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Discography & Filmography
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio Recordings By George M. Cohan
Song Title
|
Show Title
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Record Number
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Record Date
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Hey There, May There
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Mother Goose
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Victor 60049
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May 4, 1911
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I Want To Hear A Yankee Doodle Tune
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Mother Goose
|
Victor 60045
|
May 4, 1911
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Life's A Very Funny Proposition After All*
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Little Johnny Jones
|
Victor 60042
|
May 4, 1911
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I'm Mighty Glad I'm Living That's All*
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Little Johnny Jones
|
Victor 60044
|
May 4, 1911
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Small Town Girl
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50 Miles From Boston
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Victor 60052
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May 4, 1911
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You Won't Do Any Business If You Haven't Got A Band
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A Little Bit Of Everything
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Victor 60043
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May 4, 1911
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P.S. Mr. Johnson Sends Regards
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Victor 70039
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May 4, 1911
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Live Recordings By George M. Cohan
Song Title
|
Show Title
|
Record Date
|
Yankee Doodle Boy*
|
Little Johnny Jones
|
9/24/40
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Give My Regards To Broadway*
|
Little Johnny Jones
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9/24/40
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You're A Grand Old Flag*
|
George Washington Jr.
|
9/24/40
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Over There
|
|
9/24/40
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The four recordings above were performed by Cohan during an event entitled, "Carousel
Of American Music." It was a concert in San Francisco that celebrated the 25th
Anniversary of the foundation of ASCAP. Cohan was accompanied by the San Francisco
Symphony Orchestra.
Studio Recordings By Other Artists (the next three sections will be on going)
Song Title
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Show Title
|
Artist
|
Record Date
|
Record Number
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I Guess I'll Have To Telegraph My Baby
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|
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1890's
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Berliner Grammophone Company
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San Francisco Sadie
|
|
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1900
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Consolidated Talking Machine Company
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Always Leave Them Laughing
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Mother Goose
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Billy Murray
|
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Victor 16186-B
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Yankee Doodle Boy
|
Little Johnny Jones
|
Billy Murray
|
1912
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Columbia A298
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Yankee Doodle Boy
|
Little Johnny Jones
|
Arthur Collins
|
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Imperial
44474
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Give My Regards To Broadway
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Little Johnny Jones
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Frank Kernel w/orchestra
|
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Victor Grand Prize 4385
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Good-bye Flo
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Little Johnny Jones
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Billy Murray & The Hayden Quartet
|
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RCA Victor 4545
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So Long Mary
|
45 Minutes From Broadway
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Corrine Morgan
|
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Victor 4590
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45 Minutes From Broadway Selection:
I Want To Be A Popular Millionaire, Mary's A Grand Old Name, 45 Minutes From Broadway, Stand Up & Fight Like Hell
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45 Minutes From Broadway
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Walter B. Rogers Orchestra
|
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Victor 4570
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Mary's A Grand Old Name
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45 Minutes From Broadway
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Bing Crosby
|
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Decca
|
Ethel Levey's Virginia Song
(I Was Born In Virginia)
|
George Washington Jr.
|
Ethel Levey*
|
1911
|
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Virginia Song
|
George Washington Jr.
|
J. W. Meyers
|
1908
|
Columbia
468
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Virginia Song
|
George Washington Jr.
|
Ada Jones
|
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Central
3210
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You're A Grand Old Flag
|
George Washington Jr.
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Billy Murray
|
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Victor A342
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You're A Grand Old Rag
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George Washington Jr.
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Billy Murray
|
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Victor
4634
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You're A Grand Old Flag
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George Washington Jr.
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American Quartet
|
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Voctor 18358
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He Was A Wonderful Man
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George Washington Jr.
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Billy Murray
|
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Edison Amerol #321
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You Can Have Broadway
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George Washington Jr.
