Royal James Fish (1875-1924)
Last updated: 02.05.23
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.
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You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline | H.W. Armstrong | Edison Blue Amberol: 1625 |
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Down Where the Water Lillies Grow | H. Carlton | Edison Blue Amberol: 2735 |
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If We Were on Our Honeymoon | J. Kern | Edison Blue Amberol: 2077 |
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In the Shadow of the Pines | G.O. Lang | Edison Blue Amberol: 2073 |
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The Battle Eve | C.A. Rawlings | Edison Blue Amberol: 2193 |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 5 works performed by Royal James Fish who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1903) | Henry W. Armstrong | Richard H. Gerard (words) William R. Moore (perf.) Harry Ernest (perf.) Pearl Redding (perf.) Emma Tole (perf.) Columbia Quartette (perf.) Albert Campbell (perf.) James F. Harrison (perf.) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) George Donaldson (perf.) James Rowland (perf.) William R Moore (perf.) |
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Down Where the Water Lillies Grow (1913) | Harry Carlton(w&m) | Royal James Fish (perf.) | |
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If We Were on Our Honeymoon (1913) | Jerome Kern | Elsie West Baker (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) |
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In the Shadow of the Pines (1892) | G.O. Lang | Hattie Lummis (words) Byron George Harlan (perf.) F.C. Stanley (perf.) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) |
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Battle Eve (189-?), The | Charles Arthur Rawlings | Léonard Gautier (words) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) |
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