Ballard MacDonald

Ballard MacDonald (October 15, 1882 – November 17, 1935) was an American lyricist, who was one of the writers of Tin Pan Alley. Born in Portland, Oregon, he was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). MacDonald wrote lyrics for a song called "Play That Barber-Shop Chord" in 1910, which became a hit with revised lyrics when it was sung in the Ziegfeld Follies by vaudeville star Bert Williams. He subsequently worked with composer Harry Carroll on "On the Mississippi" (1912) and "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" (1912, based on the novel of the same name). He also partnered with James F. Hanley, which produced the 1917 hit "(Back Home Again in) Indiana". In the early 1920s, MacDonald turned his attention to Broadway revues, which in 1924 brought him his most notable musical collaborator in George Gershwin. In 1926, MacDonald teamed up with Walter Donaldson to write songs for the Broadway show Sweetheart Time. Thumbs Up! was MacDonald's final Broadway show. He died in Forest Hills, New York.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 15, 1882 (Portland), Died November 17, 1935 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, author, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 273 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-9122	10-in.	6/21/1910	Nix on the glow worm, Lena	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-9345	10-in.	8/16/1910	I've got the time, I've got the place, but it's hard to find the girl	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-9381	10-in.	8/29/1910	Nix on the glow-worm, Lena	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-10152	10-in.	4/5/1911	The Mississippi dippy dip	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-10180	10-in.	4/13/1911	Hello summer!	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-12524	10-in.	10/22/1912	On the Mississippi	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Victor	B-12984	10-in.	3/12/1913	Roll on, Missouri	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-12988	10-in.	3/12/1913	The trail of the lonesome pine	Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13260	10-in.	5/9/1913	It takes a little rain with the sunshine to make the world go round	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13515	10-in.	7/3/1913	There's a girl in the heart of Maryland (With a heart that belongs to me)	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13625	10-in.	7/23/1913	I love the moonlight	Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14361	10-in.	1/22/1914	Let's all go 'round to Mary Ann's	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14579	10-in.	3/17/1914	Off with the old love, on with the new	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with bells and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-15157	10-in.	8/28/1914	The fatherland, the motherland, the land of my best girl	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-15289	10-in.	10/20/1914	The war in Snider's grocery store	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-15406	10-in.	11/18/1914	Tip-top Tipperary Mary	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-15612	10-in.	1/20/1915	The little house upon the hill	James F. Harrison ; James Reed	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-15963	10-in.	4/28/1915	On my way to New Orleans	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-16174	10-in.	7/6/1915	Piney Ridge	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-16224	10-in.	7/16/1915	Down in Bom-Bombay	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-17202	10-in.	2/24/1916	Drip, drip, drip went the waterfall	Marie Cahill	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-17739	10-in.	5/29/1916	The stormy sea of love	M. J. O'Connell	Male vocal solo, with xylophone and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-18128	10-in.	7/18/1916	She is the sunshine of Virginia	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-18170	10-in.	8/1/1916	Mississippi days	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with banjo and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-18566	10-in.	10/20/1916	How could Washington be a married man (And never tell a lie)	M. J. O'Connell	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacDonald, Ballard," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106626.

MacDonald, Ballard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106626.

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

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