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Billy Murray w/orchestra
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Victor Grand Prize 5084
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When A Fellow's On The Level, With A Girl That's On The Square
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The Talk Of New York
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Billy Murray
|
1909
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Edison Amerol #164
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When We Are M-A-double R-I-E-D
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The Talk Of New York
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Billy Murray/Ada Jones
|
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Victor
16517
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If I'm Going To Die, I'm Gonna Have Some Fun
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The Honeymooners
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Arthur Collins
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1908
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Columbia
3715
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Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk
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The Honeymooners
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Billy Murray
|
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Columbia
A421
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Under Any Old Flag At All
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The Honeymooners
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Billy Murray
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Zon-o-phone
1058
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Harrigan
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Fifty Miles From Boston
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Billy Murray
|
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RCA Victor 5197
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Yankee Doodle's Come To Town
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The Yankee Prince
|
Billy Murray
|
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Columbia A583
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The ABC's Of the USA
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The Yankee Prince
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Billy Murray & Ada Jones
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RCA Victor
5502
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Cohan's Rag Babe
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The Yankee Prince
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Collins & Harlan
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Columbia A583
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The American Ragtime
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The American Idea
|
Billy Murray
|
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Victor
16144
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Sullivan
|
The American Idea
|
Billy Murray
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|
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Cohan's Pet Names
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The American Idea
|
Billy Murray & Ada Jones
|
Feb 1909
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Black Amberol cylinder #78 Mould 14 Take 3
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Belle Of The Barber's Ball
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Cohan & Harris Minstrels
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Billy Murray & Ada Jones
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Victor
16807
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Anyplace The Old Flag Flies
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The Little Millionaire
|
Billy Murray
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Victor 17031B
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Anyplace The Old Flag Flies
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The Little Millionaire
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Belle Brandon
|
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Edison Amberol Cylinder #500
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Come With Me To The Bungalow
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The Little Millionaire
|
Walter Van Brunt
|
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Edison (4M)
874
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That Haunting Melody
|
Vera Violetta
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Al Jolson
|
1911
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Victor 17037
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Over There
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Nora Bayes
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1917
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Victor 45130
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Over There
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Enrico Caruso
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1918
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Victor 87294
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Over There
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Billy Murray
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1918
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Edison 3275
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Over There/Yankee Doodle Boy
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Harry Evans
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Emerson
7220
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Over There
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Arthur Fields
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1917
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Columbia
A2470
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Over There
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Marconi Brothers
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Columbia
2489
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Over There
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Peerless Quartet
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Columbia
A2306
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Over There
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Victor Military Band
