1905 RICHARD JOSE COUNTERTENOR Since Nellie went away TAYLOR 78

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Richard Jose is one of those wonderous singers of the very early US recordings.

His voice is quite remarkable instantly recognizable on any record:

Billed as a counter tenor, he is nothing like the falsetto singers of today: He is actually a high tenor, who forces his chest voice in the very high notes, producing a mixed voice effect, which is very disquieting, as you think this must ruin his voice. But he can do it, and he recorded many records.

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Since Nellie went away

Herbert H. Taylor (composer) 
Herbert H. Taylor (lyricist) 

Richard Jose (vocalist : countertenor vocal) 
12/20/1905

Herbert H. Taylor's sentimental song "Since Nellie Went Away" enjoyed no great success in 1905, but it inspired a Broadway show of the same title which opened on October 28, 1907. The show was written by Owen Davis, and it was produced by Al Woods.

Richard Jose's last Victor session was on September 16, 1909, but nothing was issued from this. His last Victor records are from February 1906. During a 1907 interview with the San Francisco Examiner, Jose was asked about any secret to singing into a horn for recording purposes. "Secret!" exclaimed the countertenor. "It's the most secret thing in the world--for the singer. You're locked all alone with the band in a big bare room. Your back is to the musicians and your face to a bleak blank wall through which protrudes a solemn horn. A bell rings--one. That is to get ready, for the receiving instrument is so sensitive that if you moved your sleeve against your coat the sound would register. Somebody outside presses the button--two. The band starts the prelude, then you sing, turning neither to the right nor left, always looking and singing into that protruding horn. And you can't even let out a breath after your last note; you must close your lips on it and wait for the little whir within the horn to cease."

 His decline as a stage and recording artist stemmed from a serious injury. He suffered a blow to the head in 1906 (the date is unknown but it was presumably after the February 1906 Victor session). The convalescence was undoubtedly long and he possibly never recovered fully. According to a 1978 issue of The Pony Express, in 1906 a stage curtain fell on Jose with such force that stitches were required in his scalp. Therese Jose recalls that at this time the singer's "black hair turned perfectly white overnight."

three line patent 12 " Victor

Impressive singing in the upper ranges of high tenor tessitura

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Richard Jose was born in Cornwall in 1862. After his father died in 1876, Jose came to Nevada searching for his uncle. As an adult, Jose claimed a birth date of 1869, promoting the story of a mere child traveling alone to the American West. He also changed the pronunciation of his name, and hence his ethnicity. Jose, pronounced like "Joe's" and rhyming with "rose," is Cornish. Later in life, he added an accent, as in JosT (pronounced hoh-zay), to affect an exotic Hispanic heritage. Arriving in Virginia City, young Jose sang in saloons for charity. His brilliant, high-pitched voice made him seem younger than he actually was. He then drove a bakery wagon in Carson City and worked as a blacksmith in Reno, all the while performing locally as "The Singing Blacksmith." Jose was a counter or alto tenor with spectacular tone and range. In 1884, Jose joined a minstrel troupe in California, eventually appearing in New York. By the 1890s, his fame brought him to international stages. With hundreds of performances, Jose popularized dozens of sentimental ballads. He often returned to Nevada to be received as a hometown talent. Between 1903 and 1906, Jose recorded for the Victor Talking Machine Company. His "Silver Threads Among the Gold" was the most famous of his many hits, making him one of the first recording stars. His records remained best sellers into the early 1920s. By the 1920s, Jose's high-pitched voice fell from fashion. He ended his singing career and became the California Deputy Real Estate Commissioner, dying in 1941. Throughout his professional life, Jose made the story of his youth, singing in Virginia City's saloons, central to his legend.

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