Hugh Donovan





Widely used pseudonym for various singers in early 20th century.
This name did not always apply to one specific artist.

Frequently used by Charles Harrison. Also Vernon Dalhart performed under this name. Arthur Fields, Ernest Hare and possibly others singers have been anecdotally reported on Grey Gull and related labels but virtually none have been confirmed.

ALBUMS


Hugh Donovan / Larry Holton
Diane / Good-Night, I'll See You In Dreamland
1928, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3), ,
Vocal
Charles Dickson / Hugh Donovan
Girl Of My Dreams / I Wonder If You Care?
1928, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
West And Thomas* / Hugh Donovan
I Never See Maggie Alone / I Will Always Love You
1927, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Frank Evans (6) / Hugh Donovan
Like An Angel You Flew Into Everyone's Heart (Lindbergh) / That Little Red House On The Hill
1927, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Hugh Donovan / Charles Dickson
Russian Lullaby / Shanghai Refugee
1927, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3), ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan / Larry Holton
(I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile) Diane / My Melancholy Baby
1927, Shellac, 10", Jewel (3)
Harry Crane / Hugh Donovan
M-O-T-H-E-R / Mother O' Mine!
1927, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Mart Seamon / Hugh Donovan
My Blue Heaven / Love Comes But Once In A Lifetime
1927, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Charles Dickson / Hugh Donovan
Somebody's Lonely / Who Are You Fooling Tonight?
1926, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Charles Dickson / Hugh Donovan
Bye, Bye, Blackbird / At The End Of The Shady Lane
1926, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Hugh Donovan
Just A Cottage Small / Down Where The Sun Goes Down On The Lonesome Pine
1926, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull
Hugh Donovan / Bob Thomas
After I Say I'm Sorry / Nyla Won't You Come Out In The Moonlight
1926, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull
Hugh Donovan
At Dawning / Somewhere A Voice Is Calling
1926, Shellac, 10", Domino (2)
Harry Crane / Hugh Donovan
Hello Buebird / I Still Remember
1926, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Hugh Donovan / Viola Silva
Just A Cottage Small / In The Garden Of Tomorrow
1926, ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan / David Harris
Old Pal / Days
1925, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Hugh Donovan / Vernon Dalhart & Ed Smalle
June Night / Old Familiar Faces
1924, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Joseph Elliott / Hugh Donovan
California (Here I Come) / Linger Awhile
1924, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Hugh Donovan / Vernon Dalhart
Linger Awhile / You're In Kentucky Sure As You're Born
1924, Shellac, 10", Red, Puretone
Hugh Donovan
Macushla / Come Back To Erin
1924, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Hugh Donovan / Jos. Elliott*
If The Rest Of The World Don't Want You / I'm Going South
1924, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers, ,
Vocal
David Harris (28) / Hugh Donovan
You're In Kentucky, Sure As You're Born / When Lights Are Low
1924, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Hugh Donovan / Dennis O'Toole
Kathleen Mavourneen / The Low Back'd Car
1924, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers, ,
Celtic
Dennis O'Toole / Hugh Donovan
My Wild Irish Rose / Wearing Of The Green
1924, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Hugh Donovan / Royal Dadmun
If The Rest Of The World Don't Want You / The Lost Chord
1924, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Mr. "X" (2) / Hugh Donovan
I Wonder What's Become Of Sally / Lone Trail Rose
1924, Shellac, 10", Radiex
Hugh Donovan
Linger Awhile / If The Rest Of The World Don't Want You
1924, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull, ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan
I Love You / Roses Of Picardy
1924, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull
Robert Lewis (9) / Hugh Donovan
Stay Home, Little Girl, Stay Home / When Lights Are Low
1924, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull, ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan / Robert Lewis
Mr. Radio Man / The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
1924, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull, ,
Vocal
Mr. "X" (2) / Hugh Donovan
I Wonder What's Become Of Sally / Lone Trail Rose
