Arthur Middleton

Arthur Middleton (Logan, Iowa, November 28, 1880 – Chicago, Illinois, February 16, 1929) was an American operatic and concert bass-baritone. Father was Wiley Middleton and mother was Julia Lockling Middleton.

Birth and Death Data: Born Logan (city in Harrison County, Iowa, United States), Died February 16, 1929 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 134 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	8251	10-in.	10/13/1921	Racconto di Ferrando	Arthur Middleton	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8253	10-in.	10/14/1921	There's only one pal after all	Edward Allen	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8259	10-in.	10/19/1921	Freut euch des Lebens	Eduard Mittelstadt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8260	10-in.	10/19/1921	Jägerlied	Eduard Mittelstadt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8267	10-in.	10/24/1921	Erlkönig	Arthur Middleton	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8269	10-in.	10/26/1921	From the depths	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8270	10-in.	10/26/1921	Der Jäger Abschied	Eduard Mittelstadt	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8271	10-in.	10/28/1921	Sacrament	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8492	10-in.	6/14/1922	Im kühlen Keller sitz' ich hier	Eduard Mittelstadt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8511	10-in.	6/28/1922	Rosestock, Holderblüt	Eduard Mittelstadt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8512	10-in.	6/28/1922	Hans und Liesel	Eduard Mittelstadt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8895	10-in.	3/29/1923	The mighty deep	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	8896	10-in.	3/29/1923	Queen of the earth	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9019	10-in.	6/11/1923	The ringers	Charles Albert Baker ; Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9028	10-in.	6/13/1923	Long ago in Alcalá	Charles Albert Baker ; Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9029	10-in.	6/13/1923	Down deep within the cellar	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9166	10-in.	9/19/1923	On a mountain trail in old Virginia	Edward Allen	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9188	10-in.	10/3/1923	Drake goes west	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9337	10-in.	1/18/1924	Bachelor Joe	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9364	10-in.	2/4/1924	The sands o' Dee	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9540	10-in.	5/29/1924	Rolling down to Rio	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9541	10-in.	5/29/1924	The pretty creature	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9720	10-in.	9/19/1924	Morning	Arthur Middleton	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9891	10-in.	12/4/1924	Dear heart of mine	Arthur Middleton	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	9892	10-in.	12/5/1924	Bummel-Petrus	Manhattan Quartet ; Eduard Mittelstadt	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

(Results 101-125 of 134 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Middleton, Arthur," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101070.

Middleton, Arthur. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101070.

"Middleton, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1969145 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1969145

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