Small selection of some of the stars of 80 to 100 years ago
Jack Charman - Down Among the Sugar Cane
Catcheside Warrington - Cliffs of Old Tynemouth*
Charles Coborn - Two Lovely Black Eyes
Jean Aylwin - He's awfu' guid ate me
Charles Penrose - Laughing Curate
Harry Champion - PC Green
George Atkinson- The Fly and the Jam Pot
Ed E Ford - Tramp**
Lily Morris - The Wives of Commercial Travellers
Vesta Tilley - The Army of Today's All Right
Sam Mayo - Baby
Mike S Whallen - You wouldn't know the old Place now
Billy Williams - Mrs B
Cooper Mitchell - When I was a boy at School
TC Sterndale Bennett - Sweetheart mine
Sisters Lorisson - Louisiana Loo**
Barney Bernard - Goldstein goes in the Railroad Business*
Lil Hawthorne - Mamie May
Florrie Forde - Selection of Hits part 1 (unissued Rex take)
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ALEXANDER PRINCEThe most prolific of the early recording concertina players
Austria March Exo 48 **
Hop Scotch Diploma D18
Scotch Reels / Belphegor March Winner2055
Estudiantina waltz / Blue Bells of Scotland Win2115 *
Silver Heels / Darkies' Holiday Schottische Columbia 1913
Administration march / Honest Toil HomochordD1057
Darkies' Holiday / Hop Scotch Win2053
Lost Chord / Il Bacio Win2483 *
Till we meet again / Missouri Regal G7474
No no Nanette medley / Rose Marie medley Reg8495 *
The Lost Chord / The Bluebells of Scotland Millophone 403
Hong Kong Jazz one step / Vive l'Amour Reg7535 **
Hornpipe medley / Woodland Flowers Win2167 **
Life in Vienna Zonophone49110 *
Espana Zon49115
Silver Heels Zon49117 **
Mister Blackman Two Step Zon49143 *
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FRED DANIELSAlso appeared as Fred T Daniels
Laughing Song Nic5010 (date c1904, as most Nicoles) ***
The Cook who cooks Nic5040 **
Laughing Song Nic1198
Woman Nic4058
Father / By the side of the Zuyder Zee Beka9838 -1906
How we laugh / Merriest Man alive Hom273 -1910
Sneezing song / What a funny place to have one Hom305 *
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PHIL RAY(1872-1918)
Billed as The Original Abbreviating Comedian, you can hear a flavour of his style in the monologue we feature- sadly he did not make many recordings, and those he did are hard to find.
Cigars or Nuts . . . Albion 1215 (from the Beka Company)
Illusions . . . Albion 1215
Would you like to save my Life . . . Twin 6
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ROSE HAYESI am afraid I can't give you any information on this singer who recorded before the first war, mostly for the Blum Company's group of labels. If you can help, please enlighten me........
Note- Some of the titles are the same recordings on a different label!
There you are again Mister Rainbow / Mary used to love a Sailor Cinch5106
I want a Girl with the Glad Eye / I want to Stop along with Nursie Fam100
Keep on Swinging me Charlie / Mother's had a Row with Father Fam144
Mary used to love a Sailor / Mary told the Story to the Soldier Fam262 **
Georgie Took Me Walking in the Park / When Mother was 21 Famous99
Georgie took me walking in the Park / I want a Girl with the glad Eye Kal6134 *
Mother's had a Row with Father / Mother's put a Card in the Window Kal6225 **
Mary used to love a Sailor / Mary told the Story to the Soldier Pel79 **
I'd like to live in Paris all the time / Hold your Hand out naughty Boy Pil5682 *
There you are again Mr Rainbow / Keep on swinging me Charlie PionC16 **
There you are again Mister Rainbow / Keep on swinging me Charlie VicC52 ***
I want a girl with the glad Eye / Georgie took me walking in the Park VicC56
Mary used to love a Sailor / Mary told the story to the Soldier VicC72
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FLORRIE FORDE
Immense, and immensely popular, her numerous recordings have at least ensured she's well remembered by 78 collectors to this day
Fiddle dee dee / There's Plenty of Room in the Park Ariel 9200 *
Every Girl is a Fisher Girl / Hold you Hand out Naughty Boy Ar9209 *
Mary's Ticket / There's something merry and bright about a Honeymoon Ar9217
My Boy / (+Fay) Joshu-ah Ar9219 **
Maggie Jane / Let's pretend we're having a jolly good time Imperial 2455
