P. P. Bliss
Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including "Almost Persuaded" (1871); "Hallelujah, What a Saviour!" (1875); "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"; "Wonderful Words of Life" (1875); and the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well with My Soul" (1876). Bliss's house in Rome, Pennsylvania is now operated as the Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1838 (Clearfield County), Died 1876 (Ashtabula)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
Recordings (Results 51-68 of 68 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | W402568 | 10-in. | 8/7/1929 | My Redeemer | O.S. Gabehart ; Chas. Richardson | Male vocal duet, with guitar | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403167 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | My Redeemer | Bertha Hewlett ; Holland R. Wilkinson | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1282-A] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1919 | Almost persuaded | Reed Miller ; Frederick J. Wheeler | Male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 3970 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Almost persuaded | Elizabeth Lennox ; Marie Tiffany | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 2980 | 10-in. | Mar. 1914 | Let the lower lights be burning | Metropolitan Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 4371 | 10-in. | 12/28/1915 | I will sing of my Redeemer | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 5304 | 10-in. | 1/19/1917 | Eternity | Apollo Quartet of Boston | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Edison | 6809 | 10-in. | 5/27/1919 | Almost persuaded | Thomas Chalmers | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 6875 | 10-in. | 7/16/1919 | It is well with my soul | Anna Case ; Criterion Quartet | Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7730 | 10-in. | 1/10/1921 | The light of the world is Jesus | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 8358 | 10-in. | 2/6/1922 | We're going home to-morrow | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 9217 | 10-in. | 10/22/1923 | What shall the harvest be? | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 9363 | 10-in. | 2/4/1924 | Waiting and watching for me | Helen Clark ; Roy Roberts | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10830 | 10-in. | 2/15/1926 | Hold the fort | Edward Allen | Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 10831 | 10-in. | 2/15/1926 | Pull for the shore | Edward Allen | Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11452 | 10-in. | 1/19/1927 | Let the lower lights be burning | Frederick Kinsley | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
| Vocalion | 13704-13705 | 10-in. | 9/17/1924 | My Redeemer | George Reneau | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | lyricist | |
| Vocalion | E3936 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | I will sing of my Redeemer | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bliss, P. P.," accessed March 3, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.
Bliss, P. P.. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 3, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.
"Bliss, P. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 3 March 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Discogs: Bliss, P. P.
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92011122
Wikidata: Philip Bliss - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q898625
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/49089788/
MusicBrainz: Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ec3987b6-4283-4240-b9a9-3ba630dc6421
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