Jack Judge

John Judge (3 December 1872 – 25 July 1938) was an English songwriter and music-hall entertainer best remembered for writing the song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". Judge originally wrote and sang the song in 1912, but the far more widely known John McCormack acquired greater name recognition with the song.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 3, 1878 (Oldbury), Died July 25, 1938 (West Bromwich)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, baritone vocal

= 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
Victor	B-15190	10-in.	9/15/1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-15254	10-in.	10/5/1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Victor Military Band	Band	songwriter
Victor	B-15415	10-in.	11/23/1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-15422	10-in.	11/24/1914	Tipperary medley one-step	Victor Band	Band	songwriter
Victor	C-15422	12-in.	12/14/1914	Tipperary	Victor Military Band	Band	songwriter
Victor	BVE-62367	10-in.	7/22/1930	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Victor Novelty Band	Band, with male vocal chorus	songwriter
Victor	BS-028612	10-in.	10/25/1938	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	39585	10-in.	10/16/1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Prince's Band	Band, with male vocal chorus	songwriter
Columbia	37045	12-in.	10/16/1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson	Band, with vocal chorus	songwriter
Columbia	37086	12-in.	ca. 1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	David Scull Bispham	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W145050	10-in.	10/31/1927	It's a long way to Tipperary	Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	28490	10-in.	approximately 1913	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Stanley Kirkby	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	29551	10-in.	approximately 1915	Have you heard of Michael O’Leary?	Jack Judge		vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	29552	10-in.	approximately 1915	We’re all here under the same old flag	Jack Judge		vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	29553	10-in.	approximately 1915	The place where I was born	Jack Judge		vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	29554	10-in.	approximately 1915	Paddy Maloney’s aeroplane	Jack Judge		vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	9852	10-in.	11/1/1926	Long way to Tipperary	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W80352	10-in.	1/28/1927	Long way to Tipperary	Frank Hutchison	Guitar and harmonica	songwriter
Edison	3300	10-in.	9/16/1914	It's a long, long way to Tipperary	Albert Farrington	Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	songwriter
Gramophone	ak18232e	10-in.	8/28/1914	British troops passing through Boulogne	Chorus [Gramophone Company] ; Gramophone Company Orchestra	Descriptive, with vocal chorus and orchestra	songwriter
Gramophone	ak18717e	10-in.	12/19/1914	They sang 'God save the King'	Murray Johnson [i.e., Stanley Kirkby]	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	songwriter
Columbia (U.K.)	CL7207	10-in.	1/3/1940	If you were the only girl in the world	Josephine Baker ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Judge, Jack," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100439.

Judge, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100439.

"Judge, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.