Arthur Wellesley Hughes
Arthur Wellesley Hughes (1870–1950) was a Canadian musician and composer. Born in Kingston, Ontario, he separated from his family at a young age, spending many years in the United States as an itinerant circus musician. He was a performer on piano, calliope, and alto horn. His circus associations on record include: Mighty Haag Circus, Downie & Wheeler Circus (1912); Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus (1922); Sells-Floto Circus (1923); and Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows (1924-26). He was with Robbins Bros. Circus (1928–29) whence his Robbins Bros. Triumphal March arose, and Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show, and Walter L. Main Circus (1930–31). Hughes worked as composer and arranger for the Waterloo Music Company of Waterloo, Ontario, from 1932-1935. At other times, Hughes worked as arranger in the Whaley, Royce and Cundy-Bettoney publishing houses. According to his own account, Hughes wrote band music in the USA for much of his life, under various pen names, including Arthur Wellesley and H W Arthur. In his 70s, Hughes returned to Kansas, which he considered his home. It is reported that he died in an indigent ward in a New York City hospital in 1950. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1870, Died 1950
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-17230 | 10-in. | 2/29/1916 | United Empire March | Victor Military Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | B-17231 | 10-in. | 2/29/1916 | In old Quebec march | Victor Military Band | Band | arranger | |
Victor | BVE-62434 | 10-in. | 5/25/1930 | Circus echoes (Galop) | Merle Evans ; Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 49576 | 12-in. | 1/20/1919 | St. Julien march | Columbia Band ; Charles Adams Prince | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 49577 | 12-in. | 1/29/1919 | Salute to Buffalo march | Columbia Band ; Charles Adams Prince | Band | composer | |
Columbia | W148116 | 10-in. | 3/21/1929 | The tenpenny bit | Jelly d' Arányi | Violin solo, with piano | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hughes, Arthur Wellesley," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104176.
Hughes, Arthur Wellesley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104176.
"Hughes, Arthur Wellesley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Arthur Wellesley Hughes
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LCNAR: Hughes, Arthur Wellesley, approximately 1870-approximately 1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83047062
Wikidata: Arthur Wellesley Hughes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4800638
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