Peter Dawson (1881-1961)
Last updated: 08.02.23
According to the Internet source given below, Peter Smith Dawson was an Australian bass-baritone and songwriter born in Adelaide, South Australia. He was taught by C.J. Stevens in Australia before being sent to England to study with Sir Charles Santley, a virtuoso English baritone of the Victorian era. He gained global fame through song recitals and many best-selling recordings of operatic arias, oratorio solos and rousing ballads. In 1984, the Guinness Book of Recorded Sound named him as one of the top 10 singers on disc of all time, listed alongside such luminaries as Elvis Presley and the great operatic tenor Enrico Caruso.His 1931 recording of the song Along the Road to Gundagai was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry.
He died in Sydney, New South Wales.
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Peter Dawson (bass-baritone) | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Foundering of the Troopship, The | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 13699 | P. Dawson National Vaudeville Company |
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The Midshipmite | Edison Amberol: 12084 | S. Adams |
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Thora | Edison Amberol: 12219 | S. Adams |
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Thora | Edison Blue Amberol: 23002 | S. Adams |
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The Moon Has Raised Her Lamp Above | Edison Blue Amberol: 23072 | J. Benedict |
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Hearts of Oak | Edison Blue Amberol: 23333 | W. Boyce |
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Queen of My Heart | Edison Blue Amberol: 23194 | A. Cellier |
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Come Back to Erin | Edison Blue Amberol: 23175 | Claribel |
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You Can't Do Without a Girl | Edison Bell Record: 10452 | P. Edgar |
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The Miner's Dream of Home | Edison Blue Amberol: 23044 | W. Godwin |
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⇑Nazareth | Edison Blue Amberol: 23147 | C. Gounod |
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Ever of Thee | Edison Amberol: 12037 | H.F. Hall |
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Simon the Cellarer | Edison Amberol: 12207 | J.L. Hatton |
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Sweet Christmas Bells | Edison Blue Amberol: 23143 | W. Hyde |
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Out on the Deep | Edison Amberol: 12225 | F.N. Löhr |
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The Singer Was Irish | Edison Blue Amberol: 23014 | C.W. Murphy |
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Ora Pro Nobis | Edison Amberol: 12023 | M. Piccolomini |
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Queen of the Earth | Edison Blue Amberol: 23127 | C. Pinsuti |
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The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill | Edison Blue Amberol: 23052 | J.P. Skelly |
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The Volunteer Organist | Edison Blue Amberol: 23026 | G.L. Spaulding |
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The Bandolero | Edison Blue Amberol: 23084 | L. Stuart |
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The Admiral's Broom | Edison Blue Amberol: 23338 | F.E. Weatherly |
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⇑The Admiral's Broom | Edison Amberol: 12481 | F.E. Weatherly |
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The Village Blacksmith | Edison Amberol: 12106 | W.H. Weiss |
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Lost Chord, The | Arthur Sullivan (music) Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) John McCormack (perf.) Louise Kirkby Lunn (perf.) Alma Gluck (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) Belle Cole (perf.) Clara Butt (perf.) |
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Volunteer Organist | H. Lamb (music) William B. Gray (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Boots (1928) | P. Dawson (music) Rudyard Kipling (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Village Blacksmith (1855), The | W.H. Weiss (music) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 33 works performed by Peter Dawson 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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Midshipmite (188-), The | Stephen Adams | Fred. E. Weatherly (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Thora (1905) | Stephen Adams | Fred E. Weatherly (words) Dan Llewellyn (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Moon Has Raised Her Lamp Above (186-), The | Julius Benedict | Ernest Pike (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Hearts of Oak (1914) | William Boyce | David Garrick (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Queen of My Heart (1910) | Alfred Cellier | B.C. Stephenson (words) Charles Hayden Coffin (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Come Back to Erin (186-) | Claribel | Ernest Pike (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) Orville Harrold (perf.) |
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Foundering of the Troopship (1907), The | Peter Dawson | P. Dawson (perf.) National Vaudeville Company (perf.) |
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Boots (1928) | Peter Dawson | Rudyard Kipling (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Cells (?) | Peter Dawson | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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Lord Is King (?), The | Peter Dawson | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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⇑Prentice Lads So Cheap (?), The | Peter Dawson | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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Three Souls (?), The | Peter Dawson | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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Westward Ho! (?) | Peter Dawson | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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You Can't Do Without a Girl (1907) | Percy Edgar | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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Miner's Dream of Home (1891), The | Will Godwin | L. Dryden (words) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) Andrew Clayton (perf.) Kate Rusby (perf.) L. Dryden (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Nazareth (1909) | Charles Gounod | P. Dawson (perf.) Alexander Prince (perf.) |
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Ever of Thee (1909) | Henry Foley Hall | Peter Dawson (words) Ernest Pike (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Simon the Cellarer (189-) | John Liptrot Hatton | W.H. Bellamy (words) Mr Santley (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Sweet Christmas Bells (1909) | Walter Hyde | Ernest Pike (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Volunteer Organist (1893) | H. Lamb | William B. Gray (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Out on the Deep (1910) | Frederic N. Löhr | Samuel K Cowan (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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⇑Singer Was Irish (1910), The | C.W. Murphy | Harry Castling (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Asleep in the Deep (1897) | Henry W. Petrie | Arthur J. Lamb (words) F.C. Stanley (perf.) William Meyer (perf.) Joe Parsons (perf.) Dorothy Kingsley (perf.) Gus Reed (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) J. Rogers (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) Fred Field (perf.) |
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Ora Pro Nobis (189-) | M. Piccolomini | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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Queen of the Earth (1857) | Ciro Pinsuti | H L D'Arcy Jaxone (words) Alfred Hicks (perf.) Alan Turner (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill (1881), The | J.P. Skelly(w&m) | Ernest Pike (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Volunteer Organist (1893), The | George L. Spaulding | Wm. B. Gray (words) P. Dawson (perf.) Walter J. Talbot (perf.) |
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Bandolero (1899), The | Leslie Stuart(w&m) | Indestructible Military Band (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) Signor Foli (perf.) |
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Lost Chord (1877), The | Arthur Sullivan | Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) John McCormack (perf.) Louise Kirkby Lunn (perf.) Alma Gluck (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) Belle Cole (perf.) Clara Butt (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) |
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My Old Shako (1907) | Henry Trotère | J Francis Barron (words) Charles Knowles (perf.) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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Admiral's Broom (1912), The | Frederic Edward Weatherly | P. Dawson (perf.) | |
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Village Blacksmith (1855), The | W.H. Weiss | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (words) P. Dawson (perf.) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 7 works by Peter Dawson (1881-1961).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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Along The Road To Gundagai | 2:51 | P. Dawson |
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The Kerry Dance | 4:10 | P. Dawson |
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Waltzing Matilda | 4:05 | P. Dawson |
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Boots (1929) | 2:55 | P. Dawson |
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Foundering of the Troopship (1907) | 2:16 | P. Dawson |
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Miners Dream of Home | 3:19 | P. Dawson |
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Asleep in the Deep (1930) | 6:13 | P. Dawson |