Richard J. Jose was an American countertenor

Countertenor

A countertenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano, or a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or far more rarely than normal, modal voice. A pre-pubescent male who has this ability is called a treble...

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Life

He immigrated to Nevada after his uncle.
He sang in saloons for charity, and in 1881 with Thatcher's Minstrels.
In 1884, he joined a minstrel troupe in California, and appeared in New York City

New York City

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In 1896, he married Therese Shreve.

In 1887, he won a gold medal from the Academy of Music (New York City).
Between October 27, 1903 and 1906, he recorded for the Victor Talking Machine Company

Victor Talking Machine Company

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His version of "Silver Threads Among the Gold

Silver Threads Among the Gold

"Silver Threads Among the Gold", first copyrighted in 1873, was an extremely popular song in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today it is a standard of barbershop quartet singing. The lyrics are by Eben E...

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In 1905 and 1906, he toured with his own minstrel show.
In 1906, he was injured when a stage curtain fell on him.

In 1915, he sang the song with a silent short movie of the same name, by Pierce Kingsley and R. R. Roberts.

He retired, and became the California Deputy Real Estate Commissioner.

Pronuciation

Jose, pronounced /z/ like "rose," is a Cornish name. He added an accent, eɪ as in José.

Discography

• "Belle Brandon" (02:47) Victor 2554, 1903-10-27
• "Dear old songs" (02:24) Victor 2629, 1904-01-12
• "Dear old songs" (03:37) Victor 31170, 1904-01-14
• "May, sweet May" (01:23) Victor 2630, 1904-01-12
• "May, sweet May" (01:57) Victor 2630, 1904-01-12
• "Abide with me" (02:09) Victor 2633, 1904-01-14
• "Glory to God" (03:38) Victor 31192, 1904-01-18
• "Sun of my soul" (02:42) Victor 2669, 1904-01-18
• "O come all ye faithful" (02:12) Victor 2725, 1904-01-20
• "Since Nellie went away" (04:00) Victor 31489, 1905-12-22
• "When I'm away from you, dear" (03:19) Victor 31154, 1904-12-08
• "She fought on by his side" (02:05) Victor 4261, 1904-12-09
• "Too late!" (03:51) Victor 31344, 1904-12-08
• "Killarney" (03:16) Victor 31343, 1904-12-09
• "Dear old girl" (04:15) Victor 31172, 1904-12-10
• "With all her faults I love her still" (04:10) Victor 31171, 1904-12-10
• "Rose of my life" (02:27) Victor 4219, 1904-12-10
• "Time and tide" (03:48) Victor 31355, 1904-12-09
• "Home, sweet home" (03:27) Victor 31515,
• "Belle Brandon" (03:03) Victor 16666
• "When You and I Were Young, Maggie
  When You and I Were Young, Maggie
  When You and I Were Young, Maggie is a famous folk song, popular song and standard. Though Springtown, Tennessee, has a small monument outside an old mill claiming the song was written by a local George Johnson, in 1820, for his Maggie, the truth is that its lyrics were written as a poem by the...
  
  " (03:59) Victor 31485, 1905-12-20
• "I cannot sing the old songs" (03:59) Victor 31496, 1905-12-21
• "Ben Bolt" (03:29) Victor 31497, 1905-12-22
• "The blind boy (03:26) Victor 31513, 1906-02-23
• "We've been chums for fifty years" (03:58) Victor 31516, 1906-02-23
• "Home, sweet home" (03:24) Victor 31515, 1906-02-23
• "The ninety and nine" (03:01) Victor 4755, 1906-02-23
• "Abide with me" (02:19) Victor 16660, 1906-02-23
• "Softly now the light of day" (02:32) Victor 2686, 1906-02-23

External links

• http://www.gracyk.com/dickjose.shtml
• Richard Jose - "Silver Threads Among The Gold"