Stanley Kirkby
Stanley Kirkby (born James Baker; 1878 – 30 October 1949) was an English baritone singer and variety artist of the early 20th century. He sang ballads and popular songs of the Edwardian era, the First World War and the inter-War period. He sang mostly in music halls and variety theatres and was a popular recording artist. Born and brought up in Manchester, Kirkby worked in a warehouse from the age of 12; he went on to win first prize in a baritone singing competition at the age of 22. His career moved to London where he formed a number of collaborations on stage with other variety artists; these became well known for their smartly-dressed and musically excellent performances. In 1915 he teamed up with Harry Hudson to form the popular duo "Kirkby and Hudson". They entertained audiences with their eclectic mix of songs and humour well into the 1920s. Kirkby became especially well known for his concert party performances at The Oval, Margate in Kent. Kirkby was a prolific recording artist and has been credited with making the largest number of records in Britain from the 1900s to the 1930s. Although he was among the first to record roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas, much of his recorded output was popular songs, the subject matter of which ranged from the topical to the comic. He was one of the highest paid recording artists of his time. In the mid-1920s he was a joint theatrical producer of a burlesque revue. In the 1930s he broadcast on BBC Radio variety shows. He was a founder member of an early British record company which produced Clarion cylinders. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1878, Died October 30, 1949
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1920
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, vocalist, leader
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 242 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 28025 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Wanted, a harp like the angels play | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28026 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | A collier’s child, or Why I have no daddy | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28027 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | When they ask you what your name is | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28103 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Patricia | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28104 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | We must have a song about the Isle of Man | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28107 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | When love is life to me (or Your love is life to me) | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28108 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | When the convent bell is ringing | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28141 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Follow the footprints in the snow | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28142 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | On the prom | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28143 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | The ragtime violin | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28144 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Fiddle-de-dee | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28152 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Have you seen our John? | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28153 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Josh-uah | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28154 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | The collier’s love | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28238 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | That’s what the rose said to me | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28240 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | My heart is with you tonight | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28241 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | I’ve had my fortune told | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28242 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Keep on swinging me, Charlie | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28338 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Why do you keep laughing at me? | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28339 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | You left me for the limelight | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28348 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | My word!, Jones of the Lancers | Jack Manning | vocalist | ||
Columbia | 28373 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | The wizard's spell (Never will I leave Scotland's shore) | Artists vary | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28405 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Saturday afternoon till Monday morning | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28407 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | Only a faded rose | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 28410 | 10-in. | approximately 1913 | The Gaby glide | Jack Manning | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkby, Stanley," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325396.
Kirkby, Stanley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325396.
"Kirkby, Stanley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Kirkby, Stanley, 1878-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019164902
Wikidata: Stanley Kirkby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7599725
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64203598
MusicBrainz: Stanley Kirkby - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a22ee428-ee8d-47c4-937a-92cf757981aa
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