Royal James Fish (1875-1924)

Overview

According to the Internet sources given below, Royal James Fish was an American tenor born in Nebraska.
Quoting from the Edison Blue Amberol Catalog - April 1914:
This American artist was born in the Middle West. His early musical training was under his father, Stephen Fish, who was a well known tenor about 20 years ago. Later he studied with some of the best teachers in Chicago and New York. For some years, Royal Fish has sung leading tenor roles in all of the standard operas. His repertoire also includes standard oratorios and classic and modern songs. He has sung for many leading societies of the country and has sung as soloist at the First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn and the Marble Collegiate and Grace Methodist Episcopal Churches, New York. At present he is engaged in concert and oratorio work and in teaching.
He made at least 37 recordings between 1912 and 1916 on a number of different labels.
He died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Websites:
	Royal James Fish	Biography by findagrave.com
	DAHR: Royal Fish	List of 37 historic recordings from 1912 to 1916.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1913)	H.W. Armstrong	Royal James Fish	Edison Blue Amberol: 1625
Down Where the Water Lillies Grow (1915)	H. Carlton	Royal James Fish	Edison Blue Amberol: 2735
If We Were on Our Honeymoon (1913)	J. Kern	Elsie West Baker Royal James Fish	Edison Blue Amberol: 2077
In the Shadow of the Pines (1913)	G.O. Lang	Vernon Archibald Royal James Fish	Edison Blue Amberol: 2073
The Battle Eve (1914)	C.A. Rawlings	Vernon Archibald Royal James Fish	Edison Blue Amberol: 2193

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


On Yonder Rock Reclining (1914)	D.F.E Auber	Royal James Fish Marie De Kyser	Edison: 3136
Tip-Top Tipperary Mary (1915)	H. Carroll	Royal James Fish William F. Hooley Billy Murray Joseph Anthony Phillips S. Porter John Young	Edison: 3523
There's a Bungalow in Dixieland (1915)	H.B. Freeman	Royal James Fish Morton Harvey Harvey Hindermeyer William F. Hooley John Young	Edison: 3525
Where the Water Lilies Grow (1915)	H. Green	Royal James Fish	Edison: 3818
There Is No Love Like Mine (1913)	L.A Hirsch	Royal James Fish Marie De Kyser	Edison: 2103
Though It Was Within This Hour We Met (1913)	R.D. Koven	Royal James Fish Marie De Kyser	Edison: 2347
Ring On, Sweet Bells (1914)	G. Nevin	Vernon Archibald Royal James Fish	Edison: 3059
I'm a Millionaire (1915)	P.A. Rubens	Royal James Fish William F. Hooley Joseph Anthony Phillips Elizabeth Spencer John Young	Edison: 3565
Call Me Your Darling Again (1916)	J.P. Skelly	Royal James Fish William F. Hooley Elizabeth Spencer	Edison: 4428
Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (1913)	A. Sullivan	Vernon Archibald Donald Alexander Chalmers Royal James Fish	Edison: 2383
Stay, Frederic, Stay (1914)	A. Sullivan	Royal James Fish Marie De Kyser	Edison: 2819
Where the Morning Glories Twine Around the Door (1913)	H. von Tilzer	Royal James Fish	Edison: 2489
Roses, Roses Everywhere! (1912)	Henry Trotère	Royal James Fish Marie De Kyser	Edison: 2009
Marguerite (1912)	C.A. White	Royal James Fish	Edison: 1178

Works

The peformer is featured on 19 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Items


You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1896)	Henry W. Armstrong	Richard H. Gerard (words) Albert Campbell (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison (perf.)
On Yonder Rock Reclining (?)	Daniel F. E. Auber	Royal James Fish (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.)
Down Where the Water Lillies Grow (1913)	Harry Carlton(w&m)	Royal James Fish (perf.)
Tip-Top Tipperary Mary (1914)	Harry Carroll	Ballard Macdonald (words) Royal James Fish (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.) Joseph Anthony Phillips (perf.) Steve Porter (perf.) John Young (perf.)
There's a Bungalow in Dixieland (1915)	Harold B. Freeman	Royal James Fish (perf.) Morton Harvey (perf.) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) John Young (perf.)
Where the Water Lilies Grow (1915)	Harry Green	Royal James Fish (perf.)
There Is No Love Like Mine (1913)	Louis Achille Hirsch	Jean Havez (words) Royal James Fish (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.)
If We Were on Our Honeymoon (1913)	Jerome Kern	Elsie West Baker (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.)
Though It Was Within This Hour We Met (1913)	Reginald De Koven	Harry B. Smith (words) Royal James Fish (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.)
In the Shadow of the Pines (1892)	G.O. Lang	Hattie Lummis (words) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.)
⇑Ring On, Sweet Bells (1914)	George B. Nevin	Vernon Archibald (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.)
Battle Eve (189-?), The	Charles Arthur Rawlings	Léonard Gautier (words) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.)
I'm a Millionaire (1915)	Paul Alfred Rubens	Percy Greenbank (words) Paul A. Rubens (words) Royal James Fish (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Joseph Anthony Phillips (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) John Young (perf.)
Call Me Your Darling Again (1916)	J.P. Skelly	Royal James Fish (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)
Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (1913)	Arthur Sullivan	Vernon Archibald (perf.) Donald Alexander Chalmers (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.)
Stay, Frederic, Stay (1914)	Arthur Sullivan	Royal James Fish (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.)
Where the Morning Glories Twine Around the Door (1905)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Royal James Fish (perf.)
Roses, Roses Everywhere! (1906)	Henry Trotère	Clifton Bingham (words) Royal James Fish (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.)
Marguerite (1911)	Charles Albert White(w&m)	Royal James Fish (perf.)