Vachel Lindsay
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (; November 10, 1879 – December 5, 1931) was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Springfield, Died December 5, 1931 (Springfield)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: author, speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CVE-64855 | 12-in. | 1/15/1931 | Under the window | Myrtle C. Eaver ; Anna Howard | Female vocal solo, with piano | author | |
| Victor | BS-036886 | 10-in. | 5/11/1939 | Daniel | The Koralites | Dramatic scene | author | |
| Victor | CVE-Test-253 | 12-in. | 12/10/1928 | The third section of the Congo | Vachel Lindsay | Recitation | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-254 | 10-in. | 12/10/1928 | The lame boy and the fairy | Vachel Lindsay | Recitation | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | HCO188 | 10-in. | 1/3/1941 | From the Santa Fe Trail (Vachel Lindsay); Lost (Carl Sandburg) | Norman Corwin | Recitation | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lindsay, Vachel," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102639.
Lindsay, Vachel. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102639.
"Lindsay, Vachel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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Wikipedia: Vachel Lindsay
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79148281
Wikidata: Vachel Lindsay - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1197667
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9889931
MusicBrainz: Vachel Lindsay - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0e5f0876-22ac-46c8-a768-c419a1b8c2f2
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/47742 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/47742
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