ABSTRACT
American tenor, born in New York. He had an unusual recording career, singing very few solos. Most of his work was in quartets, some in duets. Bieling was a member of the first quartet to make records, the Manhasset Quartet. The Edison Quartet succeeded it, with Bieling as first tenor. He was also first tenor for the American Quartet, Hayden Quartet, and the Premier Quartet. Many of his duets were with Harry MacDonough. Experiencing voice trouble in 1913, he gave up recording and went into the business end of the industry. He was a representative for the New York Talking Machine Co. in 1918, and in 1920 he opened a Victrola shop in Hempstead, Long Island. Bieling retired in 1926, and died in Hempstead.
