Harry Macdonough
John Scantlebury Macdonald (May 30, 1871 – September 26, 1931) was a Canadian-born singer of Irish and Scottish descent, and recording executive. Under the pseudonym Harry Macdonough, he was one of the most prolific and popular tenors during the formative years of the recording industry. Based upon the ledgers of the four major record companies of the early twentieth century (Edison, Victor, Columbia and Brunswick), which are accessible online through the Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR), some of his most popular recordings included “Shine On, Harvest Moon” (with Elise Stevenson), “Down By The Old Mill Stream”, “They Didn’t Believe Me” (with Olive Kline), “Tell Me, Pretty Maiden” (with Grace Spencer), and “Where The River Shannon Flows”. |
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 01039 | 7-in. | 2/28/1900 | The queen of Bohemia | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01040 | 7-in. | 2/28/1900 | Lullaby | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01115 | 7-in. | 3/16/1900 | Autumn song | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01116 | 7-in. | 3/16/1900 | The may-bells and the flowers | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01118 | 7-in. | 3/16/1900 | I would that my love | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01130 | 7-in. | Mar. 1900 | A bird in a gilded cage | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01135 | 7-in. | 3/28/1900 | Minstrel 1st part, no. 2 | Gramophone Minstrels ; Harry Macdonough | Minstrels; Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01142 | 7-in. | 3/23/1900 | My old Kentucky home | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01143 | 7-in. | 3/23/1900 | The blue and the gray | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01144 | 7-in. | 3/23/1900 | Come love, go love | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01146 | 7-in. | 3/23/1900 | Hush thee now, my babe | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01147 | 7-in. | 3/23/1900 | Wait | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01148 | 7-in. | 3/23/1900 | The love lorn lily | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Berliner | 01302 | 7-in. | Before June 1900 | My lady Lou | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]53 | 7-in. | 6/2/1900 | The story of the rose | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]55 | 10-in. | 2/3/1903 | In the shade of the palm | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]55 | 7-in. | 10/30/1901 | In the shade of the palm | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]83 | 7-in. | 6/11/1900 | The blue and the gray | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]84 | 7-in. | 6/11/1900 | Maggie O'Connor | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]85 | 7-in. | 6/11/1900 | Since that day | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]88 | 7-in. | 6/11/1900 | Lovelorn Lily | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]90 | 7-in. | 6/13/1900 | The girl I loved in sunny Tennessee | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]91 | 7-in. | 6/13/1900 | Just as the sun went down | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]92 | 7-in. | 6/13/1900 | 'Mid the green fields of Virginia | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]94 | 10-in. | 6/6/1902 | The Holy City | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Macdonough, Harry," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
Macdonough, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
"Macdonough, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Harry Macdonough
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LCNAR: Macdonough, Harry, 1871-1931 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99055840
Wikidata: Harry Macdonough - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5670849
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