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Arthur Pryor

Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 22, 1870 (St. Joseph), Died June 18, 1942 (West Long Branch)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, trombone, composer, director, arranger, piano

Notes: Noted by Berliner Gramophone Co. as "Assistant Conductor of Sousa's Band."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1276-1300 of 1376 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-14951 10-in. 6/11/1914 One wonderful night Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor B-14952 10-in. 6/11/1914 Krolls ballklänge waltzer Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor C-14953 12-in. 6/12/1914 The return of spring Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor B-14954 10-in. 6/12/1914 P'tits pioux-pioux Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor C-14955 12-in. 6/12/1914 The stars and stripes forever Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor C-14956 12-in. 6/12/1914 El capitan march Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor CVE-14956 12-in. 10/7/1926 El capitan march Arthur Pryor's Band Band director  
Victor C-14957 12-in. 6/12/1914 Cappa's Seventh Regiment march Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor C-15255 12-in. 10/5/1914 Pryor fox trot Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-15335 10-in. 11/9/1914 Made in America march Victor Band Band conductor, composer  
Victor B-20503 10-in. 8/13/1917 A coon band contest Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-22146 10-in. 7/10/1918 On Jersey shore Conway's Band Band composer  
Victor B-22429 10-in. 11/21/1918 Italian patriotic airs Sousa's Band [i.e., Pryor's Band] Band conductor  
Victor B-22452 10-in. 12/9/1918 Heart of America Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor, composer  
Victor B-22453 10-in. 12/10/1918 March of the men of Harlech Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor B-22454 10-in. 12/10/1918 La Marseillaise Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor BVE-22454 10-in. 10/16/1926 La Marseillaise Arthur Pryor's Band Band director  
Victor B-22455 10-in. 12/10/1918 Rainbow Division march Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor B-22465 10-in. 12/11/1918 The rosary Arthur Pryor's Band ; Leon L. Handzlik Cornet solo, with band conductor  
Victor B-22466 10-in. 12/12/1918 Yale boola march Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor C-22468 12-in. 12/13/1918 Wedding march Sousa's Band [i.e., Pryor's Band] Band conductor  
Victor C-22469 12-in. 12/13/1918 Scotch patrol Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor BVE-24690 10-in. 5/28/1926 The fairest of the fair Sousa's Band Band director  
Victor B-26702 10-in. 7/20/1922 The kilties march Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
Victor B-27212 10-in. 12/8/1922 Reminiscences of Ireland Arthur Pryor's Band Band conductor  
(Results 1276-1300 of 1376 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pryor, Arthur," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

Pryor, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

"Pryor, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262

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