George Baker
George Baker (10 February 1885 – 8 January 1976) was an English singer. He is remembered for singing on thousands of gramophone records in a career that spanned 53 years, beginning in 1909. He is especially associated with the comic baritone roles in recordings of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 10, 1885 (Birkenhead), Died January 8, 1976 (London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 28717 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Nadeshda : Dear love of mine | George Baker ; Carrie Herwin | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Columbia | 28718 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | The voyager | George Baker ; Carrie Herwin | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Columbia | 28719 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Whisper and I shall hear | George Baker ; Carrie Herwin | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | 28720 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | What are the wild waves saying? | George Baker ; Carrie Herwin | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Columbia | 28721 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | It was a lover and his lass | George Baker ; Carrie Herwin | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | 28722 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | The keys of heaven | George Baker ; Carrie Herwin | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Columbia | 35849 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Now's the time : Death or liberty | George Baker | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Gramophone | HO2154ab | 10-in. | 11/30/1915 | Women of Britain | George Baker | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 0B2482 | 10-in. | 12/4/1931 | Just once for all time | New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 0B2483 | 10-in. | 12/4/1931 | Live, laugh and love | Ray Noble | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2769af | 12-in. | 7/30/1917 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison ; Violet Oppenshaw ; Edna Thornton | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2771af | 12-in. | 7/30/1917 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; John Harrison ; Edna Thornton | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2773af | 12-in. | 7/30/1917 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2779af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2782af | 12-in. | 7/30/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Edna Thornton | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2790af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2792af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2798af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2802af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Robert Radford ; Edna Thornton | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2803af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2806af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Edna Thornton | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2807af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; John Harrison ; Robert Radford | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2809af | 12-in. | 8/2/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison ; Robert Radford | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 2B811 | 12-in. | 5/1/1931 | From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems | Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble | Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2812af | 12-in. | 8/3/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Robert Radford | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 2B812 | 12-in. | 5/1/1931 | From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems | Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble | Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | HO2814af | 12-in. | 8/15/1917 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Ernest Pike ; Robert Radford | Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc3813 | 12-in. | 11/7/1923 | Symphony no. 9 (Choral) in D minor | George Baker ; Albert Coates ; Mme. Mochi-Salteni ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] ; Edna Thornton ; Frank Webster | Orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc3814 | 12-in. | 11/7/1923 | Symphony no. 9 (Choral) in D minor | George Baker ; Albert Coates ; Mme. Mochi-Salteni ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] ; Edna Thornton ; Frank Webster | Orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc3815 | 12-in. | 11/7/1923 | Symphony no. 9 (Choral) in D minor | George Baker ; Albert Coates ; Mme. Mochi-Salteni ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] ; Edna Thornton ; Frank Webster | Orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc3816 | 12-in. | 11/7/1923 | Symphony no. 9 (Choral) in D minor | George Baker ; Albert Coates ; Mme. Mochi-Salteni ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] ; Edna Thornton ; Frank Webster | Orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc3817 | 12-in. | 11/7/1923 | Symphony no. 9 (Choral) in D minor | George Baker ; Albert Coates ; Mme. Mochi-Salteni ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] ; Edna Thornton ; Frank Webster | Orchestra, chorus, and vocal soloists | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 0B3922 | 10-in. | 10/11/1932 | An animal alphabet | George Baker | Imitations | speaker | |
| Gramophone | 0B4225 | 10-in. | 10/26/1932 | You are old, Father William | George Baker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 0B4289 | 10-in. | 10/27/1932 | Noah's ark | George Baker | Talk, with jazz/dance band | speaker | |
| Gramophone | 0B4424 | 10-in. | 10/26/1932 | How doth the little crocodile | George Baker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 0B4426 | 10-in. | 10/26/1932 | Speak roughly to your little boy | George Baker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 0B4427 | 10-in. | 10/26/1932 | 'Tis the voice of the lobster | George Baker | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 0B6455 | 10-in. | 2/27/1933 | There's something about a soldier | Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc9462 | 12-in. | 11/19/1926 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Harry Norris | Male vocal chorus and soloist, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc9466 | 12-in. | 11/19/1926 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Henry A. Lytton ; Harry Norris ; Leo Sheffield | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc9467 | 12-in. | 11/19/1926 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham ; Leo Sheffield | Male vocal trio and duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc9469 | 12-in. | 11/19/1926 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Elsie Griffin ; Doris Hemingway ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc9470 | 12-in. | 11/22/1926 | The Mikado | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Elsie Griffin ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc9489 | 12-in. | 11/26/1926 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Aileen Davies ; Beatrice Elburn ; Elsie Griffin ; Henry A. Lytton ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham ; Leo Sheffield | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc9492 | 12-in. | 11/26/1926 | The Mikado | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Aileen Davies ; Beatrice Elburn ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Harry Norris ; Derek Oldham ; Leo Sheffield | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc11602 | 12-in. | 9/20/1927 | Trial by jury | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Chorus with orchestra; baritone vocal solo with chorus and orchestra; tenor vocal solo with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc11603 | 12-in. | 9/20/1927 | Trial by jury | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Tenor vocal solo with chorus and orchestra; baritone vocal solo with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc11604 | 12-in. | 9/20/1927 | Trial by jury | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Vocal duet (2 baritones) with male chorus and orchestra; vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, and 2 baritones) with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc11605 | 12-in. | 9/20/1927 | Trial by jury | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Vocal quartet (soprano, tenor, and 2 baritones), with orchestra ; vocal quintet (soprano, tenor, and 3 baritones) with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc11606 | 12-in. | 9/20/1927 | Trial by jury | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Vocal quintet (soprano, tenor, and 3 baritones) with chorus and orchestra; vocal duet (soprano, and tenor) with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc11646 | 12-in. | 9/29/1927 | Trial by jury | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company | Vocal quintet (soprano, 3 baritones, and bass), with chorus and orchestra; tenor vocal solo, with female chorus and orchestra ; vocal duet (2 baritones), with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18637 | 12-in. | 2/4/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Bertha Lewis | Vocal soloists and chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18638 | 12-in. | 2/4/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Bertha Lewis | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18640 | 12-in. | 2/4/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18643 | 12-in. | 2/5/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Malcolm Sargent | Male vocal solo, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18644 | 12-in. | 2/6/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Henry A. Lytton | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18648 | 12-in. | 2/6/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Sydney Granville ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton ; Stuart Robertson | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18705 | 12-in. | 3/14/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; Nellie Briercliffe ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Charles Goulding ; Elsie Griffin ; Bertha Lewis ; Henry A. Lytton | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc18713 | 12-in. | 3/24/1930 | H.M.S. Pinafore | George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Darrell Fancourt ; Elsie Griffin ; Henry A. Lytton | Vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc19222 | 12-in. | 4/7/1930 | The three musketeers : Vocal gems | Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble | Vocal soloists and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | Cc19223 | 12-in. | 4/7/1930 | The three musketeers : Vocal gems | Artists vary | Vocal soloists and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 2EA8166 | 12-in. | 10/27/1939 | The Mikado: Vocal gems | Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Gramophone | 2EA8167 | 12-in. | 10/27/1939 | The Mikado: Vocal gems | Isidore Godfrey ; Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baker, George," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103443.
Baker, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103443.
"Baker, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Baker, George, 1885-1976 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82006512
Wikidata: George Baker - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3760433
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/8720305
MusicBrainz: George Baker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ff52252-7c7e-451e-8531-0ac71ed7dc4b
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