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 26-50 of 600 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-29618 10-in. 3/4/1924 The rosary Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with celeste and chimes vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-29982 10-in. 5/9/1924 Paradise Alley Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30052 10-in. 5/7/1924 The sidewalks of New York Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30053 10-in. 5/7/1924 Maggie Murphy's home Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30054 10-in. 5/7/1924 Old familiar faces Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30243 10-in. 6/4/1924 You're in love with everyone (But the one who's in love with you) Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30244 10-in. 6/4/1924 Deep in my heart Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30406 10-in. 6/19/1924 All through the night Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30407 10-in. 6/19/1924 Oft in the stilly night Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30408 10-in. 6/19/1924 Come back to Erin Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30460 10-in. 7/2/1924 I wonder what's become of Sally? Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30505 10-in. 7/16/1924 The big bass viol Wilfred Glenn ; Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30562 10-in. 8/11/1924 Bonny Eloise (The belle of the Mohawk vale) Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30563 10-in. 8/11/1924 Annie Lisle Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with celeste and orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30564 10-in. 8/11/1924 Killarney Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-30871 10-in. 8/18/1926 Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) Lewis James ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30962 10-in. 10/2/1924 The heart of a girl Franklyn Baur ; Elliott Shaw Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30963 10-in. 10/2/1924 Hail Columbia Lewis James ; Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-31065 10-in. 10/30/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved Charles Dornberger Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-31288 10-in. 10/30/1924 Eternity Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-31306 10-in. 11/7/1924 Only a beam of sunshine Franklyn Baur ; Lewis James Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-31307 10-in. 11/7/1924 Where the River Shannon flows Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-31307 10-in. 7/6/1926 Where the River Shannon flows Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-31343 10-in. 11/19/1924 Afterwards Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-31348 10-in. 11/21/1924 Red Wing Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 26-50 of 600 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baur, Franklyn," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

Baur, Franklyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110460.

"Baur, Franklyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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