James Melton

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American tenor, born 2 January 1904 in Moultrie, Georgia and died 21 April 1961 in New York City, New York.

ALBUMS

Risë Stevens, Ezio Pinza, James Melton, Mimi Benzell, Donald Dame, John Gurney (3), Lucielle Browning, Osie Hawkins, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* And Chorus*, Wilfrid Pelletier

2011, 2xCD, Mono, RM, Sony Classical,

2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Living Era

Gaetano Donizetti, Cesare Sodero, Lily Pons, James Melton, Leonard Warren, Nicola Moscona, Metropolitan Opera*

Lucia Di Lammermoor

2000, 2xCD, Mono, Arkadia

Jessica Dragonette, James Melton

The Great Waltz

1985, LP, Mono, AEI Records

1970, LP, Album, Mono, Rococo Records (5)

James Melton Sings George Gershwin / Cole Porter

Licia Albanese With James Melton

Highlights From Puccini's Madame Butterfly

1954, Vinyl Gruve Gard,

James Melton With Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra And Chorus

One Little Word / Toothache In My Heel

James Melton With RCA Victor Orchestra* And Chorus*, Frank Black

Latin Rhythm Songs

Bjoerling*, Caruso*, Di Stefano*, Gigli*, Lanza*, McCormack*, Melton*, Peerce*, Svanholm*, Tagliavini*

Ten Tenors - Ten Arias

Licia Albanese, James Melton - Puccini*

Selections From Madama Butterfly

Songs Of The Prairie

Johann Strauss Jr. - The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Hugh Thompson, Regina Resnik, James Melton, Johnny Silver, Risë Stevens, Jan Peerce, Paula Lenchner, Patrice Munsel, Robert Merrill, Fritz Reiner, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Highlights From Die Fledermaus "The Bat"

Kathleen Mavourneen / The Minstrel Boy

1950, 7", Mono, Red, RCA Victor

A Cow, And A Plow, And A Frau / Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie

1950, 10", Promo, RCA Victor

James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra*, David Broekman

Mother Machree / The Rose Of Tralee

1950, 7", Mono, Red, RCA Victor Red Seal

James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra* And Chorus*, Frank Black

Stephen Foster Favorites

James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra* And Chorus* Conducted By Frank Black

Great Religious Songs

Little Grey Home In The West / The Sunshine Of Your Smile

Torna A Surriento / Ay, Ay, Ay

Holiday For Strings / Our Waltz

James Melton, RCA Victor Orch.*, F. Black*

The Donkey Serenade

Alt Wien / Wien, Die Stadt Meiner Traume

1950, Vinyl Red,

Panis Angelicus / Berceuse

James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra*

Silent Night / Oh Come, All Ye Faithful

Schubert* - James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra*, Frank Black

Ave Maria / Serenade

James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra*, Frank Black

I Hear You Calling Me / Yours Is My Heart Alone

Our Waltz / Holiday For Strings

1947, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice

Recondita Armonia / E Lucevan Le Stelle

James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra*, Jean-Paul Morel*

M'Appari Tutt' Amor / Le Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee

1947, Shellac Indianapolis Pressing,

James Melton, RCA Victor Orchestra*, David Broekman

James Melton with David Saperton (2) and Bert Shefter

All Through The Day / Where's My Bess

1946, Shellac, 12", RCA Victor Red Seal

Carousel - Soliloquy

1946, Shellac, 12", Victor Red Seal

Licia Albanese - Lucielle Browning - James Melton - RCA Victor Orchestra*, Frieder Weissmann

Highlights From Puccini's Madame Butterfly

Helen Morgan, Frank Munn, Paul Robeson, Countess Albani*, James Melton, Victor Young

Here Comes The Showboat

By Request (A Program Of Radio Favorites)

1946, 3x Shellac,

1945, Vinyl, 16", Transcription, War And Navy Departments, Armed Forces Radio Service

James Melton With Orchestra* Conducted By Al Goodman

Strange Music / There's Beauty Everywhere

James Melton • Eleanor Steber • John Charles Thomas

Highlights From Oklahoma!

