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 151-175 of 365 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BRC-68886 10-in. 4/9/1931 The little old church in the valley Morton Downey Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor ABRC-69916 10-in. 6/9/1931 The little old church in the valley Sam Johnson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-75109 10-in. 1/28/1933 Mother's lullaby Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Victor BS-75444 10-in. 4/25/1933 Old Mother Hubbard Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75445 10-in. 4/25/1933 He was a soldier, too Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75446 10-in. 4/25/1933 Forward Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BS-75447 10-in. 4/25/1933 Lead thou my soul Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BS-75448 10-in. 4/25/1933 My prayer for today Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75449 10-in. 4/25/1933 I know there's a place for me Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75450 10-in. 4/25/1933 Tell my mother I'm in heaven Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75451 10-in. 4/25/1933 My Ozark Mountain home Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75452 10-in. 4/25/1933 Old Mother Hubbard Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75453 10-in. 4/25/1933 He was a soldier too Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75454 10-in. 4/25/1933 Forward Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BS-75455 10-in. 4/25/1933 Lead thou my soul Gene Arnold ; Egbert Van Alstyne Male vocal solo, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Victor BS-75456 10-in. 4/25/1933 My prayer for today Gene Arnold ; Eli E. Oberstein Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75457 10-in. 4/25/1933 I know there's a place for me Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75458 10-in. 4/25/1933 Tell my mother I'm in heaven Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75459 10-in. 4/25/1933 My Ozark Mountain home Gene Arnold Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-75485 10-in. 4/27/1933 The little old church in the valley Dixie Mason Female vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-75583 10-in. 3/27/1933 Hasta manana Jesse Crawford Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BS-77330 10-in. 12/12/1933 Calling aloha to me Jim & Bob Guitar duet, with male vocal duet (Hawaiian) songwriter  
Victor BS-80947 10-in. 10/30/1934 Softly steals the night Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-83916 10-in. 8/10/1934 In the shade of the old apple tree Mack Rogers Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PB-71 10-in. 1/29/1925 Dreams Max Dolin ; Max Dolin Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
(Results 151-175 of 365 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Alstyne, Egbert," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

Van Alstyne, Egbert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

"Van Alstyne, Egbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

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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