Ed Gallagher
Edward Francis Gallagher (1873 – March 28, 1929) was a vaudeville actor and half of the comedy act Gallagher and Shean. Their story was told in an animated movie Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean (1931) by Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer, who also created Koko the Clown and Betty Boop. Gallagher and Shean also reportedly made an early sound film at the Theodore Case studio in Auburn, New York, in 1925. |
Birth and Death Data: Born San Francisco (consolidated city and county in California, United States), Died March 28, 1929 (River Crest Sanitarium (hospital in New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, vocalist
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-26703 | 10-in. | 7/21/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | B-26704 | 10-in. | 7/21/1922 | Quietly | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | B-26709 | 10-in. | 8/3/1922 | Boola-boola | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | B-26728 | 10-in. | 8/18/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | B-27277 | 10-in. | 1/2/1923 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with monologue | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-27960 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Charles Cohan ; Joseph Feldman | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-27961 | 10-in. | 5/18/1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Charles Cohan ; Joseph Feldman | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-28157 | 10-in. | 6/29/1923 | Polski Gallagher i Shean | Mieczslaw Emcewicz ; Władysław Ochrymowicz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-28158 | 10-in. | 6/29/1923 | Polski Gallagher i Shean | Mieczslaw Emcewicz ; Władysław Ochrymowicz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | LBS-Test-1054 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 7/12/1933 | Absolutely positively | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | [Trial 1921-09-27-02] | 10-in. | 9/27/1921 | Billy Sunday | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1922-01-27-01] | 10-in. | 1/27/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1922-07-05-02] | 10-in. | 7/5/1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Gallagher and Shean | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 80310 | 10-in. | 4/15/1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Furman and Nash | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80704 | 10-in. | 12/6/1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Paul Biese Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70633 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70638 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71293 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Gus Goldstein ; Alex Lifschutz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71294 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean | Gus Goldstein ; Alex Lifschutz | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 8691 | 10-in. | approximately September 1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 7793-7794 | 10-in. | approximately March 1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 8425 | 10-in. | 4/18/1922 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Edward Meeker ; Steve Porter | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 8720 | 10-in. | February 1923 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Stevens' Dance Quartet | Instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Edison | 8848 | 10-in. | 2/15/1923 | Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean | Broadway Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gallagher, Ed," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113114.
Gallagher, Ed. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113114.
"Gallagher, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gallagher, Ed, 1876-1929 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006074674
Wikidata: Ed Gallagher - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5343048
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/42106822
MusicBrainz: Ed Gallagher - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/656df760-909a-4d3b-9534-3e1bd24253ed
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1649356 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1649356
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