Vince Courtney Explained

Vince Courtney was an Australian songwriter,^[1] entertainer, singer and radio personality during the vaudeville era. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales in 1887.^[2] He was prominent in the early twentieth century.^{[3] [4]} He was born in Newcastle, New South Wales.^[5] Although it is unusual for an Australian artist, Courtney was regarded as universally published and a household word from his gramophone recordings and radio broadcasts ^[6]

He often performed with his wife, Eva. For several years he was a key member of impersonator revue Stiffy and Mo, with fellow vaudeville personality Roy Rene. He contributed songs to pantomime The Bunyip (1916). Many of his songs were written for other leading variety performers.^[7]

On 17 August 1951 he collapsed in a Dubbo hotel lobby and died suddenly. He is buried in Randwick, New South Wales.

Works

• The Silver in My Mother's Hair
• Back to Virginia
• Dear Old Mother Machree
• The Cold North Sea
• There never was love like mother's love
• That little home among the hills – Orchestrated for sextet
• She was like the blue in heaven
• Our flag never shall come down
• Boggabri
• Mexico
• Corroboree Rag (1916) in The Bunyip Pantomime

Recordings

• Isobel (1927) ^{[8] [9]}
• That little home among the hills (1920) ^[10]
• My Home (1925) ^[11]
• Jane O'Hara (1925) ^[12]
• 1962 The Silver in My Mother's Hair ^[13] with Slim Dusty

Notes and References

1. News: AT THE EMPIRE . . New South Wales, Australia . 7 January 1935 . 18 January 2019 . 5 (DAILY and EVENING) . National Library of Australia.
2. Father: William P Courtney Mother: Annie J Courtney Birth Registration Number: 30188
3. News: TOPICAL THEATRICAL TALK . . 1793 . Sydney . 18 May 1924 . 1 March 2018 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: FINE RECEPTION . . New South Wales, Australia . 11 January 1935 . 9 December 2018 . 3 (DAILY and EVENING) . National Library of Australia.
5. News: PLAYS AND PLAYERS . . 471 . New South Wales. 27 September 1919 . 2 March 2018 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
6. Web site: Mr. Vince Courtney . Goulburn Evening Penny Post . 14 January 1935 .
7. Web site: Practitioners [C]]. 20 February 2011.
8. http://web.nfsa.gov.au/olcmedia/audio/00017303.mp3 Isobel mp3
9. Web site: Isobel : A Novelty Foxtrot Song - AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Austlit. www.austlit.edu.au.
10. http://web.nfsa.gov.au/olcmedia/audio/00020605.mp3 That little home among the hills mp3
11. http://web.nfsa.gov.au/olcmedia/audio/00017302.mp3 My Home mp3
12. http://web.nfsa.gov.au/olcmedia/audio/00020604.mp3 Jane O'Hara mp3
13. Web site: Slim Dusty and His Bushlanders – Aussie Sing Song (1962, Vinyl). Discogs.