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Will Oakland

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Will Oakland (January 15, 1880–May 15, 1956) was an American Countertenor famed for his exceptionally high vocal range. He was born Herman Hinrichs in Jersey City, New Jersey, to German-American immigrant parents. Oakland began his musical career after leaving the United States Army in 1905, joining Lew Dockstader's minstrels in Rochester, New York. He began recording for Edison Records in 1908, soon after Richard Jose's retirement. In addition to appearing as a solo performer

Top songs

  1. Silver threads among the gold
  2. Norah Acushla
  3. Just Before The Battle
  4. That Tumble Down Shack in Athlone
  5. White Wings
  6. Reminiscing About Minstrel Days
  7. When You and I were Young, Maggie
  8. Mother Machree
  9. Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares
  10. I'm Tired of Living Without You
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  1. Evalyne
  2. Dear Old Dear
  3. If Dreams are True
  4. The Curse of an Aching Heart
  5. I'll Await My Love
  6. Dearie
  7. Old Time Song Medley
  8. THAT TUMBLE DOWN SHACK
  9. Dear Little Boy of Mine
  10. Eileen Allanna
  11. As I sat upon my dear old mother's knee
  12. Mother Machree (1912)
  13. Dear Robin, I'll Be True
  14. Emmet's lullaby
  15. Only a Pansy Blossom
  16. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
  17. In The Gloaming
  18. If I Only Had a Home Sweet Home
  19. My Irish Song of Songs Once Us
  20. Dear old girl
  21. Who will care for mother now?
  22. Ma pickaninny babe
  23. SILVER THREADS
  24. When you and I were young Maggie
  25. Just Before The Battle Mother
  26. WAIT TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY
  27. Dear Old Ma
  28. The longest way 'round is the sweetest way home
  29. I Love the Name of Mary
  30. Stick to Your Mother, Tom (1911)
  31. With All Her Faults, I Love Her Still
  32. The Dear Old Songs
  33. Bring Back the Rose
  34. There is No Love Like Mine
  35. I'll Remember You, Love, In My Heart
  36. I'll Take You Home Again, Kath
  37. We've Been Chums For Fifty Years
  38. The curse of an aching heart (take 1)
  39. As I Sat Upon My Dear Old Moth
  40. Nobody Knows Nobody Cares
  41. Where the River Shannon Flows
  42. You Can't Make Me Stop Loving You
  43. Just before the battle mother 1909
  44. There's A Mother Always Waiting You, At Home, Sweet Home
  45. Mollie Darling
  46. Won't You Come Over to My House?
  47. While The Kids Played Ring A Rosie
  48. Ma Pickaninny Babe (1914)
  49. Just Before the Battle, Mother
  50. You have changed the winter in my heart to glad springtime
  51. Sing rock-a-bye baby to me
  52. Take This Letter to My Mother
  53. Barry of Ballymore. Mother Machree
  54. In the gloaming 1909
  55. Dear Robin, I'll be true (take 3)
  56. The Longest Way Round is the Shortest Way Home
  57. Emmett's Lullaby
  58. Ring Me Up Heaven, Please, Central
  59. I'll Take You Home Kathleen
  60. That Tumble-Down Shack in Athlone
  61. I'll remember you, love, in my prayers
  62. Say Au Revoir but Not Goodbye
  63. "Reminiscing About Minstrel Days"
  64. Will Oakland - Won't you come over to my house 1909 (Edison Cylinder)
  65. Just before the battle, mother (take 1)
  66. You can't make me stop loving you 1910
  67. Nobody Knows Nobody Cares 1909
  68. Eilleen Allanna
  69. My Old Lady
  70. My Mother's Old Red Shawl
  71. Pretty Pond Lilies
  72. Peek-a-boo
  73. With All Her Faults I Love Her Still
  74. Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares 1909
  75. My old lady (take 2)
  76. Dear old dear 1909
  77. If dreams are true 1910
  78. Only to see her face again (take 2)
  79. I'll await my love 1910
  80. When you and I were young, Maggie 1908
  81. Peek a boo! 1911
  82. Won't you come over to my house_ 1909
  83. My Irish song of songs_ Once upon a time
  84. Will Oakland - Sing rock-a-bye baby to me 1914 (Edison Cylinder)
  85. Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares (19
  86. There is no love like mine 1909
  87. There's A Clock Upon The Mantel Striking One, Two, Three
  88. Fulmer Wait Till The Clouds Roll By
  89. With All Her Faults
  90. Dearie (take 1)

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