Peter Dawson (1881-1961)
Last updated: 31.08.23
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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Excelsior | Edison Amberol: 12074 | M. Balfe |
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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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Out on the Deep | Edison Amberol: 12225 | F.N. Löhr |
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The Midshipmite | Edison Amberol: 12084 | M. Maybrick |
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Thora | Edison Amberol: 12219 | M. Maybrick |
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Thora | Edison Blue Amberol: 23002 | M. Maybrick |
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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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Sweet Christmas Bells | Cylindres Edison Moulés Sur Or: 13530 | Traditional |
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⇑Sweet Christmas Bells | Edison Blue Amberol: 23143 | Traditional |
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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.) Peter Dawson (perf.) Belle Cole (perf.) Clara Butt (perf.) |
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Volunteer Organist | H. Lamb (music) William B. Gray (words) Peter 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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Excelsior (n.d.) | Michael William Balfe | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (words) Harry Anthony (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) James F. Harrison (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) |
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Moon Has Raised Her Lamp Above (186-), The | Julius Benedict | Peter Dawson (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) |
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Hearts of Oak (1914) | William Boyce | David Garrick (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Queen of My Heart (1910) | Alfred Cellier | B.C. Stephenson (words) Charles Hayden Coffin (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Come Back to Erin (186-) | Claribel | Peter Dawson (perf.) Orville Harrold (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) |
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Foundering of the Troopship (1907), The | Peter Dawson | National Vaudeville Company (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Boots (1928) | Peter Dawson | Rudyard Kipling (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Cells (?) | Peter Dawson | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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Lord Is King (?), The | Peter Dawson | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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Prentice Lads So Cheap (?), The | Peter Dawson | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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⇑Three Souls (?), The | Peter Dawson | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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Westward Ho! (?) | Peter Dawson | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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You Can't Do Without a Girl (1907) | Percy Edgar | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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Miner's Dream of Home (1891), The | Will Godwin | Leo Dryden (words) Andrew Clayton (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) Leo Dryden (perf.) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) Kate Rusby (perf.) |
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Nazareth (1909) | Charles Gounod | Peter Dawson (perf.) Alexander Prince (perf.) |
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Ever of Thee (1909) | Henry Foley Hall | Peter Dawson (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) |
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Simon the Cellarer (189-) | John Liptrot Hatton | W.H. Bellamy (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) Mr Santley (perf.) |
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Volunteer Organist (1893) | H. Lamb | William B. Gray (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Out on the Deep (1910) | Frederic N. Löhr | Samuel K Cowan (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Midshipmite (188-), The | Michael Maybrick | Fred. E. Weatherly (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Thora (1905) | Michael Maybrick | Fred E. Weatherly (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) Dan Llewellyn (perf.) |
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⇑Singer Was Irish (1910), The | C.W. Murphy | Harry Castling (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) |
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Asleep in the Deep (1897) | Henry W. Petrie | Arthur J. Lamb (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) Fred Field (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Dorothy Kingsley (perf.) William Meyer (perf.) Joe Parsons (perf.) Gus Reed (perf.) J. Rogers (perf.) Frank C. Stanley (perf.) |
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Ora Pro Nobis (189-) | M. Piccolomini | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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Queen of the Earth (1857) | Ciro Pinsuti | H L D'Arcy Jaxone (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) Alfred Hicks (perf.) Alan Turner (perf.) |
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Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill (1881), The | J.P. Skelly(w&m) | Peter Dawson (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) |
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Volunteer Organist (1893), The | George L. Spaulding | Wm. B. Gray (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) Walter J. Talbot (perf.) |
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Bandolero (1899), The | Leslie Stuart(w&m) | Indestructible Military Band (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) Signor Foli (perf.) |
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Lost Chord (1877), The | Arthur Sullivan | Adelaide Anne Procter (words) Clara Butt (perf.) W. Paris Chambers (perf.) Belle Cole (perf.) Peter Dawson (perf.) Alma Gluck (perf.) Allen Hinckley (perf.) Louise Kirkby Lunn (perf.) John McCormack (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) |
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Sweet Christmas Bells (?) | Traditional | Peter Dawson (perf.) Walter Hyde (perf.) Ernest Pike (perf.) |
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My Old Shako (1907) | Henry Trotère | J Francis Barron (words) Peter Dawson (perf.) Charles Knowles (perf.) |
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Admiral's Broom (1912), The | Frederic Edward Weatherly | Peter Dawson (perf.) | |
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⇑Village Blacksmith (1855), The | W.H. Weiss | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (words) Peter 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 |