Victor matrix B-19999. America / Billy Sunday Chorus
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| America (Primary title) | Disc label |
| My country 'tis of thee (Alternate title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Samuel Francis Smith (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Billy Sunday Chorus (Vocal group) | |
| Homer A. Rodeheaver (choral director) | |
- Description: Mixed vocal chorus, with 2 pianos
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers note: From "Songs for service." Ledgers also attribute the melody of "America" to Henry Carey but, per James J. Fuld and others, this attribution is incorrect.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Listed in Victor catalogs as "Billy Sunday Chorus at New York Tabernacle (2,500 voices)." |
| Victor ledgers identify the pianists as Matthews and Brewster. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11/1917 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Victor 18322 | 10-in. | |
| 6/11/1917 New York, New York | 2 | Hold/destroy |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-19999. America / Billy Sunday Chorus," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700005086/B-19999-America.
Victor matrix B-19999. America / Billy Sunday Chorus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700005086/B-19999-America.
"Victor matrix B-19999. America / Billy Sunday Chorus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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