William F. Denny

William F. Denny (circa 1860 – October 2, 1908) was an American vaudeville performer and pioneer recording artist.

A portrait of pioneer recording artist Will F. Denny from Columbia XP cylinder catalog, 1908.

Biography

William F. Denny (also known as Will F. Denny) was born in late 1859 or more likely in 1860 in Boston,[1][2] to James and Elizabeth Denny.[3] He gained fame performing on vaudeville stages,[1] specializing in comic numbers.[2] His first recordings were made in 1891 for the New England Phonograph Company.[4] Beginning in May 1898 his popularity was such that he signed an exclusive recording contract with Columbia that was in effect for one year.[2] He had a singular recording session for Victor Records on September 11, 1901.[2] His last records were made for the Zonophone company. He died in Seattle on October 2, 1908 of atherosclerosis,[5] while touring on the Pantages vaudeville circuit, and was buried in Philadelphia.[2]

Partial discography

Berliner Gramophone
Columbia Records
cylinders
discs
Edison Records
New England Phonograph Company
Victor Records
[16]
Zonophone Records

References

  1. 1 2 Hobbies, volume 60, page 56.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Gracyk, Tim and Hoffman, Frank W. (2000). Popular American recording pioneers, 1895-1925. Psychology Press, Binghampton, NY. ISBN 978-1-56024-993-1.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer, October 13, 1908.
  4. ’ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections) Journal' XI (1979) page 109.
  5. Barna, Ryan. "A Trip to Will F. Denny's Grave". Retrieved August 24, 2010
  6. 1 2 3 4 Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Berliner numerical listing: Early releases without ‘0’ prefix". Retrieved August 24, 2010
  7. 1 2 3 Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Berliner: Later ‘0’-prefix series". Retrieved August 24, 2010
  8. 1 2 3 Brooks, Tim (1999). The Columbia Master Book Discography, Volume I: U.S. Matrix Series 1 through 4999, 1901-1910 with a History of the Columbia Phonograph Company to 1934. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-30821-5.
  9. Abrams, Steven and Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Columbia A-prefix numerical listing: A1 - A499 (1908)". Retrieved August 24, 2010
  10. 1 2 3 Koenigsberg, Allen (1969). Edison cylinder records, 1889-1912: with an illustrated history of the phonograph. Stellar Productions.
  11. Sage, Glenn. "August 1997 Cylinder of the Month". Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  12. Success Magazine, January 1907, page 360.
  13. Pacific Monthly, Portland, OR, Volume 17 (1907), page 755.
  14. Success Magazine, January 1907, page 509.
  15. Sage, Glenn. "May 2007 Cylinder of the Month". Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  16. University of California, Santa Barbara Libraries. " Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings: Will F. Denny (vocalist)". Retrieved August 24, 2010
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project – Zonophone Numerical Listings: Etched-label issues (1899 – 1903)". Retrieved August 24, 2010
  18. Settlemier, Tyrone. "The Online Discographical Project - Zonophone Numerical Listings: 10-inch single-sided paper labels, 1904 - 1909". Retrieved August 24, 2010


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