Percy French
William Percy French (1 May 1854 – 24 January 1920) was an Irish songwriter, author, poet, entertainer and painter. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 1, 1854 (County Roscommon), Died January 24, 1920 (Merseyside)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-36791 | 10-in. | 12/3/1926 | The darlin' girl from Clare | George O'Brien | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-37876 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | The mountains o' Mourne | Donnell O'Brien | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-37877 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | Eileen Oge | Donnell O'Brien | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-023488 | 10-in. | 6/10/1938 | Phil the fluter's ball | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W143196 | 10-in. | approximately December 1926 | The mountains o' Mourne | Seamus O'Doherty | Male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "French, Percy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103727.
French, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103727.
"French, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: William Percy French
Discogs: Percy French
Allmusic: Percy French
Grove: Percy French
IMSLP: Percy French
IMDb: Percy French
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: French, Percy, 1854-1920 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82093668
Wikidata: William Percy French - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3051854
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37721716
MusicBrainz: William Percy French - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a161f5df-f628-407b-ad4d-3bbca99fce74
Getty ULAN: French, Percy - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500112742
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