James A. Butterfield

James Austin Butterfield (May 18, 1837 – July 6, 1891) was an American composer. His best-known composition is When You and I Were Young, Maggie, first published in 1866 (lyrics by George W. Johnson). Butterfield was born in England in 1837 and emigrated to the United States in 1856. He was also the second president of the Music Teachers National Association, in 1878. James A. Butterfield died in Chicago, Illinois and is buried in Graceland Cemetery.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1837, Died July 6, 1891 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-2424	10-in.	3/29/1905	When you and I were young, Maggie	Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-2964	12-in.	12/20/1905	When you and I were young, Maggie	Richard Jose	Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6822	10-in.	2/19/1909	When you and I were young, Maggie	Will Oakland	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8130	10-in.	7/22/1909	When you and I were young, Maggie	Harry Macdonough ; Elizabeth Wheeler	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13895	10-in.	10/2/1913	When you and I were young, Maggie	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15434	10-in.	11/25/1914	When you and I were young, Maggie	Felix Arndt	Celeste solo	composer
Victor	C-17413	12-in.	3/31/1916	When you and I were young, Maggie	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17749	10-in.	5/29/1916	When you and I were young, Maggie	McKee Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-20376	10-in.	7/9/1917	When you and I were young, Maggie	Conway's Band ; H. Benne Henton	Saxophone solo, with band	composer
Victor	B-23525	10-in.	12/11/1919	When you and I were young, Maggie	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-23525	10-in.	12/17/1925	When you and I were young, Maggie	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25317	10-in.	5/24/1921	When you and I were young, Maggie	Victor Band	Band (for vocal accompaniment)	composer
Victor	B-27843	10-in.	4/20/1923	Medley of old time songs	The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with whistling	composer
Victor	B-28130	10-in.	6/15/1923	When you and I were young, Maggie	Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31657	10-in.	1/15/1925	When you and I were young, Maggie	Jesse Crawford	Pipe organ solo	composer
Victor	BVE-47738	10-in.	10/15/1928	When you and I were young, Maggie	Hermanos Hernández	Instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	BVE-51249	10-in.	4/23/1929	When you and I were young, Maggie	Walter Kolomoku’s Honoluluans	Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	BRC-71285	10-in.	1/28/1932	When you and I were young, Maggie	Roane's Pennsylvanians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	BS-75801	10-in.	5/3/1933	The church of long ago	Smilin' Ed McConnell	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BS-75815	10-in.	5/3/1933	The church of long ago	Smilin' Ed. McConnell	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BS-03549	10-in.	12/9/1936	When you and I were young, Maggie	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-030320	10-in.	11/28/1938	When you and I were young, Maggie	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	46245	10-in.	12/8/1915	When you and I were young, Maggie	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46690	10-in.	4/6/1916	When you and I were young, Maggie	Taylor Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Columbia	47455	10-in.	4/3/1917	When you and I were young, Maggie	Ruby Helder	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77526	10-in.	11/22/1917	When you and I were young, Maggie	Louise Robinson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77865	10-in.	5/31/1918	On the banks of the Wabash far away	Joe Green	Xylophone solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	78842	10-in.	12/4/1919	When you and I were young, Maggie	Gloria Trumpeters [i.e., Edna White Trumpet Quartette]	Trumpet quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79096	10-in.	4/1/1920	When you and I were young, Maggie	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80213	10-in.	2/21/1922	When you and I were young, Maggie	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81844	10-in.	6/25/1924	When you and I were young, Maggie	Harmony String Orchestra	String ensemble	composer
Columbia	140026	10-in.	9/11/1924	When you and I were young, Maggie	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Columbia	30193	12-in.	approximately 1908	When you and I were young, Maggie	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49390	12-in.	4/30/1918	When you and I were young, Maggie	Jockers Brothers	Violin and piano duet	composer
Columbia	W145059	10-in.	11/1/1927	When you and I were young, Maggie	McMichen's Melody Men	Instrumental quartet	composer
Columbia	28333	10-in.	approximately 1913	When you and I were young, Maggie	Archie Anderson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	130	10-in.	ca. May 1918	When you and I were young, Maggie	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7557	10-in.	Sept. 1920	When you and I were young, Maggie	Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-72010	10-in.	11/7/1923	When you and I were young, Maggie	Fiddlin' John Carson	Fiddle (violin) solo, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	S-72218	10-in.	Dec. 1923	When you and I were young	Harry Reser Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Brunswick	851	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	When you and I were young, Maggie	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	3839-3840	10-in.	approximately July 1920	When you and I were young, Maggie	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E16225-E16227	10-in.	8/25/1925	When you and I were young, Maggie	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E25497-E25498	10-in.	12/9/1927	When you and I were young, Maggie	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with 2 violins, cello, and piano	composer
Brunswick	NO6740	10-in.	11/20/1930	When you and I were young, Maggie	The Collier Trio	Banjo, guitar, and mandolin	composer
Edison	697	Not documented	7/5/1911	When you and I were young, Maggie	Will Oakland	Countertenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1539	Not documented	1921	When you and I were young, Maggie	Venetian Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	1542	Not documented	1921	When you and I were young, Maggie	Venetian Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	3601	10-in.	2/24/1915	When you and I were young, Maggie	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with male vocal duet and orchestra	composer
Edison	4277	10-in.	11/16/1915	When you and I were young, Maggie	Walter Van Brunt	Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7045	10-in.	12/4/1919	When you and I were young, Maggie	Lou Chiha Frisco	Xylophone solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7369	10-in.	5/26/1920	When you and I were young, Maggie	Frieda Hempel ; Lyric Quartet	Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7510	10-in.	9/2/1920	When you and I were young, Maggie	Lou Chiha Frisco	Xylophone solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8057	10-in.	6/9/1921	When you and I were young, Maggie	Dan Lieberfeld ; Herbert Soman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	10375	10-in.	5/15/1925	When you and I were young, Maggie	Edna White	Trumpet solo	composer
Edison	10869	10-in.	3/5/1926	When you and I were young, Maggie	James Doherty ; Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Vocalion	13116	10-in.	Apr. 1924	When you and I were young, Maggie	George Reneau	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butterfield, James A.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116455.

Butterfield, James A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116455.

"Butterfield, James A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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