Dan W. Quinn
Dan W. Quinn (* 1859 in San Francisco ; † November 7, 1938 in New York City ) was an American tenor and comedian who was one of the earliest singers from whom sound recordings were made and as a result achieved widespread fame.
Recordings
Dan W. Quinn was one of the most productive musicians in the then still young music industry. He can be heard on countless publications, totaling around two thousand five hundred recordings, including for Berliner Gramophone , Victor Talking Machine Company , Zonophon and Columbia Records .
Improved record
Dan W. Quinn's first recording for the Edridge R. Johnson- led Improved Record label , a predecessor of the Victor Talking Machine Company, was dated June 29, 1900, entitled Strike Up the Band, Here Comes a Sailor , based on a text by Andrew B. Sterling and a composition by Charles B. Ward (A-9).
literature
- Tim Gracyk, Frank Hoffmann: Popular American Recording Pioneers 1895-1925. The Haworth Press, New York 2000, ISBN 1-56024-993-5 .
- Frank Hoffmann & Howard Ferstler: Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Routledge, London 2005, ISBN 0-203-48427-4 .
Web links
- Dan W. Quinn in the DAHR database . Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- Dan W. Quinn audio files in the National Jukebox of the Library of Congress (English). Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- Dan W. Quinn - tenor , Tim Gracyk, Tim's Phonographs and Old Records., Accessed April 28, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quinn, Dan W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tenor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1938 |
| Place of death | New York City |