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Corinne Morgan
Corinne Morgan (16 February 1876 – March 23, 1942) was the stage name of Corinne (or Cora) Welsh. She was a contralto singer and pioneer recording artist who recorded popular songs in the early years of the twentieth century and was best known for her duets with Frank Stanley. Some sources misspell her name as Corrine. She was born at Commercial Point, Ohio, the daughter of John C. Welsh, a farmer, and later moved to New York City. In 1902, she started recording for the major cylinder recording companies of the day, including Edison and Columbia, although after 1904 most of her recordings were for Victor Records. She was one of the first female singers to record regularly, and mainly recorded sentimental rather than comic songs. Her successful duets with Frank Stanley included "It's a Lovely Day for a Walk" (1903), "Listen to the Mocking Bird" (1904), and "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" (1905). She also recorded with the Haydn Quartet on "Toyland" (from the operetta Babes In Toyland, 1904), "Dearie" (1905) and "How'd You Like to Spoon with Me?" (1906). Her solo recordings included "So Long, Mary" (1906), and "Lullaby" (1907). She does not seem to have recorded after 1909, but worked as a professional singer until at least 1919. In 1923, she married Charles Walter DuMont. She died on March 23, 1942, at the age of 66, though some sources give her year of death as 1945. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1876, Died 1945
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1923
Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 218 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-2888 | 12-in. | 11/16/1905 | But the Lord is mindful of his own | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-2889 | 10-in. | 11/16/1905 | I cannot sing the old songs | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-2992 | 10-in. | 1/9/1906 | Because | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-2993 | 10-in. | 1/9/1906 | What would you say, dear? | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-2994 | 10-in. | 1/9/1906 | For a dream's sake | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-2995 | 12-in. | 1/10/1906 | Don't be cross | Haydn Quartet ; Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-2997 | 10-in. | 1/10/1906 | The only one | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-2999 | 10-in. | 1/12/1906 | So long, Mary | Haydn Quartet ; Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-3107 | 10-in. | 2/13/1906 | We parted as the sun went down | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | E-3108 | 8-in. | 2/27/1906 | By the light of the honeymoon | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-3108 | 12-in. | 2/13/1906 | By the light of the honeymoon | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | E-3147 | 8-in. | 3/20/1906 | The moon has his eyes on you | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-3147 | 12-in. | 2/27/1906 | The moon has his eye on you | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | E-3148 | 8-in. | 11/28/1906 | In the gloaming | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-3148 | 10-in. | 2/27/1906 | In the gloaming | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-3191 | 10-in. | 3/20/1906 | I was just supposing | Corinne Morgan ; Frank C. Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-3256 | 12-in. | 4/6/1906 | The swing song | Harry Macdonough ; Corinne Morgan | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-3257 | 12-in. | 4/6/1906 | Home to our mountains | Harry Macdonough ; Corinne Morgan | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-3257 | 10-in. | 4/6/1906 | Home to our mountains | Harry Macdonough ; Corinne Morgan | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-3258 | 10-in. | 4/6/1906 | Flee as a bird | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | E-3259 | 8-in. | 4/6/1906 | Songs my mother used to sing | Harry Macdonough ; Corinne Morgan | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-3259 | 12-in. | 4/6/1906 | Songs my mother used to sing | Harry Macdonough ; Corinne Morgan | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-3349 | 12-in. | 5/1/1906 | He shall lead his flock | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | C-3350 | 12-in. | 5/1/1906 | Return, O God of hosts | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
Victor | B-3351 | 10-in. | 5/1/1906 | Homeward | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Morgan, Corinne," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100971.
Morgan, Corinne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100971.
"Morgan, Corinne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Corinne Morgan
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Morgan, Corinne, 1875-1945 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005040167
Wikidata: Corinne Morgan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13562129
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48634253
MusicBrainz: Corinne Morgan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/83e09977-2386-40bc-9a4d-231c1677d9fa
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