]853 7-in. 6/11/1901 The fairy boat Len Spencer Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano vocalist, whistling  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]853 10-in. 6/11/1901 The fairy boat Len Spencer Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano vocalist, whistling  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]855 7-in. 6/11/1901 Vilkins and his Dinah Len Spencer Male vocal solo and vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]855 10-in. 6/11/1901 Vilkins and his Dinah Len Spencer Male vocal solo and vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]856 7-in. 6/11/1901 The fable of the goat and the fox Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]856 10-in. 6/11/1901 The fable of the goat and the fox Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]857 7-in. 6/11/1901 Auction sale of household goods Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]857 10-in. 5/9/1902 Auction sale of household goods Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]857 12-in. 5/9/1902 Auction sale of household goods Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]858 7-in. 6/11/1901 A trip to the circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]858 10-in. 5/9/1902 A trip to the circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]858 12-in. 5/9/1902 A trip to the circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]859 7-in. 6/11/1901 Mother Goose and other rhymes Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]859 10-in. 5/8/1902 Mother Goose and other rhymes Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]859 12-in. 5/8/1902 Mother Goose and other rhymes Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]860 7-in. 6/11/1901 Scene at a dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Monologue, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]860 10-in. 4/12/1902 Scene at a dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Monologue, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]860 12-in. 5/9/1902 Scene at a dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Monologue, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]870 7-in. 6/11/1901 Chinese story with orchestra imitations Gilbert Girard Monologue speaker, author  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]870 10-in. 12/13/1901 Chinese story with orchestra imitations Gilbert Girard Monologue speaker, author  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1105 7-in. 11/23/1901 The newsboy's Christmas Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Monologue, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1105 10-in. 11/23/1901 The newsboy's Christmas Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Monologue, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1106 7-in. 11/23/1901 The night before Christmas Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1106 10-in. 11/23/1901 The night before Christmas Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1107 7-in. 11/23/1901 Auction sale of Christmas toys Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1107 10-in. 11/23/1901 Auction sale of Christmas toys Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1148 7-in. 12/14/1901 Auction sale at a bird and animal store Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker, author  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1148 10-in. 12/14/1901 Auction sale of a bird and animal store Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker, author  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]1148 12-in. 5/8/1902 Auction sale at a bird and animal store Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker, author  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1149 7-in. 12/14/1901 The bouncer at the Blazing Rag Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with comic vocal solo and piano speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1149 10-in. 12/14/1901 The bouncer at the blazing rag Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with comic vocal solo and piano speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]1149 12-in. 5/8/1902 The bouncer at the Blazing Rag Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with comic vocal solo and piano speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1381 10-in. 5/9/1902 Daybreak at Calamity Farm Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1382 10-in. 5/9/1902 The passing of a circus parade Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]1382 12-in. 5/9/1902 The passing of a circus parade Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3456 10-in. 6/11/1901 The fairy boat Len Spencer Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano vocalist, whistling  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3457 10-in. 6/11/1901 The wedding of the frog and the mouse Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Monologue, with vocal effects and male vocal duet(?) speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3458 10-in. 6/11/1901 Vilkins and his Dinah Len Spencer Male vocal solo and vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3459 10-in. 6/11/1901 The fable of the goat and the fox Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3460 10-in. 6/11/1901 Auction sale of household goods Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3461 10-in. 6/11/1901 A trip to the circus Len Spencer Monologue, with imitations and band speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3462 10-in. 6/11/1901 Mother Goose and other rhymes Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3463 10-in. 6/11/1901 Scene at a dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Monologue, with vocal effects speaker  
Victor B-1428 10-in. 6/7/1904 Auction sale of household goods Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with piano speaker  
Victor B-4790 10-in. 9/6/1907 Uncle Josh at the dentist's Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer ; Cal Stewart Comic dialogue speaker  
