Celtic Cylinders 1898-1923 1902-??-??
Various, Various, Various
Set 1
Times of Change
Acoustic 78s and Cylinders prior to 1923
Compilation by Dan McDonald.
The Songs
1. Victrola 17455 - De Brewer's Big Hosses - Homer Rodeheaver
2. Edison 80574 - The Quilting Party
3. Apex 8553A - We'll Meet at the End of the Trail - Vernon Dalhart
4. Apex 8553B - The Crepe on the Old Cabin Door - Vernon Dalhart
5. Edison 2920 - Since Mother Goes to Movie Shows
6. Cameo (927A)-One of the Many Who Took the Wrong Road-Arthur Fields
7. Cameo (927B) - Don't Steal Daddy's Medal - Arthur Fields
8. Columbia 1516 - Cohen on the Telephone - Joe Hayman
9. Collumbia 3856 - Standing in Need of Prayer - Homer Rodeheaver
10. Edison 2380 - Stick to Your Mother, Tom - Will Oakland
11. Edison(no# Diamond Disc)-Submarine Attack-Premiere Quartet & Co.
12. Edison 3239 - America, Here's My Boy
13. Edison 3326 - Laddie Boy - L. Gilbert
14. Starr 8261A - Doodle-Doo-Doo - Vernon Dalhart
15. Starr 8261B - You Can't Fool an Old Horse Fly - Vernon Dalhart
16. Victor 20796A -Bury Me Out on the Prairie - Travis B. Hale
17. Victor 20796B - The Dying Hobo - Travis B. Hale
18. Victor 21704A - The Bum Song #2 - Mac (Harry McClintock)
19. Victor 19427A - The Wreck of the Old '97 - Vernon Dalhart
20. Victor 19427B - The Prisoner's Song - Vernon Dalhart
21. Victrola 64694 - There's a Long, Long Trail - John McCormack
Acoustic 78s and Cylinders prior to 1923
Compilation by Dan McDonald.
The Songs
1. Victrola 17455 - De Brewer's Big Hosses - Homer Rodeheaver
2. Edison 80574 - The Quilting Party
3. Apex 8553A - We'll Meet at the End of the Trail - Vernon Dalhart
4. Apex 8553B - The Crepe on the Old Cabin Door - Vernon Dalhart
5. Edison 2920 - Since Mother Goes to Movie Shows
6. Cameo (927A)-One of the Many Who Took the Wrong Road-Arthur Fields
7. Cameo (927B) - Don't Steal Daddy's Medal - Arthur Fields
8. Columbia 1516 - Cohen on the Telephone - Joe Hayman
9. Collumbia 3856 - Standing in Need of Prayer - Homer Rodeheaver
10. Edison 2380 - Stick to Your Mother, Tom - Will Oakland
11. Edison(no# Diamond Disc)-Submarine Attack-Premiere Quartet & Co.
12. Edison 3239 - America, Here's My Boy
13. Edison 3326 - Laddie Boy - L. Gilbert
14. Starr 8261A - Doodle-Doo-Doo - Vernon Dalhart
15. Starr 8261B - You Can't Fool an Old Horse Fly - Vernon Dalhart
16. Victor 20796A -Bury Me Out on the Prairie - Travis B. Hale
17. Victor 20796B - The Dying Hobo - Travis B. Hale
18. Victor 21704A - The Bum Song #2 - Mac (Harry McClintock)
19. Victor 19427A - The Wreck of the Old '97 - Vernon Dalhart
20. Victor 19427B - The Prisoner's Song - Vernon Dalhart
21. Victrola 64694 - There's a Long, Long Trail - John McCormack
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
The Artists
Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948) - original name Marion Try Slaughter. Vernon was a light opera singer before beginning his recording career in 1916 as a "hillbilly singer." He recorded on more than 30 record labels and under many pseudonyms, including (most often) Al Craver and Mark Allen. Johnny Cash did a version of "The Wreck of the Old '97" on his first album for Sun Records in the 1950s. He's represented here by Doodle-Doo-Doo, Oh You Can't Fool an Old Hoss Fly, We'll Meet at the End of the Trail, The Crepe on the Old Cabin Door, The Wreck of the Old '97, and The Prisoner's Song.
Arthur Fields (1890?-1953) - began his singing career at age 11. Arthur was also a songwriter who wrote many hits songs, from sentimental to comedy. We have two classics here: Don't Steal Daddy's Medal and She's One of the Many Who Took the Wrong Road.
Travis B. Hale - I can't find anything about Travis. I have seen a few of his songs listed in hillbilly or country collections, but nothing about who he was or when he lived. Two selections from Travis: Oh Bury Me Out on the Prairie and The Dying Hobo.
Joe Hayman - Joe produced many comedy sketches in the early years of the phonograph. Most of these were done in a Jewish dialect. The one represented here, Cohen on the Telephone, was his first big hit (1914), and was probably the first spoken comedy record to sell a million copies. He was especially popular in England.
John McCormack - (1864-1948). Probably the most famous Irish Tenor of all time. McCormack was born in Athlone, Ireland in 1864. He made his first recording for Edison in 1904, and shortly thereafter became well-known in opera. He became very popular in the U.S. about 1910; by 1915 he was so popular that he essentially abandoned opera to concentrate on his solo work. Here we have There's a Long, Long Trail.
