Gordon Johnstone
Birth and Death Data: Born 1876, Died 1926
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, author, speaker
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= 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 | C-16959 | 12-in. | 1/4/1916 | Mavourneen roamin' | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-21769 | 10-in. | 4/16/1918 | Laddie o' mine | Frances Alda | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22189 | 10-in. | 7/30/1918 | Have you seen him in France? | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22655 | 10-in. | 3/25/1919 | Christ in Flanders | Elsie Baker | Female vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23454 | 10-in. | 11/5/1919 | Christ in Flanders | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23569 | 10-in. | 1/9/1920 | There is no death | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23570 | 10-in. | 1/9/1920 | Christ in Flanders | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-25366 | 10-in. | 6/23/1921 | Someone worth while | Edward Johnson | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-25554 | 12-in. | 9/12/1921 | The living God! | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-25758 | 10-in. | 11/9/1921 | The great awakening | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with piano, harp, and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-26828 | 12-in. | 8/15/1922 | The supreme adventure | Robert Parker | Boy soprano vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27334 | 10-in. | 12/20/1922 | Heaven at the end of the road | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28656 | 10-in. | 10/12/1923 | Sometime, dear heart, someday | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28826 | 10-in. | 11/1/1923 | The far green hills of home | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28827 | 10-in. | 11/1/1923 | The rainbow trail | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with violin, flute, and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-31385 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | The unknown soldier | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | BVE-32145 | 10-in. | 4/8/1925 | In the wee little home I love | Richard Crooks | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | CVE-62319 | 12-in. | 6/26/1930 | There is no death | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042786 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | A house love made for you and me | Margaret Speaks | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047292 | 10-in. | 2/29/1940 | A house love made for you and me | Alderson Mowbray ; Margaret Speaks | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1916-07-03-03] | Not documented | 7/3/1916 | French Canadian poem | Gordon Johnstone | Recitation | speaker | |
| Victor | [Trial 1921-11-15-03] | 10-in. | 11/15/1921 | Crossing the bar | Gordon Johnstone | Recitation, with piano | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78364 | 10-in. | 3/22/1919 | Christ in Flanders | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78930 | 10-in. | 1/15/1920 | There is no death | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79754 | 10-in. | 3/4/1921 | In the wee little home I love | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80562 | 10-in. | 9/22/1922 | Heaven at the end of the road | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80599 | 10-in. | 10/10/1922 | The living God | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 49119 | 12-in. | 2/8/1917 | Mavourneen roamin' | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
| Columbia | W140590 | 10-in. | 5/6/1925 | It's a long way from Singapore | Oscar Seagle | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7860 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | In the wee little home I love | Liam O'Kennedy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1217-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Then you'll know you're home | Joseph A. Phillips | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 6882 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1921 | The great awakening | Theo Karle | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 3289-3290 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1919 | Christ in Flanders | Theo Karle | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 9058-9059 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Heaven at the end of the road | Theo Karle | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 12001-12003 | 10-in. | 11/28/1923 | Heaven at the end of the road | Theo Karle | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6228 | 10-in. | 6/14/1918 | Little mother at home | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6341 | 10-in. | 8/30/1918 | Have you seen him in France? | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6582 | 10-in. | 1/23/1919 | Then you'll know you're home | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8179 | 10-in. | 8/8/1921 | In the wee little home I love | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9053 | 10-in. | 6/29/1923 | The great awakening | Byron A. Hudson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9224 | 10-in. | 10/26/1923 | The heaven of your love | Almon Knowles | Tenor vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnstone, Gordon," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109738.
Johnstone, Gordon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109738.
"Johnstone, Gordon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Johnstone, Gordon, 1876-1926 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93028375
Wikidata: Gordon Johnstone - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q86835845
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19253501
MusicBrainz: Gordon Johnstone - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ba2d158d-fc7f-48cd-8276-97f09b5f75b3
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