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 1176-1200 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-11333 | 10-in. | 12/6/1911 | I love love | Lyric Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11356 | 12-in. | 12/12/1911 | Light as air | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11357 | 12-in. | 12/12/1911 | National airs of all nations | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11456 | 12-in. | 1/12/1912 | Gems from The count of Luxembourg | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11562 | 10-in. | 2/2/1912 | If all my dreams were made of gold, I'd buy the world for you | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11563 | 10-in. | 2/2/1912 | One, two, three, four | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11564 | 10-in. | 2/2/1912 | Ho! Jolly Jenkin! | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11565 | 10-in. | 2/2/1912 | The long day closes | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11572 | 12-in. | 2/7/1912 | Song medley no. 2 : Feist favorites | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11595 | 10-in. | 2/15/1912 | When I was twenty-one and you were sweet sixteen | American Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal soloist, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11599 | 10-in. | 2/15/1912 | Here's to the friend in stormy weather | American Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal soloist, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11604 | 12-in. | 2/20/1912 | Gems from Mignon | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11646 | 10-in. | 2/29/1912 | Jesus, meek and gentle | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11647 | 10-in. | 2/29/1912 | Bringing in the sheaves | Trinity Mixed Quartet | Chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11648 | 10-in. | 2/29/1912 | A hymn of the homeland | Mixed Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11652 | 10-in. | 3/1/1912 | They gotta quit kickin' my dawg aroun' | American Quartet ; Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11750 | 12-in. | 3/20/1912 | Weber-Fields winners | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11897 | 10-in. | 4/19/1912 | A girl like me | Lyric Quartet ; Elizabeth Wheeler | Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11898 | 10-in. | 4/19/1912 | Sing, smile, slumber | Mixed Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11899 | 12-in. | 4/19/1912 | Gipsy chorus | Mixed Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11909 | 12-in. | 4/24/1912 | Songs of Ireland | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus (octet), with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11910 | 10-in. | 4/24/1912 | The marvelous work | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-11911 | 12-in. | 4/24/1912 | The heavens are telling | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11996 | 10-in. | 5/9/1912 | A merry life | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-11997 | 10-in. | 5/9/1912 | Lucia sextette burlesque | Billy Murray ; Vaudeville Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet and soloist, 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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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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