John Bennett
John Bennett (May 14, 1865 – December 28, 1956) was an American author who is best known for the children's books that he wrote and illustrated. Some of them are anthologies of stories based on black folk tales, especially those drawn from the Gullah culture. He is considered to be a leading figure of the Charleston Renaissance. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Chillicothe (city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States), Died December 28, 1956 (Charleston (largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-17866 | 10-in. | 6/15/1916 | To-day | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-26555 | 10-in. | 6/29/1922 | A hundred years from now | Elsie Baker | Contralto vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 46272 | 10-in. | 12/14/1915 | A hundred years from now | Pearl Burch Selby | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 47321 | 10-in. | 1/27/1917 | A hundred years from now | James Harrod | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | 48655 | 12-in. | 3/24/1916 | Today | Morgan Kingston | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| OKeh | 280 | 10-in. | approximately July 1918 | The skylark's song | Dudley Buck | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 180-a] | 10-in. | May 1928 | A hundred years from now | Alice Morley | Female vocal solo, with piano | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bennett, John," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105936.
Bennett, John. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105936.
"Bennett, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: John Bennett (author)
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bennett, John, 1865-1956 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88222729
Wikidata: John Bennett (author) - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6221558
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/311415156
Getty ULAN: Bennett, John - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500199482
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/252255 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/252255
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