Michael J. O'Connell
Last updated: 08.06.25
All that can presently (February 2025) be gleaned about Michael J. O'Connell from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was an American tenor who has made at least 48 recordings between 1915 and 1916 on the Victor, Columbia, Brunswick and Edison labels.
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DAHR: M. J. O'Connell | List of 48 historic recordings from 1915 to 1917. |
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I'd Feel at Home if They'd Let Me Join the Army (1918) | A. Gumble | Michael J. O'Connell | Edison Blue Amberol: 3381 |
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So I Took the Fifty Thousand Dollars (1923) | A. Gumble | Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning | Edison Blue Amberol: 4839 |
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How Could Washington Be a Married Man (1917) | A. Piantadosi | Michael J. O'Connell | Edison Blue Amberol: 3086 |
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Kitty Donohue (1922) | F.T. Whitehouse | Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning |
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I Love a Piano (1916) | I. Berlin | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 46360 |
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You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girls (1917) | R. Cowan | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 77224 |
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When the Major Plays Those Minor Melodies (1916) | H. DeCosta | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47078 |
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When It's Circus Day Back Home (1917) | J. Glogau | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 77039 |
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More I See of Hawaii the Better I Like New York, The (1917) | A. Gottler | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 77099 |
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Come Out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann (1916) | J. Kendis | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47249 |
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Everybody Loves an Irish Song (1916) | W.J. McKenna | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47093 |
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I Want to Go to the County Mayo (1917) | W.J. McKenna | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 77421 |
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For Me and My Gal (1917) | G.W. Meyer | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47277 |
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There's Just a Little Bit of Monkey (1917) | J.V. Monaco | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47274 |
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How Could Washington Be a Married Man (1916) | A. Piantadosi | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47075 |
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Send Me Away With a Smile (1917) | A. Piantadosi | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 77223 |
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Just Keep on Skating (1916) | M. Pollock | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47214 |
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Keep Your Eye on the Girlie You Love (1916) | I. Schuster | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47236 |
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He's Just Like You (1917) | A. von Tilzer | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 77027 |
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Love Is Just a Lottery (1916) | A. von Tilzer | Grace Kerns as Grace Nash Michael J. O'Connell |
Columbia: 46969 |
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⇑Put on Your Slippers and Fill Up Your Pipe (1916) | A. von Tilzer | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 47174 |
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This Great Big World Owes Me a Loving (1916) | A. von Tilzer | Marguerite Farrell Michael J. O'Connell |
Columbia: 46923 |
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It's a Hundred to One You're in Love (1916) | H. von Tilzer | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 46361 |
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You Were Just Made to Order For Me (1916) | H. von Tilzer | Marguerite Farrell Michael J. O'Connell |
Columbia: 46952 |
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Some Sunday Morning (1917) | R.A. Whiting | Ada Jones Michael J. O'Connell |
Columbia: 77190 |
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You're a Great Big Lonesome Baby (1917) | R.A. Whiting | Michael J. O'Connell | Columbia: 77112 |
The peformer is featured on 25 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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I Love a Piano (1915) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girls (1917) | Rubey Cowan | Lew Brown (words) Bobby Heath (words) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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When the Major Plays Those Minor Melodies (1916) | Harry DeCosta | William Alexander (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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When It's Circus Day Back Home (1917) | Jack Glogau | Jack Yellen (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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More I See of Hawaii the Better I Like New York (1917), The | Archie Gottler | Bert Kalmar (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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I'd Feel at Home if They'd Let Me Join the Army (1917) | Albert Gumble | Jack Mahoney (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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So I Took the Fifty Thousand Dollars (1923) | Albert Gumble | Jack Meskill (words) Robert Denning (words) Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning (perf.) |
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Come Out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann (1916) | James Kendis(w&m) | Charles Bayha (co-author)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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Everybody Loves an Irish Song (1916) | William J. McKenna(w&m) | Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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I Want to Go to the County Mayo (1917) | William J. McKenna | William J. McKenna (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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⇑For Me and My Gal (1917) | George W. Meyer | E. Ray Goetz (words) Edgar Leslie (words) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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There's Just a Little Bit of Monkey (1916) | James V. Monaco | Grant Clarke (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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How Could Washington Be a Married Man (1916) | Al Piantadosi | Joe Goodwin (words) Ballard MacDonald (words) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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Send Me Away With a Smile (1917) | Al Piantadosi | Louis Weslyn (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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Just Keep on Skating (1917) | Muriel Pollock | Louis Weslyn (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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Keep Your Eye on the Girlie You Love (1916) | Ira Schuster | Howard Johnson (words) Alex Gerber (words) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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Love Is Just a Lottery (1916) | Albert von Tilzer | Chas. R. McCarron (words) Stanley Murphy (words) Grace Kerns as Grace Nash (perf.) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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Put on Your Slippers and Fill Up Your Pipe (1916) | Albert von Tilzer | Will A Heelan (words) Ed. P Moran (words) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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He's Just Like You (1917) | Albert von Tilzer | Lew Brown (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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This Great Big World Owes Me a Loving (1916) | Albert von Tilzer | Andrew B. Sterling (words) Eddie Moran (words) Marguerite Farrell (perf.) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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It's a Hundred to One You're in Love (1916) | Harry von Tilzer | Lou Klein (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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⇑You Were Just Made to Order For Me (1916) | Harry von Tilzer | Harry Von Tilzer (words)
Marguerite Farrell (perf.) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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Kitty Donohue (1912) | Fred T. Whitehouse | Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning (perf.) |
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Some Sunday Morning (1917) | Richard A. Whiting | Gus Kahn (words) Raymond B. Egan (words) Ada Jones (perf.) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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You're a Great Big Lonesome Baby (1917) | Richard A. Whiting | Doc Cook (co-author) Gus Kahn (co-author) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) |
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