Charles C. Converse

Charles Crozat Converse (October 7, 1832 – October 18, 1918) was an American attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". Converse published an arrangement of "The Death of Minnehaha", with words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 7, 1832 (Warren), Died October 18, 1918 (New Jersey)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3143	10-in.	2/23/1901	What a friend we have in Jesus	Christopher H. H. Booth	Chimes	composer
Victor	B-10598	10-in.	6/26/1911	What a friend we have in Jesus	Mixed Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	B-16930	10-in.	12/23/1915	What a friend we have in Jesus	Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20785	10-in.	10/17/1917	Hvilken vän vi ha i Jesus	Grace Eklund Carlson ; Florence Eklund Reims	Female vocal duet, with organ	composer
Victor	B-30192	10-in.	6/16/1924	What a friend we have in Jesus	Theodore B. Tu	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Victor	BVE-46029	10-in.	6/30/1928	What a friend	Pace Jubilee Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	composer
Victor	BVE-64258	10-in.	9/29/1930	What a friend we have in Jesus	Marion Talley	Female vocal solo, with organ	composer
Victor	BVE-83651	10-in.	7/27/1934	What a friend we have in Jesus	Seth Parker Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with organ	composer
Victor	BS-023192	10-in.	5/17/1938	She'll be there (What a friend we have in Mother)	Montana Slim	Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar	songwriter
Victor	BS-056928	10-in.	10/17/1940	What a friend we have in Jesus	Edward MacHugh ; William Meeder	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Victor	E0VB-3591	10-in.	3/30/1950	What a friend we have in Jesus	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	E0VB-4601	10-in.	5/15/1950	She'll be there (what a friend we have in mother)	Wilf Carter	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	3756	10-in.	between 1907 and February 1908	What a friend we have in Jesus	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46136	10-in.	10/22/1915	What a friend we have in Jesus	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79417	10-in.	9/15/1920	What a friend we have in Jesus	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-70221	10-in.	Oct. 1921	What a friend we have in Jesus	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
OKeh	W80963	10-in.	6/2/1927	What a friend we have in Jesus	Giddens Sisters	Female vocal trio, with guitars	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5100-b]	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	What a friend we have in Jesus	Church Quartette	Vocal quartet	composer
Brunswick	E22930-E22931	10-in.	5/4/1927	What a friend we have in Jesus	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with organ	composer
Brunswick	TC7152	10-in.	12/30/1930	What a friend we have in Jesus	Lucille Sutton	Female vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	SA2884	10-in.	11/3/1937	What a friend we have in Jesus	Zeke Williams and his Rambling Cowboys	String band, with male vocal trio and male spoken recitation	composer
Edison	7453	10-in.	7/19/1920	What a friend we have in Jesus	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Converse, Charles C.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109470.

Converse, Charles C.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109470.

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