1924, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull
Hugh Donovan / Robert Craig
If The Rest Of The World Don't Want You / Why Should I Give My Love To You
1924, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Hugh Donovan
When Will The Sun Shine For Me / Just A Girl That Men Forget
1923, Shellac, 10", Puritan
Hugh Donovan / Jack Claude
Pal Of My Dreams / Silver Threads Among The Gold
1923, Shellac, 10", Oriole (3)
Hugh Donovan / Vernon Dalhart
Wonderful One / Ten Thousand Years From Now
1923, Shellac, 10", The New Emerson, ,
Vocal
Vernon Dalhart / Hugh Donovan
Just A Girl That Men Forget / Midnight Rose
1923, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Vernon Dalhart / Hugh Donovan
I'll Hop, Skip & Jump (Into My Mammy's Arms) / Wonderful One
1923, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull
Hugh Donovan
Marcheta / Wonderful One
1923, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Hugh Donovan
My Pal / When Will The Sun Shine For Me
1923, Shellac, 10", Grey Gull
Hugh Donovan / Walter Johnstone
Come Back To Erin / Little Grey Home In The West
1923, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Vernon Dalhart / Hugh Donovan
Down In Maryland / Faded Love Letters
1923, ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan / Lewis And Anderson
Mr. Radio Man (Tell My Mammy To Come Back Home) / Home In Pasadena
1923
Hugh Donovan
Kathleen Mavoureen / Auld Lang Syne
1922, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Jane Collins / Hugh Donovan
Annie Laurie / Ben Bolt
1922, Shellac, 10", National Music Lovers
Harry Raymond / Hugh Donovan
My Mammy Knows / While Miami Sleeps
1922, Shellac, 10", Federal (3)
Hugh Donovan
Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses / The Trail To Long Ago
1922, Shellac, 10", Banner
Hugh Donovan
Kathleen Mavoureen / Come Back To Erin
1922, ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan / Charles Harrison
For The Sake Of Auld Lang Syne / Time After Time
1922, ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan / Charles Harrison
Kathleen Mavourneen / Absent
1921, Shellac, 10", Emerson Records (2)
Hugh Donovan
Why Don't You / County Kerry Mary
1921, Shellac, 10", Aeolian Vocalion
Hugh Donovan / Dennis O'Hara
Wrap The Green Flag 'Round Me, Boys / Sinn Fein Awahn
1921, Shellac, 10", Cardinal (11), ,
Celtic
Hugh Donovan
County Kerry Mary / Rose Of Athlone
1921, Shellac, 10", Symphonola
Hugh Donovan
Pretty Kitty Kelly / Tripoli
1920, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Hugh Donovan
A Breath Of Old Ireland And You / The Lass O'Killean
1920, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Arthur Burns / Hugh Donovan
Dearest One / Drifting Apart
1920, Shellac, 10", Bro, Aeolian Vocalion
Hugh Donovan / Henry Burr
Give Me All of You / Where Have You Been Hiding All These Years
1918, Shellac, 10", IY, Columbia
Henry Burr And Peerless Quartette / Hugh Donovan
While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares In A Bundle Of Joy) / I Love You More For Losing You Awhile
1918, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Hugh Donovan / Henry Burr
The Rose Of No Man's Land / Over Yonder Where The Lilies Grow
1918
Arthur Fields And Peerless Quartette / Hugh Donovan And Broadway Quartette
There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town To-Night / Good-Bye Dolly Gray
1918
Hugh Donovan / Albert Campbell and Henry Burr*
Because You're Irish / Lookout Mountain
1917, Shellac, 10", Columbia
James F. Harrison / Hugh Donovan / Columbia Quartette
Cheer Up 'Liza / Melody Land
1917, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Hugh Donovan
Macushla / At Dawning
Shellac, 10", Triangle (16)
James Harrod, Hugh Donovan
Will You Remember / There's Something In The Name Of Ireland
Shellac, 10", Columbia
Hugh Donovan / Bob Thomas (11) Acc. By Prince's Orchestra
Arcady / Mamma Loves Papa
Shellac, 10", Puritan
Hugh Donovan / Irving Kaufman
Just A Cottage Small / At Peace With The World
Shellac, 10", Imperial (3)
Hugh Donovan
Where The River Shannon Flows / Come Back To Erin
Shellac, 10", Silvertone, ,
Celtic
Hugh Donovan / Vernon Dalhart
When Lights Are Low / The Old Folks At Home
Shellac, 10", Resona, ,
Vocal
Hugh Donovan
Hi Ho the Merrio / At Dawning
Shellac, 10", Artiphone
Hugh Donovan / John Finnegan
When It's Moonlight In Mayo / Come Back To Erin
Shellac, 10", Emerson Records (2)
Billy Barton, Everett Clark, Hugh Donovan
Carolina In The Morning / Nellie Kelly I Love You
Shellac, 10", Banner
Hugh Donovan / Liberty Male Quartette
Holy Night / Joy To The World