John Scantlebury Macdonald (May 30, 1871 – September 26, 1931) was a Canadian-born singer of Irish and Scottish descent, and recording executive. Under the pseudonymHarry Macdonough, he was one of the most prolific and popular tenors during the formative years of the recording industry. Based upon the ledgers of the four major record companies of the early twentieth century (Edison, Victor, Columbia and Brunswick), which are accessible online through the Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR), some of his most popular recordings included “Shine On, Harvest Moon” (with Elise Stevenson), “Down By The Old Mill Stream”, “They Didn’t Believe Me” (with Olive Kline), “Tell Me, Pretty Maiden” (with Grace Spencer), and “Where The River Shannon Flows”.
One of Macdonald's lesser-known performances is for performing "Tessie", then billed as "Tessie (You Are the Only Only Only)" from the Broadway musical The Silver Slipper in 1903, becoming a rallying cry for the Boston Red Sox until 1918 and starting again in 2004 during the World Series.[5][6][7]
During the 1900s, Macdonald took a job with the Victor Talking Machine Company, becoming assistant manager and later manager of its New York City studio.[8] As studio manager he oversaw the studio schedule, as well as negotiating contracts with artists and music publishers.[9] In October 1913, he recorded a duet with the American singer Marguerite Dunlap of "When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandy".[10] Macdonald rose rapidly at Victor, becoming its national sales manager in 1920 and manager of artists and repertoire in 1923.[9] He moved to Columbia Records in 1925 and oversaw the technical development of its studios until his death.[11]
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^"Medleys". Life and Times of William Christopher O'Hare. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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^"Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / Dropkick Tessie". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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harry, macdonough, john, scantlebury, macdonald, 1871, september, 1931, canadian, born, singer, irish, scottish, descent, recording, executive, under, pseudonym, most, prolific, popular, tenors, during, formative, years, recording, industry, based, upon, ledge. John Scantlebury Macdonald May 30 1871 September 26 1931 was a Canadian born singer of Irish and Scottish descent and recording executive Under the pseudonym Harry Macdonough he was one of the most prolific and popular tenors during the formative years of the recording industry Based upon the ledgers of the four major record companies of the early twentieth century Edison Victor Columbia and Brunswick which are accessible online through the Discography of American Historical Recordings DAHR some of his most popular recordings included Shine On Harvest Moon with Elise Stevenson Down By The Old Mill Stream They Didn t Believe Me with Olive Kline Tell Me Pretty Maiden with Grace Spencer and Where The River Shannon Flows Harry MacdonoughA picture of Macdonough from Bain News Service Background informationBirth nameJohn Scantlebury MacdonaldBorn 1871 05 30 May 30 1871Hamilton Ontario CanadaDiedSeptember 26 1931 1931 09 26 aged 60 New York City New York United StatesGenresPopOccupation s Singer studio manager label executiveYears active1903 1928LabelsEdison VictorOn the Bank of the Wabash Far Away source source Written by Paul Dresser recorded by Macdonough for Edison Records c 1902Music career EditMacdonald was born in Hamilton Ontario Canada 1 His earliest recorded performances were for the Michigan Electric Company in Detroit which made phonograph cylinders for penny arcades 2 He caught the attention of Edison Records with a demo recording he made in October 1898 and began recording for Edison in the Haydn Quartet 3 From 1899 until his retirement in 1920 he recorded hundreds of songs both as a soloist and in ensembles 4 One of Macdonald s lesser known performances is for performing Tessie then billed as Tessie You Are the Only Only Only from the Broadway musical The Silver Slipper in 1903 becoming a rallying cry for the Boston Red Sox until 1918 and starting again in 2004 during the World Series 5 6 7 During the 1900s Macdonald took a job with the Victor Talking Machine Company becoming assistant manager and later manager of its New York City studio 8 As studio manager he oversaw the studio schedule as well as negotiating contracts with artists and music publishers 9 In October 1913 he recorded a duet with the American singer Marguerite Dunlap of When It s Apple Blossom Time in Normandy 10 Macdonald rose rapidly at Victor becoming its national sales manager in 1920 and manager of artists and repertoire in 1923 9 He moved to Columbia Records in 1925 and oversaw the technical development of its studios until his death 11 References Edit Congress The Library of Macdonough Harry 1871 1931 LC Linked Data Service Authorities and Vocabularies Library of Congress from LC Linked Data Service Authorities and Vocabularies Library of Congress id loc gov Retrieved 8 October 2021 Canada Library and Archives 25 February 2014 Harry Macdonough tenor 1871 1931 www bac lac gc ca Retrieved 8 October 2021 American Quartet Inductees The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation 17 October 2013 Archived from the original on 2013 10 17 Retrieved 8 October 2021 Macdonough Harry Discography of American Historical Recordings adp library ucsb edu Retrieved 8 October 2021 Medleys Life and Times of William Christopher O Hare Retrieved 8 October 2021 Victor matrix B 408 Tessie Harry Macdonough Discography of American Historical Recordings adp library ucsb edu Retrieved 8 October 2021 Boston com Sports Baseball Red Sox Dropkick Tessie archive boston com Retrieved 8 October 2021 Harry MacDonough Victor Legends of The Music Industry VictorRecords com Victor Victrola Victor Talking Machine Co VMI Retrieved 8 October 2021 a b Harry Macdonough SecondHandSongs secondhandsongs com Retrieved 8 October 2021 Marguerite Dunlap Harry Macdonough Mellor Gifford Trevor 1913 10 27 When It s Apple Blossom Time in Normandy Internet Archive Victor retrieved 2021 10 17 Macdonough Harry Discography of American Historical Recordings adp library ucsb edu Retrieved 8 October 2021 External links EditWorks by or about Harry Macdonough at Internet Archive Harry Macdonough recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Macdonough amp oldid 1148509261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
