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American Quartet (ensemble)
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The American Quartet was a quartet of singers that recorded for various companies from 1899 to 1925. The lineup varied over the years, but the most famous lineup recorded for the Victor Talking Machine Company from 1909 to 1913.
- John Bieling - first tenor
- Billy Murray - second tenor
- Steve Porter - baritone
- William F. Hooley - bass
These same singers also recorded for Edison Records as the Premier Quartet. From 1912 to 1914 the quartet recorded with countertenor Will Oakland as the Heidelberg Quintet.
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[edit]Further reading
- The American Quartet (1917) in 'Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century
Collected Works of American Quartet AmericanQuartet-DixieLand.mp3
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Artist/Composer: American Quartet
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| A Coon Wedding in Southern Georgia (1902) | 2.06 MB |
| A Meeting of the Limekiln Club (Minstrel recording) (1902) | 2.09 MB |
| A Meeting of the Limekiln Club (Minstrel recording) (1902) | 2.05 MB |
| A Night Trip to Buffalo (1900) | 2.34 MB |
| A Night Trip to Buffalo (1902) | 2.13 MB |
| A Soldier's Farewell (1902) | 1.96 MB |
| Church Scene from the Old Homestead (1902) | 2.14 MB |
| Darling Nellie Gray (1902) | 1.95 MB |
| Dixie Land (1902) | 1.99 MB |
| Farmyard Medley (1902) | 1.99 MB |
| Farmyard Medley (1902) a | 2.06 MB |
| Finnegan's Birthday Surprise Party (1902) | 1.95 MB |
| Holy City (1902) | 2.11 MB |
| Lead Kindly Light (1902) | 2.00 MB |
| Louisiana Lou (1902) | 2.02 MB |
| Steamboat Leaving the Wharf at New Orleans (Coon Song) (1902) | 2.01 MB |
| When the Harvest Days Are Over (1902) | 1.91 MB |
