Cylinder of the Month

From 1903, the classic sentimental song Please, Mr. Conductor, Don't Put Me Off the Train sung by Byron G. Harlan.

Please, Mr. Conductor, Don't Put Me Off the Train

Company	Edison's National Phonograph Company
Cylinder #	7219
Category	Tenor solo
Title	Please, Mr. Conductor, Don't Put Me Off the Train
Performed by	Byron G. Harlan
Circa	1903
Announcement	"Please, Mr. Conductor, Don't Put Me Off the Train, sung by Byron G. Harlan.  Edison record."

A touching and sweet-sounding recording with an appealing melody.

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The versatile tenor Byron G. Harlan, of the famous singing team of Collins & Harlan could also do great "old man" and "rube" voicings (for example, listen to this 1906 excerpt from The Dixie Rube ).

Interested in hearing other recordings featuring Byron G. Harlan?

Key	Title	Category	Performed by	Circa
11/1997	Down at the Huskin' Bee	Rube duet	Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan	1909
08/1999	Ev'ry Little Bit, Added to What You've Got, Makes Just a Little Bit More	Duet	Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan	1907
05/2004	In My Merry Oldsmobile	Duet	Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan	1905
07/2006	Whoa, Bill!	Duet	Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan	1904

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