Albert Whelan
63 records in the collection· mostly on Imperial, Zonophone, Jumbo
Albert Whelan was an Australian-born singer, comedian and music-hall entertainer who became a familiar figure on the British stage in the early decades of the 20th century. His recordings preserve the mixture of comic songs, character pieces and patter that made him a popular variety performer before radio displaced the music halls.
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Records by Albert Whelan
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- AA Humorous Record
- Bpart 2
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall monologue and character artiste, recorded for Broadcast with a humorous piece in two parts.AI summary
Broadcast 191 Music Hall
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- AAn amusing Interlude
- B(2 parts)
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall character artiste, recorded for Broadcast with an amusing interlude in two parts.AI summary
Broadcast 300 Music Hall
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- AArkansas Whistler
Albert Whelan recorded 'Arkansas Whistler' for Zonophone; a showcase for Whelan's famous whistling act and comedy talent.AI summary
Zonophone 42184 Music Hall
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- ABathing in the Sunshine
- BTopsy Turvy Talk
Albert Whelan was a pioneering Australian-born whistler and entertainer who had a long recording career from the 1910s onwards. Imperial 2453 captures him in the interwar era performing novelty material.AI summary
Imperial 2453 Music Hall
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- ACarolina in the Morning
- BGive it a Smile
Albert Whelan, a renowned whistler and entertainer of the Edwardian era, performs 'Carolina in the Morning' and 'Give it a Smile' on His Master's Voice B1586.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1586 Personalities (Prs)
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- ADarby & Joan's Xmas
- B(R Gwynn)Christmas Bells are ringing
Albert Whelan, a singer and whistler known for his distinctive style, on Imperial, performing 'Darby & Joan's Christmas' and 'Christmas Bells Are Ringing', festive material likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Imperial 2596 Voice
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- ADarby & Joan's Xmas
- B(R Gwynn)Christmas Bells are ringing
Albert Whelan, the British singer and character vocalist, recorded 'Darby & Joan's Christmas' and 'Christmas Bells Are Ringing' (credited to R. Gwynn) on Imperial label 2596.AI summary
Imperial 2596 Voice
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- ADeparture of a Troopship
- BWreck of a Troopship
Albert Whelan on His Master's Voice B1474 with two pieces of descriptive music, 'Departure of a Troopship' and 'Wreck of a Troopship'; Whelan was a celebrated character vocalist and recording artist of the early acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1474 Music Hall
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- ADeparture of a Troopship
- BWreck of a Troopship
Albert Whelan, a celebrated British music hall entertainer and whistler, recorded 'Departure of a Troopship' and 'Wreck of a Troopship' for His Master's Voice, likely documenting topical events with his distinctive whistled narration.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1474 Music Hall
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- ADicky Bird Hop
- BSome other Bird whistled a Tune
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with Dicky Bird Hop and Some Other Bird Whistled a Tune on Duophone M159.AI summary
Duophone M159 Music Hall
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- AHas anybody here seen kelly
- BTruly rural
Albert Whelan, a British entertainer, recorded 'Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly' and 'Truly Rural' on National label 429.AI summary
National 429 Music Hall
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- AHow do you do Miss Ragtime
- BSnooky Ookums
Albert Whelan, a British whistler and musical comedian of the early 1900s, recorded 'How Do You Do Miss Ragtime' and 'Snooky Ookums' for the Jumbo label, catalogue 1081. Whelan was famous for his whistled numbers and comic material; Jumbo was a small British imprint.AI summary
Jumbo 1081 Music Hall
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- AI don't want to go Home
- BSittin on a Rainbow
Albert Whelan, the celebrated British whistler and music-hall star, on Imperial 2319, performing light sentimental vocal material.AI summary
Imperial 2319 Personalities (Prs)
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- AI'm on my Way Home
- BMock the Mocking Bird
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with I'm on My Way Home and Mock the Mocking Bird on Duophone UB2064.AI summary
Duophone UB2064 Music Hall
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- AIt's nice to get up in the Morning
- BKing Chanticler
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall performer and whistler, recorded 'It's nice to get up in the Morning' and 'King Chanticler' for Jumbo label.AI summary