And then we won't go Home / Tripper's Lullaby Imp2491
Shake and let us be Friends / The Smile song Imp2500
Ta ta be lucky / When we went strolling round the town Imp2513
Please Teacher / Oh what a Night Imp2615
Hospitality House / Follow your Uncle Bob Imp2634
Are we to part like this? / Only a bird in a gilded Cage Imp2660
When the fields are white with Daisies / Oh Flo Imp2724
She's a Lassie from Lancashire / Waltz me round again Willie Imp2750
The Mansion of Aching Hearts / Just like the Ivy I'll cling to you Imp2789
Flanagan/Oh Antonio / I wonder if you miss me/I do like to be beside the Seaside Imp2827
Has anyone seen a German Band/Goodbye Dolly Gray / Who's your Lady Friend/Girls study your Cookery Book Imp2853
Having a good Time wish you were here / Have you had a good day today? Imp2883
What the Curate saw Zonophone 43113 **
Poor John Zon43143 **
She's a Lassie from Lancashire Zon43147 ***
Up to one of your Tricks again Zon43149
Riding home on a Load of Hay Zon43156
Has anybody here seen Kelly? Zon43195
One of the Girls Zon43202 **
If you should see a little Soldier Zon43203 *
Flanagan Zon43209
Rip van Winkle Zon43212
You taught me how to love you Zon43225
(+Stanley Kirkby) If the World were ruled by girls Zon44063
Esau take me on the See Saw Zon34
Always be as careful as you can / Is everybody happy Zon55
Meet me at the Corner / Polish up the Handle of the Door Zon77
Round About / Oh Johnny there's a Locket in your Pocket Zon89
Now I have to call him Father / Come and hear him play his oomterara Zon160 *
Yip I adee I ay / Girls of the Clogs and Shawl Zon174
Mary took her Calves to the Dairy Show / Is anybody looking for a Widow? Zon200
I do like to be beside the Seaside Zon223
Oh Father when you married mother / Cock-a-doodle-doo in the Morning Zon397
Meet me in Kellyland / They're all single by the Seaside Zon577
O'Brien / Take me on the Switchback Zon591
John James O'Hare / Keep away from the petticoats Zon633
Just a wee deoch-an-doris / Take me on the Joywheel Zon688
Oh Charlie / Oh the Lady with the glad Eye Zon867 **
When we were strolling together / Keep straight down the Road Zon1008 **
Hold your Hand out naughty Boy / Anywhere in Manxland Zon1083 **
Snookey Ookums / Malone's Ragtime Ball Zon1095
Dance your Troubles away / The way the Wind blows Zon1165
When the Band begins to play / Jerry Jeremiah Zon1186
It takes an Irish Heart to sing an Irish Song / Let's take a Stroll around the Island Zon1348
We're Irish and proud of it too / My Bugler Boy Zon1416 **
Where are the Lads of the Village tonight / Who's the Girl you're going to meet tonight Zon1444 *
They all play the same old Game / The Kelly's are at it again Zon1456 *
There's a good Time coming / All the Time you're longing for Killarney Zon1467 **
Ah there you are again / Who goes there Zon1505
Then he'd waltz he round / What the how the who the why the Zon1517
Here there and everywhere / You can't court a girlie by the Sea Zon1662 *
I love my Motherland / Take me back to dear old Blighty Zon1725
We'll all have a Holiday in the Summertime / Sing why shouldn't we sing Zon1738
Goodbye-ee / Van Dam Family Zon1843
No grousing / When the sun goes down in Dixie Zon1891
Soldiers like it / Priceless Percy with the one Pip up Zon1906
Heigho Jazz it with me / Hello there Flanagan Zon1932
Kelly I'm glad to see you back / Cabages Cabeans Carrots Zon1949
Teach me how to fly / In the Land of Yama Yama Zon1960 *
Wherever the Girls are you'll find a Jack Tar / If you're Irish come into the Parlour Zon1973
Goodnight Nursie / Oh Georgie what are you going to do? Zon2002
Play that again on the Gramophone / By gum She will an'all Zon2040 *
Kelly's got married today hooray / We've got a Jazz Band here Zon2053
Touch a Sailor for Luck / Sailing on the good Ship Friendship Zon2118
Roses and Radishes Pansies and Peas / Love me in the Lancashire Way Zon2152
She loved a Sailor / Kkkiss me again Regal G7644
Antonio my Romeo / Every Morning Reg7650
Medley (2 sides) Reg9461
Sing Song Medley (2 sides) Regal MR2198
Fair fat and forty / Let's all be a happy Family Reg2234
Bull and Bush G and T3563
Crackling of the Pork G and T3579
Heigh Ho that's all I know G and T3598
