Arthur Pryor

Arthur Pryor

Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 22, 1870 (St. Joseph), Died June 18, 1942 (West Long Branch)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, trombone, composer, director, arranger, piano

Notes: Noted by Berliner Gramophone Co. as "Assistant Conductor of Sousa's Band."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1276-1300 of 1376 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-14951	10-in.	6/11/1914	One wonderful night	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-14952	10-in.	6/11/1914	Krolls ballklänge waltzer	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	C-14953	12-in.	6/12/1914	The return of spring	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-14954	10-in.	6/12/1914	P'tits pioux-pioux	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	C-14955	12-in.	6/12/1914	The stars and stripes forever	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	CVE-14956	12-in.	10/7/1926	El capitan march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	C-14956	12-in.	6/12/1914	El capitan march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	C-14957	12-in.	6/12/1914	Cappa's Seventh Regiment march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	C-15255	12-in.	10/5/1914	Pryor fox trot	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-15335	10-in.	11/9/1914	Made in America march	Victor Band	Band	composer, conductor
Victor	B-20503	10-in.	8/13/1917	A coon band contest	Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-22146	10-in.	7/10/1918	On Jersey shore	Conway's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-22429	10-in.	11/21/1918	Italian patriotic airs	Sousa's Band [i.e., Pryor's Band]	Band	conductor
Victor	B-22452	10-in.	12/9/1918	Heart of America	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer, conductor
Victor	B-22453	10-in.	12/10/1918	March of the men of Harlech	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	BVE-22454	10-in.	10/16/1926	La Marseillaise	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	director
Victor	B-22454	10-in.	12/10/1918	La Marseillaise	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-22455	10-in.	12/10/1918	Rainbow Division march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-22465	10-in.	12/11/1918	The rosary	Arthur Pryor's Band ; Leon L. Handzlik	Cornet solo, with band	conductor
Victor	B-22466	10-in.	12/12/1918	Yale boola march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	C-22468	12-in.	12/13/1918	Wedding march	Sousa's Band [i.e., Pryor's Band]	Band	conductor
Victor	C-22469	12-in.	12/13/1918	Scotch patrol	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	BVE-24690	10-in.	5/28/1926	The fairest of the fair	Sousa's Band	Band	director
Victor	B-26702	10-in.	7/20/1922	The kilties march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor
Victor	B-27212	10-in.	12/8/1922	Reminiscences of Ireland	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	conductor

(Results 1276-1300 of 1376 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pryor, Arthur," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

Pryor, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.

"Pryor, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.