Jumbo A467 Music Hall
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- AJack & the Beanstalk
- BPuss in Boots
Albert Whelan, a British whistling and storyteller entertainer, on early Zonophone, performing fairy-tale sketches.AI summary
Zonophone 263 Music Hall
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- AJack and the Beanstalk
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music-hall entertainer often credited with introducing the signature tune, performs 'Jack and the Beanstalk' on an early G&T.AI summary
G&T 1379 Music Hall
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- AJolly good Company
- BA Children's Christmas Party
Albert Whelan was a distinguished British entertainer and whistler, famous for his *Invicta* entry march. This Decca disc offers two spoken or musical pieces: 'Jolly Good Company' and 'A Children's Christmas Party', from a period when Whelan was a major recording and broadcast star.AI summary
Decca F2688 Personalities (Prs)
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- AJolly good Company
- BA Children's Christmas Party
Albert Whelan, a celebrated British entertainer and reciter, on Decca F2688 singing two humorous character pieces from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Decca F2688 Music Hall
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- ALittle Red Riding Hood
- BThe Babes in the Wood
Albert Whelan recorded 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'The Babes in the Wood' for Jumbo, catalogue 904. Albert Whelan was a British whistler and comedian, and these are children's stories or nursery pieces. Jumbo was a cheap British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Jumbo 904 Music Hall
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- ALittle Red Riding Hood
- BTeeny tiny Woman
Albert Whelan was a British whistler and comedian of the music-hall stage; this Zonophone recording, catalogue 264, pairs two comic songs, 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'Teeny Tiny Woman'.AI summary
Zonophone 264 Music Hall
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- AMr Softhead at the telephone
- BMr Softhead Again (10)
Albert Whelan on Jumbo 991, a British entertainer and monologist on a small British label of the 1920s–30s, performing character dialogue pieces.AI summary
Jumbo 991 Music Hall
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- AMy brother makes the Noises for the talkies
- BI'm happy when I'm hiking
Albert Whelan, a British music hall entertainer, performing 'My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies' and 'I'm Happy When I'm Hiking' on Imperial 2490. Whelan was famous for his whistling act and character pieces in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Imperial 2490 Music Hall
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- AMy Honolulu Honey Lou
- BWho are you with Tonight
Albert Whelan, a British performer and whistler, recorded 'My Honolulu Honey Lou' and 'Who are you with Tonight' for Jumbo label.AI summary
Jumbo 277 Music Hall
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- AMy Motter
- BA Hard Life
Albert Whelan was a major music-hall performer and comedian of the Edwardian era, famous for his comic character monologues and whistling. This Jumbo label recording captures his distinctive style. Jumbo was a minor British imprint, and Whelan recordings on small labels are less common than his HMV sides.AI summary
Jumbo 504 Music Hall
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- AOld Mother Goose
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music-hall entertainer, performs 'Old Mother Goose' on an early G&T.AI summary
G&T 1380 Music Hall
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- AOld Trombone
Albert Whelan on Zonophone 42560, performing 'Old Trombone'. Whelan was a British variety performer of the Edwardian and early acoustic era; Zonophone catalogue numbers in the 40000s are among the earliest acoustic recordings.AI summary
Zonophone 42560 Music Hall
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- AOver the Garden Wall
- BShe can't make up her Mind
Albert Whelan, a celebrated British music-hall entertainer and whistler, recorded on Imperial 2272, performing light sentimental songs.AI summary
Imperial 2272 Personalities (Prs)
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- APass Shoot Goal
- BWe all go OO ha ha Together
Albert Whelan, the British variety entertainer and sketch artist, recorded these novelty titles for Imperial.AI summary
Imperial 2404 Personalities (Prs)
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- APass shoot goal
- B(B Hayman)Crazy
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall entertainer known for whistling and character songs, recorded 'Pass Shoot Goal' and 'Crazy' for the obscure Eclipse label, catalogue 3.AI summary
Eclipse 3 Music Hall
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- APhil the Fluters Ball
- BStory of a Trombone
Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and whistler of the early twentieth century, performing 'Phil the Fluter's Ball' and 'Story of a Trombone' on Pathé, likely from the 1910s–20s.AI summary
Pathé 93183 Music Hall
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- APreacher and the Bear
- BLet us waltz
Albert Whelan, a celebrated music-hall comedian and whistler, recorded for Diamond; 'Preacher and the Bear' and 'Let Us Waltz' represent his novelty and comic work.AI summary
Diamond 379 Music Hall
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- APreacher and the Bear
- BLet us waltz
Albert Whelan on Diamond Records 379, performing two light novelty songs. Whelan was a British variety and vaudeville performer of the Edwardian and 1920s era.AI summary
Diamond 379 Music Hall
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- APuleeze Mister Hemingway
- BFarmyard Cabaret
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music-hall entertainer, with 'Puleeze Mister Hemingway' and 'Farmyard Cabaret' on Panachord.AI summary
Panachord 25368 Music Hall
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- ARippling Brook
- BWe all go oo ha ha together
Albert Whelan, the distinguished British whistler and entertainer famous for his *Invicta* march, recorded two pieces on Eclipse: 'Rippling Brook' and 'We All Go Oo Ha Ha Together'. This appears to be from a later period in his career, likely the 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Eclipse 1 Personalities (Prs)
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- AScrooge's Christmas Morning
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music-hall entertainer, performs 'Scrooge's Christmas Morning' on an early G&T.AI summary
G&T 1309 Music Hall
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- AShe can't make up her mind
- BOver the garden wall
Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and singer of the Edwardian and interwar era, on "She Can't Make Up Her Mind" and "Over the Garden Wall" for Imperial 2272. Whelan was known as a whistler and reciter as well as a singer.AI summary
Imperial 2272 Music Hall
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- ASo will I
- BSome Girl
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with So Will I and Some Girl on Vocalion X9970.AI summary
Vocalion X9970 Music Hall
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- ASunshine of Marseilles
- BSweet Carolina
Albert Whelan performs two popular songs on Imperial 2257 from the 1920s. Whelan was a British-American popular singer active in the early recording era.AI summary
Imperial 2257 Voice
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- ATeddy in a Doll's Head
- BWrecked
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall entertainer and composer, on His Master's Voice B1428 with the comic songs 'Teddy in a Doll's Head' and 'Wrecked'. Whelan was a fixture of Edwardian and inter-war British variety.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1428 Music Hall
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- ATeddy Tail in School
- BA Voyage on a Kite
Albert Whelan, a British music-hall entertainer and whistler, recorded for His Master's Voice; this is a nursery-themed story disc from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1430 Music Hall
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- AThe Bee and the Butterfly
- BThe 3 Trees
Albert Whelan was a Victorian and Edwardian whistler and reciter of some note; these sentimental titles on Zonophone, catalogue 2307, suggest an early pressing, likely from the acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone 2307 Instrumental
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- AThe German Band(09)
- B(WF Rochester) The Symphony Rehearsal
Albert Whelan, a British entertainer and whistler popular in the 1910s-20s, performing novelty or descriptive pieces on Columbia's early numbered series.AI summary
Columbia 1518 Music Hall
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- AThe Preacher and the Bear
- BAll aboard for Glory
Albert Whelan, a celebrated whistler and entertainer of the Edwardian and early 1920s era, on Winner—performing novelty material with his signature whistling style.AI summary
Winner 3043 Personalities (Prs)
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- AThe three trees
- BThe bee and the butterfly
Albert Whelan, a British comedian and singer known for character impersonations and dialect comedy, performing two novelty songs on Zonophone. Whelan was a prolific recording artist in the music-hall tradition of the 1910s-1920s.AI summary
Zonophone 2307 Music Hall
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- AThe Village Disturbance
- B(Quartette)Laughing Record
Albert Whelan, a British character vocalist, on Imperial 2185 with 'The Village Disturbance' and a 'Laughing Record', from the acoustic era around 1910.AI summary
Imperial 2185 Voice
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- AThere's a good Time coming
- B(R Gwynn)Empire Parade
Imperial 2313 Music Hall
