Charles Dibdin
Charles Dibdin (before 4 March 1745 – 25 July 1814) was an English composer, musician, dramatist, novelist, singer and actor. With over 600 songs to his name, for many of which he wrote both the lyrics and the music and performed them himself, he was in his time the most prolific English singer-songwriter. He is best known as the composer of "Tom Bowling", one of his many sea songs, which often features at the Last Night of the Proms. He also wrote about 30 dramatic pieces, including the operas The Waterman (1774) and The Quaker (1775), and several novels, memoirs and histories. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Southampton (city and major port in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom), Died July 25, 1814 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-13482 | 10-in. | 6/24/1913 | Tom Bowling | Daniel Beddoe | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 75949 | 12-in. | approximately 1917 | Tom Bowling | Ben Davies | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dibdin, Charles," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104109.
Dibdin, Charles. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104109.
"Dibdin, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83020562
Wikidata: Charles Dibdin - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1064116
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22406778
MusicBrainz: Charles Dibdin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d86be77c-532a-47bf-bfb3-5228d2bfc842
Getty ULAN: Dibdin, Charles - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500013376
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/108877 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/108877
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