Percy Hemus
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, speaker, author
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-1042 | 12-in. | 6/9/1904 | The church scene | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-4922 | 10-in. | 11/12/1907 | The sailor's prayer | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-4923 | 12-in. | 11/12/1907 | The song of a heart | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BB-4923 | 10-in. | 11/9/1909 | The song of a heart | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-4924 | 10-in. | 11/12/1907 | Irish love song | Percy Hemus ; Victor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-8358 | 10-in. | 11/9/1909 | If I had the world to give you | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-8359 | 10-in. | 11/9/1909 | Face to face | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-8499 | 10-in. | 12/21/1909 | Yield not to temptation | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-8690 | 12-in. | 3/10/1910 | Parted | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-8691 | 10-in. | 3/10/1910 | I know a lovely garden | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BB-8692 | 10-in. | 3/10/1910 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-11278 | 10-in. | 11/27/1911 | Danny Deever | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-11278 | 12-in. | 2/14/1913 | Danny Deever | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-11279 | 10-in. | 11/27/1911 | The pauper's drive | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-11279 | 12-in. | 2/14/1913 | The pauper's drive | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-13245 | 10-in. | 5/7/1913 | Shall we meet beyond the river? | Percy Hemus ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-13246 | 10-in. | 5/7/1913 | Almost persuaded | Percy Hemus ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-13391 | 12-in. | 6/5/1913 | The raven | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-13392 | 12-in. | 6/5/1913 | The raven | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-13654 | 10-in. | 8/1/1913 | Day by day the manna fell | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-13655 | 10-in. | 8/1/1913 | O gentle presence | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-13656 | 10-in. | 8/1/1913 | In thee, oh spirit, true and tender | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | C-13846 | 12-in. | 9/23/1913 | Ring out, wild bells | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-13847 | 10-in. | 9/23/1913 | To Mary | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-21434 | 10-in. | 1/30/1918 | On the road to home, sweet home | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-21435 | 10-in. | 1/30/1918 | That grand old gentleman (Uncle Sam) | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-21495 | 10-in. | 3/8/1918 | There's a little blue star in the window (And it means all the world to me) | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-21639 | 10-in. | 3/28/1918 | I'll come back to you when it's all over | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | B-22087 | 10-in. | 8/12/1918 | Camp songs medley, part 2 | National Camps Song Leaders | Vocal chorus, with cornet and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-48070 | 12-in. | 11/16/1928 | The haunted house : Trailer | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with announcing | speaker | |
| Victor | CVE-48071 | 12-in. | 11/16/1928 | Adoration : Trailer | Motion Picture Orchestra | Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with announcing | speaker | |
| Victor | [Trial 1912-12-23-04] | Not documented | 12/23/1912 | [Unknown title(s)] | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1914-11-30-02] | Not documented | 11/30/1914 | Tosca - Recitation | Percy Hemus | Baritone vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1914-12-18-09] | Not documented | 12/18/1914 | Teach me to pray | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1914-12-18-10] | Not documented | 12/18/1914 | The bells | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1914-12-18-11] | Not documented | 12/18/1914 | The bells | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1916-02-07-04] | Not documented | 2/7/1916 | Life and death | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1916-02-07-05] | Not documented | 2/7/1916 | From the land of the sky-blue water | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1916-02-07-06] | Not documented | 2/7/1916 | Songs my mother taught me | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1917-12-10-02] | Not documented | 12/10/1917 | Joan of Arc (They are calling you) | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1917-12-10-03] | Not documented | 12/10/1917 | There's a long, long trail | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-03-12-07] | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | Could I | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-03-12-08] | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | Standin' in de need of prayer | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1924-03-12-09] | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | Eternal Mind the Potter is | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-02-17-01] | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | The sheriff and flat foot, part 1 | Percy Hemus ; Steve Porter | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-02-17-02] | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | The sheriff and flat foot, part 2 | Percy Hemus ; Steve Porter | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Edison | 3289 | 10-in. | between 9/12/1914 and 9/16/1914 | [Unknown title(s)] | Percy Hemus | Monologue | speaker | |
| Leeds & Catlin | 9058 | 10-in. | late 1907 | Just for tonight | Percy Hemus ; Frederick J. Wheeler | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Leeds & Catlin | 9199 | 10-in. | late 1907 | Maxim's | Percy Hemus | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hemus, Percy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106581.
Hemus, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106581.
"Hemus, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Hemus, Percy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92063551
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