James Melton With Victor Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Donald Voorhees

Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies And Czardas / Love's Own Sweet Song // Love Is Like A Breeze In May

James Melton With John Gart

The Palms / The Holy City

Siciliana - O Lola / Serenata - O Colombina

1942, Shellac, 12", Victor Red Seal

Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life / I'm Falling In Love With Someone

1941, Shellac, 10", Silvertone

James Melton With Victor Concert Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier*

Oh, Dry Those Tears / I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen

James Melton With Jacques Zayde* And John Gart

Ave Maria / Ave Maria

James Melton With Philip Evans

Sunrise And You / The Green Hills of Ireland

Angel's Serenade / Elegie

September In The Rain / Melody For Two

1937, Shellac, 10", Decca

James Melton / Tony Martin

Your Eyes Have Told Me So / The World Is Mine (To-night)

1937, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Where Am I? / Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie

1936, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice

Then You’ll Remember Me / A Dream

1935, Shellac, 10", Brunswick

James Melton With Victor Young & The Brunswick Orch.*

You Are Love / Make-Believe

James Melton / Lewis James

I Remember You From Somewhere (Somewhere In My Dreams) / With My Guitar And You

1931, Shellac, 10", Zonophone Record

Blue Is The Night / I Remember You From Somewhere

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor

Were You Just Pretending? / Sally

1930, Shellac, 10", Columbia

There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie! / A Year From Today

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor

The Old Refrain / The Hills Of Rome

I Loved You Then As I Love You Now / Sally Of My Dreams

1929, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Where Is The Song Of Songs For Me? / The Pagan Love Song

1929, Shellac, 10", Regal

A Bundle Of Old Love Letters / There Will Never Be Another Mary

1929, Shellac, 10", Columbia

With A Song In My Heart / Pagan Love Song

1929, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Love (Your Spell Is Everywhere) / Chant Of The Jungle

1929, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Sleepy Valley / Pagan Love Call

1929, Shellac, 10", Columbia,

I'm Only Making Believe / Dance Away The Night

1929, Shellac, 10", Regal

Sleepy Valley / Dawn

Among My Souvenirs / Dear, On A Night Like This

1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Goodrich Silvertown Quartet / James Melton

Thou Swell / My Heart Stood Still

1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Neapolitan Nights / My Angel

1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia,

James Melton / Franklyn Baur

My Angel / Whispering Trees

1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia,

Diane / An Old Guitar And An Old Refrain

1927, Shellac, 10", Columbia

Machushla / Because

1923, Shellac, 10", Mono, Regal

Gordon MacRae, James Melton, Enzio Stuarti*

The Big Voices Of

LP, Comp, Viking (6), Viking (6)

Eleanor Steber, James Melton

The Voice Of Firestone

CD, Mono, Nostalgia Company

James Melton Sings Mario Lanza

LP, Coronet Records

LP, Comp, Mono, Empire Records (12)

Summer Night / The Little House That Love Built

Shellac, 10", Mono, Decca

James Melton, Johnny Marvin

There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie! / With You

Shellac, 10", Mono, His Master's Voice

James Melton & Enzio Stuarti*

Spotlight On James Melton & Enzio Stuarti

Breezin' Along With The Revelers

1999, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era,

Lady, Play Your Mandolin / Blue Again

1931, Shellac, 10", Victor,

When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba / Dancing In The Dark

A Cottage For Sale / The Woman In The Shoe

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor

Chant Of The Jungle / Waiting At The End Of The Road

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor

Kentucky Babe / Little Cotton Dolly (Plantation Lullaby)

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor

Sing Something Simple / Happy Feet

Strike Up The Band! / Singing A Vagabond Song

Ploddin' Along / Wake Up! Chillun, Wake Up

1929, Shellac, 10", Victor

Dusky Stevedore / Blue Shadows

Evenin' / Comin' Home

Among My Souvenirs / Nola

Ol' Man River / Oh Lucindy

Mammy Is Gone / Dream River

APPEARANCES +

Mozart*, Oscar Shumsky

Violin Concerto No.5 . Works By Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Massenet & Firestone

2021, CD, Comp, Biddulph Recordings,

Romantic/Classical/Baroque

Broadcasts And Live Performance 1940-1982

2015, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Doremi (2)

Oklahoma! Original Broadway Cast 1943-1944

2005, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Naxos Musicals,

Herd Of The Ether Space

The Hills Of Home

1991, Cass, Album, C90, Taped Rugs Productions, Dancing Bear Audio Research

Jim Aylward's Beautiful Music, Beautiful Memories, Volume Seven: As Time Goes By

1982, 3xLP, Comp + Box, RCA,

Live Performances 1940-1953

1980, LP, Comp, Legendary Recordings

The Metropolitan Opera, Giacomo Puccini

Madama Butterfly (Historic Broadcast January 19th, 1946)

