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 101-125 of 365 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-17895 10-in. 6/19/1916 Chin chin medley Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer  
Victor B-18013 10-in. 6/22/1916 Pretty baby Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18340 10-in. 9/8/1916 Pretty baby Victor Band Band composer  
Victor C-18374 12-in. 9/15/1916 Pretty baby Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-18378 10-in. 9/18/1916 Pretty baby Orpheus Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18718 10-in. 11/17/1916 Just a word of sympathy James F. Harrison ; James Reed Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18987 10-in. 1/15/1917 Love honor and obey Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-19123 10-in. 1/24/1917 Whose pretty baby are you now? Orpheus Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-19300 10-in. 2/19/1917 Memories E. K. Rose Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-19379 10-in. 3/16/1917 Because you're Irish American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20452 10-in. 7/25/1917 Sailin' away on the Henry Clay American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20493 10-in. 8/3/1917 Memories Paul Reimers Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra composer  
Victor B-20535 10-in. 8/27/1917 So long, Mother Charles Hart Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21434 10-in. 1/30/1918 On the road to home, sweet home Percy Hemus Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21907 10-in. 5/6/1918 What are you going to do to help the boys? Charles Hart ; Shannon Four Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21908 10-in. 5/6/1918 What are you going to do to help the boys? Billy Murray ; Shannon Four Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-22170 10-in. 7/19/1918 When we went to Sunday school Henry Burr ; Marguerite Dunlap Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-22178 10-in. 7/25/1918 For your boy and my boy Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-23015 10-in. 6/18/1919 Baby Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-23426 10-in. 10/20/1919 Your eyes have told me so John Steel Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-23455 10-in. 11/5/1919 Your eyes have told me so John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24895 10-in. 3/2/1921 Some little bird Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with whistling composer  
Victor B-25445 10-in. 6/28/1921 Dreamy paradise Hawaiian Trio Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio (Hawaiian) composer  
Victor B-25464 10-in. 7/15/1921 Dreamy paradise Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio (Hawaiian) composer  
Victor B-26494 10-in. 5/29/1922 Old Kentucky moonlight Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with piano and orchestra composer  
(Results 101-125 of 365 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Alstyne, Egbert," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

Van Alstyne, Egbert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

"Van Alstyne, Egbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737

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Wikipedia: Egbert Van Alstyne

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LCNAR: Van Alstyne, Egbert, 1882-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr97021570

Wikidata: Egbert Van Alstyne - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q290109

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51955382

MusicBrainz: Egbert Van Alstyne - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1de85050-690e-44ec-84f5-4c7dd03be187

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1534198

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