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- AThey all start whistling Mary
- B& then we'll have some more
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with They All Start Whistling Mary and a second number on Panachord 25275.AI summary
Panachord 25275 Music Hall
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- AThey all started whistling Mary
- B& then we'll have some more
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with They All Started Whistling Mary and a second number on Mayfair 2209.AI summary
Mayfair 2209 Music Hall
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- AThey all walk the wibbly wobbly Walk
- BWriggly Rag
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with They All Walk the Wibbly Wobbly Walk and Wriggly Rag on Valkyrie 340.AI summary
Valkyrie 340 Music Hall
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- AThree Trees
- BPreacher & the Bear
Albert Whelan, the British violin virtuoso and accompanist, recorded 'Three Trees' and 'Preacher and the Bear' for Decca, drawing-room and novelty material from the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Decca F2697 Instrumental
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- AThree Trees
- BPreacher & the Bear
Albert Whelan, a British whistler and entertainer, performing 'Three Trees' and 'Preacher and the Bear' on Decca. Whelan was famous for his virtuosic whistling and recorded prolifically in the acoustic and early electric era.AI summary
Decca F2697 Instrumental
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- AThree Trees
- BPreacher & the Bear
Albert Whelan, a whistler and entertainer of the early acoustic era, performs 'Three Trees' and 'Preacher and the Bear' on Decca. Whelan was known for his whistling solos and signature tunes.AI summary
Decca F2697 Instrumental
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- ATiddle-iddle Om Pom Pom
- BYou die if you worry
Albert Whelan, the celebrated British whistler and music hall star, recorded these two songs for the Imperial label, catalogue 2290, in the 1910s or early 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 2290 Music Hall
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- ATiger Tim's Party
- BThe Butterfly
Albert Whelan, a British actor and entertainer, performing 'Tiger Tim's Party' and 'The Butterfly' on Columbia—likely children's or novelty material.AI summary
Columbia FB2664 Music Hall
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- ATonight's the Night
- BBarney's Boarding House
Albert Whelan was a British performer known for singing and whistling acts popular in the early acoustic era. This Eclipse label pressing represents his work for a small British marque.AI summary
Eclipse 154 Music Hall
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- AWedding Breakfast
- B(+A Augarde)Darby & Joan's Christmas
Albert Whelan, a British singer and entertainer who specialised in character song and narrative ballads, recorded 'Wedding Breakfast' and 'Darby & Joan's Christmas' (with A. Augarde) on Zonophone 267; the very low catalogue number places this in Zonophone's earliest era, circa 1901–1905.AI summary
Zonophone 267 Voice
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- AWhen the red red Robin
- BI've never seen a straight Banana
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with When the Red, Red Robin and I've Never Seen a Straight Banana on Duophone UB2054.AI summary
Duophone UB2054 Music Hall
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- AWhistling Bowery Boy
Albert Whelan was an Australian-born variety entertainer famous for his whistling act and signature theme tune; this G&T disc captures him whistling 'The Bowery Boy'.AI summary
G&T 9372 Music Hall
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- AWhistling Coon(06)
- BThe Preacher and the Bear(06)
Albert Whelan on Zonophone 554, 'Whistling Coon' / 'The Preacher and the Bear'. Albert Whelan was a whistler and entertainer popular in the 1910s–1920s, known for novelty and comic whistling records; both titles are from the early 1900s ragtime era.AI summary
Zonophone 554 Instrumental
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- AXmas Wedding Breakfast
- BDarby & Joan's Xmas
Albert Whelan, a celebrated whistler and entertainer, recorded 'Xmas Wedding Breakfast' and 'Darby & Joan's Xmas' for Imperial, catalogue 2351.AI summary
Imperial 2351 Personalities (Prs)
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- AYiddle on your Fiddle
- B(Joyce)Mary Ann she's after me
Albert Whelan, a British whistler and musical comedian of the early 1900s, recorded 'Yiddle on Your Fiddle' and 'Mary Ann She's After Me' for the Ar label. Whelan was famous for his whistled numbers and comic recordings; Ar was a small British imprint.AI summary
Ariel 1877 Music Hall
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- AYiddle on your Fiddle
- BMary Ann She's after me (11)
Albert Whelan, the Australian-born music hall star, with Yiddle on Your Fiddle and Mary Ann She's After Me on Valkyrie 343.AI summary
Valkyrie 343 Music Hall