1975, 3xLP, Album, Mono, Box, Met Historic Recordings,

The Memorable Radio Years - Previously Unreleased Performances 1935 Thru 1945

1973, LP, Ltd, Star-Tone Records (2)

Jest Like Old Times (Genuine Original Recordings Of Radio's Most Famous Funny Men)

A Treasury Of Grand Opera

1946, 4x Shellac,

Opera/Romantic/Classical

The Music Of Victor Herbert (Volume I)

1937, 5xShellac, 12", Album, Victor Red Seal

Victor Salon Orchestra, Victor Salon Group, Victor Light Opera Company, Nathaniel Shilkret

The Music Of Victor Herbert, Volume II

1931, 5x Shellac,

Musical/Operetta

Victor Concert Band

A Hunting Scene / Patrol Comique

1930, Shellac, 10", RP, Victor

The Revelers (2) / Lewis James

Sing You Sinners / Across The Breakfast Table Looking At You

1930, Shellac, 10", Victor

John McCormack (2) And Victor Salon Group Conducted By Nathaniel Shilkret

Hark! Hark! The Lark / Holy Night

1930, Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice

Jeanette MacDonald

Dream Lover / March Of The Grenadiers

Rudolf Friml, Victor Salon Orchestra, Nathaniel Shilkret

The Music Of Rudolph Friml

The High Hatters / Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra

Keepin' Myself For You / Blue Is The Night

Victor Arden-Phil Ohman And Their Orchestra*

Feeling I'm Falling / Got A Rainbow

1929, Shellac, 10", Victor

The Melody Three / The Revelers

Bye And Bye, Sweetheart / Raquel

1929, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Victor Arden–Phil Ohman And Their Orchestra*

Lover, Come Back To Me! / Marianne

Milton J. Cross*

Victor Radio Tone Demonstration

Promotional/Speech/Marches

John McCormack (2) With Victor Salon Orchestra, Victor Salon Group, Nathaniel Shilkret

An Hour With Schubert

Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra

Till We Meet Again / Good Night

1928, Shellac, 10", Victor

Lewis James / Shannon Quartet

Silver-Haired Sweetheart / Sweet Elaine

1928, Shellac, 10", Victor,

Vocal/Barbershop

Victor Orchestra* With Male Quartet*

Graham-Paige-March

1928, Shellac, 10", S/Sided, Victor

The Singing Sophomores / Goodrich Silvertown Quartet

Hollywood Rose / Old Pals Are The Best Pals After All

1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia

The Singing Sophomores

Chloe (Song Of The Swamp) / My Ohio Home

Fred Rich & His Hotel Astor Orchestra*

Do I Hear You Saying "I Love You"? / You Took Advantage Of Me

Ben Selvin & His Orchestra

There Must Be A Silver Lining / Ramona

Ben Selvin And His Orchestra*

Ramona / In My Bouquet Of Memories

All Star Orchestra / The Troubadours

Chloe (Song Of The Swamp) / Tin Pan Parade

1928, Shellac Camden Pressing,

Francis Craig And His Orchestra

Mighty Lak' A Rose / Forgiveness

1925, Shellac, 10", Columbia

The Memorable Radio Years 1934 Thru 1950

LP, Comp, Star-Tone Records (2)

Kathryn Grayson

LP, Album, Comp, TP, Azel

Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy

Parnassus Recordings Presents The Renowned Soprano & Baritone Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy

LP, Comp, Parnassus Recordings,

Big Broadcast Of 1935

LP, Mono, Kasha King

RCA Victor Orchestra*

Recondita Armonia

7", Red, RCA Victor

Johann Strauss Jr. / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

Gems From Die Fledermaus

2x7", Album, EP, RCA Victor Red Seal

J. Strauss*, Munsel*, Resnik*, Stevens*, Merrill*, Peerce*

Die Fledermaus - Highlights

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Ten Tenors Ten Arias

Madame Butterfly - Selecciones

Ziegfeld Follies Of 1946

The Roaring Twenties: Hits of '28 & '29

2019, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records,

Songs Of Harry Warren: Lullaby Of Broadway (& Hollywood)

