Arthur Collins

Arthur Collins

Arthur Francis Collins (February 7, 1864 – August 2, 1933) was an American baritone who was one of the pioneer recording artists, regarded in his day as "King of the Ragtime Singers".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 7, 1864 (Philadelphia), Died August 3, 1933 (Tice)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, speaker, performer, author

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 626-650 of 2354 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-15734	10-in.	2/24/1915	That southern hospitality	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15746	10-in.	3/1/1915	Minstrel parade	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15747	10-in.	3/1/1915	Auntie Skinner's chicken dinner	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15810	10-in.	3/18/1915	I'm on my way to Dublin Bay	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15811	10-in.	3/18/1915	Don't take my darling boy away	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15864	10-in.	4/7/1915	I'm proud to be the mother of a boy like you	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15865	10-in.	4/7/1915	My bird of paradise	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15963	10-in.	4/28/1915	On my way to New Orleans	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-15964	10-in.	4/28/1915	Alabama jubilee	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16033	10-in.	5/18/1915	There's a little white church in the valley	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16034	10-in.	5/18/1915	We'll have a jubilee in my old Kentucky home	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16095	10-in.	6/11/1915	Jane	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16096	10-in.	6/11/1915	Oh! You bundle of joy	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16122	10-in.	6/21/1915	Firefly, my pretty firefly	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16199	10-in.	7/13/1915	You're just homesick, that's all	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16200	10-in.	7/13/1915	Come back, Dixie	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16223	10-in.	7/16/1915	Back home in Tennessee	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16224	10-in.	7/16/1915	Down in Bom-Bombay	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16343	10-in.	8/11/1915	Bounce me, John, I've rubber heels on	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16344	10-in.	8/11/1915	In blinky, winky, chinky Chinatown	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16441	10-in.	9/1/1915	Dancing the jelly roll	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16442	10-in.	9/1/1915	Listen to that Dixie band	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16447	10-in.	9/1/1915	Emancipation handicap	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16541	10-in.	9/27/1915	In Alabama, dear, with you	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	B-16605	10-in.	9/27/1915	To Lou	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

(Results 626-650 of 2354 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Collins, Arthur," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.

Collins, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106536.

"Collins, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.