Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (1895-1974)
Last updated: 21.12.23
Quoting from several Internet sources: Sibyl Sanderson Fagan was a whistler born in Springfield, Ohio.
She was one of a number of whistling acts who were briefly popular in the early years of the recording industry. She recorded as early as 1917 for Columbia and also for Okeh, Edison & Victor, recording as late as 1924 before falling out of fashion.
She died in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | with Performers | Issue |
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L'ardita (1919) | L. Arditi | Edison Blue Amberol: 3688 | |
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The Bird and the Saxophone (1921) | F.W. Hager | William Scotti | Edison Blue Amberol: 4297 |
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Alabamy Cradle Song (1926) | G. Kahn | Edison Blue Amberol: 5156 | |
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Sometime (1926) | G. Kahn | Edison Blue Amberol: 5119 | |
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Luxembourg Waltz (1919) | F. Lehár | Edison Blue Amberol: 3826 | |
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Serenata Narcissus (1919) | M. Moszkowski | Edison Blue Amberol: 3774 | |
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By the Babbling Brook (1919) | J. Ringleben | Lewis James | Edison Blue Amberol: 3807 |
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A Spring Morning (1904) | J. Ringleben | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8838 | |
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Melody in F (1919) | A. Rubinstein | Edison Blue Amberol: 3723 | |
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Simplicity (1919) | J.S. Zamecnik | Edison Blue Amberol: 3674 |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 11 works performed by Sibyl Sanderson Fagan who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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L'ardita (1919) | Luigi Arditi | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) | |
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Bird and the Saxophone (1921), The | Frederick W. Hager | Justin. Ringleben (co-author) Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) William Scotti (perf.) |
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Sweet Nothings (1926) | Ray Henderson | Harold Christy (words) Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) |
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Alabamy Cradle Song (1925) | Gus Kahn | Arthur Frederic Otis (co-author) Egbert A. van Alstyne (co-author) Courtney Sisters (perf.) Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) |
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Sometime (1925) | Gus Kahn | Ted Fiorito (co-author) Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) |
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Luxembourg Waltz (1919) | Ferencz Lehár | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) | |
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Serenata Narcissus (1919) | Moritz Moszkowski | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) | |
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By the Babbling Brook (1919) | Justin Ringleben | Frederick W. Hager (co-author) Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) |
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Spring Morning (1920), A | Justin Ringleben | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) | |
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Melody in F (1909) | Anton Rubinstein | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) | |
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⇑Simplicity (1916) | John Stepan Zamecnik | Sodero's Band (perf.) Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) |
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