Orlandus "Dad" Wilson
Orlandus Wilson (August 27, 1917 in Chesapeake, Virginia – December 30, 1998 in Paris) was one of the longest standing members of the Golden Gate Quartet and the group's bass singer. He joined the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934 and only announced his retirement from the quartet in October 1998. Apart from a forced break in 1944 when he was drafted and temporarily replaced by William Langford, Wilson supplied the basis for the quartet. Wilson managed the formation, and supplied a majority of the arrangements and some compositions. His rhythmic feel has been said to be essential to the group's "jump, glide, bounce and swing". |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 27, 1917 (Chesapeake), Died December 30, 1998 (Paris)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal
Notes: Wilson is listed in Victor ledgers as "Arlandus Wilson."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 | Audio |
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Victor | BS-011931 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Golden Gate Gospel Train | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011932 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Gabriel blows his horn | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011933 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Bedside of a neighbor | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011934 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Jonah | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011935 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Preacher and the bear | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011936 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Born ten thousand years ago | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011937 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Behold the bridegroom cometh | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011938 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Go where I send thee | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011939 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Won't there be one happy time | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011940 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Job | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011941 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Bonnet | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied, with vocal effects | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011942 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Massa's in the cold, cold ground | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011943 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Stand in the test in judgment | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-011944 | 10-in. | 8/4/1937 | Found a wonderful Saviour | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-018625 | 10-in. | 1/24/1938 | John, the Revelator | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-018632 | 10-in. | 1/24/1938 | Sampson | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-018633 | 10-in. | 1/24/1938 | I was brave | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-028962 | 10-in. | 11/15/1938 | Cheer the weary traveler | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with celeste | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-028963 | 10-in. | 11/15/1938 | I heard Zion moan | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-028964 | 10-in. | 11/15/1938 | Noah | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-028965 | 10-in. | 11/15/1938 | Lord am I born to die? | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-028966 | 10-in. | 11/15/1938 | What are they doing in heaven today? | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-028967 | 10-in. | 11/15/1938 | Packing up—Getting ready to go | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-031980 | 10-in. | 2/2/1939 | Noah | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042900 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | What a time | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042901 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Alone | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042902 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | He said He would calm the ocean | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042903 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Hide me in Thy bosom | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042904 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | If I had my way | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042905 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | I looked down the road and I wondered | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042906 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | 'Way down in Egypt land | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042907 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Our Father | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042908 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | You'd better mind | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042909 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | I'm a pilgrim | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042910 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Every time that I feel the Spirit | Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042911 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Whoa babe | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042912 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Stormy weather (Keeps rainin' all the time) | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042913 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | The devil with the devil | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042914 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Julius Caesar | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042915 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Timber | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-042916 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | Jonah in the whale | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-046124 | 10-in. | 12/26/1939 | My walking stick | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-046125 | 10-in. | 12/26/1939 | Darling Nellie Gray | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-046126 | 10-in. | 12/26/1939 | What's new? | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-046127 | 10-in. | 12/26/1939 | My prayer | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-046128 | 10-in. | 12/26/1939 | What did Jesus say? | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-046129 | 10-in. | 12/26/1939 | The valley of time | Golden Gate Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051295 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Pick a bale of cotton | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051296 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Yellow gal | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051297 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Whoa, back buck | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051298 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | The Midnight Special | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051299 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Alabama bound | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051327 | 10-in. | 6/17/1940 | Grey goose | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051328 | 10-in. | 6/17/1940 | Didn' Ol John cross the water | Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051329 | 10-in. | 6/17/1940 | Stewball | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051330 | 10-in. | 6/17/1940 | Take this hammer | Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051331 | 10-in. | 6/17/1940 | Can't you line 'em | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051332 | 10-in. | 6/17/1940 | Julienne Johnson | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051333 | 10-in. | 6/17/1940 | Ham an' eggs | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BS-051500 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Rock Island Line | Golden Gate Quartet ; Leadbelly | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wilson, Orlandus "Dad"," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351208.
Wilson, Orlandus "Dad". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351208.
"Wilson, Orlandus "Dad"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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Wikidata: Orlandus Wilson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2031087
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/270804751
MusicBrainz: Orlandus Wilson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f84e43c3-0ac8-4943-82e6-58a202aa8a47
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