Victor matrix B-19486. America / Clarence Whitehill

TitleSource
America (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
My country 'tis of thee (Alternate title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Samuel Francis Smith (lyricist)
PersonnelNotes
Clarence Whitehill (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Josef Pasternack (conductor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor documentation attributes the melody of "America" to Henry Carey but, per James J. Fuld and others, this attribution is incorrect.
Notes
For takes 4-10, see BVE-19486.
Victor ledgers note: "Trumpet charge call by Keneke and Fuhs in first two records."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/16/1917 New York, New York 1 Destroy
4/16/1917 New York, New York 2 Hold
4/16/1917 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 64677 10-in.

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4/16/1917 New York, New York 3 Master Gramophone 4-2911 10-in.
4/16/1917 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 849 10-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-19486. America / Clarence Whitehill," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700004563/B-19486-America.

Victor matrix B-19486. America / Clarence Whitehill. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700004563/B-19486-America.

"Victor matrix B-19486. America / Clarence Whitehill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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