Ernest Pike
Ernest George Pike (1871 – 4 March 1936) was an English tenor of the early 20th century who made numerous recordings in the first decades of the 20th century. After studying at the Guildhall School of Music in London, he worked as a bank clerk and sang as a church tenor before making his first recording "Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes" for the Gramophone & Typewriter Company in 1904. He became the house tenor for HMV and made several hundred records in a career that spanned over twenty years. Pike has been called "England's most recorded tenor", and his "silver voice" became a favourite in thousands of homes – remaining so until well into the 1920s. For a time his popularity was as great as that of the singer Peter Dawson. His repertoire was varied and included grand opera, light opera, oratorio, and ballads and popular songs of the Edwardian era, the First World War and the 1920s. He toured the British Isles giving concerts and was a favourite of royalty. He recorded under a number of pseudonyms – most commonly Herbert Payne. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1871, Died March 4, 1936
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 54 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 73048 | 10-in. | approximately 1922 | Where is my wandering boy tonight? | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73049 | 10-in. | approximately 1922 | A boy's best friend is his mother | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73098 | 10-in. | approximately 1922 | In lavender time | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73099 | 10-in. | approximately 1922 | Why should I cry over you? | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73135 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | I know of two bright eyes | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73154 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Absent | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73155 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Nobody lied | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73158 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Do I? : Fox trot | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73174 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Lilac time : The flower | Eric Courtland | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73175 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Lilac time : Dream enthralling | Eric Courtland | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73176 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | To Mary | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73211 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Come sing to me | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73212 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | March winds | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73213 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | When the leaves come tumbling down | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73234 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Mary, dear, some day we will meet again | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73235 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | One night in June | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73236 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Miomi, I'm coming soon | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73242 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Come to my heart | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73243 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | If it takes a thousand years | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73246 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Sing me to sleep | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73270 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | My wild Irish rose | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73271 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | The irish emigrant | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73274 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Can you forget? | Herbert Payne | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73320 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Two eyes of grey | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Columbia | 73321 | 10-in. | approximately 1923 | Sincerity | Ernest Pike | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pike, Ernest," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100361.
Pike, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100361.
"Pike, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Pike, Ernest - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001064347
Wikidata: Ernest Pike - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5393684
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/23946406
MusicBrainz: Ernest Pike - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8e4b8cc0-a0f1-4530-958e-a499ac67909d
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