Arthur Collins
Arthur Francis Collins (February 7, 1864 – August 2, 1933) was an American baritone who was one of the pioneer recording artists, regarded in his day as "King of the Ragtime Singers". |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 7, 1864 (Philadelphia), Died August 3, 1933 (Tice)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, speaker, performer, author
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Recordings (Results 701-725 of 2354 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-18523 | 10-in. | 10/3/1916 | When you're five times sweet sixteen | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with bells and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18561 | 10-in. | 10/18/1916 | Oh! dat watermelon | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with banjo and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18562 | 10-in. | 10/18/1916 | When that little yellow fellow play piano (Hannah plays banjo) | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with banjo, piano, and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18563 | 10-in. | 10/18/1916 | Come along to Caroline | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-18693 | 12-in. | 11/23/1916 | Sometime | Raymond Hitchcock | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18710 | 10-in. | 11/15/1916 | I'm coming back to California | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18711 | 10-in. | 11/15/1916 | Keep your eye on the girlie you love | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18712 | 10-in. | 11/15/1916 | On the old bob sled | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18721 | 10-in. | 11/20/1916 | I'm gone before I go | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18722 | 10-in. | 11/20/1916 | Pray for the lights to go out | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-18752 | 12-in. | 11/23/1916 | Court scene in Carolina | Victor Vaudeville Company | Descriptive scene, unaccompanied | author, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-18753 | 12-in. | 11/23/1916 | Darktown campmeetin' experiences | Victor Vaudeville Company | Descriptive scene, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal, author | |
| Victor | B-18768 | 10-in. | 12/4/1916 | They're wearing them higher in Hawaii | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18769 | 10-in. | 12/4/1916 | Buzzin' the bee | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18829 | 10-in. | 12/11/1916 | On Honolulu Bay | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitars and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18943 | 10-in. | 12/28/1916 | On the Sandwich Isles | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18944 | 10-in. | 12/28/1916 | In the days of Old Black Joe | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18983 | 10-in. | 1/12/1917 | Daybreak in Dixie | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-18984 | 10-in. | 1/12/1917 | That funny jas band from Dixieland | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-19141 | 10-in. | 1/30/1917 | Those Hawaiian melodies | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-19142 | 10-in. | 1/30/1917 | The ghost of the ukulele | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-19143 | 10-in. | 1/30/1917 | From here to Shanghai | Gene Greene ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-19304 | 10-in. | 2/21/1917 | America, here's my boy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-19305 | 10-in. | 2/21/1917 | There's no more harmony at home sweet home | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-19340 | 10-in. | 3/6/1917 | Oh, lady | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Collins, Arthur," accessed July 6, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.
Collins, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 6, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.
"Collins, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 July 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Arthur Collins
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LCNAR: Collins, Arthur, 1864-1933 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92049053
Wikidata: Arthur Collins - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1563772
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/33652805
MusicBrainz: Arthur Collins - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/856ba0a6-e2e3-4449-a60c-0e639e7329b3
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