Jack Judge
John Judge (3 December 1872 – 25 July 1938) was an English songwriter and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Judge originally wrote and sang the song in 1912, but the far more widely known John McCormack acquired greater name recognition with the song. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 3, 1878 (Oldbury), Died July 25, 1938 (West Bromwich)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, baritone vocal
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-15190 | 10-in. | 9/15/1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-15254 | 10-in. | 10/5/1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Victor Military Band | Band | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-15415 | 10-in. | 11/23/1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | C-15422 | 12-in. | 12/14/1914 | Tipperary | Victor Military Band | Band | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-15422 | 10-in. | 11/24/1914 | Tipperary medley one-step | Victor Band | Band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62367 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Victor Novelty Band | Band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-028612 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 39585 | 10-in. | 10/16/1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Prince's Band | Band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 37045 | 12-in. | 10/16/1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band, with vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 37086 | 12-in. | ca. 1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | David Scull Bispham | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W145050 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | It's a long way to Tipperary | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 28490 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Stanley Kirkby | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 29551 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Have you heard of Michael O’Leary? | Jack Judge | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Columbia | 29552 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | We’re all here under the same old flag | Jack Judge | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Columbia | 29553 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | The place where I was born | Jack Judge | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Columbia | 29554 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Paddy Maloney’s aeroplane | Jack Judge | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| OKeh | 9852 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | Long way to Tipperary | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80352 | 10-in. | 1/28/1927 | Long way to Tipperary | Frank Hutchison | Guitar and harmonica | songwriter | |
| Edison | 3300 | 10-in. | 9/16/1914 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | Albert Farrington | Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | ak18232e | 10-in. | 8/28/1914 | British troops passing through Boulogne | Chorus [Gramophone Company] ; Gramophone Company Orchestra | Descriptive, with vocal chorus and orchestra | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | ak18717e | 10-in. | 12/19/1914 | They sang 'God save the King' | Murray Johnson [i.e., Stanley Kirkby] | Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL7207 | 10-in. | 1/3/1940 | If you were the only girl in the world | Josephine Baker ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Judge, Jack," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100439.
Judge, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100439.
"Judge, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Judge, Jack, 1878-1938 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001083055
Wikidata: Jack Judge - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q729363
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24808512
MusicBrainz: Jack Judge - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/accf2e51-2f57-43ba-9636-b565146581dc
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