Collins and Harlan

APaddle your own canoe
BTake a Car (08)

Label: Pelican
Catalogue number: 62
Genre: Comic
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #5233

Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan were an American duo famous for comic and novelty songs in the 1900s and 1910s; this is Paddle Your Own Canoe on Pelican 62.

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Collins and Harlan

AAlexander's Ragtime Band
B(Prince's Quartet)Jimmy Valentine

Collins and Harlan were popular early 1900s singers on Columbia. 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' was Irving Berlin's hit of 1911, and this recording captures the ragtime craze of the era. The catalogue number 1868 places this in Columbia's early British series.AI summary

Columbia 1868 Dance

Collins and Harlan

ADown in Dear Old New Orleans
B(M Burkhart)At the Devil's Ball

Collins and Harlan, a legendary American duet partnership that dominated gramophone recording in the 1900s-1910s, performing comic and dance novelties on Columbia. This side captures the popular entertainment of the early acoustic era.AI summary

Columbia 2193 Music Hall

Collins and Harlan

AMelinda's Wedding Day
BAt the Levee on Revival Day

Collins and Harlan were a celebrated American acoustic-era duo popular in the 1910s; this Columbia 2222 pressing, from an early catalogue series, captures their coon-song repertoire ('Melinda's Wedding Day', 'At the Levee on Revival Day') typical of their era.AI summary

Columbia 2222 Voice

Collins and Harlan

AOn the 5.15
B(AdaJones&Robbins)He'd keep on saying goodnight

Collins and Harlan, a vocal duo popular in the early 1900s, recorded 'On the 5.15' and 'He'd Keep On Saying Goodnight' (with Ada Jones and Robbins) for Regal; these are late-era recordings from this historically important ensemble.AI summary

Regal G6915 Voice

Collins and Harlan

APut your Arms around me Honey
B(W Reitz)USA Patrol

Collins and Harlan, a popular vocal duo of the acoustic era, performing 'Put your Arms around me Honey' on Victor 16708, from around 1910–1912.AI summary

Victor 16708 Voice

Collins and Harlan

AThat mesmerising Mendelssohn Tune
B(Orc)Wild Cherries Rag

Collins and Harlan were a dominant early recording duo of the 1900s–1910s; this Victor pressing pairs two ragtime and novelty songs typical of their prolific repertoire in the acoustic era.AI summary

Victor 16472 Instrumental

Collins and Harlan

AThe Chanticleer Rag
B(Collins/Campbell) Mysterious Rag

Collins and Harlan on Columbia 1902, performing two ragtime numbers from the early 1920s. Collins and Harlan were a popular duet team of the era.AI summary

Columbia 1902 Instrumental

Collins and Harlan

AYip I adee I ay

Collins and Harlan were early recording artists; this Zonophone side (catalogue 44128) dates to the acoustic era, likely 1900s–1910s. Zonophone was an early British and international label.AI summary

Zonophone 44128 Voice