Victor B-4842 10-in. 9/27/1907 Roger and I Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects and orchestra speaker  
Victor E-4842 8-in. 9/27/1907 Roger and I Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Recitation, with vocal effects and orchestra speaker  
Victor B-4843 10-in. 9/27/1907 Old dog Sport Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with orchestra speaker  
Victor E-4843 8-in. 9/27/1907 Old dog Sport Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with orchestra speaker  
Victor B-4844 10-in. 9/30/1907 Farmyard medley Gilbert Girard ; Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet with animal imitations speaker  
Victor B-4847 10-in. 10/1/1907 The stranded circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor E-4847 8-in. 10/1/1907 The stranded circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene speaker  
Victor B-16258 10-in. 7/26/1915 Circus day in Dixie American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with vocal "imitations" and orchestra vocalist  
Victor C-20646 12-in. 9/7/1917 In a bird store Billy Golden ; Billy Heins Comic dialogue, with bird imitations vocalist, whistling  
Victor C-22216 12-in. 8/16/1918 Santa Claus gives away his toys Gilbert Girard Recitation speaker, author  
Victor C-22217 12-in. 8/16/1918 Santa Claus tells about his toy shop Gilbert Girard Recitation speaker, author  
Victor B-23520 10-in. 12/9/1919 [Unknown title(s)] Victor Band Band speaker  
Victor C-25397 12-in. 7/14/1921 Santa Claus visits the children Gilbert Girard Recitation speaker, author  
Victor C-25398 12-in. 7/14/1921 Santa Claus visits the children Gilbert Girard Recitation speaker, author  
Victor B-26876 10-in. 9/18/1922 Santa Claus tells of Mother Goose Land Gilbert Girard Monologue, with traps speaker, author  
Victor B-26877 10-in. 9/18/1922 Santa Claus tells of Mother Goose Land Gilbert Girard Monologue, with traps speaker, author  
Victor B-28031 10-in. 5/25/1923 Barney Google Great White Way Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo speaker  
Victor B-28423 10-in. 8/13/1923 Santa Claus at the zoo, part 1 Gilbert Girard Descriptive scene speaker, author  
Victor B-28424 10-in. 8/13/1923 Santa Claus at the zoo, part 2 Gilbert Girard Descriptive scene speaker, author  
Victor A-30216 7-in. 5/27/1924 Tom, Tom, the piper's son Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30217 7-in. 5/27/1924 Mary had a little lamb Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30219 7-in. 5/27/1924 Three little kittens Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30220 7-in. 5/27/1924 Three little piggies Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30222 7-in. 5/28/1924 The farmer in the dell Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30223 7-in. 5/28/1924 Little Bo-Peep Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30224 7-in. 5/28/1924 Jack and Jill Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30225 7-in. 5/28/1924 I love little pussy Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30252 7-in. 6/6/1924 Simple Simon Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30409 7-in. 6/20/1924 I had a little doggy Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations, xylophone, and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30410 7-in. 6/20/1924 Cock-a-doodle doo! Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30424 7-in. 6/27/1924 A frog he would a-wooing go Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30425 7-in. 6/27/1924 The carrion crow Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30426 7-in. 6/27/1924 The frog and the crow Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30431 7-in. 6/27/1924 Bobbie Shaftoe Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30432 7-in. 6/27/1924 The city mouse and the country mouse Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30467 7-in. 7/8/1924 Mother Tabbyskins Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30468 7-in. 7/8/1924 Old Mother Hubbard Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor A-30469 7-in. 7/8/1924 London Bridge Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with vocal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Victor B-30627 10-in. 8/11/1924 Pigs Frank Craven Recitation, with imitations speaker  
Victor CVE-35975 12-in. 8/31/1926 Hold that lion Gilbert Girard Sound effects speaker  
Victor [Trial 1918-07-25-01] Not documented 7/25/1918 Santa Claus in his workshop Gilbert Girard Monologue speaker  
Victor [Trial 1918-07-25-02] Not documented 7/25/1918 Santa Claus loading on his toys Gilbert Girard Monologue speaker  
Victor [Trial 1918-07-25-03] Not documented 7/25/1918 Santa Claus on his way to town Gilbert Girard Monologue speaker  
Victor [Trial 1918-07-25-04] Not documented 7/25/1918 Santa Claus in the houses Gilbert Girard Monologue speaker  
Victor [Trial 1922-05-09-03] 12-in. 5/9/1922 Santa Claus in Mother Goose land, part 1 Gilbert Girard Recitation, with piano speaker  
Victor [Trial 1922-05-09-04] 12-in. 5/9/1922 Santa Claus in Mother Goose land, part 2 Gilbert Girard Recitation, with piano speaker  
Columbia 883 7-in. ca. 1902-1904 Old Mother Hubbard Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Dialogue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 883 10-in. ca. 1902 Old Mother Hubbard Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Dialogue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 885 10-in. ca. 1902 Sale of household furniture Artists vary Descriptive scene, with effects speaker  
Columbia 885 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Sale of household furniture Artists vary Descriptive scene, with effects speaker  
Columbia 887 7-in. approximately 1902 The dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Comic dialogue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 887 10-in. ca. 1902 The dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Comic dialogue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 889 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Auction sale of a bird and animal store Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with bird and animal imitations vocalist, whistling, author  
