Jessie Brown Pounds
Jessie Hunter Brown Pounds (August 31, 1861 – March 3, 1921) was an American lyricist of gospel songs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Hiram (village in Ohio, United States), Died March 3, 1921 (Hiram (village in Ohio, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 53 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | A-1173 | 7-in. | 3/29/1904 | We are going down the valley | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-1173 | 10-in. | 3/29/1904 | We are going down the valley | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6131 | 10-in. | 4/22/1908 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Harold Jarvis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BB-8692 | 10-in. | 3/10/1910 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-9364 | 10-in. | 8/19/1910 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | John Barnes Wells | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-14225 | 10-in. | 12/19/1913 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Evan Williams | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-14669 | 10-in. | 4/6/1914 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-16481 | 10-in. | 9/14/1915 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Imperial Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17221 | 10-in. | 2/26/1916 | My wonderful dream | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with trombone and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-18700 | 12-in. | 11/6/1916 | Gospel songs no. 4 | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27340 | 10-in. | 12/26/1922 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33051 | 10-in. | 7/2/1925 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-36198 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | Going down the valley | Dixie Mountaineers ; Ernest V. Stoneman | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-37334 | 10-in. | 1/4/1927 | My wonderful dream | Homer A. Rodeheaver | Male vocal solo, with pipe organ | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-37899 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Marion Talley | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBVE-42024 | 10-in. | 2/25/1928 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Tom Kenyon | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-71226 | 10-in. | 1/13/1932 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Jesse Crawford ; Richard Crooks | Tenor vocal solo, with pipe organ | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-82817 | 10-in. | 7/30/1934 | We are going down the valley | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-100969 | 10-in. | 8/14/1936 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Joe Emerson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-056929 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Edward MacHugh ; William Meeder | Male vocal solo, with organ | lyricist | |
| Victor | E0VB-4163 | 10-in. | 4/11/1950 | Beautiful isle of somewhere | Three Suns | Instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | PD6VB-1805 | 10-in. | 2/7/1946 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Hymns of All Churches Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with tenor vocal solo and instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-2238 | 10-in. | 9/13/1949 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-196 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | A brown bird singing | Dorma Lee | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4927 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | Columbia Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pounds, Jessie Brown," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109530.
Pounds, Jessie Brown. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109530.
"Pounds, Jessie Brown." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Pounds, Jessie Brown, 1861-1921 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93011667
Wikidata: Jessie Pounds - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16037865
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/48798033
MusicBrainz: Jessie Pounds - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95ee45b3-fdda-4459-8c5b-2d13c4426629
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/321065 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/321065
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