A recent CD from PARNASSUS brings SEVEN Roland Hayes Columbia Personal Recordings to CD, duplicating one track issued on Archeophone LOST SOUNDS.

Please post information about any other releases.

One of the SIX Aeolian-Vocalion (UK) recordings (R-2133 DEEP RIVER) was not available at the time BEAR FAMILY prepared
BLACK EUROPE (the other 5 are included) - anyone know if it has been issued on CD ??

Thanks, Thomas.


The following updates this section of the Roland Hayes discography
posted to the 78 and ARSC lists:

1916-1918 Columbia Graphophone Company (NY)
            Personal Record Specially Made for Roland W. Hayes

Archeophone 1005 LOST SOUNDS Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922 2-CD 2005
Parnassus PACD 96067 Black Swans       CD 2019



1917 DEC 21
62050-1 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot arr.Burleigh Parnassus 96067 (21)

Winter 1918 US tour

1918 MAY 4
62281-1 Pagliacci Arioso (Vesti la giubba) with Orchestra   
               Archeophone 1005 2.08 Parnassus 96067 (15)
62282-1 Twilight (Katherine A Glenn
                                     Parnassus 96067 (18)
62283    I Hear You Calling Me (Marshall)


1918 May 25
91503    L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva Lagrima
                                     Parnassus 96067 (16)


unknown date May 26 or June 14
91508    Forza del Destino(Verdi): Solenne in quest'ora
                                     Parnassus 96067 (17)
          (W. Dr.G.Sumner Wormsley, baritone)


1918 JUN 15
91012    Bye and Bye    Columbia Personal 91512 Parnassus 96067 (19)
91502    Steal Away to Jesus                     Parnassus 96067 (20)
          [probably Lawrence Brown, piano]

?????    A Spirit Flower (Campbell-Tipton) [advertised June 1918 CRISIS]


c.Sept 1918 dissolved relationship with Broome recordings