George F. Root

George F. Root

George Frederick Root (August 30, 1820 – August 6, 1895) was an American songwriter, who found particular fame during the American Civil War, with songs such as "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" and "The Battle Cry of Freedom". He is regarded as the first American to compose a secular cantata.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 30, 1820 (Sheffield), Died August 6, 1895 (Bailey Island)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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= 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
Berliner	157	7-in.	Before 1895	Tramp, tramp, tramp	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	1648	7-in.	2/7/1898	The vacant chair	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	1649	7-in.	11/29/1895-12/14/1898	Just before the battle	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Berliner	3456	7-in.	Before Apr. 1899	The battle cry of freedom	Bohumir Kryl	Cornet solo	composer
Berliner	0415	7-in.	Aug. 1899-Apr. 1900	The vacant chair	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	01216	7-in.	4/20/1900	Tramp, tramp, tramp	S. H. Dudley	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]89	7-in.	7/10/1900	The vacant chair	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]130	7-in.	7/13/1900	Tramp, tramp, tramp	William Tuson	Clarinet solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]825	7-in.	5/21/1901	The battle cry of freedom	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]829	10-in.	4/29/1902	The vacant chair	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]829	7-in.	5/21/1901	The vacant chair	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]2122	10-in.	3/30/1903	The vacant chair	W. H. Thompson	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]2122	7-in.	3/30/1903	The vacant chair	William H. Thompson	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3387	10-in.	5/21/1901	The battle cry of freedom	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3391	10-in.	5/21/1901	The vacant chair	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-1304	7-in.	5/11/1904	The vacant chair	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-1747	10-in.	10/10/1904	The battle cry of freedom	Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-1747	8-in.	1/23/1907	The battle cry of freedom	Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-2457	10-in.	4/7/1905	Tramp, tramp, tramp	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-2495	10-in.	4/27/1905	Just before the battle, Mother	John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-4213	8-in.	1/23/1907	Tramp, tramp, tramp	Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-4213	10-in.	1/23/1907	Tramp, tramp, tramp	Byron G. Harlan ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	E-4984	8-in.	12/30/1907	Ring the bells of heaven	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6243	10-in.	6/2/1908	The vacant chair : Paraphrase	Victor Octette	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	B-8107	10-in.	7/13/1909	The vacant chair	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8123	10-in.	7/20/1909	Along the river of time	Metropolitan Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10599	10-in.	6/26/1911	The vacant chair	Lyric Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	B-10952	10-in.	9/12/1911	Just before the battle, Mother	John Young	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-10953	10-in.	9/12/1911	Tramp, tramp, tramp	John Young	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-14481	10-in.	2/18/1914	The battle cry of freedom	Raymond Dixon [i.e., Lambert Murphy]	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-15417	10-in.	11/23/1914	The vacant chair	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, celeste, and orchestra	composer
Victor	C-16524	12-in.	9/21/1915	Memories of the War : 1861-1863	Conway's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-17713	10-in.	5/22/1916	Tramp, tramp, tramp	Clarence Whitehill	Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-17928	10-in.	6/26/1916	The vacant chair	McKee Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-18347	10-in.	9/11/1916	The old canoe	Imperial Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	B-19382	10-in.	3/19/1917	There's music in the air	Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19855	10-in.	5/16/1917	The battle cry of freedom	Edward Hamilton ; Orpheus Quartet	Male vocal quartet and solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20301	10-in.	6/27/1917	The battle cry of freedom	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-20318	10-in.	7/5/1917	The hem of his garment	Homer A. Rodeheaver	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-20800	10-in.	9/26/1917	Just before the battle, Mother	Ernestine Schumann-Heink	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-22435	10-in.	11/26/1918	The vacant chair	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23722	10-in.	2/6/1920	Tramp, tramp, tramp	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-24386	10-in.	8/17/1920	Just before the battle, Mother	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-26515	10-in.	6/6/1922	The hazel doll	Olive Kline	Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	C-27741	12-in.	4/6/1923	The old canoe	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31303	10-in.	11/5/1924	Just before the battle, Mother	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	BVE-32591	10-in.	5/11/1925	Ring the bells of heaven	Mark Love	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Victor	BVE-32718	10-in.	5/26/1925	Fundamentals of musical development	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-33049	10-in.	7/1/1925	The hazel dell	Olive Kline	Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-62608	10-in.	5/9/1930	The keeper (18th century English folk song)	Bruno Reibold ; Victor Symphonic Band	Band	composer
