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Juho Koskelo

Juho Evert Koskelo (also known as John Koskelo, July 23, 1870 – November 7, 1942), was a Finnish-American singer and cellist. He was the most popular Finnish-American singer in the 1910s.

Koskelo, who was born in Kuopio, started his career as a military musician and later played with the Berlin Philharmonic. In Berlin he met Heikki Klemetti, who suggested that he go to America. Koskelo gave his first American performance in Calumet, Michigan in 1910, after which he toured, singing in Finnish and German. He moved to New York City later in 1910 and immediately started to make recordings for His Master's Voice, Columbia Records, the Victor Talking Machine Company, the Gramophone Company, and Edison Records. As a singer, he made at least 112 recordings between 1910 and 1923; among them were 8 issued as Edison Blue Amberol cylinders. Mostly he sang folk songs, marches, hymns and industrial folk music. Some of his songs were written by the famous cuplé singer J. Alfred Tanner.

Koskelo's career ended because of a stroke in 1923, and he died as a forgotten artist at a hospital in New York in 1942.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1870 (Kuopio), Died 1942

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, cello

Notes: "John Koskelo" on Columbia disc label.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 141 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 19160 10-in. 12/12/1910 Spindelen Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19169 10-in. 12/21/1910 Det gingo två flicker i rosendelund Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19170 10-in. 12/21/1910 Tuulan tei Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19177 10-in. 12/30/1910 Bland fjellen Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19184 10-in. 1/5/1911 Till norden Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19185 10-in. 1/5/1911 Stjernan Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19186 10-in. 1/5/1911 Allt under himmelens fäste Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19187 10-in. 1/5/1911 Solitas polka Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19188 10-in. 1/5/1911 Wasan marssi Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19189 10-in. 1/5/1911 Oi, muistatko vielä sen verren Juho Koskelo Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19208 10-in. 1/17/1911 Drick ur ditt glas Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19209 10-in. 1/17/1911 Till Österland vill jag fara Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19210 10-in. 1/17/1911 Kristallen den fina Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19211 10-in. 1/17/1911 Det gingo två flickor i rosendelund Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19212 10-in. 1/21/1911 Jag går i tusen tanker Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 19213 10-in. 1/21/1911 Morgonsång Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39671 10-in. 12/4/1914 Suomen salossa Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39672 10-in. 12/4/1914 Kreivin sylissä istunut Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39673 10-in. 12/4/1914 Kesä ilta Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39674 10-in. 12/4/1914 Toivova Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39675 10-in. 12/4/1914 Rannalla istuja Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39680 10-in. 12/7/1914 Tuomen juuralla Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39691 10-in. 12/15/1914 Kansainvälinen Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 39692 10-in. 12/15/1914 La Marseillaise Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 45770 10-in. 6/14/1915 Vankilaan mennessä Juho Koskelo Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 51-75 of 141 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Koskelo, Juho," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116067.

Koskelo, Juho. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116067.

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

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116067

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