Craig Campbell (tenor)
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Robert Craig Campbell (1878–1965) was a
Childhood
Campbell was born in London, Ontario to Alexander and Elizabeth Campbell in 1878.[2] While Campbell was young, the family moved several times, living in Hamilton and Owen Sound before settling down in Winnipeg. His first performance on stage took place in Winnipeg, when he performed for the High School Literary Society.
Career
Campbell made a formal debut in 1909 in the role of Alfred Blake in
Campbell became a member of the
Recordings
- A dream by Charles Cory, recorded June 1912, released 1912 as Side A on Columbia Phonograph Company #A 1249.[3]
- A woman's smile by Rudolph Friml, Gus Kahn and Otto Harbach, recorded June 1912, released 1912 as Side A on Columbia Phonograph Company #A 1274.[4]
- Oh! That we two were maying with Grace Kerns by Alice Mary Smith, recorded June 2, 1913, released August 1913 as Side A on Columbia Phonograph Company #A1341.[5]
- Good-bye by Paolo Tosti, recorded October 1918, released December 1919 as Side A on Pathé Frères Phonograph Company #25024[6] // I mind the day by Charles Willeby, recorded September 1919 as Side B.[7]
- Eben Rexford and Hart Danks, recorded June 1922, released December 15, 1922 as Side A on Pathé Frères Phonograph Company #5032[8] // We've been chums for fifty years by Thurland Chattaway, recorded June 1922.[9]
- Who knows? by Ernest Ball and Paul Laurence Dunbar, recorded June 1922, released December 1922 as Side A on Pathé Frères Phonograph Company #025101.[10] // The banks of Allan Water by Charles Edward Horn, as Side B[11]
- Bonnie sweet Bessie by Sir John Stevenson, recorded April 1924, as Side B.[13]
References
"Audio recordings sorted by performer: C". Library and Archives Canada. 29 February 2016. Search for 'Campbell, Craig, 1878-1965'
Links to many MP3 files from the dead Collections Canada Web site can be found here, and by searching on the Libraries and Archives Canada site https://bac-lac.gc.ca.
- ^ a b c Helmut Kallmann. "United States of America". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Craig Campbell, tenor (1878-1965)". Library and Archives Canada. 9 September 2020.
- ^ "A dream [sound recording] / Bartlett ; [Cory]". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A woman's smile [sound recording] / Rudolf Friml ; [Harbach] ; [Kahn]". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Oh! That we two were maying [sound recording] / Alice Mary Smith". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Good-bye [sound recording] / Tosti". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "I mind the day [sound recording] / Willeby". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Silver threads among the gold [sound recording] / Danks ; [Rexford]". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "We've been chums for fifty years [sound recording] / Chattaway". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Who knows? [sound recording] / Ball ; [Dunbar]". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The banks of Allan Water [sound recording] / Horn [arranger]". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bonnie sweet Bessie [sound recording] / Root ; Gilbert". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Believe me, if all those endearing young charms [sound recording] / Moore ; Stevenson". Collections Canada. 2005-06-21.[permanent dead link]