American Quartet
The American Quartet was a four-member vocal group that recorded for various companies in the United States between 1899 and 1925. The membership varied over the years, but the most famous line-up — comprising John Bieling (first tenor), Billy Murray (second tenor), Steve Porter (baritone), and William F. Hooley (bass) — recorded for the Victor Talking Machine Company from 1909 to 1913. The same group of singers also recorded for Edison Records as the Premier Quartet (or Quartette), and for that and other labels as the Premier American Quartet. From 1912 to 1914 the quartet also recorded with countertenor Will Oakland as the Heidelberg Quintet. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1909, Died Ceased 1922
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1926
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
Notes: Listed on some disc labels as American Quartette.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 176-200 of 364 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-14457 | 10-in. | 2/13/1914 | Do you take this woman for your lawful wife? | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-14478 | 10-in. | 2/18/1914 | I want to go back to Dixieland | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-14479 | 10-in. | 2/18/1914 | Here comes the whippoorwill | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15190 | 10-in. | 9/15/1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15213 | 10-in. | 9/23/1914 | At the Mississippi Cabaret | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15214 | 10-in. | 9/23/1914 | When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15305 | 10-in. | 10/27/1914 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15306 | 10-in. | 10/27/1914 | Tennessee, I hear you calling me | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15450 | 10-in. | 12/2/1914 | They all had a finger in the pie | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15451 | 10-in. | 12/2/1914 | Way Down East to-night | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with bells and orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15452 | 10-in. | 12/2/1914 | I knew him when he was all right | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15548 | 10-in. | 12/28/1914 | On the 5:15 | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15549 | 10-in. | 12/28/1914 | I want to linger | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15751 | 10-in. | 3/2/1915 | Come over to Dover | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15869 | 10-in. | 4/9/1915 | Everybody rag with me | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-15870 | 10-in. | 4/9/1915 | Back to Dixieland | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16143 | 10-in. | 6/28/1915 | It's tulip time in Holland (Two lips are calling me) | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16144 | 10-in. | 6/28/1915 | Honeymoon bells | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16258 | 10-in. | 7/26/1915 | Circus day in Dixie | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with vocal "imitations" and orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16259 | 10-in. | 7/26/1915 | Gasoline Gus and his jitney bus | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16739 | 10-in. | 11/3/1915 | Along the rocky road to Dublin | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16740 | 10-in. | 11/3/1915 | America, I love you! | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16966 | 10-in. | 1/5/1916 | Loading up the Mandy Lee | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-16967 | 10-in. | 1/5/1916 | No one but your dear old dad | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group | |
| Victor | B-17109 | 10-in. | 2/3/1916 | That soothing symphony | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "American Quartet," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106552.
American Quartet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106552.
"American Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: American Quartet - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92054722
Wikidata: Premier Quartet - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4744774
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/153748628
MusicBrainz: Premier Quartet - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b122bc15-258b-4a7e-bb47-ac6db4d10072
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