Royden Barrie

Royden Barrie was a pseudonym used by the American lyricist Rodney Bennett (1890 – 1948), father of the composer Richard Rodney Bennett. Barrie was also a children's book author. Under this name, he wrote many song-lyrics for Eric Coates and Roger Quilter among others.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1890, Died 1948

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	B-28894	10-in.	11/14/1923	A brown bird singing	Reinald Werrenrath	Baritone vocal solo, with flute, violin, and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-33820	10-in.	10/27/1925	Through all the days to be	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34176	10-in.	12/23/1925	A brown bird singing	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37330	10-in.	12/27/1926	Poor man's garden	Reinald Werrenrath	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39392	10-in.	11/10/1927	A brown bird singing	Norval Brelos	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-40166	10-in.	10/11/1927	Bird songs at eventide	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-41561	10-in.	1/17/1928	A song remembered	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	CVE-53462	12-in.	6/11/1929	A brown bird singing	A. C. Duncan	Vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-74915	10-in.	1/16/1933	A brown bird singing	Bennett College Quartet	Female vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-92515	10-in.	6/24/1935	Open your window to the morn	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-042785	10-in.	10/4/1939	Bird songs at eventide	Margaret Speaks	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-054692	10-in.	8/7/1940	A brown bird singing	Terry Allen ; Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-Test-196	10-in.	12/6/1929	A brown bird singing	Dorma Lee	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-Test-1005	10-in.	5/15/1930	A brown bird singing	James McCormack	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	140096	10-in.	10/10/1924	I heard you singing	Charles Hackett	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W142248	10-in.	5/25/1926	A brown bird singing	Arthur Hackett	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W142859	10-in.	10/22/1926	I heard you singing	Charles Hackett	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W144856	10-in.	10/13/1927	A brown bird singing	Charles Hackett	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W149462	10-in.	11/1/1929	A song remembered	Alfred O'Shea	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E27563	10-in.	5/17/1928	Bird songs at eventide	Richard Bonelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra, mandolin, and guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E33284	10-in.	6/27/1930	A brown bird singing	Kathryn Meisle	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E15886-E15889	10-in.	5/27/1925	A brown bird singing	Allen McQuhae	Male vocal solo, with string quartet, tuba, piano, and bells	lyricist
Brunswick	E19256-E19257	10-in.	5/13/1926	A brown bird singing	Allen McQuhae	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Brunswick	E19522-E19524	10-in.	6/10/1926	A brown bird singing	Allen McQuhae	Male vocal solo, with string quartet, tuba, piano, and bells	lyricist
Brunswick	TC2352	10-in.	9/25/1928	I heard you singing	Kenyon Congdon	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	DB71	10-in.	9/28/1928	Bird songs at eventide	Kathleen Hilliard	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	DB119	10-in.	10/30/1928	I heard you singing	Ernest Hargreaves	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	9766	10-in.	10/6/1924	A brown bird singing	Helen Davis	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18467	10-in.	5/3/1928	Bird songs at eventide	Westell Gordon	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-233	10-in.	5/3/1928	Bird songs at eventide	Westell Gordon	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL6568	10-in.	2/15/1938	Les oiseaux dans le soir	Jo Bouillon ; Orchestre Jo Bouillon ; Jean Visconti	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barrie, Royden," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107196.

Barrie, Royden. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107196.

"Barrie, Royden." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.