Eugene Cowles

Eugene Cowles (January 17, 1860 – September 22, 1948) was a Canadian operetta singer and actor. He began recording in 1898 and continued through 1921. He is most commonly associated with the ballad "Forgotten" which was recorded by a variety of artists in the first decade of the 20th century. Composed by Cowles himself, his original 1906 recording of the song for Victor stayed in print for over two decades. He created the role of Sándor in The Fortune Teller in 1898.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 17, 1860, Died September 22, 1948 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, bass vocal

= 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
Berliner	908	7-in.	Before Apr. 1898	The heart bowed down	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	vocalist, bass vocal
Berliner	1909	7-in.	10/20/1898	Gypsy love song	Eugene Cowles	Male vocal solo	vocalist, bass vocal
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]488	7-in.	11/2/1900	Forgotten	Marie Romaine	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-4	10-in.	4/28/1903	Forgotten	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	A-4	7-in.	4/28/1903	Forgotten	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-560	7-in.	10/14/1903	Forgotten	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-2890	10-in.	11/17/1905	Crossing the bar	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-3114	12-in.	2/15/1906	Forgotten	Eugene Cowles	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, vocalist, bass vocal
Victor	C-3115	12-in.	2/15/1906	Gypsy love song	Eugene Cowles	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, bass vocal
Victor	B-3116	10-in.	2/15/1906	The armorer's song	Eugene Cowles	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, bass vocal
Victor	B-3361	10-in.	5/4/1906	Wait for me, Celeste	Eugene Cowles	Male vocal solo	vocalist, bass vocal, composer
Victor	C-8743	12-in.	3/24/1910	Forgotten	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12932	12-in.	2/20/1913	Forgotten	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14264	10-in.	1/2/1914	Crossing the bar	Alan Turner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16760	10-in.	11/10/1915	Forgotten	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26402	10-in.	4/7/1922	Once in a purple twilight	Orville Harrold	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30755	10-in.	9/5/1924	Forgotten	Ralph Crane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-34280	12-in.	1/19/1926	Forgotten	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-53063	10-in.	4/27/1931	Forgotten	Renée Chemet ; Anca Seidlova	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-053157	10-in.	6/21/1940	Forgotten	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-068612	10-in.	12/11/1941	Forgotten	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	4864	10-in.	ca. 1910	Forgotten	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19684	10-in.	12/11/1911	Don't you mind the sorrows	Mrs. A. Stewart Holt	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46635	10-in.	3/14/1916	Forgotten	Judson House	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77147	10-in.	6/14/1917	Forgotten	Vincent C. Buono	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49164	12-in.	3/27/1917	Forgotten	Ruby Helder	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49172	12-in.	4/5/1917	Forgotten	Vernon Stiles	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	49586	12-in.	ca. 1919	Forgotten	Louis Graveure	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W142106	10-in.	4/26/1926	Forgotten	Louis Graveure	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-744	10-in.	ca. July 1919	Forgotten	Joseph A. Phillips	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 1078-b]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	Forgotten	Frederick J. Wheeler	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	15082-15083	10-in.	3/6/1925	Forgotten	Friedrich Schorr	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E17998-E18000	10-in.	2/16/1926	Forgotten	Mario Chamlee	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1285	10-in.	9/19/1912	Forgotten	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4648	10-in.	4/11/1916	Forgotten	Eugene Cowles	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, bass vocal, composer
Edison	5477	10-in.	3/28/1917	Forgotten	Amy Ellerman	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8067	10-in.	6/15/1921	Forgotten	Losey Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	10233	10-in.	2/27/1925	Forgotten	Torcom Bézazian ; Edna White	Male vocal solo, with trumpet	composer
Edison	19096	10-in.	3/12/1929	Forgotten	Theodore Webb	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	N-787	10-in.	3/12/1929	Forgotten	Theodore Webb	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cowles, Eugene," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107544.

Cowles, Eugene. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107544.

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