Percy French

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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

= 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	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 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103727.

French, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103727.

"French, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.