Navajo G and T3683
On the Banks of the Rhine G and T3688
When she's in Town G and T3691
Let's all go into the Ballroom/Has anyone here seen Kelly / It takes an Irish Heart/Hold your Hand out Naughty Boy Rex8189 *
Goodbyee/Priceless Percy / I want to see the old Home again/Till we meet again Rex8222
For old Times Sake/Daisy Bell / Nellie Dean/After the Ball Rex8528
That's what the Girl said to the Soldier G&T03010
Buttercup & the Rose G&T03011
Medley (2 sides) Columbia 9780 **
Study your Cookery Book / Mary had a nice little Lamb Pathe77673
It pays to advertise/I want to go back to dear old Lancashire Durium 144
He loved her who did he did where / Olga Radio1281
Give yourself a Pat on the Back / Oh Maritana Rad1292
Forty Fousand Frushes / Great Stuff this Love Rad1316
Down at the old Bull & Bush / Has anybody here seen Kelly Rad1330 ***
All in Favour / Barmaid's Song Rad1368
I don't wanna go Home / Sam sat with Sophie on the Sofa Rad1394 *
What happened to the Manx Cat's Tail / Stein everywhere we go Rad1430 *
Happy Song / P'liceman hold my Hand Rad1441
Anona G&T3373
I've had a Girl in Berlin / Come & hear him play his Oomterara Ariel9216 **
We must have a Song about the Isle of Man / Keep straight down the Road Ariel9220 **
Tis a Faded Picture / John James O'Hara Ariel9225 *
Is Everybody happy? / Round about Ariel9226 **
All Aboard for Girly-land / Take me on the Switchback Ariel9493 *
They sang God Save the King / We're Irish & proud of it too Ariel9761 *
She's just as much a Lady Zon43104 **
Any old Place where the Sun shines Zon43109 *
Waltz me round again Zon43114 **
Love Zon43119 **
My German band Zon43130 *
Cheer up Mary Zon43140 **
Girls study your Cookery Book Zon43150 **
Oh oh Antonio Zon43167 **
If you should see a little Soldier Zon43203 *
Rip van Winkle Zon43212 *
(+Kirkby) Jenny my own true Love Zon44062 *
Can't we take it Home with us Zon210 *
There's Plenty of Room in the Park / When the drums begin to roll Zon724 **
Has Anybody seen my Soldier boy / Hush here comes the Dream Man Zon772 *
Do you know Mr Dunahue / Everybody's Ragtime mad Zon920 *
The Empire will be your Daddy / Remember where you come fra Zon1550 *
Pierrot Parade / On these dark Nights Zon1679
We're all coming Ashore tonight / We've got to put up with it now Zon1749
Oui oui tres bon / Oh Mister Banderlerio Zon1766 **
If he's a Pal to you / Let's all harmonise Zon1814 **
On the Ankle Watch Parade / Sullivan will be there Zon1829 **
Priceless Percy with the one Pip up / Soldiers like it Zon1906 *
Who put the Bricks in Brixton / Smith Jones Robinson & Brown Zon2111 *
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TALBOT O'FARRELL (1878-1952)These recordings from 1915 to 1933 are in approx chronological order.
Ballyhooly / A little Bunch of Shamrocks Regal G 7062
Come back to Ireland and me HMVB820
Ballymaina Band / All the World will belong to me Win3629
Little June Rose / If Shamrocks grew along that Swanee Shore Aco15185
Little Town in the ould County Down / Casey's CharabancAco33024
At the End of the Road / I will love you more than ever Reg8368
More we are together MimP106 **
Me and Jane in a Plane / When you played the Organ and I sang the Rosary Imp1813
Me and Jane in a Plane / One Summer night BonMar230 *
Dear little Irish Mother / More I see of Molly O'Moore Reg8898
Charmaine MimP177 **
Afterwards may be too late / My Inspiration is you Cur134 *
A little Town called Home Sweet Home Vic9 **
This is Heaven / Excuse me Lady Imp2169
Considerin / Happy Days and lonely Nights Pic231
Shinaniki da Vic72
This is Heaven Vic149 **
Smiling Irish Eyes Vic150 **
Girl of a Million Dreams / To you it's only Ireland Imp2551
Why can't we be Sweethearts / Lies Imp2614 *
When your Hair has turned to silver Ecl35
When the Moon comes over the Mountain Ecl103 ***
Love Letters in the Sand / Terence's Farewell to Kathleen Ecl172 *
More Sunshine in Killarney / Little old Home down in Derry Ecl203 *
Anywhere in old Ireland is Heaven to me / Silver Hair & Heart of gold Ecl304
Memories (2 sides) Imp2903
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WILL TERRY (1875-1915)One of the stalwarts of the pre war gramophone scene.
