Marion Evelyn Cox
Last updated: 30.03.24
All that can presently (May 2022) be gleaned about Marion Evelyn Cox from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was presumably an American contralto. According to the Internet source given below, she made at least 47 recordings between 1917 and 1922 on a number of different labels. It is surprising, given this output, that so little is known about her.
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DAHR: | List of 47 historic recordings from 1917 to 1922. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Granny (1920) | E.B. Alexander | Marion Evelyn Cox | Edison Record: 6941 |
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Let the Rest of the World Go By (1920) | E.R. Ball | Marion Evelyn Cox Harvey Hindermeyer |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3955 |
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Knit, Knit, Knit (1918) | I. Caryll | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox Helen Clark |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3406 |
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Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight - Song (1918) | F.H. Klickmann | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3606 |
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Hush-A-Bye, Ma Baby (1918) | F.K. Logan | Marion Evelyn Cox Vernon Dalhart |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3454 |
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Do You Sometimes Think of Me? (1917) | J.A. MacMeekin | Marion Evelyn Cox | Edison Blue Amberol: 3305 |
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Down in Lily Land (1917) | F.W. Regá | Marion Evelyn Cox John Young |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3265 |
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Chu Chin Chow (1917) | D. Stamper | Marion Evelyn Cox | Edison Blue Amberol: 3327 |
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Comrade O' Mine (1920) | E. Thomas | George Wilton Ballard Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3995 |
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Somebody's Waiting For Someone (1919) | H. von Tilzer | Betsy Lane Shepherd Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3749 |
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Alabama Lullaby (1919) | C. de Voll | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3772 |
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⇑One Loving Caress (1920) | P. Wenrich | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison Blue Amberol: 4073 |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Granny (1919) | E.B. Alexander | Marion Evelyn Cox | Edison: 6941 |
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Let the Rest of the World Go By (1919) | E.R. Ball | Marion Evelyn Cox Harvey Hindermeyer |
Edison: 7025 |
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Knit, Knit, Knit (1917) | I. Caryll | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox Helen Clark |
Edison: 5860 |
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In a Kingdom of Our Own (1919) | G.M. Cohan | Gladys Rice George Wilton Ballard Betsy Lane Shepherd Marion Evelyn Cox Charles Hart |
Edison: 6652 |
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Some Sweet Day, Bye and Bye (1917) | W.H. Doane | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox William F. Hooley John Young |
Edison: 5589 |
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Hush-A-Bye, Ma Baby (1917) | J.V. Eppel | Marion Evelyn Cox Vernon Dalhart |
Edison: 5646 |
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Paradise For Two, A (1918) | H. Fraser-Simson | George Wilton Ballard Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison: 6395 |
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Old Jim's Christmas Hymn (1896) | W.B. Gray | Betsy Lane Shepherd Marion Evelyn Cox John Young William F. Hooley Arthur Middleton |
Edison: 5637 |
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I'm Coming Back to You Poor Butterfly (1917) | J.R. Hubbell | Vernon Dalhart Gladys Rice Helen Clark Marion Evelyn Cox John Young S. Porter Donald Chalmers |
Edison: 5881 |
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Melody Land (1917) | J.R. Hubbell | Lawrence E. Gilbert Marie De Kyser Marion Evelyn Cox Helen Clark Betsy Lane Shepherd Gladys Rice Thomas Chalmers |
Edison: 5780 |
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His Buttons Are Marked U.S (1918) | C. Jacobs-Bond | Marion Evelyn Cox | Edison: 6003 |
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Siren's Song, The (1917) | J. Kern | Gladys Rice Helen Clark Harvey Hindermeyer Billy Murray Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison: 5810 |
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Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight - Song (1918) | F.H. Klickmann | Marion Evelyn Cox Gladys Rice |
Edison: 6104 |
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Shall We Gather at the River (1917) | R. Lowry | Betsy Lane Shepherd William F. Hooley George Wilton Ballard Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison: 5294 |
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Work, For The Night Is Coming (1917) | L. Mason | Donald Chalmers Marion Evelyn Cox Gladys Rice John Young |
Edison: 5926 |
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Magic Song, The (1916) | E. Meyer-Helmund | Marion Evelyn Cox | Edison: 5378 |
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⇑Home Over There, The (1917) | T.C. O'Kane | Gladys Rice John Young Charles Hart Donald Chalmers Elliott Shaw Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison: 5896 |
