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 1551-1575 of 1753 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-21602 | 12-in. | 3/13/1918 | Gems from Going up | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-21603 | 12-in. | 3/13/1918 | Gems from Oh lady! Lady! | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-21604 | 12-in. | 3/14/1918 | Festival Te Deum no. 7 in E flat | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-21605 | 12-in. | 3/14/1918 | Festival Te Deum no. 7 in E flat | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-21606 | 10-in. | 3/14/1918 | Some time we'll understand | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-21687 | 10-in. | 4/23/1918 | Some day they're coming home again | Harry Macdonough ; Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-21688 | 10-in. | 4/23/1918 | God be with you till we meet again | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-21689 | 10-in. | 4/23/1918 | Our country's in it now | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-21881 | 10-in. | 6/3/1918 | Smiles | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-21935 | 10-in. | 5/28/1918 | Oh moon of the summer night (Tell my mother her boy's all right) | Harry Macdonough ; Shannon Four | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-21984 | 10-in. | 6/13/1918 | O morning land | Edward Hamilton [i.e., Reinald Werrenrath] ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-21997 | 12-in. | 6/20/1918 | Gems from The rainbow girl | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-21998 | 12-in. | 6/21/1918 | Gems from Rock-a-bye baby | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22077 | 10-in. | 7/29/1918 | Mary | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22114 | 10-in. | 7/2/1918 | Goodbye, Mother Machree | Harry Macdonough ; Shannon Four | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22141 | 10-in. | 7/12/1918 | When you come back (And you will come back, there's the whole world waiting for you) | Raymond Dixon ; Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22142 | 10-in. | 7/12/1918 | Can't yo' hear me calling | Orpheus Quartet ; Reinald Werrenrath | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22175 | 10-in. | 7/23/1918 | Pick a little four-leaf clover and send it over to me | Harry Macdonough ; Elizabeth Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22238 | 10-in. | 9/11/1918 | Bring back my Bonnie to me | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22239 | 10-in. | 9/11/1918 | The little old log cabin in the lane | Alma Gluck | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22261 | 10-in. | 9/27/1918 | I can always find a little sunshine in the YMCA | Lambert Murphy ; Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22263 | 10-in. | 9/27/1918 | A little birch canoe and you | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra (takes 3-5); with mixed vocal quartet (takes 1-2) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22360 | 10-in. | 1/6/1919 | Till we meet again | Nicholas Orlando's Orchestra | Orchestra, with vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-22390 | 12-in. | 2/27/1919 | Chong | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-22401 | 10-in. | 10/31/1918 | Lead, kindly light | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, 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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