James Sanderson

James Sanderson (or Saunderson1769–c.1841) was an English musician, now remembered as a songwriter. The tune for "Hail to the Chief", the presidential anthem of the United States, is attributed to him, taken from a Scottish Gaelic melody.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1769 (Workington), Died 1841

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-15614 12-in. 1/21/1915 Hail to the chief Victor Male Quartet Male vocal quartet, with bagpipes composer  
Victor BVE-35491 10-in. 6/15/1926 Hail to the chief Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanderson, James," accessed July 25, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103934.

Sanderson, James. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 25, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103934.

"Sanderson, James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 25 July 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103934

External Sources

Wikipedia: James Sanderson (musician)

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Sanderson, James, 1769-1841? - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82154723

Wikidata: James Sanderson (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18810814

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/25423967/

MusicBrainz: Sanderson, James, 1769-1841? - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6c61e85-abc2-49c7-8870-8000a44b6f58

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