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Victor
18370
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Over There
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Yerkes jazzrimba Orch. w/Joe Belmont
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Starr
7613
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When You Come Back, And You WIll Come Back, There's A Whole World Waiting For You
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John McCormack
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1918
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Victor 64791
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When You Come Back, And You WIll Come Back, There's A Whole World Waiting For You
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Raymond Dixon
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Victor
18494
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When You Come Back, And You WIll Come Back, There's A Whole World Waiting For You
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Premier Quartet
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Edison
80425
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Bob Haring Band
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1922
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Cameo
|
Till My Luck Comes Rolling Along
|
Little Nellie Kelly
|
Bob Haring Band
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1922
|
Cameo
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You Remind Me Of My Mother
|
Little Nellie Kelly
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Bob Haring Band
|
1922
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Cameo
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
|
1922
|
RCA Victor #18957
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You Remind Me Of My Mother
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
|
1922
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RCA Victor #18957
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Till My Luck Comes Rolling Along
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
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1922
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Victor
18988
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Phil Regan
|
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Decca 3465
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You Remind Me Of My Mother
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Little Nellie Kelly
|
Phil Regan
|
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Decca 3465
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
|
Little Nellie Kelly
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American Quartet
|
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RCA Victor
18957
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You Remind Me Of My Mother
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Henry Burr
|
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RCA Victor
18957
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
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Little Nellie Kelly
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William Reese
|
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Brunswick
2364 B
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You/The Voice In My Heart
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Prince's Dance Orchestra
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1922
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Columbia
A3698
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You Remind Me Of My Mother
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Charles Hart
|
1922
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Columbia
B3698
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The Hinky Dee
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Eddie Davis Orch. w/Arthur Hall
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Grey Gull
1122
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Eddie Davis Orch. w/Bob Thomas
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Grey Gull
1122
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Bar Harbour Society w/Eliot Shaw
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Vocalion
14435
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You Remind Me Of My Mother
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Bar Harbour Society
|
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Vocalion
14435
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Nellie Kelly, I Love You
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Little Nellie Kelly
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Billy Burton
|
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Regal
9386
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You Remind Me Of My Mother
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Little Nellie Kelly
|
Melody Dance Players
|
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Puritan
11203
|
When June Comes Along With A Song
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The Rise Of Rose O'Reilly
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Billy Murry & The Great White Way Orchestra
|
1923
|
RCA Victor 19091-A
|
Born & Bred In Brooklyn
|
The Rise Of Rose O'Reilly
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The Troubadours & The Great White Way Orchestra
|
1923
|
RCA Victor 19091-B
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When June Comes Along With A Song
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The Rise Of Rose O'Reilly
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Bar Harbour Society
|
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Black & Gold 14603
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Born & Bred In Brooklyn
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The Rise Of Rose O'Reilly
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Bar Harbour Society
|
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Black & Gold 14603
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When June Comes Along With A Song
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The RIse Of Rose O'Reilly
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Gene Rodemich's Orchestra
|
6/23
|
Brunswick 2455
|
When Lindy Comes Home
|
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Happiness Boys
|
1927
|
Victor
20741
