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 1026-1050 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-6651 | 10-in. | 12/7/1908 | Larboard watch | William F. Hooley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6666 | 10-in. | 12/15/1908 | Shine on, harvest moon | Harry Macdonough ; Miss Walton | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6667 | 10-in. | 12/15/1908 | The message of the red, red rose | Harry Macdonough ; Miss Walton | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6685 | 10-in. | 12/23/1908 | O promise me | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-6724 | 12-in. | 1/15/1909 | Unfold, ye portals! | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6734 | 10-in. | 1/19/1909 | Pansies mean thoughts and thoughts mean you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6735 | 10-in. | 1/19/1909 | A faded rose | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6748 | 10-in. | 1/25/1909 | All the way my Saviour leads me | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6749 | 10-in. | 1/25/1909 | While the leaves came drifting down | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6766 | 10-in. | 2/2/1909 | When the harvest days are over | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6779 | 10-in. | 2/8/1909 | When you first kiss the last girl you love | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6824 | 10-in. | 2/19/1909 | The Sabbath morn | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-6825 | 12-in. | 2/19/1909 | Oh, Jesus Thou art standing | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6869 | 10-in. | 3/9/1909 | Just one sweet girl | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6874 | 10-in. | 3/11/1909 | Just the old story | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6875 | 10-in. | 3/11/1909 | Go, pretty rose | Harry Macdonough ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-6876 | 12-in. | 3/11/1909 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6915 | 10-in. | 3/22/1909 | If you alone were mine | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6916 | 10-in. | 3/22/1909 | Oh, the women | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6931 | 10-in. | 3/26/1909 | Good luck, Mary | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6958 | 10-in. | 4/1/1909 | Prima donna : Selection | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-6959 | 10-in. | 4/1/1909 | Havana : Selection | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-7017 | 10-in. | 4/28/1909 | Sometime | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-7059 | 10-in. | 5/10/1909 | Schoolmates | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-7062 | 10-in. | 5/11/1909 | Hello people | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | 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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