James E. Dempsey

Birth and Death Data: Born 1876, Died 1918

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

Notes: Also known as J. E. Dempsey.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-8591 10-in. 2/2/1910 The garden of roses Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8626 10-in. 2/12/1910 Moonlight in jungle land Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-11029 10-in. 9/28/1911 The hour that gave me you Arthur C. Clough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-18037 10-in. 6/29/1916 Down Honolulu way Raymond Dixon ; Alice Green Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-22445 10-in. 12/3/1918 It's never too late to be sorry Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1658 10-in. 9/29/1947 An ace in the hole Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia 4164 10-in. ca. Jan.-Oct. 1909 The garden of roses Harvey Hindermyer Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4171 10-in. ca. Jan.-Oct. 1909 Moon bird Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4353 10-in. between January and April 1910 Moonlight in Jungle Land Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19587 10-in. 10/5/1911 The hour that gave me you Frank Coombs ; William H. Thompson Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38136 10-in. 7/12/1912 Gee! But the moon makes me lonesome Manuel Romain Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 39620 10-in. 11/23/1914 Roses remind me of someone Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46437 10-in. 2/21/1916 You're like a beautiful song Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46912 10-in. 7/14/1916 Down Honolulu way Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 47367 10-in. 2/10/1917 If I had a son for each star in Old Glory Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77331 10-in. 9/12/1917 My rose of Waikiki Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with guitar, steel guitar, and orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78211 10-in. 12/18/1918 It's never too late to be sorry Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W146845 10-in. 8/15/1928 It's never too late to be sorry Art Gillham Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Edison 1061 10-in. 5/3/1912 Moonlight in Jungleland Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 5873 10-in. 11/8/1917 When you sang soprano and I sang baritone Arthur Fields ; Grace Woods Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6461 10-in. 11/27/1918 It's never too late to be sorry Manuel Romain Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7580 10-in. 10/13/1920 The garden of roses Lewis James Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CA14523 10-in. between March and July 1934 Beautiful garden of roses Charles Kullman Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dempsey, James E.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115092.

Dempsey, James E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115092.

"Dempsey, James E.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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