
Frank C. Stanley
Frank C. Stanley (born William Stanley Grinsted, 29 December 1868 – 12 December 1910) was a popular American singer, banjoist and recording artist active in the 1890s and the 1900s. William Stanley Grinsted was born on 29 December 1868 in Orange, New Jersey. He first recorded banjo solos under his own name in October 1891 for Edison then began recording vocal records in 1898 for the National and Norcross Phonograph Companies under the name Frank C. Stanley. He recorded prolifically for Columbia, Victor and Zonophone disc records between 1901 and 1910, alone and as a member of the Columbia and Peerless Quartets. He died of pleurisy on 12 December 1910 at his home in Orange. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born December 29th, 1868 (Orange), Died December 12th, 1910 (Orange)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal, speaker, author, composer, guitar, performer, lyricist
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 789 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | A-612 | 7-in. | 10/28/1903 | 'Deed I do | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-612 | 10-in. | 10/28/1903 | 'Deed I do | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | A-613 | 7-in. | 10/28/1903 | Oh that we two were maying | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-613 | 10-in. | 10/28/1903 | Oh that we two were maying | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | A-614 | 7-in. | 10/28/1903 | It's a lovely day for a walk | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-614 | 10-in. | 10/28/1903 | It's a lovely day for a walk | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | A-615 | 7-in. | 10/28/1903 | Reuben and Cynthia | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-906 | 10-in. | 1/13/1904 | 'Deed I do | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1724 | 10-in. | 10/3/1904 | Birthday of a King | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-1724 | 12-in. | 10/3/1904 | Birthday of a King | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1725 | 10-in. | 10/3/1904 | The mocking bird | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-1725 | 12-in. | 10/3/1904 | The mocking bird | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1745 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | Dixie | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | E-1745 | 8-in. | 1/23/1907 | Dixie Land | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1746 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | Marching through Georgia | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | E-1746 | 8-in. | 1/23/1907 | Marching through Georgia | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1747 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | The battle cry of freedom | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | E-1747 | 8-in. | 1/23/1907 | The battle cry of freedom | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1748 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | A rheumatism cure in Jayville Centre | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Descriptive scene | speaker, author | |
Victor | B-1749 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | In a country blacksmith shop | Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley | Descriptive scene | speaker, author | |
Victor | B-1750 | 10-in. | 10/10/1904 | Waiting for the dinner horn to blow | Harlan and Stanley | Descriptive scene | speaker, author | |
Victor | B-1904 | 10-in. | 11/7/1904 | The bellman | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1905 | 10-in. | 11/7/1904 | In the shadow of the pyramid | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1906 | 10-in. | 11/7/1904 | Listen to the big brass band | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-1907 | 10-in. | 11/7/1904 | The star spangled banner | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stanley, Frank C.," accessed January 19, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100299.
Stanley, Frank C.. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100299.
"Stanley, Frank C.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 19 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Stanley, Frank C., 1868-1910 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00115128
Wikidata: Frank C. Stanley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5485629
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/23379561/
MusicBrainz: Stanley, Frank C., 1868-1910 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a3827c48-6cb5-4a60-aca3-124e94f1f234
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