Franklyn Baur

Franklyn Baur (April 5, 1903 – February 24, 1950) was a popular tenor vocal recording artist.

Baur was born in New York and educated at Amherst. At 19, he was selected from over 50 candidates as principal tenor in the Park Avenue Baptist Church known as the John D. Rockefeller Church. His grandfather on the maternal side held the same position for many years in Henry Ward Beecher's Brooklyn church.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 5, 1903, Died February 24, 1950

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 600 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-40609 12-in. 10/13/1927 Selections from Sweethearts Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor CVE-40610 12-in. 10/13/1927 Selections from Naughty Marietta Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor CVE-40615 12-in. 10/17/1927 Selections from Babes in Toyland Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41028 10-in. 11/14/1927 Who knows? Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41029 10-in. 11/14/1927 Baby your mother (Like she babied you) Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41030 10-in. 11/14/1927 Fascination Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41132 10-in. 12/1/1927 Joy bells The Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41133 10-in. 12/1/1927 We'll have a new home (In the mornin') Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41167 10-in. 12/13/1927 Chloe All Star Orchestra ; Franklyn Baur Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41170 10-in. 12/13/1927 Why do I love you Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41171 10-in. 12/13/1927 I don't belive you Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41177 10-in. 12/15/1927 Can't help lovin' dat man Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41511 10-in. 1/3/1928 I must be dreaming All Star Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41512 10-in. 1/3/1928 My melancholy baby All Star Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41513 10-in. 1/3/1928 I just roll along (Havin' my ups and downs) All Star Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41566 10-in. 1/20/1928 Together Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-41567 10-in. 1/20/1928 Four walls Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-42412 10-in. 2/6/1928 Auf Wiedersehen Jacques Renard Cocoanut Grove Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-42413 10-in. 2/6/1928 The shepherd of the hills Jacques Renard Cocoanut Grove Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-42420 10-in. 2/8/1928 Let a smile be your umbrella (On a rainy day) Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-42447 10-in. 2/16/1928 Bells of Saint Mary's Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-43348 10-in. 3/12/1928 Little mother Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-43349 10-in. 3/12/1928 I'm waiting for ships that never come in Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-43359 10-in. 3/14/1928 Give me the sunshine Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-43389 10-in. 3/22/1928 Just a little way from home Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 226-250 of 600 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baur, Franklyn," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

Baur, Franklyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

"Baur, Franklyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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