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Nora Bayes

Nora Bayes (born Rachel Eleonora "Dora" Goldberg; October 3, 1880 – March 19, 1928) was an American singer and vaudeville performer who was popular internationally between the 1900s and 1920s. She is credited with co-writing the song "Shine On, Harvest Moon" and performed many successful songs during the First World War, including "Over There." She was also noted for her independent views and unconventional private life, becoming an early media celebrity. She made over 160 recordings.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1880 (Joliet), Died March 19, 1928 (Brooklyn)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, composer, songwriter, lyricist, speaker, arranger

Notes: Nora Bayes was married to Jack Norworth between 1908 and 1913. Sheet music and U.S. Copyright Office records for the song "When Jack comes sailing home" credit her for music and lyrics as "Nora Bayes-Norworth."

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 175 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 46229 10-in. 12/1/1915 When you're down in Louisville Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 46230 10-in. 12/1/1915 I work eight hours, I sleep eight hours, that leaves eight for love Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 46236 10-in. 12/3/1915 Hello, Hawaii, how are you? Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78173 10-in. 11/15/1918 Mammy's pickaninny don't you cry Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78174 10-in. 11/15/1918 My Barney lies over the ocean (just the way he lied to me) Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78175 10-in. 11/15/1918 Good-bye France Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78202 10-in. 12/13/1918 When Yankee Doodle sails upon the good ship Home, Sweet Home Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78203 10-in. 12/13/1918 Without you Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal, lyricist  
Columbia 78218 10-in. 12/20/1918 How'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm? (After they've seen Paree) Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78546 10-in. 7/3/1919 Jerry Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78547 10-in. 7/3/1919 You can't get lovin' where there ain't any love Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78574 10-in. 7/17/1919 In Miami Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78575 10-in. 7/17/1919 Prohibition blues Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal, composer  
Columbia 78576 10-in. 7/17/1919 Taxation blues Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78578 10-in. 7/18/1919 Ev'rybody calls me honey Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78640 10-in. 9/11/1919 Freckles Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78698 10-in. 9/26/1919 Snoops, the lawyer Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78734 10-in. 10/12/1919 Patches Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 78735 10-in. 10/12/1919 Oh! How I laugh when I think that I cried over you Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal, arranger  
Columbia 79335 10-in. 7/9/1920 Sally Green, the village vamp Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 79337 10-in. 7/10/1920 The Argentines, the Portuguese and the Greeks Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 79383 10-in. 8/24/1920 You're just as beautiful at sixty as you were at sweet sixteen Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 79386 10-in. 8/25/1920 The Japanese sandman Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 79388 10-in. 8/26/1920 Singin' the blues Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Columbia 79389 10-in. 8/26/1920 The Broadway blues Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
(Results 76-100 of 175 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bayes, Nora," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106524.

Bayes, Nora. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106524.

"Bayes, Nora." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106524

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