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Down in Lily Land (1917) | F.W. Regá | Marion Evelyn Cox John Young |
Edison: 5503 |
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Nephews of Uncle Sam (1917) | H. Ruby | A. Fields Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox S. Porter Donald Chalmers John Young |
Edison: 5491 |
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That Creepy, Weepy Feeling (1917) | W.A. Schroeder | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox George Wilton Ballard Harvey Hindermeyer |
Edison: 5550 |
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Longing For My Dixie Home (1917) | J.R. Shannon | Harvey Hindermeyer Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox William F. Hooley Elliott Shaw |
Edison: 5924 |
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Chu Chin Chow (1917) | D. Stamper | Marion Evelyn Cox | Edison: 5663 |
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Wait Till You Get Them Up in the Air, Boys (1919) | A. von Tilzer | Fred Hillebrand Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison: 6925 |
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Somebody's Waiting For Someone (1919) | H. von Tilzer | Betsy Lane Shepherd Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison: 6649 |
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Throw Out the Life-Line (1917) | E. Ufford | Marion Evelyn Cox Gladys Rice Donald Chalmers John Young |
Edison: 5925 |
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Alabama Lullaby (1918) | C. de Voll | Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox |
Edison: 6682 |
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One Loving Caress (1919) | P. Wenrich | Marion Evelyn Cox Gladys Rice |
Edison: 7251 |
The peformer is featured on 29 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Title | Composer | Attribution | Items |
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Granny (1919) | Edna Belle Alexander | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) | |
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Let the Rest of the World Go By (1919) | Ernest Roland Ball | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
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Knit, Knit, Knit (1917) | Ivan Caryll | |
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In a Kingdom of Our Own (1919) | George. M. Cohan(w&m) | |
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Some Sweet Day, Bye and Bye (1917) | W. Howard Doane | Fanny Crosby (words) | |
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Hush-A-Bye, Ma Baby (1916) | John Valentine Eppel | J.R Shannon (words) | |
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Paradise For Two (1918), A | Harold Fraser-Simson(w&m) | |
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Old Jim's Christmas Hymn (1896) | William B. Gray(w&m) | |
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I'm Coming Back to You Poor Butterfly (1917) | John Raymond Hubbell | Andrew Donnelly (words) | |
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His Buttons Are Marked U.S (1902) | Carrie Jacobs-Bond | Mary Norton Bradford (words) | |
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⇑Siren's Song (1917), The | Jerome Kern | P.G. Wodehouse (words) | |
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Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight - Song (1918) | Frank Henri Klickmann | Harold G. Frost (words) | |
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Hush-A-Bye, Ma Baby (1905) | Frederic Knight Logan | J.R. Shannon (co-author) | |
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Shall We Gather at the River (1917) | Robert Lowry | |
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Do You Sometimes Think of Me? (1916) | J.A. MacMeekin | |
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Work, For The Night Is Coming (1917) | Lowell Mason | Mrs. Harry Coghill (words) Raymond V. Gould (words) |
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Magic Song (1916), The | Erik Meyer-Helmund | |
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Home Over There (1917), The | T.C. O'Kane | DeWitt Clinton Huntington (words) | |
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Down in Lily Land (1917) | F. Wallace Regá | |
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Nephews of Uncle Sam (1917) | Harry Ruby | |
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That Creepy, Weepy Feeling (1917) | William A. Schroeder | |
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⇑Longing For My Dixie Home (1917) | James Royce Shannon(w&m) | |
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Chu Chin Chow (1917) | Dave Stamper | Gene Buck (words) | |
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Comrade O' Mine (1919) | Elizabeth Thomas | Harry D. Kerr (words) | |
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Wait Till You Get Them Up in the Air, Boys (1919) | Albert von Tilzer(w&m) | Lew Brown (words) | |
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Somebody's Waiting For Someone (1919) | Harry von Tilzer | Andrew B. Sterling (words) | |
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Throw Out the Life-Line (1917) | Edward S. Ufford | Edward S. Ufford (words) | |
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Alabama Lullaby (1918) | Cal de Voll | |
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One Loving Caress (1919) | Percy Wenrich(w&m) | |