Jessie Brown Pounds

Jessie Hunter Brown Pounds (August 31, 1861 – March 3, 1921) was an American lyricist of gospel songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1861 (Hiram), Died March 3, 1921 (Hiram)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor A-1173 7-in. 3/29/1904 We are going down the valley Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-1173 10-in. 3/29/1904 We are going down the valley Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-6131 10-in. 4/22/1908 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Harold Jarvis Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BB-8692 10-in. 3/10/1910 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Percy Hemus Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-9364 10-in. 8/19/1910 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere John Barnes Wells Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14225 10-in. 12/19/1913 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Evan Williams Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14669 10-in. 4/6/1914 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-16481 10-in. 9/14/1915 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Imperial Quartet Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied lyricist  
Victor B-17221 10-in. 2/26/1916 My wonderful dream Homer A. Rodeheaver Male vocal solo, with trombone and orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-18700 12-in. 11/6/1916 Gospel songs no. 4 Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-27340 10-in. 12/26/1922 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-33051 10-in. 7/2/1925 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-36198 10-in. 9/21/1926 Going down the valley Dixie Mountaineers ; Ernest V. Stoneman Vocal and instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-37334 10-in. 1/4/1927 My wonderful dream Homer A. Rodeheaver Male vocal solo, with pipe organ lyricist  
Victor BVE-37899 10-in. 4/21/1927 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Marion Talley Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor PBVE-42024 10-in. 2/25/1928 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Tom Kenyon Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor BRC-71226 10-in. 1/13/1932 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Jesse Crawford ; Richard Crooks Tenor vocal solo, with pipe organ lyricist  
Victor BVE-82817 10-in. 7/30/1934 We are going down the valley Jenkins Family Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin lyricist  
Victor BS-100969 10-in. 8/14/1936 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Joe Emerson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio lyricist  
Victor BS-056929 10-in. 10/17/1940 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Edward MacHugh ; William Meeder Male vocal solo, with organ lyricist  
Victor PD6VB-1805 10-in. 2/7/1946 Beautiful isle of somewhere Hymns of All Churches Choir Mixed vocal choir, with tenor vocal solo and instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D9VB-2238 10-in. 9/13/1949 Beautiful isle of somewhere Eddy Arnold Male vocal solo, with string band lyricist  
Victor BVE-Test-196 10-in. 12/6/1929 A brown bird singing Dorma Lee Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 4927 10-in. approximately 1910 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Columbia Mixed Quartette Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19492 10-in. 11/27/1911 Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Harold Jarvis Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 1-25 of 52 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pounds, Jessie Brown," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109530.

Pounds, Jessie Brown. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109530.

"Pounds, Jessie Brown." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109530

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jessie Pounds

RISM: Jessie Brown Pounds

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Pounds, Jessie Brown, 1861-1921 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93011667

Wikidata: Jessie Pounds - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16037865

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48798033

MusicBrainz: Jessie Pounds - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95ee45b3-fdda-4459-8c5b-2d13c4426629

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/321065

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