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 1-25 of 242 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 6308 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | My heart is with you tonight | Charles Holland | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 6309 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | Take me back to the garden of love | Charles Holland | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 6373 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | Trail of the lonesome pine | Charles Holland ; Mary Read | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 6374 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | When love creeps in your heart | Charles Holland ; Mary Read | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 6386 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | You made me love you | Stanley Kirkby ; Beth Tate | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 6387 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | Take me in your arms and say I love you | Stanley Kirkby ; Beth Tate | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 27184 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | There are nice girls everywhere | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27185 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | Are you anybody's girlie | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27186 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | Tis a faded picture | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27187 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | When you marry a girl for looks | Alec Murray | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27211 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | Don’t go down the mine, Dad | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27212 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | You were coming through the corn, Molly dear | Alec Murray | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27259 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | What is the meaning of Mother? | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27260 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | You taught me how to love you (Now teach me to forget) | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27274 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Here come the chocolate major | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27275 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | When the lights are low | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27366 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Oh, boys, I’ll see you there | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27367 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Mister owl | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27394 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Kitty dear | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27396 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | You want to go on Tokio | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27429 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | And a little child shall lead them | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27436 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | When the summer days are o’er, Anna Grey | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27437 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | The magic of your voice | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27438 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | Yiddle on your fiddle | Charles Holland | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
Columbia | 27439 | 10-in. | approximately 1911 | The Quaker girl : Come to the ball : Waltz song | Stanley Kirkby | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kirkby, Stanley," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325396.
Kirkby, Stanley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/325396.
"Kirkby, Stanley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
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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