Agnes Kimball
Agnes Kimball (October 1881 – January 5, 1918) was an American soprano. She was a highly popular recording artist in the United States during the 1910s, and is best remembered for recordings she made during the first half of that decade with the Victor Talking Machine Company, Columbia Records, and Edison Records. A classical vocalist, her repertoire encompassed opera, operetta, musical theatre, art songs, and popular ballads; all genres which were in demand among American consumers during that period in history. Many of these recordings are included in the collection of the Library of Congress, and the Discography of American Historical Recordings has catalogued her work. In live performance, Kimball spent the majority of her career working as a paid church singer. Born in Indiana, she began her career as a professional church vocalist in the early 1900s at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis. When her husband took a position with Carnegie Steel she became a paid singer at Third Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. By 1910 she had moved to New York City and was working as a singer at Brick Presbyterian Church where she was a highly paid vocalist for several years. While she recorded pieces from operas and musicals, she never appeared in stage productions during her career. However, she did spend two seasons touring with Victor Herbert and his light opera orchestra in concerts in 1911–1912. She also toured and recorded with the Croxton Quartet, and worked as an oratorio singer on the concert stage as a member of the Oratorio Artists Quartet. At the time of her death in 1918 she was a resident singer at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Toledo, Ohio. |
Birth and Death Data: Born (Princeton (city and seat of Gibson County, Indiana, United States)), Died January 5, 1918 (Toledo (county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1918
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-9905 | 12-in. | 2/3/1911 | Gems from Florodora | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-10720 | 12-in. | 7/12/1911 | Rigoletto quartet | Victor Opera Quartet ; Victor Orchestra | Vocal quartet (soprano, contralto, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-10958 | 12-in. | 9/14/1911 | Gems from The sultan of Sulu | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-10959 | 12-in. | 9/14/1911 | Gems from Rob Roy | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-10998 | 12-in. | 9/21/1911 | Gems from A runaway girl | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-10999 | 12-in. | 9/22/1911 | Some day he'll come | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-11000 | 10-in. | 9/22/1911 | Love and music, these I have lived for | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-11001 | 12-in. | 9/22/1911 | Hear ye, Israel | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-11357 | 12-in. | 12/12/1911 | National airs of all nations | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-11430 | 12-in. | 1/4/1912 | Die Lorelei | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-11820 | 12-in. | 4/3/1912 | Spring song | Agnes Kimball | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-12182 | 10-in. | 7/15/1912 | Oh, come with me in the summer night | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-12183 | 12-in. | 7/15/1912 | Far off I hear a lover's flute | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-12184 | 10-in. | 7/15/1912 | Spring song, op. 10, no. 2 | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1911-03-17-07] | Not documented | 3/17/1911 | [Unknown title(s)] | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 19556 | 10-in. | 9/7/1911 | Medley of Christmas carols | Frank Croxton ; Agnes Kimball ; Reed Miller ; Nevada Van der Veer | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 39017 | 10-in. | 9/16/1913 | Adele | Agnes Kimball | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 39038 | 10-in. | 10/10/1913 | Come on over here | Charles Harrison ; Agnes Kimball | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 39125 | 10-in. | 12/1/1913 | Love is a story that's old | Agnes Kimball | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 39256 | 10-in. | 2/19/1914 | You're here and I'm here | Charles Harrison ; Agnes Kimball | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 263 | Not documented | 9/12/1910 | Praise ye | Frank Croxton ; Agnes Kimball ; Reed Miller | Mixed vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 696 | Not documented | 7/7/1911 | Gypsy love song | Croxton Mixed Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 799 | Not documented | 8/21/1911 | Comin' thru the rye | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 802 | Not documented | 9/19/1911 | Robin Adair | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 805 | 10-in. | 9/19/1911 | Comin' thru the rye | Agnes Kimball | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kimball, Agnes," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115748.
Kimball, Agnes. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115748.
"Kimball, Agnes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Discogs: Agnes Kimball
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Kimball, Agnes, 1880-1922 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011177885
Wikidata: Agnes Kimball - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21557989
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