Edison matrix 5589. Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet

TitleSource
Some sweet day, bye and bye (Primary title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Fanny Crosby (lyricist)
W. Howard Doane (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Metropolitan Quartet (Vocal group)
Gladys Rice (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Marion Evelyn Cox (vocalist : contralto)
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)
John Young (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Documentation held by the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, including recording ledgers, cash books, and artifact descriptions; Sutton BA (cylinder take); Wile (take date; personnel).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/29/1917 New York, New York A Master Edison 80455 10-in.
5/29/1917 New York, New York A Master Edison 80501 10-in.

Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet

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Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet - Edison 80501 - Take A - 5/29/1917
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5/29/1917 New York, New York B Master Edison 80501 10-in.
5/29/1917 New York, New York B Master Edison 80455 10-in.

Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet

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Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet - Edison 80455 - Take B - 5/29/1917
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
5/29/1917 New York, New York C Master Edison 3304 Cylinder
5/29/1917 New York, New York C Master Edison 80455 10-in.
5/29/1917 New York, New York C Master Edison 80501 10-in.

Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet

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Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet - Edison 80501 - Take C - 5/29/1917
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edison matrix 5589. Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000152818/5589-Some_sweet_day_bye_and_bye.

Edison matrix 5589. Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000152818/5589-Some_sweet_day_bye_and_bye.

"Edison matrix 5589. Some sweet day, bye and bye / Metropolitan Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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