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Richard Jose "Silver Threads Among The Gold" Cornwall's countertenor (Hart Pease Danks song) 1904

Richard Jose recorded this song a few times. This version is from 1904. "Silver Threads Among the Gold" was published in 1873. Music by Hart Pease Danks. Lyrics by Eben Eugene Rexford. Darling, I am growing old-- Silver threads among the gold Shine upon my brow today. Life is fading fast away. Yes, my darling, you will be Always young and fair to me. Yes, my darling, you will be Always young and fair to me. When your hair is silvery white And your cheeks no longer bright, With the roses of the May, I will kiss your lips and say: Oh! My darling, mine alone, alone, You have never older grown! Yes, my darling, mine alone, You have never older grown! Richard Jose, countertenor, made his first Victor disc on October 27, 1903: "Silver Threads Among the Gold," published in 1873, with music by Hart Pease Danks and lyrics by Eben Eugene Rexford. Victor executives hesitated paying $100 for Jose to record a song that was already old. Jose was not the first to record "Silver Threads Among the Gold," but he was the first recording artist to enjoy success with the song (in the 1890s, it had been cut a few times on brown wax cylinders). Within a few years after Jose cut it, the song became an industry standard. Few songs have been covered by so many artists. The early 10 inch version (#2556) of the song is not to be confused with the better-selling 12 inch version (#31342). In the Victor recording studio, Jose sang Rexford's popular song five times. On December 8, 1904, Jose redid "Silver Threads Among the Gold" and Victor pressed this as a 10 inch record, reusing the number of the version made a year earlier. On December 10, two days later, Jose recorded the 12 inch version. Jose was the first countertenor to make records, including brown wax cylinders in 1892, such as "Poor Blind Boy." His unique voice was perfect for sentimental tunes and hymns. A book titled "Silver Threads Among the Gold in the Life of Richard J. Jose" was self-published by Grace M. Wilkinson. Copyright date is February 8, 1945. Only once does Wilkinson refer to Jose as a countertenor: "His popularity in vaudeville as a contra-tenor was very much like that of Caruso in Italian grand opera." Jose's range is noted: "Mr. Jose's compass was from D above middle C to E above high C." The book also notes that when he sang "Goodbye, Dolly Gray," Jose's principle "working note was high 'D,' two half-steps above the sacred high 'C' of Italian tenordom." He was born in England in a Cornish village, Lanner, on June 5, 1862. Various sources give later dates since Jose (and his wife) pretended that Jose was younger than he really was. Wilkinson refers to a home built in Lanner by Captain James Francis and writes, "In this home, all of Captain Francis' children were born. His daughter, Elizabeth...was now being courted by a young Spanish miner, Richard Jose. His ancestors had come from Spain to work in the tin mines at Cornwall." Jose's baptismal record is dated September 17, 1862. The surname is "Joce" (a phonetic spelling). Richard Jose senior was a copper miner who died in late 1876. The son traveled to Nevada to locate an uncle. A reporter from Virginia City named Alfred Doten kept a detailed journal, mentioning Jose several times. On July 4, 1887, two years after first mentioning Jose, Doten again refers to Jose, calling him "Reno's favorite tenor" and writes, "In response to encores and vociferous calls he sang 'Grandfather's Footsteps' in his clearest, sweetest, most sympathetic voice, and was rapturously applauded." Victor recorded nothing from Jose after 1906. In that year he suffered an accident that led to his decline. A stage curtain fell on Jose with enough force to cause severe head injuries. But Jose eventually toured with a small company that presented a "pastoral play" titled "Silver Threads." Jose left the theater around 1919. Jose was eventually appointed Assistant Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk of the California Legislature. During the 1930s, Jose served as California Real Estate Commissioner. He sang occasionally in the years of retirement, including on radio's Shell Hour. On radio, he performed numbers which by this time would have been regarded as nostalgic tunes. Jose was associated with songs of a different era even in the early 1900s. Jose made electric recordings in San Francisco for the small MacGregor and Ingram Company around 1930. The company, which made custom records, first appears in the San Francisco phone book in 1930 and is listed again in 1931. In 1932 the company changed its name to MacGregor & Sollie, which survived until 1937. Jose was approaching 70 when he recorded for the last time "Silver Threads Among the Gold" and "When You and I Were Young, Maggie." He had no children. He was buried in Colma, California. Richard Jose "Silver Threads Among The Gold" Cornwall's countertenor (Hart Pease Danks song) 1903