| 词条 | George Alexander (musician) |
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| name = Alexander, George | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Clifford Alexander Wiley | alias = | birth_date = July 9, 1867 |birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland | death_date = March 2, 1913 |death_place = New York | origin = | instrument = | genre = popular | occupation = singer | years_active = 1903 – 1913 | label = Columbia, Zonophone, Victor | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} George Alexander (July 9, 1867 – March 2, 1913) was a baritone singer pioneer recording artist who made several best-selling records for Columbia Records in the first decade of the 20th century. BiographyGeorge Alexander was born in Baltimore on July 9, 1867,[1] his birth name was Clifford Alexander Wiley.[2] He initial recording activity was for Zonophone Records in 1902, and he subsequently recorded for Columbia in 1903, where he produced the majority of his output.[1] He also recorded a few sides for Victor Records in 1903.[1] The same year, he made cylinder records for Edison under the pseudonym Arthur Clifford.[3] He died on March 2, 1913 in New York[1] at the age of 45.[2] Style and popularity as recording artistHe has been noted for his "robust sonority and precise diction."[4] Joel Whitburn, in his chart reconstructions, estimates that Alexander had three records that would have made the Billboard charts had they existed: Mighty Lak' a Rose (Columbia disc 1585, cylinder 32295) at #3 in December 1903; America (Columbia disc 3099, cylinder 32637) at #7 in May 1905, and Dearie (Columbia disc 3378, cylinder 32928) at #10 in July 1906.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book |last=Hoffman |first=Frank |date=2004 |title=Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound |url= |location= |publisher=Routledge |page= |isbn=9781135949495 |accessdate= }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite book |last= Whitburn|first=Joel |authorlink= Joel Whitburn|title=Pop Memories 1890-1954 |year=1986 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-083-0 |page=21}} 3. ^{{cite book |last1=Hoffman |first1=Frank|last2=Cooper |first2=B. Lee|last3=Gracyk |first3=Tim |date=2012 |title=Popular American Recording Pioneers: 1895-1925 |url= |location= |publisher=Routledge |page=137 |isbn=9781136592294 |accessdate= }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/jukebox/artists/detail/id/1366/|title=George Alexander |author= |date= |website=National Jukebox |publisher=Library of Congress |accessdate=September 8, 2014}} External links
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