William F. Hooley
William F. Hooley (16 April 1861 – 12 October 1918) was a British-born American bass singer and pioneer recording artist who was popular as a solo singer, as a monologist, and as a member of several of the most successful vocal groups of the early twentieth century, including The Haydn Quartet and The American Quartet. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 16, 1861 (London), Died October 12, 1918 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal, speaker, performer, other
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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 816 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-10959 | 12-in. | 9/14/1911 | Gems from Rob Roy | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-10998 | 12-in. | 9/21/1911 | Gems from A runaway girl | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11030 | 10-in. | 9/28/1911 | Down by the old mill stream | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11031 | 10-in. | 9/28/1911 | Just a dream of you, dear | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11033 | 10-in. | 9/28/1911 | With the last rose of summer I'll come back to you | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11059 | 12-in. | 10/5/1911 | Gems from The Quaker girl | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11074 | 10-in. | 10/10/1911 | Down by the old mill stream | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11106 | 10-in. | 10/16/1911 | Oh, that Navajo rag | American Quartet ; Billy Murray | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11117 | 12-in. | 10/19/1911 | Gems from It happened in Nordland | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11144 | 12-in. | 10/27/1911 | Gems from The tales of Hoffmann | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11181 | 12-in. | 11/3/1911 | Songs of America, no. 1 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11182 | 12-in. | 11/3/1911 | Tannhäuser march | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11317 | 12-in. | 11/29/1911 | Gems from Naughty Marietta | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11328 | 10-in. | 12/5/1911 | Marry a Yiddish boy | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11329 | 10-in. | 12/5/1911 | Paddy Duffy's cart | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11330 | 10-in. | 12/5/1911 | That hypnotizing man | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11356 | 12-in. | 12/12/1911 | Light as air | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11357 | 12-in. | 12/12/1911 | National airs of all nations | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, bass 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, bass 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, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11563 | 10-in. | 2/2/1912 | One, two, three, four | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11564 | 10-in. | 2/2/1912 | Ho! Jolly Jenkin! | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | B-11565 | 10-in. | 2/2/1912 | The long day closes | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | vocalist, bass vocal | |
Victor | C-11572 | 12-in. | 2/7/1912 | Song medley no. 2 : Feist favorites | Victor Mixed Chorus | Chorus, with orchestra | vocalist, bass 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, bass vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hooley, William F.," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107934.
Hooley, William F.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107934.
"Hooley, William F.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Hooley, William F., 1861-1918 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99284699
Wikidata: William F. Hooley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16059481
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/78115684
MusicBrainz: William F. Hooley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2e4f5e2b-23c0-489e-8f1c-f6cbd24a4c0a
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