Elizabeth Spencer

Elizabeth Dickerson Spencer (12 April 1871 – 22 April 1930) was an American soprano during the later 19th century and early 20th century who is best known for the numerous early recordings she made for Thomas Edison.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 12, 1871, Died April 22, 1930

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 379 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	4516	10-in.	2/21/1916	Everything in America is ragtime	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4519	10-in.	2/23/1916	'Tis the end, so farewell	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4658	10-in.	4/14/1916	Yankee Doodle	Metropolitan Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4721	10-in.	5/11/1916	Rock me to sleep, Mother	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4738	10-in.	5/23/1916	When I look back and think of you	Walter Scanlan	Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4743	10-in.	5/23/1916	Hymns my dear old mother sang to me	Arthur Kraft	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4758	10-in.	6/1/1916	My old Kentucky home	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4764	10-in.	6/2/1916	[Unknown title(s)]	Artists vary	Female vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4772	10-in.	6/6/1916	Where is my wandering boy to-night	Walter Van Brunt	Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4779	10-in.	6/9/1916	Shades of night	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4786	10-in.	6/13/1916	Baby shoes	Elizabeth Spencer	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4792	10-in.	6/15/1916	In dreamy Spain	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4810	10-in.	6/22/1916	I surrender all	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4816	10-in.	6/23/1916	The last rose of summer	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4835	10-in.	6/30/1916	Looking this way	E. Eleanor Patterson ; Elizabeth Spencer	Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4879	10-in.	7/14/1916	Songs of other days no. 3	Metropolitan Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4885	10-in.	7/18/1916	By the sad Luana shore	George Wilton Ballard ; Elizabeth Spencer	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4893	10-in.	7/20/1916	At the end of a beautiful day	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4899	10-in.	7/21/1916	Songs of other days no. 4	Metropolitan Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4956	10-in.	8/29/1916	Make a little heaven in your heart	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4959	10-in.	8/30/1916	Good King Wenceslas	The Carol Singers	Mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4964	10-in.	9/1/1916	Nazareth	Wilfred Glenn	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	4987	10-in.	9/13/1916	Poor Butterfly	Elizabeth Spencer	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5135	10-in.	11/9/1916	Songs of other days no. 5	Metropolitan Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5136	10-in.	11/9/1916	Songs of other days no. 6	Metropolitan Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 276-300 of 379 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spencer, Elizabeth," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116963.

Spencer, Elizabeth. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116963.

"Spencer, Elizabeth." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

Wikidata: Elizabeth Dickerson Spencer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5363537

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