Apropro for Valentine's, from 1896 –
Yes, Sweetest of Words to Me
an old song (on the brink of having been forgotten) sung by Roger Harding.
Yes, Sweetest of Words to Me
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| Company |
Columbia Phonograph Company
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| Cylinder # |
8824
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| Category |
Tenor
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| Title |
Yes, Sweetest of Words to Me
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| Performed by |
Roger Harding
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| Circa |
1896-1897
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| Announcement |
"Yes, Sweetest of Words to Me, sung by Roger Harding for
the Columbia Phonograph Company of New York City."
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Roger Harding, a tenor balladeer, recorded widely in the mid- and late-1890s.
His solo records, which are fairly hard to find, did not prove as popular as those of
his primary tenor competitor George J. Gaskin.
However, he kept busy recording dozens of duets, quartettes, and other ensembles
for Edison's National Phonograph Co., Columbia, and several other companies.
Not much is known about this song,
but it could be a song
Harding wrote himself.
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Yes, Sweetest of Words to Me —
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Many thanks to Quentin Riggs for his assistance with this cylinder of the month.
— This cylinder is from the collection of Ed Gabrielse —
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