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Fred G. Bowles

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Fred G. Bowles & H.T. Burleigh, Saracen Songs. New York: G. Ricordi, 1914. Courtesy Library of Congress.

Fred G. Bowles (1899-1918 fl.) was an English or American poet and lyricist.

Life[]

Little can be found of Bowles online. Wikipedia (which has no article on him) calls him "a Tin Pan Alley lyricist."[1] A song of his, "The Kentucky Love Song," was written in 1912, and performed by both Amanda Aldridge and Roland Hayes.[2] Another, "Sorrow No More," was recorded in 1916 by Harold Craxton.[3]

Recognition[]

2 of his poems were published in the Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse .[4]

Publications[]

  • In the Wake of the Sun: A book of verse. London: Sign of the Unicorn, 1899.
  • Songs of Yesterday: A book of verse. London: Sign of the Unicorn, 1902.
  • The Shadow-Barge, and other lyrics. Enfield, Middlesex, UK: Cedar Press, [19--?]
  • A Little Rosary of Song. London: 1913.
  • A Garden of Peace. 1918.[5]


Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[6]

Audio / video[]

Discography on Victor[]

Bowles was the lyricist for the following Victor recordings: [7]


Matrix No. First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description
B-13026 3/28/1913 The little gray dove Lucy Isabelle Marsh Female vocal solo, with orchestra
B-13106 4/10/1913 Your eyes have told me what I did not know Enrico Caruso Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
B-15960 4/27/1915 A spray of roses Evan Williams Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
B-17698 5/17/1916 The melody of home John Barnes Wells Male vocal solo, with orchestra
B-20843 10/10/1917 The melody of home Florence Hinkle Female vocal solo, with orchestra
B-21663 4/5/1918 God be with our boys tonight John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
B-24173 6/17/1920 Lassie o' mine Edward Johnson Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
BVE-24173 6/7/1928 Lassie o' mine Edward Johnson Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
C-24479 9/20/1920 Same old, dear old place Sophie Braslau Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra
B-24614 10/6/1920 It was the time of lilac Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with flute, piano, and orchestra
BVE-32890 6/10/1925 Secret of mine Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with orchestra
BVE-37893 4/12/1927 Lassie o' mine Royal Dadmun Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra
BVE-56147 9/24/1929 Lassie o' mine Tietge Sisters Female vocal trio, with piano
[Trial 1913-12-20-01] 12/20/1913 The valley of laughter Helen H. Stephenson Female vocal solo, with piano
[Trial 1914-06-05-03] 6/5/1914 A birthday Edna Baugher Female vocal solo, with piano
[Trial 1921-03-12-03] 3/12/1921 Lassie o' mine Wilkes-Barre Quartet Male vocal quartet, with organ

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Oxford religious poetry anthologies," Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Web, July 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ Amanda Aldridge, Teacher and Composer: A Life in Music, Journal of Singing, Jan. 1, 2010. ReadPeriodicals.com, Web, July 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Harold Craxton - Composer, Arranger, Poets and Composers Short Biographies, Web, July 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ Alphabetic List of Authors,Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. Oxford, UK: Clarendon, 1917. Bartleby.com, Web, July 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Bibliography, Fred G. Bowles, Poetry Archive, Web, July 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Search results = author:Fred G. Bowles, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ Bowles, Fred G. (lyricist), Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Reordings, Web, July 17, 2012.

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