Have you got another Girl at Home like Mary?
Serves you right Ariel615
Little by little and Bit by Bit
Won't you go with me to Gogo ArielK101 **
Farmyard Ragtime
Everybody's Two Step Beatall356 *
Cock-a-doodle-doo
Honeymooning honey in Bombay Beatall357 *
I want no other little Girl but you
Saturday Afternoon Beka40271
Sue Sue Sue
Oh Oh Antonio Beka40380 **
You great big wonderful Baby
I want to go to Michigan Bull527 **
I shan't go back to Aldershot
When George the Fourth was king Cinch5054 ***
She makes me walk in Ragtime
I want to be in Dixie Cinch5056 *
I do love my Wife
She pushed me into the Parlour Cinch5105 *
There's a Gentleman here tonight
Beware of the Widow Cinch5129 *
What a Game it is wow wow
It's a long Way to Tipperary Cinch5160
Dance your Troubles away
Jerry Jeremiah Cinch5162 **
Don't go Home until Morning
Gobble'ums will get you Cinch5338 *
Oh you must have had a Night last Night
It was a jolly good Job that I was married Cinch5348 **
Put me among the Girls Col26182
Put me amongst the girls
Oh the Merry Widow ColD125 **
My Baby
Nobody Colis346
She don't like me like she used to Colis362 *
Let's Have a Song about the Boys Era40337
Never put off until Tomorrow
Put me amongst the Girls Fav67052
My Boy
Why can't we have the Sea in London Fest7083 **
That old Waltz Tune
The Countryman's Holiday Fest7093 **
Hush here comes the Dream Man
There's something in the Seaside Air Glob6211 *
I do like to be beside the Seaside GramE1
All the nice Girls love a Sailor GramE10 *
Molly O'Morgan GramE2
Don't take me home GramE8 *
Oh the Steamer oh the Sea
We all came into the World with Nothing JBull40269
Come & have a Drink with me
Come along up in the Flip Flap JBull40315 **
Come over to Hanover
Ship Ahoy JBull40804
Mysterious Moon
Spaniard that blighted my Life Op110 *
It's a long Walk
Oh that Ragtime Sea Op113 **
Everybody's two step
Cock-a-doodle do Pal114 **
Birdseed
What a funny little Place to have one Pathe60313 **
If the World were ruled by Girls
Goodnight Mr Brown I'm out Pathe60330 *
On the Isle of Anglesey
Mother Pathe60332 *
Oh for a Night in the West
In the Twi-light Pathe60985
Swing me higher Obadiah
For my Corn began to shoot Pathe77055
Nobody
I'd be satisfied for Life Scala222 **
Fishing Zon42445
Anywhere does for me Zon42520 *
The Park Keeper Zon42522 **
Chin Chin Chinaman Zon42532 **
What's become of our Songs Zon42576 *
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HARRY TATE (1872-1940)His Motoring sketch was a classic. Probably it needed viewing as the recordings of this sketch are not that funny. Or am I missing something? As proof of its popularity there are four different recordings listed below!
Motoring G and T 1322 *
Motoring (2 parts) Col320
Fishing / Motoring Ar9739
How's your Father Col2583 **
Be my Pal Col559
Selling a Car (2 parts) Col870
Motoring (2 parts) ColDX215
Motoring (2 sides) Regal MR 1154
Running an Office (2 parts) ColDX753
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RAGTIMEAll contemporary versions we can dig out of some ragtime songs.
No.7- Ragtime Soldier Man -
Terry and Osborn Beatall354
Three Rascals Jumbo 1065
Charman and Cove Polyphon 5566
Band Ariel K1065 *
Harry Cove/ J Charman Scala312 *
Brown and Colley Valkyrie 260 **
Terry & Osborn Pirate 115 **
H Cove/T Jackson Winner 2255 *
GH Elliott Zonophone 984 **
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Alf GordonOne of the early recording artists of Music Hall songs, who later recorded much more prolifically as Will Terry.
Following in Father's Footsteps Col25777 *
Seaweed Zon42261 ***
At the Football Match/ Georgie from Georgia Pathe60625
She Never does that to me/ Don't Cry Sister Jane Beka9737
That's what a Man can't do Zon42495 *
One & a Penny a Day/ I'm going home to Jacksonville Od44163