Mac (Harry McClintock) - (1882-1957). Harry is best known these days for "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" although before the "O Brother" movie came out, he was probably better known for the song "Hallelujah I'm a Bum." In either/both cases, Harry was able to establish copyright ownership of the songs, even though a number of researchers have established that Big Rock Candy Mountain appeared in print before Harry was born. Harry worked many different jobs and traveled about from the age of 14 on, when he realized that someone who could sing would never have to go hungry. For this collection, we have The Bum Song (#2).
Homer Rodeheaver - (1880-1955). Homer is best known for his work in sacred and religious pieces, and was best known for singing hymns on Billy Sunday's radio program. He seems to have been an influence on the Grateful Dead, although I've never seen any interviews that touch on the subject. Garcia was known to have a large 78 collection. My conjecture is based on a 1962 performance of Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and some others doing "Standing in Need of Prayer" (which is represented here), and the line in Ramble on Rose (a Garcia/Hunter composition) that refers to "Billy Sunday with his shotgun ragtime band." Homer would have been the vocalist and played trombone for that band from 1920 to 1929. The other song presented here is De Brewer's Big Hosses, which was Homer's first solo recording (from 1913). As I listen to it, it has a tempo and feel that Garcia would have done a fine job on, had he ever performed it.
The information reported here from Pop Memories 1890-1954 by Joel Whitburn.
The Project
The unifying theme of these recordings is social change. The period from 1890 to 1920 was one of major changes in the U.S., with technological change (diffusion of the telephone, motion pictures, audio recording devices and radio all occurred during this time frame), the women's movement, urbanization, large-scale unemployment, mass transportation, mass immigration, and World War I. These songs reflect bits and pieces of these changes in various ways, some sentimental for times past, others commenting about the changes in a comical fashion.
Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948) - original name Marion Try Slaughter. Vernon was a light opera singer before beginning his recording career in 1916 as a "hillbilly singer." He recorded on more than 30 record labels and under many pseudonyms, including (most often) Al Craver and Mark Allen. Johnny Cash did a version of "The Wreck of the Old '97" on his first album for Sun Records in the 1950s. He's represented here by Doodle-Doo-Doo, Oh You Can't Fool an Old Hoss Fly, We'll Meet at the End of the Trail, The Crepe on the Old Cabin Door, The Wreck of the Old '97, and The Prisoner's Song.
Arthur Fields (1890?-1953) - began his singing career at age 11. Arthur was also a songwriter who wrote many hits songs, from sentimental to comedy. We have two classics here: Don't Steal Daddy's Medal and She's One of the Many Who Took the Wrong Road.
Travis B. Hale - I can't find anything about Travis. I have seen a few of his songs listed in hillbilly or country collections, but nothing about who he was or when he lived. Two selections from Travis: Oh Bury Me Out on the Prairie and The Dying Hobo.
Joe Hayman - Joe produced many comedy sketches in the early years of the phonograph. Most of these were done in a Jewish dialect. The one represented here, Cohen on the Telephone, was his first big hit (1914), and was probably the first spoken comedy record to sell a million copies. He was especially popular in England.
John McCormack - (1864-1948). Probably the most famous Irish Tenor of all time. McCormack was born in Athlone, Ireland in 1864. He made his first recording for Edison in 1904, and shortly thereafter became well-known in opera. He became very popular in the U.S. about 1910; by 1915 he was so popular that he essentially abandoned opera to concentrate on his solo work. Here we have There's a Long, Long Trail.
Mac (Harry McClintock) - (1882-1957). Harry is best known these days for "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" although before the "O Brother" movie came out, he was probably better known for the song "Hallelujah I'm a Bum." In either/both cases, Harry was able to establish copyright ownership of the songs, even though a number of researchers have established that Big Rock Candy Mountain appeared in print before Harry was born. Harry worked many different jobs and traveled about from the age of 14 on, when he realized that someone who could sing would never have to go hungry. For this collection, we have The Bum Song (#2).
Homer Rodeheaver - (1880-1955). Homer is best known for his work in sacred and religious pieces, and was best known for singing hymns on Billy Sunday's radio program. He seems to have been an influence on the Grateful Dead, although I've never seen any interviews that touch on the subject. Garcia was known to have a large 78 collection. My conjecture is based on a 1962 performance of Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and some others doing "Standing in Need of Prayer" (which is represented here), and the line in Ramble on Rose (a Garcia/Hunter composition) that refers to "Billy Sunday with his shotgun ragtime band." Homer would have been the vocalist and played trombone for that band from 1920 to 1929. The other song presented here is De Brewer's Big Hosses, which was Homer's first solo recording (from 1913). As I listen to it, it has a tempo and feel that Garcia would have done a fine job on, had he ever performed it.
The information reported here from Pop Memories 1890-1954 by Joel Whitburn.
The Project
The unifying theme of these recordings is social change. The period from 1890 to 1920 was one of major changes in the U.S., with technological change (diffusion of the telephone, motion pictures, audio recording devices and radio all occurred during this time frame), the women's movement, urbanization, large-scale unemployment, mass transportation, mass immigration, and World War I. These songs reflect bits and pieces of these changes in various ways, some sentimental for times past, others commenting about the changes in a comical fashion.
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