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Molly Malone
|
The Merry Malones
|
Charles Hart
|
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Harmony
144881
|
Molly Malone Waltz
|
The Merry Malones
|
Nat Shikret/Victor Orchestra Lewis James - Vocal
|
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Victor 20978
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Molly Malone
|
The Merry Malones
|
The Astrorites
|
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2496
|
Billie
|
Billie
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Polly Walker*
w/Leonard Joy Orchestra
|
11/26/28
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Victor 21799-B
BVE-48145-7
|
Where Were You, Where Was I
|
Billie
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Polly Walker*
w/Leonard Joy Orchestra
|
11/26/28
|
Victor 21799-A
|
Billie
|
Billie
|
Edward Ruffner
|
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Special #1008P 147080
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Where Were You, Where Was I
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Billie
|
Edward Ruffner
|
|
same as above
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Where Were You, Where Was I
|
Billie
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George Olsen & His Music
|
|
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Where Were You, Where Was I
|
Billie
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William F. Wirges & His Orchestra
|
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Brunswick
4101
|
Billie
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Billie
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William F. Wirges & His Orchestra
|
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Brunswick
4101
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* indicates Original Theatrical Cast Member
Soundtrack Recordings:
Title
|
Year Released
|
Stars
|
The Phantom President
|
1932
|
George M. Cohan, Jimmy Durante, Claudette Colbert
|
Yankee Doodle Dandy
|
1942
|
James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Francis Langford
|
Seven Little Foys
|
1955
|
Bob Hope, James Cagney
|
Mr. Broadway
|
5/11/57
|
Mickey Rooney
|
45 Minutes From Broadway
|
1959
|
Tammy Grimes, Larry Byden, Russell Nype
|
George M!
|
1968
|
Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters
|
Miscelleanous:
Gene Kelly - You're A Grand Old Flag, Yankee Doodle Boy - 1948, MGM, 30137-A
Al Jolson - Give My Regards To Broadway, Mary's A Grand Old Name, I Was Born In
Virginia
Mickey Rooney - Yankee Doodle Boy, You're A Grand Old Flag, Give My Regards To
Broadway, Mary's A Grand Old Name, Harrigan
George M. Cohan Jr. - Yankee Doodle Boy, You're A Grand Old Flag, Over There, Give
My Regards To Broadway, 45 Minutes From Broadway, Mary's A Grand Old
Name, Nellie Kelly, I Love You, Harrigan, So Long Mary (RCA Victor - P 227
form 2K1177)
Morty Bauman & The Ray Bloch Orchestra - Yankee Doodle Boy, You're A Grand Old Flag,
Give My Regards To Broadway, Over There, Mary's A Grand Old Name,
Harrigan, Nellie Kelly, I Love You, You Remind Me Of My Mother
Norman Brooks, Yankee Doodle Dandy The Songs Of George M. Cohan - So Long Mary,
Mary's A Grand Old Name, Yankee Doodle Boy, I Was Born In Virginia,
Always Leave Them Laughing, 45 Minutes From Broadway, You're A Grand
Old Flag, When We Are M-A-double R-I-E-D, Give My Regards To Broadway,
Harrigan, Over There
George Baker - Give My Regards To Broadway, Yankee Doodle Boy, 45 Minutes From
Broadway, Over There, Harrigan, Always Leave Them Laughing, You're A
Grand Old Flag, Mary's A Grand Old Name, Molly Malone
Fred Waring - Mary's A Grand Old Name, Harrigan, Yankee Doodle Boy, You
Remind Me Of My Mother, So Long Mary, You're A Grand Old Flag,
Over There
Bugs Bower & the Yankee Doodle Chorus & Orchestra with Bob Carroll
Pickwick Stereo SPC3113
Give My Regards To Broadway, Yankee Doodle Boy, Mary's A Grand Old
Name, So Long Mary, 45 Minutes From Broadway, Nellie Kelly I Love You,
Harrigan, You're A Grand Old Flag, My Town, Popularity, All My Friends,
I Want To Hear A Yankee Doodle Tune, All Aboard For Broadway,
I Was Born In Virginia
FILMOGRAPHY (selected)
Film Title
|
Year Released
|
Stars
|
Actor's Fund Field Day
|
1910
|
George M. Cohan, Bert Williams, Victor Moore, Eddie Foy, Lew Fields, Marie Dressler, James J. Corbett, Annie Oakley
|
Broadway Jones
|
1917
|
George M. Cohan
|
Seven Keys To Baldpate
|
1917
|
George M. Cohan
|
Hit The Trail Holliday
|
1918
|
George M. Cohan
|
The Miracle Man
|
1919
|
Lon Chaney Sr.
|
45 Minutes From Broadway
|
1920
|
Charles Ray, Dorothy Devore
|
Get Rich Quick Wallingford
|
1921
|
Sam Hardy, Norman Kerry
|
A Prince There Was
|
1922
|
Thomas Meighan
|
Little Johnny Jones
|
1923
|
Johnny Hines, Mervyn LeRoy
|
The Meanest Man In The World
|
1923
|
Bert Lytell, Blanche Sweet
|
George Washington Jr.
|
1924
|
Wesley Barry
|
Seven Keys To Baldpate
|
1925
|
Douglas MacLean
|
The Song & Dance Man
|
1926
|
Tom Moore, Bessie Love
|
The Hometowners
|
1928
|
Richard Bennett
|
Little Johnny Jones
|
1929
|
Edward Buzzell
|
Seven Keys To Baldpate
|
1929
|
Richard Dix
|
So This Is London
|
1930
|
Will Rogers, Maureen O'Sullivan
|
The Phantom President
|
1932
|
George M. Cohan, Jimmy Durante, Claudette Colbert, Sidney Toler
|
The Miracle Man
|
1932
|
Boris Karloff, Chester Morris, Sylvia Sidney
|
Elmer The Great
|
1933
|
Joe E. Brown, Frank McHugh
|
Gambling
|
1934
|
George M. Cohan
|
Seven Keys To Baldpate
|
1935
|
Gene Raymond, Eric Blore, Grant Mitchell
|
The Song & Dance Man
|
1936
|
Claire Trevor, Paul Kelly
|
Little Nellie Kelly
|
1940
|
Judy Garland, Douglas McPhail, George Murphy, Charles Winninger
|
So This Is London
|
1940
|
Robertson Hare, George Sanders
|
Yankee Doodle Dandy
|
1942
|
James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston
|
The Meanest Man In The World
|
1943
|
Jack Benny, Priscilla Lane, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
|
Seven Keys To Baldpate
|
1946
|
Phillip Terry, Margaret Lindsay
|
Seven Little Foys
|
1955
|
Bob Hope, James Cagney
|
The George M. Cohan Story (TV)
|
5/11/57
|
Mickey Rooney
|
Give My Regards To Mr. Cohan (TV)
|
1962
|
Dorothy Loudon, Peter Lind Hayes, Paula Hayden, Lester James, Danny Meehan
|
Seven Little Foys (TV)
|
1964
|
Eddie Foy Jr., The Osmond Brothers, Mickey Rooney
|
George M! (TV)
|
|
Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Jack Cassidy, Nanette Fabrey
|
House Of Long Shadows
|
1983
|
Desi Arnaz Jr., Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, John Carradine
|