Stephen Adams

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Stephen Adams

Michael Maybrick (31 January 1841 – 26 August 1913) was an English composer and singer, best known under his pseudonym Stephen Adams as the composer of "The Holy City", one of the most popular religious songs in English.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1841 (Liverpool), Died August 26, 1913 (Buxton)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Notes: Original name: Michael Maybrick.

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

Recordings (Results 176-187 of 187 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	3407	10-in.	between 11/1/1914 and 11/5/1914	The island of dreams	Redferne Hollinshead	Tenor vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4096	10-in.	9/7/1915	Thora	Hardy Williamson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4115	10-in.	9/14/1915	The Holy City	Hardy Williamson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4177	10-in.	10/7/1915	The Holy City	Hardy Williamson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4321	10-in.	12/8/1915	The bells of Lee	Helen Clark	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5588	10-in.	5/28/1917	A warrior bold	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5634	10-in.	6/20/1917	The star of Bethlehem	Vernon Dalhart	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6864	10-in.	7/9/1919	They all love Jack	Arthur Middleton	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9855	10-in.	11/18/1924	Holy City	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	2B3440	12-in.	9/29/1932	The Holy City	John Barbirolli ; Richard Crooks ; Herbert Dawson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and organ	composer
Gramophone	2B3441	12-in.	9/29/1932	The star of Bethlehem	John Barbirolli ; Richard Crooks ; Herbert Dawson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra and organ	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CA14525	10-in.	between March and July 1934	Thora	Charles Kullman	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 176-187 of 187 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adams, Stephen," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109793.

Adams, Stephen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109793.

"Adams, Stephen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.