Victor	BS-75721	10-in.	4/5/1933	Dawn at Carmel	Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Olive Kline ; Lambert Murphy ; Elliott Shaw	Mixed vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-99489	10-in.	3/17/1936	The hem of His garment	Edward MacHugh	Male vocal solo, with organ	composer
Victor	BS-048773	10-in.	4/11/1940	Battle hymn of the Republic	Emile Coté ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	composer, lyricist
Columbia	568	10-in.	ca. 1902	The vacant chair	Columbia Band	Band, with trombone solo	composer
Columbia	568	7-in.	ca. 1902	The vacant chair	Columbia Band	Band, with trombone solo	composer
Columbia	592	7-in.	ca. 1902	The bugler's dream	Columbia Orchestra	Orchestra, with bugle	composer
Columbia	592	10-in.	approximately 1902	The bugler's dream	Columbia Orchestra	Orchestra, with bugle	composer
Columbia	1746	10-in.	Jan.-Mar. 1904	Just before the battle, Mother	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	3029	10-in.	ca. 1904-Jan. 1905	Vacant chair	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	3029	7-in.	ca. 1904-Oct. 1905	Vacant chair	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	3511	10-in.	between January and November 1906	Ring the bells of heaven	Columbia Quartette	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	3726	10-in.	between January and November 1907	Knocking, knocking, who is there?	Metropolitan Trio	Mixed vocal trio	composer
Columbia	4779	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Oct. 1910	The vacant chair	Frank Coombs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19435	10-in.	6/26/1911	Tramp, tramp, tramp	Brown Brothers' Saxophone Quintette	Saxophone quintet	composer
Columbia	45661	10-in.	5/21/1915	The vacant chair	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	46968	10-in.	8/17/1916	Medley of patriotic airs	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	47065	10-in.	10/13/1916	Just before the battle, Mother	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet	lyricist, composer
Columbia	47188	10-in.	11/23/1916	The vacant chair	James Harrod	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77241	10-in.	8/7/1917	The battle cry of freedom	Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	77242	10-in.	8/7/1917	Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching	Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	81146	10-in.	7/24/1923	Ring the bells of heaven	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W144706	10-in.	9/23/1927	The vacant chair	Elks Quartet of Spokane Lodge 228	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	W98215	12-in.	1/28/1926	The hem of his garment	Lucy M. van de Mark	Female vocal solo, with organ	lyricist, composer
OKeh	174	10-in.	ca. May 1918	Just before the battle, Mother	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
OKeh	207	10-in.	approximately June 1918	Battle hymn of the Republic	Croxton Mixed Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
OKeh	308	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	The vacant chair	Irving Gillette ; John H. Meyer	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	o-8160	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1921	God save Ireland	Patrick Gordon	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	W80563	10-in.	3/18/1927	Just before the battle, Mother	Monroe Quartette	Vocal quartet, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	974	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	The vacant chair	Mixed vocal quartet (unidentified; Brunswick Records)	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5224-b]	10-in.	approximately May 1918	Just before the battle, Mother	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E27964½	10-in.	8/3/1928	The vacant chair	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	composer
Brunswick	E22961-E22963	10-in.	5/4/1927	Just before the battle, Mother	Old Southern Sacred Singers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar and mandolin	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	1012W-1013W	10-in.	8/4/1925	Just before the battle, Mother	Charlie Oaks	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	composer, lyricist
Edison	100	10-in.	7/15/1910	Just before the battle, Mother	Will Oakland	Countertenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	617	Not documented	4/20/1911	Vacant chair	Venetian Instrumental Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Edison	2334	10-in.	6/16/1913	Just before the battle, Mother	Walter Van Brunt	Tenor vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	3079	10-in.	May 1914 or later	Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!	Knickerbocker Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	4328	10-in.	12/10/1915	Battle cry of freedom	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	5293	10-in.	1/16/1917	The vacant chair	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6111	10-in.	Apr. 1918	Just before the battle, Mother	Bohumir Kryl	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8486	10-in.	6/9/1922	Just before the battle, Mother	James Doherty	Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus	composer, lyricist
Edison	10351	10-in.	5/4/1925	St. Mark 10: 46 to 50	S. Parkes Cadman ; Metropolitan Quartet	Sermon, with mixed vocal quartet and orchestra	composer, lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Root, George F.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102616.

Root, George F.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102616.

"Root, George F.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.