Robert B. Smith
Robert Bache Smith ( June 4, 1875 – November 6, 1951), usually published as Robert B. Smith, was an American librettist and lyricist. His older brother, Harry B. Smith, was also a successful lyricist and a writer and composer. Born in Chicago, Smith began his career apprenticing with the famed vaudeville duo Weber and Fields. He most notably wrote the lyrics to “Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star” from Weber and Fields' Twirly Whirly (1902; famously sung by Lillian Russell). He went on to write libretti for operettas and lyrics for musicals, including such works as Fantana (1905), The Spring Maid (1910), Sweethearts (1913), and Angel Face (1919). His last work was The Girl in the Spotlight (credited as Richard Bruce) in 1920. He died in New York City at the age of 76. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 4, 1875, Died November 6, 1951
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 52 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-23495 | 10-in. | 11/24/1919 | I might be your once-in-a-while | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-24362 | 10-in. | 7/30/1920 | I cannot sleep without dreaming of you | Lambert Murphy | Tenor vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-40609 | 12-in. | 10/13/1927 | Selections from Sweethearts | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-47582 | 10-in. | 10/2/1928 | Just my style | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-051829 | 10-in. | 7/9/1940 | Sweethearts | George Griffin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-075417 | 10-in. | 7/9/1942 | Sweethearts | Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3268 | 10-in. | between January and November 1905 | Just my style | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 3411 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1906 | I was just supposing | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19195 | 10-in. | 1/10/1911 | Day dreams, visions of bliss | Henry Burr ; Margaret Mayew | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19237 | 10-in. | 2/10/1911 | Fountain Fay | Miriam Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19830 | 10-in. | 3/22/1912 | Come down, ma evening star | Lillian Russell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38841 | 10-in. | 5/14/1913 | Every lover must meet his fate | Reed Miller | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38846 | 10-in. | 5/14/1913 | Sweethearts | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46226 | 10-in. | 11/26/1915 | The lilac domino | Eleanor Painter | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30628 | 12-in. | 1/6/1911 | The spring maid : Selections | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30686 | 12-in. | 3/7/1911 | Two little love bees | Clarke Braine ; Leila Hughes | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 30692 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-May 1911 | Fountain Fay | Alice Parsons | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 36395 | 12-in. | ca. 1912 | Roses bloom for lovers | Roma Devonne Hempstead | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 36398 | 12-in. | ca. 1912 | Sweethearts, wives and good fellows | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 36413 | 12-in. | ca. 1912 | Roses bloom for lovers | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
OKeh | S-7084 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1919 | I might be your once-in-a-while | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 3167 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1919 | I might be your once-in-a-while | Ida Heydt | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 4100 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1920 | I cannot sleep without dreaming of you | Irene Audrey ; Crescent Trio | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 2337 | 10-in. | 6/18/1913 | How I love a pretty face | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 2348 | 10-in. | 6/24/1913 | Two little love bees | Vernon Archibald ; Elizabeth Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Robert B.," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108690.
Smith, Robert B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108690.
"Smith, Robert B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Smith, Robert B. (Robert Bache), 1875-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89000764
Wikidata: Robert B. Smith - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7341777
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34534485
MusicBrainz: Robert B. Smith - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f8902aa-7fd1-43d5-8ca9-8f6cb2748e9b
ISNI: 0000 0001 0779 5502 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000107795502
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