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 (Results 401-425 of 600 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W144585 10-in. 8/29/1927 Ooh! Maybe it's you Franklyn Baur ; Harry Reser's Syncopators Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144591 10-in. 8/30/1927 Moonlit waters Franklyn Baur ; Columbians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144617 10-in. 9/2/1927 The varsity drag Franklyn Baur ; Cass Hagan ; Lewis James ; Park Central Hotel Orchestra ; Elliott Shaw Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144653 10-in. 9/9/1927 Charmaine! Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144792 10-in. 9/23/1927 Wherever you are Franklyn Baur ; Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Lewis James ; Elliott Shaw Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144793 10-in. 9/23/1927 Playground in the sky Franklyn Baur ; Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Lewis James Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144904 10-in. 10/25/1927 Thinking of you Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144905 10-in. 10/25/1927 Up in the clouds Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144960 10-in. 11/7/1927 My heart stood still Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144961 10-in. 11/7/1927 Thou swell Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144971 10-in. 11/12/1927 You're just a pal Columbians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144972 10-in. 11/12/1927 Memory Lane Columbians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145226 10-in. 11/21/1927 Wherever you are Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath Female-male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145227 10-in. 11/21/1927 Thinking of you Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath Female-male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145284 10-in. 12/8/1927 Up in the clouds Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath Female-male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145419 10-in. 12/16/1927 Good news Singing Sophomores Male vocal quartet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145450 10-in. 12/29/1927 The sidewalks of New York Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W145451 10-in. 12/29/1927 On the banks of the Wabash far away Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W98296 12-in. 8/6/1926 Studio stunts Columbia Artists Vocalists, comic duo, saxophone soloist, and jazz/dance band vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W98297 12-in. 8/6/1926 Studio stunts Columbia Artists Vocalists, pianist, comic duo, and jazz/dance band vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W98307 12-in. 1/6/1927 The desert song : Vocal gems Columbia Light Opera Company Male vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W98308 12-in. 1/6/1927 Oh, Kay! : Vocal gems Columbia Light Opera Company Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with piano and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W98330 12-in. 4/12/1927 The star spangled banner Columbia Male Chorus Male vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W98331 12-in. 4/12/1927 America Columbia Male Chorus Male vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E1783-E1785 10-in. 11/20/1925 Song of the vagabonds Tuxedo Orchestra [Carl Fenton's Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 401-425 of 600 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baur, Franklyn," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

Baur, Franklyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

"Baur, Franklyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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