2018, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records,

Nacio Herb Brown

Singin' In The Rain - The Songs Of Nacio Herb Brown - His 27 Finest 1927-1951

2017, CD, Comp, Retrospective Records,

Soundtrack/Big Band/Vocal

The Song Is You: Music Of Jerome Kern

2017, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records,

Vocal/Easy Listening

Borrowed By The Beatles

2014, 2xCD, Comp, Sli, Performance (7)

Inspirations - Rocked By Rod - 50 Original Recordings By The Original Artists Who Inspired Rod Stewart

2014, CD, Comp, Performance (7), Delta (18)

Decade Of Hits The 20's

2013, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Dynamic Nostalgia

The Million Sellers Of The 30's 40's 50's

2006, Box + 20xCD, Comp, RAJON,

Swing/Vocal/Easy Listening

Show Boat - 1932 Studio Album & 1946 Broadway Revival

2005, CD, Comp, Naxos Musicals

I Write The Songs- 121 Favourites By The Five Greatest Popular Composers 1924-1951

2003, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Living Era,

Till The Clouds Roll By The Songs Of Jerome Kern

Those Wonderful Thirties

1999, 4xCD, Comp, Warner Special Projects,

Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II

The Ultimate Show Boat: Original Casts, Revivals, Film And Radio Productions And Significant Performances 1928-1947

1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Pearl

The Sound Of The Movies - Ziegfeld Stories

Legendary Singers Of The Century

You Can't Have Everything/Go Into Your Dance/Melody For Two/You'll Never Get Rich

1997, CD, Comp, Great Movie Themes

The Best Of Broadway: The 30's

1996, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2), Time Life Music,

Ziegfeld Follies (Music From The Original Motion Picture)

Giacomo Puccini

Madama Butterfly

1989, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Metropolitan Opera Guild

Great Voices On Radio Volume ll

1984, LP, Sandy Hook Records, Sandy Hook Records

75 Great Movie Themes By 50 Original Artists And Hollywood's Singing Stars = ハリウッド玉手箱

1984, 5xLP, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, MCA Records,

Opera Meets Broadway

1983, LP, Comp, Ariel (6)

Hollywood Hit Parade

Great Voices On Radio

1980, LP, Album, Sandy Hook Records,

The Golden Age Of Entertainment

1979, 4x Cassette, Box Set,

Big Band/Swing/Vocal

The Sounds Of Christmas Past

1978, LP, Comp, Take Two Records

Tele House, Inc. Presents A Little Bit Of Ireland

1974, 2xLP, Comp, RCA Special Products, RCA Victor,

I've Heard That Song Before

Hollywood On The Air Presents "Singing Troubadours On The Air"

1973, LP, Comp, Star-Tone Records (2),

50 Years Of Film Music

Those Wonderful Thirties Vol. 1, The Stars Of Hollywood's Golden Era

1969, 2x Vinyl,

The Great Stars (The Golden Years Of Show Business), Record 3, Goldon Voices Of Stage And Screen

1968, LP, Comp, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest

Hear Them Again!

The Great Stars - The Golden Years Of Show Business

Country/Big Band/Soundtrack/Music Hall

1967, 4x Vinyl,

Vocal/Opera/Folk/Holiday

Immortal Performances

1966, LP, Album, Comp, Longines Symphonette Society

The Music Of Life

1962, 5xLP, Comp + Box, RCA Victor,

Easy Listening/Big Band/Vocal

Happy Holidays - The Music Of Christmas

1962, LP, Comp, Ltd, Promo, RCA Victor

Hors D'oeuvres For Connoisseur DJ's

1960, 2xLP, Comp, Smplr, Tops Records,

1956, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Dot Records

Honor Roll Of Hits 1929

1954, 7", EP, RCA Victor, RCA Victor

Honor Roll Of Hits 1928 1929

1954, 10", Comp, RCA Victor,

Noëls D'Hier Et De Toujours

4xLP, Comp + Box, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, RCA, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, RCA, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, RCA, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, RCA

Opera Goes Hollywood

LP, Comp, Ltd, Star-Tone Records (2), Star-Tone Records (2)

Opera Goes Broadway - The Great Stars Of Opera In Selections By Broadway's Masters Of Melody

LP, Comp, Star-Tone Records (2)

Joyous Noel 4 きよしこの夜

Vinyl, 16", Transcription, Armed Forces Radio Service

The Golden Age Of Operetta

3x8-Trk, Comp, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest

Legendary Irish Tenors

2xCD, Album, Comp, Intersound,

Selections From Madama Butterfly