Dinwiddie Colored Quartet
The Dinwiddie Colored Quartet, also known as the Dinwiddie Quartet or Dinwiddie Quartette, were a black vocal quartet in the United States. The group was founded in 1898 as a jubilee quartet, under the name the Dinwiddie Quartet, to benefit the Dinwiddie Normal and Industrial School of Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Around 1902, they became independent of the school, and were touring as part of a vaudeville revue. In October 1902, they recorded six sides for the Victor Talking Machine Company, under the name of The Dinwiddie Colored Quartet. Recorded in separate sessions on 29 and 31 October, the songs selected were "Down On The Old Camp Ground", "Poor Mourner", "Gabriel's Trumpet", "My Way Is Cloudy", "We'll Anchor Bye-And-Bye", and "Steal Away". The group is believed to have disbanded in 1904. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1898, Died Ceased 1904
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1714 | 7-in. | 10/29/1902 | Down on the old camp ground | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1714 | 10-in. | 10/29/1902 | Down on the old camp ground | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1715 | 7-in. | 10/29/1902 | Poor mourner | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1715 | 10-in. | 10/29/1902 | Poor mourner | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1716 | 7-in. | 10/29/1902 | Steal away | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1716 | 10-in. | 10/29/1902 | Steal away | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1724 | 7-in. | 10/31/1902 | My way is cloudy | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1724 | 10-in. | 10/31/1902 | My way is cloudy | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1725 | 7-in. | 10/31/1902 | Gabriel's trumpet | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1725 | 10-in. | 10/31/1902 | Gabriel's trumpet | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1726 | 7-in. | 10/31/1902 | We'll anchor bye and bye | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1726 | 10-in. | 10/31/1902 | We'll anchor bye-and-bye | Dinwiddie Colored Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dinwiddie Colored Quartet," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107376.
Dinwiddie Colored Quartet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107376.
"Dinwiddie Colored Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dinwiddie Colored Quartet - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96014297
Wikidata: Dinwiddie Colored Quartet - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5278763
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/124238258
MusicBrainz: Dinwiddie Colored Quartet - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ef58abd2-fe0b-4993-9f8d-04a346676331
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