Albert C. Sweet
Albert C. Sweet (July 7, 1876 – May 12, 1945) was an American bandleader, cornetist, and composer. Over the course of his career, Sweet served as music director and soloist for the Edison Phonograph Company, bandmaster of the Ringling Brothers Circus, and eventually founded his own band, The White Hussars. Sweet and his band were an important part of the Chautauqua movement (in which touring ensembles made up of entertainers and noted speakers ventured from town to town) eventually earning him the moniker "Mr. Chautauqua". |
Birth and Death Data: Born (Dansville (village in the town of North Dansville, Livingston County, New York)), Died May 12, 1945 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, cornet, arranger
Notes: Often listed as Al Sweet.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]126 | 7-in. | 7/13/1900 | In happy moments | Albert C. Sweet | Cornet solo | instrumentalist, cornet, arranger | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]128 | 7-in. | 7/13/1900 | Southern sweethearts | Albert C. Sweet | Cornet solo | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]129 | 7-in. | 7/13/1900 | Grand Russian fantasie | Albert C. Sweet | Cornet solo | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | B-6789 | 10-in. | 2/9/1909 | The broncho buster | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-21445 | 10-in. | 2/12/1918 | Each stitch is a thought of you, dear | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-05-24-01] | Not documented | 5/24/1920 | The drug store cabaret | Ralph Bingham | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 77652 | 10-in. | 1/29/1918 | Each stitch is a thought of you, dear | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79498 | 10-in. | 11/3/1920 | My little home on the hill | George Meader | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 362 | 10-in. | approximately September 1918 | There's a picture in my old kit bag | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5174-a] | 10-in. | approximately October 1917 | Prohibition blues | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5212-b] | 10-in. | approximately March 1918 | Each stitch is a thought of you, dear | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAT1012 | 10-in. | 5/8/1931 | Old Hickory march | University of Southern California Band | Band | composer | |
| Edison | 6053 | 10-in. | March 1918 | Each stitch is a thought of you, dear | Helen Clark ; Criterion Quartet | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sweet, Albert C.," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107035.
Sweet, Albert C.. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107035.
"Sweet, Albert C.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Grove: Albert C. Sweet
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Sweet, Albert C. - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94022085
Wikidata: Al Sweet - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2679398
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