Egbert Van Alstyne

Egbert Anson Van Alstyne (March 4, 1878 – July 9, 1951) was an American songwriter and pianist. Van Alstyne was the composer of a number of popular and ragtime tunes of the early 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born Marengo (city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States), Died July 9, 1951 (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 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, lyricist, organ, arranger

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 370 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	01201	7-in.	April 1900	Hula, hula cake-walk	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3263	10-in.	4/5/1901	Hu-la hu-la cake walk	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-960	7-in.	1/21/1904	Navajo	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-960	10-in.	1/21/1904	Navajo	Arthur Pryor	Trombone solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	A-978	7-in.	1/27/1904	Navajo	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-978	10-in.	1/27/1904	Navajo	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1193	7-in.	4/7/1904	Navajo	Parke Hunter ; Vess L. Ossman	Banjo duet, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1193	10-in.	4/7/1904	Navajo	Parke Hunter ; Vess L. Ossman	Banjo duet, with piano	composer
Victor	C-1196	12-in.	4/7/1904	Gondolier medley	Parke Hunter ; Vess L. Ossman	Banjo duet	composer
Victor	B-1196	10-in.	4/7/1904	Gondolier medley	Parke Hunter ; Vess L. Ossman	Banjo duet	composer
Victor	A-1492	7-in.	6/20/1904	Tippecanoe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1492	10-in.	6/20/1904	Tippecanoe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1550	7-in.	7/1/1904	Seminole	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1550	10-in.	7/1/1904	Seminole	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1551	7-in.	7/1/1904	If I were only you	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1551	10-in.	6/30/1904	If I were only you	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1583[a]	10-in.	7/11/1904	Navajo two-step	Victor Dance Orchestra [i.e., Pryor's Orchestra]	Orchestra	composer
Victor	C-1583[a]	12-in.	7/11/1904	Navajo two-step	Victor Dance Orchestra [i.e., Pryor's Orchestra]	Orchestra	composer
Victor	A-1618	7-in.	7/18/1904	Navajo	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1618	10-in.	7/18/1904	Navajo	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1623	7-in.	7/19/1904	My sweet magnolia	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1623	10-in.	7/19/1904	My sweet magnolia	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1670	7-in.	9/6/1904	Back, back, back to Baltimore	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1670	10-in.	9/6/1904	Back, back, back to Baltimore	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-1753	10-in.	10/11/1904	Nellie mine	Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Alstyne, Egbert," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

Van Alstyne, Egbert. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116737.

"Van Alstyne, Egbert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1534198 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1534198

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