Fanny Crosby
Frances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. She was a prolific hymnist, writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100 million copies printed. She is also known for her teaching and her rescue mission work. By the end of the 19th century, she was a household name. Crosby was known as the "Queen of Gospel Song Writers" and as the "Mother of modern congregational singing in America", with most American hymnals containing her work. Her gospel songs were "paradigmatic of all revival music", and Ira Sankey attributed the success of the Moody and Sankey evangelical campaigns largely to Crosby's hymns. Some of Crosby's best-known songs include "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour", "Blessed Assurance", "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home", "Praise Him, Praise Him", "Rescue the Perishing", and "To God Be the Glory". Some publishers were hesitant to have so many hymns by one person in their hymnals, so Crosby used nearly 200 different pseudonyms during her career. Crosby also wrote more than 1,000 secular poems and had four books of poetry published, as well as two best-selling autobiographies. Additionally, she co-wrote popular secular songs, as well as political and patriotic songs and at least five cantatas on biblical and patriotic themes, including The Flower Queen, the first secular cantata by an American composer. She was committed to Christian rescue missions and was known for her public speaking. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 24, 1820 (Brewster), Died February 12, 1915 (Bridgeport)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter
Notes: Name also appears as Frances van Alstyne, Frances Jane Crosby, Frances J. Crosby, or F. J. Crosby.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 96 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-24310 | 10-in. | 7/9/1920 | Tell me the story of Jesus | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-25583 | 10-in. | 9/30/1921 | Near the Cross | Raymond Dixon ; Alice Green | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-26416 | 10-in. | 4/18/1922 | Jesus my all | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-26453 | 10-in. | 5/5/1922 | Pass me not, O gentle saviour | Clifford Cairns ; Charles Harrison | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-27783 | 10-in. | 4/26/1923 | Saved by grace | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-31306 | 10-in. | 11/7/1924 | Only a beam of sunshine | Franklyn Baur ; Lewis James | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-32593 | 10-in. | 5/11/1925 | Blessed assurance | Mark Love | Male vocal solo, with organ | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33126 | 10-in. | 8/3/1925 | Saved by grace | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33164 | 10-in. | 8/12/1925 | Safe in the arms of Jesus | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-33410 | 12-in. | 9/14/1925 | Open the gates of the temple | Richard Crooks | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-33496 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | Calling thee | Mrs. William Asher ; Homer A. Rodeheaver | Female-male vocal duet, with pipe organ | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-39743 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | To the work | Alfred G. Karnes | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-40319 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Rescue the perishing | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-42513 | 12-in. | 2/17/1928 | Open the gates of the temple | Richard Crooks | Tenor vocal solo, with pipe organ | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-56739 | 10-in. | 10/2/1929 | Pass me not, oh gentle saviour | John Seagle ; Leonard Stokes | Male vocal duet, with organ | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-74999 | 10-in. | 1/23/1933 | Rescue the perishing | Salvation Army Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-82843 | 10-in. | 7/31/1934 | From the cross to the crown | Smith’s Sacred Singers | Male vocal ensemble, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-82859 | 10-in. | 7/31/1934 | Jesus is calling | Smith’s Sacred Singers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-82861 | 10-in. | 7/31/1934 | Saved by grace | Smith’s Sacred Singers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-83647 | 10-in. | 7/27/1934 | Saved by grace | Seth Parker Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-83650 | 10-in. | 7/27/1934 | Close to Thee | Seth Parker Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with organ | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-056926 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | Saved by grace | Edward MacHugh ; William Meeder | Male vocal solo, with organ | lyricist | |
Columbia | 1747 | 10-in. | between January and March 1904 | Safe in the arms of Jesus | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with organ | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3685 | 10-in. | between January and August 1907 | Saved by grace | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 4458 | 10-in. | between January and July 1910 | Rescue the perishing | Harry Anthony ; James F. Harrison | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crosby, Fanny," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102169.
Crosby, Fanny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102169.
"Crosby, Fanny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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