Lady John Douglas Scott

Alicia Ann, Lady John Scott, (née Alicia Ann Spottiswoode) (24 June 1810 – 12 March 1900) was a Scottish songwriter and composer known chiefly for the tune, "Annie Laurie", to which the words of a 17th-century poet, William Douglas, were set.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 24, 1810 (Lauder), Died March 12, 1900 (Lauder)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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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
Berliner 218 7-in. 6/16/1897 Annie Laurie Artists vary Cornet solo composer  
Berliner 357 7-in. Before Apr. 1899 Annie Laurie Helen Jenynge [i.e., Edith Helena] Soprano vocal solo composer  
Berliner 839 7-in. Before Apr. 1899 Annie Laurie Saxophone Quartet of Sousa's Band Saxophone quartet composer  
Berliner 897 7-in. Feb. 1898 Annie Laurie Artists vary Male vocal quartet composer  
Berliner 907[a] 7-in. Before June 1896 Annie Laurie Ferruccio Giannini Tenor vocal solo composer  
Berliner 0776 7-in. Dec. 1899 Annie Laurie George Schweinfest Piccolo solo composer  
Berliner 0907 7-in. 1/23/1900 Annie Laurie Florence Hayward Female vocal solo composer  
Berliner 01303 7-in. Before June 1900 Annie Laurie Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]114 7-in. 7/11/1900 Annie Laurie Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]114 10-in. 2/13/1902 Annie Laurie Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]114 12-in. 5/28/1902 Annie Laurie Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]235 7-in. 10/13/1900 Annie Laurie George Schweinfest Flute solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]603 7-in. 1/7/1901 Annie Laurie Moereman's Woodwind Quartet Woodwind quartet composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1544 7-in. 8/7/1902 Annie Laurie Saxophone Quartet of Sousa's Band Saxophone quartet composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1544 10-in. 8/7/1902 Annie Laurie Saxophone Quartet of Sousa's Band Saxophone quartet composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3186 10-in. 3/6/1901 Annie Laurie Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Victor B-494 10-in. 10/5/1903 Annie Laurie Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with piano (take 1); with orchestra (takes 2 and 3) composer  
Victor A-546 7-in. 10/7/1903 Annie Laurie Jules Levy Cornet solo composer  
Victor B-546 10-in. 10/7/1903 Annie Laurie Jules Levy Cornet solo composer  
Victor A-602 7-in. 10/27/1903 Annie Laurie Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Victor B-602 10-in. 10/27/1903 Annie Laurie Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Victor A-1029 7-in. 2/8/1904 Annie Laurie Jennie Corea Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1029 10-in. 2/8/1904 Annie Laurie Jennie Corea Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor A-1352 7-in. 5/26/1904 Annie Laurie Charles D'Almaine ; Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with piano and violin obbligato composer  
Victor B-1352 10-in. 5/26/1904 Annie Laurie Charles D'Almaine ; Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with piano and violin obbligato composer  
Victor B-3099 10-in. 1/12/1906 Annie Laurie Trombone Quartet, Boston Symphony Orchestra Trombone quartet composer  
Victor C-4256 12-in. 2/19/1907 Annie Laurie Geraldine Farrar ; Victor Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4256 10-in. 12/9/1908 Annie Laurie Geraldine Farrar Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4539 10-in. 5/28/1907 Annie Laurie Alice Nielsen Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4661 10-in. 7/9/1907 Annie Laurie Helene Noldi Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-4691 12-in. 7/22/1907 Annie Laurie Evan Williams Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-4869 10-in. 10/8/1907 Annie Laurie Evan Williams Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4956 10-in. 11/20/1907 Annie Laurie Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-4956 8-in. 11/20/1907 Annie Laurie Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-6660 10-in. 12/9/1908 Annie Laurie Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-8683 10-in. 3/4/1910 Annie Laurie John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-9011 10-in. 5/25/1910 Annie Laurie Maud Powell Violin solo, unaccompanied composer  
Victor B-10673 10-in. 7/5/1911 Annie Laurie Charles Schuetze Harp solo composer  
Victor B-11571 10-in. 2/6/1912 Annie Laurie Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12762 10-in. 1/3/1913 Within the garden of my heart John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13180 10-in. 4/23/1913 Annie Laurie Johanna Gadski Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13989 10-in. 10/23/1913 Annie Laurie Johanna Gadski Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15706 10-in. 2/15/1915 Annie Laurie Samuel Gardner Violin solo, with harp and orchestra composer  
Victor C-16046 12-in. 5/24/1915 Annie Laurie Geraldine Farrar Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra composer  
Victor C-17001 12-in. 1/12/1916 Annie Laurie Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-17003 12-in. 1/12/1916 Annie Laurie Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-17262 10-in. 3/6/1916 Annie Laurie Mrs. George C. Rosa Female vocal solo, with violin and piano composer  
