P. P. Bliss
Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including "Hold the Fort" (1870), "Almost Persuaded" (1871); "Hallelujah, What a Saviour!" (1875); "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning"; "Wonderful Words of Life" (1875); and the tune for Horatio Spafford's "It Is Well with My Soul" (1876). Bliss was a recognized friend of D. L. Moody, the famous Chicago preacher. Bliss died in the Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster on his way to one of Moody's meetings. An outspoken Abolitionist, he served as a Lieutenant during the American Civil War. Bliss's house in Rome, Pennsylvania, is now operated as the Philip P. Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 9, 1838 (Clearfield County), Died December 29, 1876 (Ashtabula)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 51-70 of 70 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | S-70282 | 10-in. | 10/27/1921 | Almost persuaded | Virginia Burt ; Jane Neilson | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W80587 | 10-in. | 3/19/1927 | Let the lower lights be burning | Jenkins Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W402568 | 10-in. | 8/7/1929 | My Redeemer | O.S. Gabehart ; Chas. Richardson | Male vocal duet, with guitar | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403167 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | My Redeemer | Bertha Hewlett ; Holland R. Wilkinson | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1282-A] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1919 | Almost persuaded | Reed Miller ; Frederick J. Wheeler | Male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | 3970 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Almost persuaded | Elizabeth Lennox ; Marie Tiffany | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E3936 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | I will sing of my Redeemer | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | lyricist | |
Edison | 2980 | 10-in. | Mar. 1914 | Let the lower lights be burning | Metropolitan Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 4371 | 10-in. | 12/28/1915 | I will sing of my Redeemer | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 5304 | 10-in. | 1/19/1917 | Eternity | Apollo Quartet of Boston | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
Edison | 6809 | 10-in. | 5/27/1919 | Almost persuaded | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 6875 | 10-in. | 7/16/1919 | It is well with my soul | Anna Case ; Criterion Quartet | Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7730 | 10-in. | 1/10/1921 | The light of the world is Jesus | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 8358 | 10-in. | 2/6/1922 | We're going home to-morrow | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 9217 | 10-in. | 10/22/1923 | What shall the harvest be? | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 9363 | 10-in. | 2/4/1924 | Waiting and watching for me | Helen Clark ; Roy Roberts | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 10830 | 10-in. | 2/15/1926 | Hold the fort | Edward Allen | Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 10831 | 10-in. | 2/15/1926 | Pull for the shore | Edward Allen | Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 11452 | 10-in. | 1/19/1927 | Let the lower lights be burning | Frederick Kinsley | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
Vocalion | 13704-13705 | 10-in. | 9/17/1924 | My Redeemer | George Reneau | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bliss, P. P.," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.
Bliss, P. P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100347.
"Bliss, P. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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Wikipedia: Philip Paul Bliss
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LCNAR: Bliss, P. P. (Philip Paul), 1838-1876 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92011122
Wikidata: Philip Paul Bliss - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q898625
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49089788
MusicBrainz: Philip Paul Bliss - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ec3987b6-4283-4240-b9a9-3ba630dc6421
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