Michael J. O'Connell
Last updated: 25.02.25
All that can presently (February 2025) be gleaned about Michael J. O'Connell from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was an American tenor who has made at least 48 recordings between 1915 and 1916 on the Victor, Columbia, Brunswick and Edison labels.
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url15.gif  DAHR: M. J. O'Connell List of 48 historic recordings from 1915 to 1917.

  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif I'd Feel at Home if They'd Let Me Join the Army (1918) A. Gumble Michael J. O'Connell Edison Blue Amberol: 3381
cylinder15.gif So I Took the Fifty Thousand Dollars (1923) A. Gumble Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning Edison Blue Amberol: 4839
cylinder15.gif How Could Washington Be a Married Man (1917) A. Piantadosi Michael J. O'Connell Edison Blue Amberol: 3086
cylinder15.gif Kitty Donohue (1922) F.T. Whitehouse Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning
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recordmp3.gif I Love a Piano (1916) I. Berlin Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 46360
recordmp3.gif You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girls (1917) R. Cowan Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 77224
recordmp3.gif When the Major Plays Those Minor Melodies (1916) H. DeCosta Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47078
recordmp3.gif When It's Circus Day Back Home (1917) J. Glogau Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 77039
recordmp3.gif More I See of Hawaii the Better I Like New York, The (1917) A. Gottler Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 77099
recordmp3.gif Come Out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann (1916) J. Kendis Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47249
recordmp3.gif Everybody Loves an Irish Song (1916) W.J. McKenna Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47093
recordmp3.gif I Want to Go to the County Mayo (1917) W.J. McKenna Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 77421
recordmp3.gif For Me and My Gal (1917) G.W. Meyer Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47277
recordmp3.gif There's Just a Little Bit of Monkey (1917) J.V. Monaco Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47274
recordmp3.gif How Could Washington Be a Married Man (1916) A. Piantadosi Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47075
recordmp3.gif Send Me Away With a Smile (1917) A. Piantadosi Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 77223
recordmp3.gif Just Keep on Skating (1916) M. Pollock Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47214
recordmp3.gif Keep Your Eye on the Girlie You Love (1916) I. Schuster Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47236
recordmp3.gif He's Just Like You (1917) A. von Tilzer Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 77027
recordmp3.gif Love Is Just a Lottery (1916) A. von Tilzer Grace Kerns as Grace Nash
Michael J. O'Connell
Columbia: 46969
recordmp3.gif  Put on Your Slippers and Fill Up Your Pipe (1916) A. von Tilzer Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47174
recordmp3.gif This Great Big World Owes Me a Loving (1916) A. von Tilzer Marguerite Farrell
Michael J. O'Connell
Columbia: 46923
recordmp3.gif It's a Hundred to One You're in Love (1916) H. von Tilzer Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 46361
recordmp3.gif You Were Just Made to Order For Me (1916) H. von Tilzer Marguerite Farrell
Michael J. O'Connell
Columbia: 46952
recordmp3.gif Some Sunday Morning (1917) R.A. Whiting Ada Jones
Michael J. O'Connell
Columbia: 77190
recordmp3.gif You're a Great Big Lonesome Baby (1917) R.A. Whiting Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 77112
The peformer is featured on 25 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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perf15.jpg I Love a Piano (1915) Irving Berlin(w&m) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg You Never Can Be Too Sure About the Girls (1917) Rubey Cowan Lew Brown (words)
Bobby Heath (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg When the Major Plays Those Minor Melodies (1916) Harry DeCosta William Alexander (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg When It's Circus Day Back Home (1917) Jack Glogau Jack Yellen (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg More I See of Hawaii the Better I Like New York (1917), The Archie Gottler Bert Kalmar (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I'd Feel at Home if They'd Let Me Join the Army (1917) Albert Gumble Jack Mahoney (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg So I Took the Fifty Thousand Dollars (1923) Albert Gumble Jack Meskill (words)
Robert Denning (words)
Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Come Out of the Kitchen, Mary Ann (1916) James Kendis(w&m) Charles Bayha (co-author)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Everybody Loves an Irish Song (1916) William J. McKenna(w&m) Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I Want to Go to the County Mayo (1917) William J. McKenna William J. McKenna (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  For Me and My Gal (1917) George W. Meyer E. Ray Goetz (words)
Edgar Leslie (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg There's Just a Little Bit of Monkey (1916) James V. Monaco Grant Clarke (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg How Could Washington Be a Married Man (1916) Al Piantadosi Joe Goodwin (words)
Ballard MacDonald (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Send Me Away With a Smile (1917) Al Piantadosi Louis Weslyn (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Just Keep on Skating (1917) Muriel Pollock Louis Weslyn (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Keep Your Eye on the Girlie You Love (1916) Ira Schuster Howard Johnson (words)
Alex Gerber (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Love Is Just a Lottery (1916) Albert von Tilzer Chas. R. McCarron (words)
Stanley Murphy (words)
Grace Kerns as Grace Nash (perf.)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Put on Your Slippers and Fill Up Your Pipe (1916) Albert von Tilzer Will A Heelan (words)
Ed. P Moran (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg He's Just Like You (1917) Albert von Tilzer Lew Brown (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg This Great Big World Owes Me a Loving (1916) Albert von Tilzer Andrew B. Sterling (words)
Eddie Moran (words)
Marguerite Farrell (perf.)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg It's a Hundred to One You're in Love (1916) Harry von Tilzer Lou Klein (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  You Were Just Made to Order For Me (1916) Harry von Tilzer Harry Von Tilzer (words)
Marguerite Farrell (perf.)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Kitty Donohue (1912) Fred T. Whitehouse Michael J. O'Connell as Robert Denning (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Some Sunday Morning (1917) Richard A. Whiting Gus Kahn (words)
Raymond B. Egan (words)
Ada Jones (perf.)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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perf15.jpg You're a Great Big Lonesome Baby (1917) Richard A. Whiting Doc Cook (co-author)
Gus Kahn (co-author)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.)
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