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

Recordings (Results 2076-2100 of 2354 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Leeds & Catlin 6703 10-in. approximately 1905 A coon wedding in southern Georgia Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6704 10-in. approximately 1905 A barbecue in old Kentucky Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6706 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 (You're my heart's desire, I love you) Nellie Dean Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6712 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 A high old time Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6744 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Traveling Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6746 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Jessamine Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6747 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Pretty Desdamone Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6748 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Uncle quit work too Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6750 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 If you can't say nothing something good, don't say nothing at all Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6751 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Gretchen Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6752 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 I want somebody to love me Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6753 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Little red papoose Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6754 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 When Mose with his nose leads the band Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6805 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Forty-five minutes from Broadway Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6807 10-in. early 1906 You're a grand old rag Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6808 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 The ghost of the banjo coon Arthur Collins Male vocal solo vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6811 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 My dusky rose Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6812 10-in. early 1906 Nothing like that in our family Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6814 10-in. early 1906 You look awful good to father Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6815 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 I'm getting sleepy Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6832 10-in. early 1906 Here it comes again Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6845 10-in. early 1906 L-a-z-y spells lazy Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6875 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 Cheyenne (Shy Ann) Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6876 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 I'll be back in a minute, but I got to go now Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Leeds & Catlin 6881 10-in. late 1905-early 1906 The parson and the turkey Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
(Results 2076-2100 of 2354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Collins, Arthur," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.

Collins, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.

"Collins, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536

External Sources

Wikipedia: Arthur Collins

Discogs: Arthur Collins

Allmusic: Arthur Collins

Apple Music: Arthur Collins

Linked Open Data Sources

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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1758964

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