Columbia 889 10-in. approximately 1902 Auction sale of a bird and animal store Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with bird and animal imitations vocalist, whistling, author  
Columbia 922 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Imitation Chinese song Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Male vocal duet vocalist  
Columbia 922 10-in. ca. 1902 Imitation Chinese song Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Male vocal duet vocalist  
Columbia 3736 10-in. between January and November 1907 The vagabonds Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 3758 10-in. between 1907 and February 1908 Sunrise at the zoo Gilbert Girard ; Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 3759 10-in. ca. 1907-Feb. 1908 Sheriff's sale of a stranded circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 3778 10-in. ca. 1907-Feb. 1908 Old dog Sport Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 77039 10-in. 5/9/1917 When it's circus day back home Gilbert Girard ; M. J. O'Connell Male vocal solo, with animal imitations and orchestra speaker  
Columbia 77363 10-in. 9/21/1917 In a bird store Golden and Heins Comic scene, with bird imitations vocalist, whistling  
Columbia 79112 10-in. 4/9/1920 Nursery rhymes no. 1 Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 79113 10-in. 4/9/1920 Nursery rhymes no. 3 Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 79117 10-in. 4/14/1920 How Santa Claus carried away and distributed his toys Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 79118 10-in. 4/14/1920 Santa Claus's arrival Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 79119 10-in. 4/14/1920 Nursery rhymes no. 4 Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 79122 10-in. 4/14/1920 Nursery rhymes no. 2 Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 79150 10-in. 4/30/1920 Nursery rhymes no. 5 Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Columbia 79151 10-in. 4/30/1920 Nursery rhymes no. 6 Gilbert Girard Monologue, with animal imitations speaker  
Edison 4148 10-in. 9/27/1915 Scene at a dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Steve Porter Monologue, with vocal effects speaker  
Edison 4186 10-in. 10/12/1915 Daybreak at Calamity Farm Gilbert Girard and Company Descriptive scene speaker  
Edison 8821 10-in. 1/15/1923 Laughing record Albert Fantelli ; Gilbert Girard ; Sallie Stembler Comic scene speaker  
Edison 9022 10-in. 6/12/1923 The duck's quack (A barnyard jazzboree) Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band vocalist  
Zonophone 8225 10-in. Before Apr. 1908 Vagabonds Gilbert Girard Comic monologue, with imitations speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 2135] 7-in. Before May 1902 Auction sale in bird and animal store Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 2136] 7-in. Before May 1902 The bouncer at the Blazing Rag Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 2137] 7-in. Before May 1902 A trip to the circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 2138] 7-in. Before May 1902 The passing of the circus parade Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 2139] 7-in. Before May 1902 Dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 2140] 7-in. Before May 1902 Daybreak at Calamity Farm Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5046] 9-in. Late 1902-early 1903 Chinese song Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5477] 7-in. Before June 1903 Auction sale in bird and animal store Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5477] 9-in. Before June 1903 Auction sale in bird and animal store Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5478] 7-in. Before June 1903 Auction sale of household goods Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5478] 9-in. Before June 1903 Auction sale of household goods Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5479] 7-in. Before June 1903 A trip to the circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5479] 9-in. Before June 1903 A trip to the circus Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5480] 7-in. Before June 1903 The bouncer at the Blazing Rag Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5480] 9-in. Before June 1903 The bouncer at the Blazing Rag Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5482] 9-in. Before June 1903 Daybreak at Calamity Farm Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5483] 7-in. Before June 1903 Dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5483] 9-in. Before June 1903 Dog fight Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5484] 7-in. Before June 1903 Farmyard imitation Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5484] 9-in. Before June 1903 Farmyard imitation Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat P 5485] 7-in. Before June 1903 Old Mother Hubbard and other rhymes Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5485] 9-in. Before June 1903 Old Mother Hubbard and other rhymes Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat C 5486] 9-in. Before June 1903 Passing of the circus parade Gilbert Girard ; Len Spencer Descriptive scene, with vocal effects speaker  
Zonophone [Zo cat 5636-B] 10-in. Before June 1910 Old dog Sport Gilbert Girard Comic monologue, with imitations speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Girard, Gilbert," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100277.

Girard, Gilbert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100277.

"Girard, Gilbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100277

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Girard, Gilbert, approximately 1868- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00114914

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48001159

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1558250

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