Victor matrix B-15417. The vacant chair / John McCormack

TitleSource
The vacant chair (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
George F. Root (composer)
Henry Stevenson Washburn (lyricist)
PersonnelNotes
John McCormack (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Reinald Werrenrath (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)
Walter B. Rogers (conductor)Take 1 (EDVR legacy data); takes 2 and 3 (confirmed in Victor ledgers).
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, celeste, and orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers note celeste on take 3, only.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/23/1914 New York, New York 1 Hold
3/31/1915 Camden, New Jersey 2 Hold/destroy
3/31/1915 Camden, New Jersey 3 Master Victor 64499 10-in.
3/31/1915 Camden, New Jersey 3 Master Victor 896 10-in.

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The vacant chair / John McCormack - Victor 896 - Take 3 - 3/31/1915
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
3/31/1915 Camden, New Jersey 3 Master Gramophone 5-2117 10-in.
3/31/1915 Camden, New Jersey 3 Master Gramophone DA-475 10-in.
3/31/1915 Camden, New Jersey 3 Master Gramophone (Ireland) IR-1041 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-15417. The vacant chair / John McCormack," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700000405/B-15417-The_vacant_chair.

Victor matrix B-15417. The vacant chair / John McCormack. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700000405/B-15417-The_vacant_chair.

"Victor matrix B-15417. The vacant chair / John McCormack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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