Haydn Quartet (vocal ensemble)
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The Haydn Quartet, later known as the Hayden Quartet, was one of the most popular recording close harmony quartets in the early twentieth century. It was originally formed in 1896 as the Edison Quartet to record for Edison Records; it took its new name when recording for other companies. The name was a homage to Joseph Haydn, the classical composer; the spelling was later revised to Hayden, which reflects the way it was pronounced.[1] The group disbanded in 1914.
Formation
The Haydn Quartet originally formed under the name "Edison Quartet" in 1896, with a membership of John Bieling (tenor), Jere Mahoney (tenor), Samuel Holland Rous (who performed under the name S. H. Dudley, baritone),[2] and William F. Hooley (bass). Mahoney was soon replaced by John Scantlebury Macdonald, who used the pseudonym Harry Macdonough.[3] They recorded as the Edison Quartet (or Edison Male Quartet), before taking the name Haydn Quartet around 1898 in order to record for companies other than Edison.[4]
In 1901 they signed a contract with the Victor Talking Machine Company, and in 1902 also traveled to the UK to record for the Gramophone Company, which was Victor's affiliate.[5] The group had great success over the next decade as one of the premier recording groups of the time, on a par with the Peerless Quartet. The Haydn Quartet often sang material at a slower tempo and in a statelier fashion than other groups.[1] The ensemble also performed vaudeville and minstrel show songs, one of which, "The Camp Meeting Jubilee", released in 1904 as Victor no. 4003, includes a very early recorded use of the phrase "rockin' and rollin'", albeit used with a spiritual rather than secular connotation.[6][7]
Recordings credited to the Haydn Quartet began to be phased out in 1908.[5] After that time, Billy Murray frequently sang lead with the group, and S. H. Dudley was often replaced by Reinald Werrenrath.[4] Following the successful collaborations between Murray and the Haydn Quartet, Victor organized a new group, the American Quartet, in 1910, with Murray, Bieling and Hooley from the Haydn Quartet, and baritone Steve Porter. The group's name was spelled Hayden after 1910. The quartet disbanded in 1914.[4] As well as members participating in the American Quartet, Macdonough and Hooley, together with Reinald Werranrath and tenor Lambert Murphy, also formed the Orpheus Quartet, who recorded successfully until 1919.[8]
In his book Pop Memories 1890-1954, music archivist and statistician Joel Whitburn assessed a variety of sources such as Talking Machine WorldTemplate:'s lists of top-selling recordings, and BillboardTemplate:'s sheet music and vaudeville charts, to estimate the most successful recordings of the period. He concluded that the Haydn Quartet had 62 "top ten" hits in all between 1898 and 1914, and in the decade 1900-1909 had more successful recordings than any other group, behind only Macdonough and Murray, who recorded as solo artists in addition to their group performances.[4] Although Whitburn's methods of assessment have been criticized,[9] this confirms that the group were one of the most popular of their era.
Discography
Hit singles
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| She Was Bred In Old Kentucky | 1898 | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Cornfield Medley | 1899 | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Because | 1900 | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| In the Good Old Summer Time[5] | 1903 | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| In the Sweet Bye and Bye[10] | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| My Old Kentucky Home | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Bedelia[11] | 1904 | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Blue Bell | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Dear Old Girl | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| I Am Longing For You, Sweetheart, Day By Day | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Old Folks at Home | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)[5] | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Toyland | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Come Along, Little Girl, Come Along | 1905 | 8 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Dearie | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Down Where The Silv'ry Mohawk Flows | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Grandfather's Clock | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree[12] | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| My Little Canoe | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Silent Night Hallowed Night | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Tell Me With Your Eyes | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| The Holy City | 10 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Where The Southern Roses Grow | 6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| How'd You Like To Spoon With Me?Template:Efn | 1906 | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| In Dear Old Georgia | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Just A Little Rocking Chair And You | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Waltz Me Around Again, Willie | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder | 6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Will You Love Me In December As You Do In May?[5] | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| In the Wildwood Where The Blue Bells Grew | 1907 | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| My Wild Irish RoseTemplate:Efn | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Stein Song | 10 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| When The Flowers Bloom In The Springtime, Molly Dear | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Here's To The Girl! | 1908 | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| I'm Happy When The Band Plays Dixie | 8 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Keep On Smiling | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Love Me and the World Is Mine[13] | 7 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Rainbow | 7 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Sunbonnet Sue[14] | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Take Me Out to the Ball GameTemplate:Efn | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| When It's Moonlight on the Prairie | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Yankee Doodle's Come To Town | 8 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Brown Eyes, Good-Bye | 1909 | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Lonesome | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Meet Me In The Rose-Time, Rosie | 6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet[5] | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Sullivan | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Take Me Up With You, Dearie | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Take Me Out For A Joy Ride | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| The Hat My Father Wore On St. Patrick's Day | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Up, Up, Up In My Aeroplane | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| By the Light of the Silvery MoonTemplate:Efn | 1910 | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Down In Sunshine Alley | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| I'll Make A Ring Around Rosie | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Meet Me Where the Lanterns Glow | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| My Heart Has Learned To Love You, Now Do Not Say Good-bye | 7 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Tell Mother I'll Be There | 6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| The Garden Of Roses | 9 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Mary | 1911 | 7 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| By The Saskatchewan | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| In The Evening By The Moonlight | 1913 | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Cross the Great DivideTemplate:Efn | 1914 | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Popular songs
- Annie Laurie (1901)[15]
- Carry me back to ole Virginie (1901)[16]
- My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean (1901)[17]
- Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield (1903)[1]
- Glory Song (1905)[18]
- The Jolly Blacksmiths (1906)[19]
Notes
References
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- ↑ a b c Library of Congress: Haydn Quartet. Retrieved 24 May 2013
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- ↑ Vocal Hall of Fame: The American Quartet Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 22 May 2013
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- ↑ a b c d e f Gage Averill, Four Parts, No Waiting : A Social History of American Barbershop Quartet, Oxford University Press, 2003, pp.70-75
- ↑ Meloware's Antique Phonograph Record Archive Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Larry Birnbaum, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll, Scarecrow Press, 2012
- ↑ Whitburn, Pop Memories 1890-1954, p.344
- ↑ Tim Brooks, A Discographic Deception: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Memories, 1890‑1954, review for Antique Phonograph Monthly, 1987. Retrieved 20 May 2013
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External links
- The Haydn Quartet at Allmusic
- The Edison Quartette (1902?) "Annie Laurie" No. 2201 Edison Gold Moulded Record
- The Haydn Quartet (1902) Nearer My God To Thee Bethany (Mason)
- Meloware's Antique Phonograph Record Archive
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Haydn Quartet recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.