Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]1069. Hello Central, give me heaven / John H. Bieling ; Steve Porter

TitleSource
Hello Central, give me heaven (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Chas. K. Harris (composer)
Chas. K. Harris (lyricist)
PersonnelNotes
Steve Porter (vocalist : baritone vocal)
John H. Bieling (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal duet, with piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 7-in.
Notes
Announced by Porter as follows: "Sung by S. C. Porter assisted by Master Bieling in the gallery." John Bieling sings in a very bad juvenile falsetto in imitation of the vaudeville practice of having a young boy 'reply' to a song from the stage by singing a chorus from the gallery of the theatre.
Also recorded as [PM-]861 and [PM-]3464.
Source(s): trade catalog; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/26/1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [unconfirmed] 1 Master Victor 1069 7-in.
unknown Master Victor 1069 7-in.

Hello Central, give me heaven / John H. Bieling ; Steve Porter

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Hello Central, give me heaven / John H. Bieling ; Steve Porter - Victor 1069 - Take unknown
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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]1069. Hello Central, give me heaven / John H. Bieling ; Steve Porter," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/100001088/Pre-matrix_A-1069-Hello_Central_give_me_heaven.

Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]1069. Hello Central, give me heaven / John H. Bieling ; Steve Porter. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/100001088/Pre-matrix_A-1069-Hello_Central_give_me_heaven.

"Victor matrix [Pre-matrix A-]1069. Hello Central, give me heaven / John H. Bieling ; Steve Porter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

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