Byron G. Harlan
Byron George Harlan (August 29, 1861 – September 11, 1936) was an American singer from Kansas, a comic minstrel singer and balladeer who often recorded with Arthur Collins. The two together were often billed as "Collins & Harlan". |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 29, 1861, Died September 11, 1936
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker, performer, author, composer, lyricist, vocalist
Notes: Tenor; performed with Arthur Collins as the comic duo Collins and Harlan; also recorded under the names Cyrus Pippins, Deacon Treadway, Bert Terry, Byron Holland, Chester Lincoln, and Cy Stebbins
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 851-875 of 1485 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 77210 | 10-in. | 7/13/1917 | On the old Fall River Line | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77235 | 10-in. | 8/6/1917 | Down in Borneo Isle | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77236 | 10-in. | 8/6/1917 | The ghost of the saxophone | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77238 | 10-in. | 8/7/1917 | The old grey mare | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77314 | 10-in. | 9/6/1917 | If you saw all that I saw in Arkansas | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77400 | 10-in. | 10/2/1917 | Long boy | Byron G. Harlan ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77480 | 10-in. | 11/5/1917 | The cannibal king | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77561 | 10-in. | 12/10/1917 | The bungalow in Quogue | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77595 | 10-in. | 12/21/1917 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77600 | 10-in. | 12/24/1917 | The Story Book Ball | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77601 | 10-in. | 12/27/1917 | Giddy giddap! Go on! Go on! | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77625 | 10-in. | 1/11/1918 | Cotton pickers' picnic day | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77626 | 10-in. | 1/11/1918 | Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon | Byron G. Harlan ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77635 | 10-in. | 1/15/1918 | At the county fair | Byron G. Harlan ; Steve Porter ; Thompson | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | 77776 | 10-in. | 4/19/1918 | I'm just an old jay from the U.S.A. | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77853 | 10-in. | 5/28/1918 | Bobby the bomber | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 77915 | 10-in. | 6/22/1918 | When Uncle Joe steps into France | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 78105 | 10-in. | 10/9/1918 | When it's peach-jam makin' time | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 78106 | 10-in. | 10/9/1918 | When that Mobile boy sings the Memphis blues | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 78566 | 10-in. | 7/17/1919 | He used to be a farmer | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 30054 | 12-in. | ca. 1906 | In a chimney corner (on a winter's night) | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 30173 | 12-in. | 7/13/1908 | Down in Georgia on camp meeting day | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 30189 | 12-in. | ca. 1908-Jan. 1909 | Go and get your partner for the barn dance | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 30197 | 12-in. | 12/15/1908 | Down among the sugar cane | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 30223 | 12-in. | 3/8/1909 | A possum supper at the Darktown church | Cal Stewart and Company | Descriptive scene, with orchestra | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harlan, Byron G.," accessed May 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106531.
Harlan, Byron G.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106531.
"Harlan, Byron G.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 May 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Harlan, Byron G. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92049022
Wikidata: Byron G. Harlan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5004360
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/63202152
MusicBrainz: Byron G. Harlan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/52bee53c-a2cd-4ea0-b806-262dd8dc2f92
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