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 126-141 of 141 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 87483 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Naapurin Likka | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 87484 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Sorsa | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 87485 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Kulkurin valssi | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 87486 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Reisu : Poika | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 88413 | 10-in. | approximately March 1922 | Lammen laine | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 88416 | 10-in. | approximately March 1922 | Kaks' neitoa | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 89149 | 10-in. | April 1923 | Orpopojan valssi | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 89150 | 10-in. | approximately April 1923 | Kalle aaltonen | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 89246 | 10-in. | approximately May 1923 | Pikkuinen poika | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with accordion | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 89247 | 10-in. | approximately May 1923 | Luttis jussi | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with accordion | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 7407 | 10-in. | 6/16/1920 | Laula, laula! | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 7408 | 10-in. | 6/16/1920 | Etelästä tuulee | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 7414 | 10-in. | 6/21/1920 | Savolaisen laulu | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 7415 | 10-in. | 6/21/1920 | O hellas barn | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 7546 | 10-in. | 9/27/1920 | Aittalaulu | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 7551 | 10-in. | 9/29/1920 | Soi vienosti murheeni soitto | Juho Koskelo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Koskelo, Juho," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116067.
Koskelo, Juho. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116067.
"Koskelo, Juho." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Koskelo, Juho, 1870-1942 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013066528
Wikidata: Juho Koskelo - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11867600
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/304608768
MusicBrainz: Juho Koskelo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/885736d7-213a-43de-8848-55d37e852729
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