Harry Macdonough

Harry Macdonough

John Scantlebury Macdonald (May 30, 1871 – September 26, 1931) was a Canadian-born singer of Irish and Scottish descent, and recording executive. Under the pseudonym Harry Macdonough, he was one of the most prolific and popular tenors during the formative years of the recording industry. Based upon the ledgers of the four major record companies of the early twentieth century (Edison, Victor, Columbia and Brunswick), which are accessible online through the Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR), some of his most popular recordings included “Shine On, Harvest Moon” (with Elise Stevenson), “Down By The Old Mill Stream”, “They Didn’t Believe Me” (with Olive Kline), “Tell Me, Pretty Maiden” (with Grace Spencer), and “Where The River Shannon Flows”.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 30, 1871 (Hamilton), Died September 26, 1931 (New York)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 103 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, performer, whistling, speaker

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

Recordings (Results 801-825 of 1753 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-2649	10-in.	6/20/1905	I'm wearing my heart away for you	John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal duet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2650	10-in.	6/20/1905	Down where the silv'ry Mohawk flows	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-2650	12-in.	6/20/1905	Down where the silv'ry Mohawk flows	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2651	10-in.	6/20/1905	Good bye, sweet Marie	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-2679	12-in.	6/27/1905	Ave Maria	Harry Macdonough	Tenor vocal solo, with violin	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2691	10-in.	6/28/1905	Come over on my veranda	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2698	10-in.	8/7/1905	The Lamb is the light thereof	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2700	10-in.	8/7/1905	All the way my Saviour leads me	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2702	10-in.	8/7/1905	Throw out the lifeline	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2704	10-in.	8/7/1905	Let the lower lights be burning	Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2705	10-in.	8/7/1905	Shall we meet beyond the river	Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with organ	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2715	10-in.	8/9/1905	When the moon is in the sky	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2716	10-in.	8/9/1905	Honeymoon Hall	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2717	10-in.	8/9/1905	In dear old Georgia	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2753	10-in.	9/15/1905	When the evening breeze is sighing 'Home sweet home'	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2754	10-in.	9/15/1905	Two little girls loved one little boy	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2774	10-in.	9/28/1905	Good night, my starlight	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2775	10-in.	9/28/1905	Alice, where art thou?	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2781	10-in.	10/4/1905	In the valley of yesterday	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2782	10-in.	10/4/1905	The way of peace	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2783	10-in.	10/4/1905	Moonlight serenade	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2784	10-in.	10/5/1905	Silent night, hallowed night	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	A-2838	7-in.	10/24/1905	In dear old Georgia	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2838	10-in.	10/24/1905	In dear old Georgia	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-2847	10-in.	10/27/1905	In the good old summer time	Sousa's Band	Band, with male vocal duet and cornet and trombone solos	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 801-825 of 1753 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Macdonough, Harry," accessed July 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.

Macdonough, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.

"Macdonough, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 July 2024.

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