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 726-750 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-1885 | 10-in. | 11/2/1904 | Little Moozoo May | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-1945 | 10-in. | 11/17/1904 | Just a gleam of heaven in her eyes | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-1947 | 12-in. | 11/17/1904 | Tell me with your eyes | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-1947 | 10-in. | 11/17/1904 | Tell me with your eyes | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-1983 | 10-in. | 11/30/1904 | Kate Kearney | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-1984 | 10-in. | 11/30/1904 | Just a gleam of heaven in her eyes | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-1985 | 10-in. | 11/30/1904 | I've a longing in my heart for you, Louise | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2097 | 10-in. | 12/28/1904 | When the frost is on the pumpkin | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2137 | 10-in. | 1/12/1905 | I can't tell why I love you, but I do | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2140 | 10-in. | 1/12/1905 | Let us be friends again | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2162 | 10-in. | 1/19/1905 | Where the southern roses grow | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2199 | 10-in. | 2/3/1905 | You and I | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2212 | 10-in. | 2/3/1905 | A rose and a lily | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2213 | 10-in. | 2/3/1905 | Love's night | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2214 | 10-in. | 2/6/1905 | Jesus, saviour, pilot me | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2215 | 10-in. | 2/6/1905 | I love to tell the story | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2216 | 10-in. | 2/6/1905 | To the work | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2217 | 10-in. | 2/6/1905 | Safe in the arms of Jesus | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-2218 | 12-in. | 2/6/1905 | Sing allelluia forth | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2219 | 10-in. | 2/6/1905 | Gospel bells | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-2244 | 12-in. | 2/14/1905 | Estudiantina | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2244 | 10-in. | 2/14/1905 | Estudiantina | Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2245 | 10-in. | 2/14/1905 | Absence makes the heart grow fonder | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-2302 | 10-in. | 2/15/1905 | Blest be the tie that binds | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | A-2302 | 7-in. | 2/15/1905 | Blest be the tie that binds | Trinity Choir | Chorus, with organ | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Macdonough, Harry," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
Macdonough, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107888.
"Macdonough, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.
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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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