Victor B-18321 10-in. 9/1/1916 Annie Laurie Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-20845 10-in. 10/10/1917 Douglas! Tender and true! Florence Hinkle Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21613 10-in. 3/19/1918 Annie Laurie Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied composer  
Victor B-22566 10-in. 1/29/1919 Annie Laurie Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with celeste, harp, and orchestra composer  
Victor B-22650 10-in. 3/21/1919 Annie Laurie Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-25337 10-in. 6/6/1921 The jasmine door Sophie Braslau Contralto vocal solo, with violin and orchestra composer  
Victor B-25645 10-in. 10/11/1921 Annie Laurie Horace Davis ; Sam Moore Instrumental duet composer  
Victor B-29273 10-in. 1/11/1924 Annie Laurie Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano and orchestra composer  
Victor B-29629 10-in. 3/7/1924 Annie Laurie Mendelssohn Chorus Mixed vocal chorus composer  
Victor BVE-33430 10-in. 9/23/1925 Annie Laurie Ferdinand Himmelreich Piano solo composer  
Victor BVE-35422 10-in. 4/21/1926 Annie Laurie Hulda Lashanska Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-35538 12-in. 6/21/1926 Annie Laurie Northeastern Saengerbund of America Male vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-36732 10-in. 10/25/1926 Annie Laurie Mary Garden Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-37346 10-in. 1/8/1927 Annie Laurie M. J. Carey Male vocal solo, with pipe organ composer  
Victor BVE-40177 10-in. 10/13/1927 Annie Laurie John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor PBVE-155 10-in. 9/28/1925 Annie Laurie Edward P. Kimball Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BS-018321 10-in. 1/12/1938 Annie Laurie Wingy Manone Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-018424 10-in. 1/27/1938 Annie Laurie Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet composer  
Victor BS-018823 10-in. 1/29/1938 Annie Laurie Frances Colwell ; Florida Clubmen ; Dean Hudson Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor PBS-019289 10-in. 5/26/1938 Annie Laurie Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BS-019617 10-in. 2/3/1938 Annie Laurie Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet composer  
Victor BS-022305 10-in. 4/9/1938 Annie Laurie Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor CS-051209 12-in. 6/1/1940 Annie Laurie Marjorie Lawrence ; Felix Wolfes Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1914-01-23-02] Not documented 1/23/1914 Annie Laurie Miss Heatley Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1914-02-18-01] Not documented 2/18/1914 Annie Laurie N. H. Swayne Vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1914-10-09-01] Not documented 10/9/1914 Annie Laurie Edward T. King Celeste solo, with male vocal accompaniment composer  
Victor [Trial 1915-04-12-01] Not documented 4/12/1915 Annie Laurie Park Sisters Cornet quartet composer  
Victor [Trial 1915-12-02-01] Not documented 12/2/1915 Annie Laurie Virginia Root Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1916-08-11-03] Not documented 8/11/1916 Annie Laurie Caroline Lean Female vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1917-03-19-05] Not documented 3/19/1917 Annie Laurie Lida McCord Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1917-10-10-02] Not documented 10/10/1917 Annie Laurie William Reifsnyder ; Edward Snuggs Trombone and cornet duet composer  
Victor [Trial 1918-12-02-06] Not documented 12/2/1918 Annie Laurie O. Ortway Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1919-02-26-04] Not documented 2/26/1919 Annie Laurie L. Blume Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1920-11-17-05] Not documented 11/17/1920 Annie Laurie Frances Ingram Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1922-05-26-01] 10-in. 5/26/1922 Annie Laurie Geneva Youngs Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1924-03-27-01] 10-in. 3/27/1924 Annie Laurie Queena Mario Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1925-12-09-03] 10-in. 12/9/1925 Within the garden of my heart John Boles Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1926-03-29-02] 10-in. 3/29/1926 Annie Laurie Roy Cameron Male vocal solo (yodeling), with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1926-10-20-02] 10-in. 10/20/1926 Annie Laurie Fraser Gange Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 632 7-in. ca. 1902 The village orchestra Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 632 10-in. ca. 1902-1904 The village orchestra Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 705 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 Annie Laurie Female vocalist (unidentified; Columbia Records) Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 705 7-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 Annie Laurie Female vocalist (unidentified; Columbia Records) Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 716 10-in. approximately 1902 Annie Laurie Artists vary Male vocal quartet composer  
Columbia 716 7-in. ca. 1902 Annie Laurie Columbia Quartette ; Invincible Quartette Male vocal quartet composer  
Columbia 19452 10-in. 7/11/1911 Annie Laurie Charles Schuetze Harp solo composer  
Columbia 19889 10-in. 5/17/1912 Annie Laurie Mary Garden Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39187 10-in. 1/15/1914 Annie Laurie Columbia Stellar Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 78338 10-in. 3/5/1919 Within the garden of my heart Louis Graveure Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79445 10-in. 10/4/1920 Annie Laurie Margaret Romaine Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79751 10-in. 4/6/1921 Annie Laurie, op. 87, no. 3 Josef Bonime ; Eddy Brown Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 140055 10-in. 9/22/1924 Songs of the past National Quartet Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied composer  
