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 1001-1025 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-6245 | 10-in. | 6/3/1908 | Childhood | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6246 | 10-in. | 6/3/1908 | Just some one | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6260 | 10-in. | 6/9/1908 | When you wore a pinafore | Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6261 | 10-in. | 6/9/1908 | Jesus is calling | Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6262 | 10-in. | 6/9/1908 | By the old oaken bucket, Louise | Harry Macdonough ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6282 | 10-in. | 6/22/1908 | When sweet Marie was sweet sixteen | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6283 | 10-in. | 6/22/1908 | Over the hills and far away | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6295 | 10-in. | 6/16/1908 | I lost my heart when I saw your eyes | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6344 | 10-in. | 8/12/1908 | Sunbonnet Sue | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6345 | 10-in. | 8/12/1908 | Sunbonnet Sue | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6346 | 10-in. | 8/12/1908 | The home over there | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6360 | 10-in. | 8/17/1908 | Mandy Lane | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6361 | 10-in. | 8/27/1908 | Just to remind you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6382 | 10-in. | 9/1/1908 | Your picture says 'remember' though your letter says 'forget' | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-6450 | 12-in. | 9/23/1908 | The glow-worm : Intermezzo | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6458 | 10-in. | 9/24/1908 | I love you as the roses love the dew | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6495 | 10-in. | 10/2/1908 | Love, make my dreams come true | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6496 | 10-in. | 10/2/1908 | What might have been | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6497 | 10-in. | 10/2/1908 | The garden of dreams | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6545 | 10-in. | 10/15/1908 | Only a beam of sunshine | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6546 | 10-in. | 10/15/1908 | There never was a girl like you | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6548 | 10-in. | 10/15/1908 | Funiculì funiculà | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6601 | 10-in. | 11/13/1908 | Frieda | Elise Stevenson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6631 | 10-in. | 12/1/1908 | Brown eyes, good bye | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6640 | 10-in. | 12/3/1908 | Arab love song | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | 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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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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