Jessie L. Gaynor

Jesse L. Smith Gaynor (February 17, 1863 - February 20, 1921) was an American composer of children's music. She wrote the music for the well-known children's lullaby "The Slumber Boat", in collaboration with the children's author, Alice C.D. Riley, who wrote the lyrics.

Her daughter, Rose Gaynor Barrett (1884-1954), was an American visual artist as well as songwriter under her maiden name, Rose Fenimore Gaynor.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1863 (St. Louis), Died February 20, 1921 (St. Louis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, vocalist, arranger, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-10592 10-in. 6/26/1911 Little Miss Muffet Helen Protheroe Female vocal solo composer  
Victor B-10971 10-in. 9/15/1911 Grandaddy long-legs Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-10974 10-in. 9/15/1911 Baa-baa black sheep Rose Gaynor Female vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Victor B-10989 10-in. 9/19/1911 Woodpecker Dorothy Gaynor Blake ; Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-10991 10-in. 9/20/1911 In China Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-10995 10-in. 9/20/1911 Slumber boat Gaynor Trio Female vocal trio, with piano composer, vocalist  
Victor B-11003 10-in. 9/23/1911 Sugar dolly Jennie Kerr Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-11049 10-in. 10/3/1911 The little shoemaker Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal duet composer  
Victor B-11052 10-in. 10/4/1911 Blowing bubbles Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-11053 10-in. 10/4/1911 See-saw Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-11054 10-in. 10/4/1911 My shadow Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-11055 10-in. 10/4/1911 The leaves' party Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-11058 10-in. 10/4/1911 Little maid, pretty maid Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] ; Rose Gaynor Female vocal duet, with piano composer  
Victor B-11063 10-in. 10/6/1911 Slumber boat Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake] Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-11064 10-in. 10/6/1911 Slumber boat Rose Gaynor Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-13495 10-in. 6/26/1913 The slumber boat Clarence Whitehill Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14004 10-in. 10/28/1913 Merry Christmas Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-14429 10-in. 1/17/1927 The woodpecker Edna Brown Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-14581 10-in. 6/15/1927 The little shoemaker Edna Brown Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14581 10-in. 3/17/1914 Little shoemaker Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14627 10-in. 3/25/1914 Blowing bubbles Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14628 10-in. 3/25/1914 See-saw Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14629 10-in. 3/25/1914 My shadow Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-14725 10-in. 3/31/1927 Land of Nod Alice Green Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14725 10-in. 4/16/1914 Land of Nod Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-14735 10-in. 9/24/1926 The gingerbread man Alice Green Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14735 10-in. 4/20/1914 Gingerbread man Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-14736 10-in. 3/31/1927 The violet Alice Green Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14736 10-in. 4/20/1914 Violets Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with piano, violin, and flute composer  
Victor BVE-14737 10-in. 9/24/1926 Household hints Alice Green Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14737 10-in. 4/20/1914 Household hints Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-14738 10-in. 4/20/1914 Poppy lady Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with piano, violin, and flute composer  
Victor B-14963 10-in. 6/16/1914 The slumber boat Christine Miller Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-15237 10-in. 1/17/1927 Leaves' party Edna Brown Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-15237 10-in. 10/1/1914 The leaves' party Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-15240 10-in. 10/1/1914 Around the Christmas tree Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-16631 10-in. 10/8/1915 Humpty Dumpty Elizabeth Wheeler Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-20895 10-in. 10/23/1917 The slumber boat Laura Littlefield Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-21414 10-in. 1/11/1918 Awakening Laura Littlefield Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CVE-35179 12-in. 6/4/1926 Accompaniment for singing, no. 4 Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-36176 10-in. 9/10/1926 Blowing bubbles Erva Giles Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-36687 10-in. 11/15/1926 The bee and the butterfly Erva Giles Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-37058 10-in. 11/29/1926 See-saw Erva Giles Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-37886 10-in. 4/1/1927 Slumber boat Anna Howard Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-38083 10-in. 6/15/1927 The big drum Edna Brown Female vocal solo, with piccolo, piano, and drums composer  
Victor BVE-38951 10-in. 6/15/1927 Pit-a-pat Edna Brown Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-39331 10-in. 9/21/1927 Baa-baa black sheep Alice Green Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-45034 10-in. 5/11/1928 Mighty lak' a rose Anne Stanier Rutledge Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-50723 10-in. 3/6/1929 The slumber boat David Buttolph ; Murray Kellner ; National Cavaliers Male vocal quartet, with violin and piano composer  
Victor BS-051425 10-in. 6/13/1940 Cradle song Lela May Flynn ; Helen E. Myers Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor D5VB-0492 10-in. 7/13/1945 Little shoemaker Artists vary Vocal solos, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1911-06-22-1a] Not documented 6/22/1911 Little Miss Muffet Helen Protheroe Female vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1923-12-11-01] 10-in. 12/11/1923 Smelling Hazel Steele Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1926-11-23-01] 10-in. 11/23/1926 Return of spring Emily Stokes Hagar Female vocal solo composer  
Columbia 19437 10-in. 6/26/1911 The slumber boat Mrs. A. Stewart Holt Female vocal solo, with string quartet composer  
Columbia 19841 10-in. 4/2/1912 Slumber boat Edward Lankow Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 38218 10-in. 8/23/1912 The slumber boat Jeska Swartz Female vocal solo, with violin and piano composer  
Columbia 45938 10-in. 8/11/1915 The slumber boat Anita Rio Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77980 10-in. 7/31/1918 The slumber boat Barbara Maurel Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 80325 10-in. 4/28/1922 The slumber boat Lucy Gates Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30368 12-in. 2/19/1910 Visitors Kitty Cheatham Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh W402472 10-in. 6/27/1929 I do, don’t you? Rev. H. B. Jackson Male vocal solo, with organ composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E3284-E3285 10-in. 6/25/1926 The slumber boat Godfrey Ludlow Violin solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E3333-E3334 10-in. 6/30/1926 The slumber boat Godfrey Ludlow Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 7277 10-in. 4/8/1920 The slumber boat Delphine March Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gaynor, Jessie L.," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108988.

Gaynor, Jessie L.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108988.

"Gaynor, Jessie L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108988

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jessie Gaynor

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IMSLP: Jessie L. Gaynor

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Gaynor, Jessie L., 1863-1921 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90009768

Wikidata: Jessie Gaynor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15452525

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/78337069

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/279282

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