Columbia 30023 12-in. between January and June 1906 Annie Laurie David Scull Bispham Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30588 12-in. 11/29/1910 Annie Laurie Alice Nielsen Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30637 12-in. 1/14/1911 Annie Laurie Olive Fremstad Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30653 12-in. 2/2/1911 Annie Laurie Lillian Nordica Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30788 12-in. ca. Jan.-Nov. 1911 Annie Laurie Harvard Glee Club Male vocal octet, unaccompanied composer  
Columbia 36475 12-in. 10/23/1912 Annie Laurie David Scull Bispham Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 36999 12-in. ca. 1914 Douglas! Tender and true Mrs. A. Stewart Holt Female vocal solo, with violin, harp, and orchestra composer  
Columbia 49190 12-in. 4/28/1917 Annie Laurie Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 49230 12-in. 6/20/1917 Annie Laurie Daniel Beddoe Male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 49338 12-in. 3/12/1918 Annie Laurie Hulda Lashanska Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W140512 10-in. 4/9/1925 Annie Laurie Florence Macbeth Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W141179 10-in. 10/23/1925 Annie Laurie Royal Mountain Ash Male Choir Male vocal chorus, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W142576 10-in. 8/26/1926 Annie Laurie Ethyl Hayden Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W144238 10-in. 5/27/1927 Annie Laurie Musical Art Quartet Instrumental quartet composer  
Columbia W144687 10-in. 9/17/1927 Annie Laurie American Singers Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia W145647 10-in. 2/15/1928 Annie Laurie Fraser Gange Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6987 12-in. approximately 1916 Within the garden of my heart Aileen D'Orme Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 75162 12-in. 8/24/1922 Annie Laurie Muriel Brunskill ; Albert W. Ketelbey Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76399 12-in. approximately 1919 Annie Laurie Elsa Stralia Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh S-7559 10-in. Sept. 1920 Annie Laurie Shannon Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 4394 10-in. approximately Oct. 1920 Annie Laurie Dorothy Jardon Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 8064-8065 10-in. approximately May 1922 Within the garden of my heart Theo Karle Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 11876-11878 10-in. 11/13/1923 Annie Laurie Ralph Errolle ; Wilfred Glenn ; Allen McQuhae ; Elliott Shaw Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied composer  
Brunswick 12023-12025 10-in. 12/3/1923 Annie Laurie Fireside Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E27595 10-in. 5/27/1928 Annie Laurie Edgar D. Brown [Famous Forty leader] ; Tom Doyle ; Famous Forty Elks Chorus B.P.O.E. #207 Male vocal chorus, with male vocal solo and piano composer  
Edison 103 10-in. 7/11/1910 Annie Laurie Marie Narelle Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 833 10-in. 10/23/1911 Annie Laurie Knickerbocker Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Edison 1391 10-in. Mar. 1913 Annie Laurie Violet Oppenshaw Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 1517 Not documented 1921 Annie Laurie Louis Mazzei Harp solo composer  
Edison 2067 10-in. 12/26/1912 Annie Laurie Ferdinand Himmelreich Piano solo composer  
Edison 2173 10-in. 3/11/1913 Annie Laurie Metropolitan Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Edison 3685 10-in. 4/5/1915 Old folks at home Kitty Berger Harp-zither solo composer  
Edison 3914 10-in. 6/28/1915 My old Kentucky home Palakiko Ferera Guitar solo composer  
Edison 4588 10-in. between 3/10/1916 and 3/19/1916 Annie Laurie Christine Miller Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4941 10-in. 8/22/1916 Annie Laurie Criterion Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5662 10-in. 7/5/1917 Douglas! Tender and true Amy Ellerman Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8708 10-in. 12/8/1922 Annie Laurie Ferdinand Himmelreich Piano solo composer  
Edison 10070 10-in. 11/28/1924 Annie Laurie Anna Pinto Harp solo composer  
Gramophone YY18986 10-in. 3/26/1930 Annie Laurie Cockerill, John Harp solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Scott, John Douglas, Lady," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107478.

Scott, John Douglas, Lady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107478.

"Scott, John Douglas, Lady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107478

External Sources

Wikipedia: Alicia Ann Spottiswoode

IMDb: Lady John Douglas Scott

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Scott, John, Lady, 1810-1900 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96097599

Wikidata: Alicia Ann Spottiswoode - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3931581

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29733460

MusicBrainz: Alicia Ann Spottiswoode - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3827869d-e89b-471b-b67d-f69d2abca796

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1801527

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