Egbert Van Alstyne

Egbert Anson Van Alstyne (March 4, 1878 – July 9, 1951) was an American songwriter and pianist. Van Alstyne was the composer of a number of popular and ragtime tunes of the early 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 4, 1882 (Marengo), Died July 9, 1951 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, lyricist, organ, arranger

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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 365 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E17432-E17434	10-in.	1/11/1926	Kentucky’s way of sayin’ good mornin’	Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E17511-E17513	10-in.	1/18/1926	Kentucky’s way of sayin’ good mornin’	Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E17989-E17991	10-in.	2/15/1926	Drifting and dreaming (Sweet paradise)	Jack Denny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble (Hawaiian)	composer
Brunswick	E18140-E18142	10-in.	3/1/1926	Drifting and dreaming	Jack Denny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal quintet	composer
Brunswick	E18653-E18656	10-in.	4/2/1926	Drifting and dreaming	Marsh McCurdy	Organ solo	composer
Brunswick	E18807-E18809	10-in.	4/15/1926	Drifting and dreaming	John Priest	Pipe organ solo	composer
Brunswick	E18815-E18817	10-in.	4/17/1926	Drifting and dreaming	John Priest	Pipe organ solo	composer
Brunswick	E25726-E25727	10-in.	12/22/1927	Won’t you come over to my house	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C1868	10-in.	4/4/1928	Drifting and dreaming (Sweet Paradise)	Joy Boys ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C4373	10-in.	9/18/1929	Until tomorrow	Kalaluhi Honolulu Quartet	Instrumental quartet, with vocal duet	composer
Brunswick	C7865	10-in.	6/12/1931	Don’t lay me on my back (In my last sleep)	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	songwriter
Brunswick	C1601-C1602	10-in.	1/20/1928	Until tomorrow	Salerno Brothers	Male vocal solo, with accordion	composer
Brunswick	KC603	10-in.	Nov. 1929	Won’t you come over to my house	Julia Lee	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	TCL15350	10-in.	11/25/1931	Beautiful love	Abbie Mitchell	Female vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	B15441	10-in.	approximately 1935	Your eyes have told me so	James Melton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2584	10-in.	11/24/1913	Sunshine and roses	Irving Gillette	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	3452	10-in.	Nov. 1914	Way down on Tampa Bay	Helen Clark ; Owen J. McCormack	Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra	composer
Edison	3466	10-in.	Dec. 1914	My Hindoo man	Van Eps Banjo Orchestra	Banjo orchestra	composer
Edison	3919	10-in.	6/30/1915	When I was a dreamer (And you were my dream)	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4386	10-in.	12/30/1915	Memories	Burton Lenihan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4913	10-in.	7/27/1916	Pretty baby	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5848	10-in.	10/16/1917	So long, Mother	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6088	10-in.	Mar. 1918	On the road to home, sweet home	George W. Reardon ; John Young	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6473	10-in.	between 11/12/1918 and 11/27/1918	It might as well be you	Leola Lucey	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6812	10-in.	5/29/1919	The raggity man	Edward Meeker	Male vocal solo and female-male dialogue, with orchestra	composer

(Results 326-350 of 365 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Alstyne, Egbert," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

Van Alstyne, Egbert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

"Van Alstyne, Egbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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