Dan W. Quinn
Background information
Birth name	Dan W. Quinn
Born	1859 San Francisco, California
Died	November 7, 1938 New York, New York
Genre(s)	Ragtime
Occupation(s)	Recording Artist

Dan W. Quinn (1859 – November 7, 1938) was one of the first American singers to become popular in the new medium of recorded music. Quinn was a very successful recording artist whose recording career spanned 1892 to 1906. Quinn recorded many of his hits in the legendary "Tin Pan Alley" of New York City. Image File history File links Blank. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Tin Pan Alley was the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. ...

Biography

Dan W. Quinn was born in 1859 in San Francisco, California. There he began singing in an Episcopal choir as a child. As an adult, he was a performer on the Vaudeville stage. In January 1892, Quinn made his first recording in New York City and quickly acheived success. During Quinn's recording career, he scored 34 top ten hits. As was custom at the time, Quinn was not tied exclusively to any one record company. He recorded for all the major record labels of his day, including Berliner, Columbia, Edison, Gramophone, Paramount and Victor. Quinn himself estimated cutting some 2,500 titles during his recording career. Quinn retired from recording in 1906. He briefly returned to recording in 1915 to 1918, but went back into retirement soon after. Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ...

Dan Quinn died of intestinal cancer in New York on November 7, 1938 at age 79.

In those early days of recording, the songs were pressed onto tin discs (also called "plates" or "tin pans") and brown wax cylinders. The discs generally had one song recorded on each side while the cylinders had a single song recorded on them. The U.S. Library of Congress has made an effort to preserve Quinn's recordings (as well as other artists of the era) for future generations to enjoy.

Recordings

The following is a partial list of Dan W. Quinn's recordings:

1. Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-wow - 1892
2. The Bowery - 1892
3. Daisy Bell - 1893
4. And Her Golden Hair was Hanging Down Her Back - Berliner Records, 1894
5. My Pearl is a Bowery Girl - Berliner Records, 1894
6. Girl Wanted - Berliner Records, 1895
7. The Band Played On - Columbia Records, 1895
8. The Sidewalks of New York - Berliner Records, 1895
9. Down in Poverty Row - Berliner Records, 1896
10. Elsie From Chelsea- Edison Records, 1896
11. In the Baggage Coach Ahead - 1896
12. I've Been Hoodoed - Berliner Records, 1896
13. McKinley is our Man - Phonograph Records, 1896
14. My Best Girl's a New Yorker - Berliner Records, 1896
15. A Hot Time in the Old Town - Berliner Records, 1897
16. My Mother was a Lady - 1897
17. There's a Little Star Shining for You - Edison Records, 1897
18. At a Georgia Camp Meeting - Columbia Records, 1898
19. She Never Did the Same Thing Twice - Berliner Records, 1898
20. She was Happy Til She Met You - Columbia Records, 1898
21. Curse of the Dreamer - Columbia Records, 1899
22. Little Old New York is Good Enough for Me - Berliner Records, 1899
23. Smokey Mokes - Edison Records, 1899
24. Whistling Rufus - Edison Records, 1899
25. Just Because She Made Dem Goo-Goo Eyes - 1900
26. Strike Up the Band - Victor Records, 1900
27. When Reuben Comes To Town - Victor Records, 1900
28. Good Evening Carrie - 1901
29. Football - Victor Records, 1905
30. Is Marriage A Failure? (Duet with Helen Trix) - 1906
31. Hello Boys I'm Back Again - Columbia Records, 1915
32. At the Fountain of Youth - Columbia Records, 1916
33. Here Comes The Groom - Operaphone Records 1917
34. Life Is A Merry Go Round - Paramount Records, 1918
35. Round Her Neck She Wears A Yellow Ribbon - Paramount Records, 1918

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References

• Dan W. Quinn's entry as a "Songwriter's Friend" at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame
• The U.S. Library of Congress, American Memory Exhibit