G. J. Whyte-Melville

George John Whyte-Melville (19 June 1821 – 5 December 1878) was a Scottish novelist much concerned with field sports, and also a poet. He took a break in the mid-1850s to serve as an officer of Turkish irregular cavalry in the Crimean War.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1821 (Mount Melville), Died December 5, 1878 (Abingdon-on-Thames)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 01269 7-in. 4/28/1900 Good-bye E. Francisco Baritone vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1852 7-in. 1/6/1903 Tosti's goodbye Herbert Goddard Baritone vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1852 10-in. 1/6/1903 Good-bye Herbert Goddard Baritone vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3331 10-in. 5/6/1901 Good-bye Herbert Goddard Baritone vocal solo lyricist  
Victor B-1472 10-in. 6/10/1904 Good-bye Herbert Goddard Baritone vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor A-1472 7-in. 6/10/1904 Good-bye Herbert Goddard Baritone vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-2138 10-in. 2/15/1905 Good-bye Florence Hayward Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-2400 12-in. 3/16/1905 Good-bye Emma Eames Soprano vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-2613 10-in. 6/8/1905 Good-bye Herbert Goddard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-4340 12-in. 3/27/1907 Good-bye Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-4726 12-in. 7/30/1907 Gipsy John Victor Orchestra ; Herbert Witherspoon Bass vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6124 10-in. 4/21/1908 Good-bye Alice Nielsen Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6150 10-in. 4/24/1908 Good-bye Harold Jarvis Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8426 10-in. 12/2/1909 Good-bye Lucy Isabelle Marsh Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-8574 12-in. 1/24/1910 Good-bye Victor Orchestra ; Elizabeth Wheeler Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-13219 12-in. 5/1/1913 Good-bye John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-14233 12-in. 12/22/1913 Good-bye Florence Hinkle Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-16796 12-in. 11/20/1915 Good-bye B. F. Miller Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor C-16866 12-in. 12/6/1915 Good-bye Reinald Werrenrath Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-16866 10-in. 5/19/1919 Good-bye Edward Hamilton [i.e., Reinald Werrenrath] Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-18541 12-in. 10/11/1916 Good-bye Evan Williams Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-23873 10-in. 3/29/1920 Gypsy John Dom J. Zan Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-28030 10-in. 5/24/1923 Good-bye Mary Louise Clary Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-29430 10-in. 10/6/1927 Gipsy John Royal Dadmun Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-29430 10-in. 2/1/1924 Gipsy John Royal Dadmun Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-29876 12-in. 4/11/1924 Good-bye Rosa Ponselle Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra lyricist  
Victor CVE-29876 12-in. 6/2/1927 Good-bye Rosa Ponselle Soprano vocal solo, with harp and orchestra lyricist  
Victor BS-76123 10-in. 5/15/1933 The tarpaulin jacket Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist  
Victor CS-83312 12-in. 6/14/1934 Good-bye Richard Crooks ; Nathaniel Shilkret Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1914-06-11-01] Not documented 6/11/1914 Good-bye Giordano Pellonari Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1915-12-21-03] Not documented 12/21/1915 Goodbye Zona Marie Griswold Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1917-02-02-01] Not documented 2/2/1917 Good-bye Rose Blumenthal Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1107 7-in. ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 Good-bye Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1107 10-in. ca. 1903 Good-bye Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 47258 10-in. 12/26/1916 Good-bye Granville Smith Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 30293 12-in. ca. Jan.-Nov. 1909 Gipsy John Kirk Towns Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 30311 12-in. 10/9/1909 Gipsy John Kirk Towns Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 30729 12-in. 4/13/1911 Good bye Alice Nielsen Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 30742 12-in. ca. 1911 It came with the merry May, love Margaret Keyes Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 37200 12-in. ca. 1915 Good-bye Carlo Marziali Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 48570 12-in. 1/27/1916 Gipsy John Henri Scott Bass vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 49189 12-in. 4/28/1917 Good-bye Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 49552 12-in. 11/19/1918 Good-bye Corinne Rider-Kelsey Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 49560 12-in. 11/26/1918 Good-bye Rosa Ponselle Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 11168 12-in. approximately 1920 Goodbye Dorothy Jardon Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 12880-12882 10-in. 4/15/1924 Goodbye Edith Mason Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick X14117-X14118 12-in. 11/3/1924 Goodbye! Edith Mason Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick X14305-X14306 12-in. 11/28/1924 Good-bye Edith Mason Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick XE16576-XE16577 12-in. 10/9/1925 Goodbye Edith Mason Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick XE16630-XE16632 12-in. 10/14/1925 Goodbye Edith Mason Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick XC3512 12-in. 5/18/1929 Goodbye Frank H. Cooper Male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 721 Not documented 7/11/1911 Good-bye Reed Miller Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 957 10-in. 2/21/1912 Addio Carmen Melis Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 1284 10-in. 9/26/1912 Good bye Orville Harrold Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3904 10-in. 6/23/1915 Good-bye Anita Rio Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4520 10-in. 2/23/1916 Good-bye Redferne Hollinshead Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4891 10-in. 7/19/1916 Good-bye Dora Gibson Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 5708 10-in. 7/25/1917 Good bye Adelaide Fischer Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6244 10-in. between 6/21/1918 and 6/24/1918 Good-bye Odette Le Fontenay Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6507 10-in. between 12/16/1918 and 12/23/1918 Gipsy John Charles F. Robinson Bass vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6581 10-in. 1/22/1919 Good bye Albert Lindquest Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 10302 10-in. 4/7/1925 Good-bye! Anna Case Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Gramophone MELBA 16 12-in. 3/27/1904 Good-bye Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Gramophone 524c 12-in. 9/5/1905 Good-bye Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with piano lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whyte-Melville, G. J.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103859.

Whyte-Melville, G. J.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103859.

"Whyte-Melville, G. J.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103859

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