Ernest R. Ball
Ernest Roland Ball (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1927) was an American singer and songwriter, most famous for composing the music for the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" in 1912. Ball was not Irish and neither were the lyricists. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Cleveland (city in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States), Died May 3, 1927 (Santa Ana (county seat and city of Orange County, California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 425 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-9583 | 10-in. | 10/26/1910 | I love the name of Mary | "That Girl" Quartet | Female vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Victor | B-9650 | 10-in. | 11/15/1910 | Mother Machree | Will Oakland | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-9818 | 10-in. | 1/16/1911 | Goodbye, my love, goodbye | "That Girl" Quartet | Female vocal quartet | composer | |
| Victor | B-10069 | 10-in. | 3/17/1911 | Mother Machree | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-10623 | 10-in. | 6/28/1911 | Good-bye my love, good-bye | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-10725 | 10-in. | 7/13/1911 | Let us have peace | Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-11043 | 10-in. | 9/29/1911 | Goodbye, my love, goodbye | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-11559 | 10-in. | 2/5/1912 | Here's love and success to you | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-11811 | 10-in. | 4/2/1912 | I love the name of Mary | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-12402 | 12-in. | 9/24/1912 | Till the sands of the desert grow cold | Alan Turner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12747 | 10-in. | 12/24/1912 | Till the sands of the desert grow cold | Wilfred Glenn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12978 | 10-in. | 3/10/1913 | When Irish eyes are smiling | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12979 | 10-in. | 3/10/1913 | To have, to hold, to love | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-12982 | 12-in. | 3/11/1913 | Sands of the desert medley waltz | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-13403 | 10-in. | 6/6/1913 | I'll change the shadows to sunshine | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-13447 | 10-in. | 6/17/1913 | To have, to hold, to love | Arthur Pryor's Band ; Bert Brown | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-13954 | 10-in. | 10/13/1913 | To have and to hold | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-14374 | 10-in. | 1/26/1914 | While the rivers of love flow on | Wilfred Glenn | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-14665 | 10-in. | 4/6/1914 | Who knows? | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-14910 | 10-in. | 5/28/1914 | Across the Rio Grande | Heidelberg Quintette | Male vocal quintet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-14941 | 10-in. | 6/9/1914 | Across the Rio Grande | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band, with male vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | B-15019 | 10-in. | 6/29/1914 | You planted a rose in the garden of love | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15149 | 10-in. | 8/26/1914 | Roll on, beautiful world, roll on | George MacFarlane | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15179 | 10-in. | 9/10/1914 | After the roses have faded away | Arthur C. Clough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15182 | 10-in. | 9/11/1914 | Let us have peace | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ball, Ernest R.," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110352.
Ball, Ernest R.. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110352.
"Ball, Ernest R.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
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LCNAR: Ball, Ernest R., 1878-1927 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96051481
Wikidata: Ernest R. Ball - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1566974
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/88802942
MusicBrainz: Ernest R. Ball - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1fa2f756-833c-4367-b2b2-70f214da29b3
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/381561 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/381561
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