Russell Hunting

Russell Hunting

Russell Dinsmore Hunting (May 8, 1864 – February 20, 1943) was an American comic entertainer, pioneer sound recordist, and an influential figure in the early years of the recorded music industry. He was described as "the most popular pre-1900 recording artist".

Birth and Death Data: Died February 20, 1943

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1921

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author, baritone vocal, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 44 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	193[a]	7-in.	1/31/1896	Oh, Uncle John	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Berliner	604	7-in.	11/23/1895	For the nursery	Artists vary	Recitation and male vocal solo (Bangs takes); Recitation (Hunting takes)	speaker
Berliner	612	7-in.	3/3/1895	Casey as judge	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	614	7-in.	3/3/1895	Casey as hotel clerk	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	614[a]	7-in.	1/24/1897	Michael Casey as a hotel clerk	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	615	7-in.	3/20/1897	Casey as chairman of Mugwump Club	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	629	7-in.	3/20/1897	Casey as doctor	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	631	7-in.	11/4/1895	Casey at the telephone	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	632	7-in.	11/4/1895	Mrs. Casey putting Patsy to sleep	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	667	7-in.	1/24/1897	Hiram's visit to New York	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	672	7-in.	3/20/1897	Casey putting his baby to sleep	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	674	7-in.	3/20/1897	Casey at the living pictures	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	675	7-in.	3/20/1897	Casey as book agent	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	676	7-in.	3/19/1897	Casey at the restaurant	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	677	7-in.	3/20/1897	Casey taking the census	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	678	7-in.	Before April 1899	President McKinley's Inaugural address (extract)	Russell Hunting	Recitation	speaker
Berliner	681	7-in.	between March 1895 and September 1897	Nursery talk with Casey singing	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker
Berliner	990	7-in.	4/17/1896	Arrah, go on	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Berliner	1725	7-in.	3/19/1897	Oh, is it not sad, my mother-in-law is dead	Russell Hunting	Male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist
Columbia	79781	10-in.	3/9/1921	The chest of drawers	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	author, speaker
Columbia	79782	10-in.	3/9/1921	Casey's fight with Oney Goeghan	Russell Hunting	Comic monologue	speaker, author
Columbia	29824	10-in.	approximately 1915	Casey taking the census	Michael Casey	Comic monologue	speaker, author
Columbia	29825	10-in.	approximately 1915	Casey on the ‘phone	Michael Casey		speaker
Columbia	29831	10-in.	approximately 1915	Casey at the wake	Michael Casey		speaker
Columbia	29832	10-in.	approximately 1915	Casey as a judge	Michael Casey	Comic monologue	speaker, author

(Results 1-25 of 44 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hunting, Russell," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107871.

Hunting, Russell. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107871.

"Hunting, Russell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1550094 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1550094

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Russell Hunting

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