Lambert Murphy "Smiles" (1918)

"Smiles"
Lyrics by J. Will Callahan
Music by Lee S. Roberts
Sung by Lambert Murphy
Orchestra conducted by Josef Pasternack
Recorded September 9, 1918
Victor 45155
Lambert Murphy (1885- 1954) was an American tenor, born in Springfield, Massachusetts. While pursuing an academic course at Harvard University, he studied singing under T. L. Cushman in Boston from 1904 to 1908. He graduated from Harvard in 1908 where he joined the Harvard Glee Club, Harvard Quartet and the Pi Eta Society. Having filled positions in several important churches in Boston, Brookline, and Fairhaven, he went to New York in 1910 as soloist of St. Bartholomew's. After further study under Isidore Luckstone, he was engaged (1911) as a member of the Metropolitan Opera. Murphy made his reputation chiefly as a concert singer, appearing at many of the great festivals. He was a recording artist for the Victor Talking Machine Company. One well-known recorded hit was "Smiles" from The Passing Show of 1918 and was popular during World War I. Lambert performed and recorded many duets with baritone Reinald Werrenrath. After retiring from active concert work, he gave private voice instruction.

[@wehrhaftedemokratie4624]

BEAUTIFUL 😍
THANK YOU 😄
a Smile a hundred years later
has become even more precious 😘

[@kmtkmtkmt1]

Thank you for archiving and sharing this important part of American music history! ♪♫

[@raulvaldez8362]

Bien por Callahan, Roberts, Murphy y Pasternak.
Los cuatro fabulosos...Gracia por compartir esta belleza.

[@mainaccount131]

Super excellent with very good interesting photos

[@fiorinda75]

Thanks for posting this. I learned this song in elementary school and it is still one of my favorites.

[@michaeloleary1867]

Great voice and song!

[@mainaccount131]

Delightful

[@MooPotPie]

Mr. Callahan or Mr. Roberts? Hats off to them both. My great grandmother owned a copy of this very recording. This will always be the definitive version for me.

[@MiaHessMusic]

Thank you, I needed to hear the verse.

[@beatlessteve1010]

Featured in Three on a Match with Warren William..Joan Blondell, Anne Dvorak, and Bette Davis...also Humphrey Bogart..

[@lesterwyoung]

Mr Murphy was obviously a fan of John McCormack! Lovely stuff!

[@blakemcnamara9105]

I always felt that this song marked the end of the nineteenth century-style sentimental pop music. Only a year after this was recorded, Gershwin would write "Swannee", ushering in a new style of music.

[@milesge56]

Listening to this in 2028.

[@buzzbaybear8496]

1:24 exuberant trombone

[@ceplio]

Harry Macdonough + John McCormack = Lambert Murphy

[@Jotaemesg]

Frank Sinatra, seen at 2.30 was only 3 years old

[@kissthesky40]

Chairman of the crib :)

[@321abcable]

I think Murphy has a better voice than McCormack!