Percy Wenrich

Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He is best known for writing the songs "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" and "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose", along with the rag "The Smiler". For more than 15 years, Wenrich toured with his wife, vaudeville performer, Dolly Connolly; for whom he wrote several hit songs, including "Red Rose Rag", "Alamo Rag" and "Moonlight Bay". He was known throughout his lifetime as "The Joplin Kid".

Birth and Death Data: Born January 23, 1887 (Joplin), Died March 17, 1952 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, tenor vocal

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 256 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 3040 10-in. between 5/18/1914 and 5/19/1914 In my dream of you Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Edison 3041 10-in. between 5/18/1914 and 5/19/1914 In my dream of you Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Edison 3514 10-in. 1/12/1915 When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose Walter Van Brunt Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3582 10-in. 2/12/1915 Cotton blossom time Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3701 10-in. 4/12/1915 When it's moonlight in Mayo Owen J. McCormack Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quintet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3743 10-in. 3/3/1915 Moonlight Bay Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4628 10-in. 4/4/1916 Sweet cider time, when you were mine Joseph A. Phillips Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4729 10-in. 5/16/1916 Put on your old grey bonnet Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5415 10-in. 2/27/1917 Silver Bay Metropolitan Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 5521 10-in. 4/24/1917 Where do we go from here? Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5534 10-in. 5/3/1917 On the party line Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5990 10-in. 1/31/1918 Silver bell Vernon Dalhart ; Gladys Rice Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6388 10-in. between 10/1/1918 and 10/2/1918 Rainbow Ada Jones ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6389 10-in. 10/2/1918 Snow deer Ada Jones ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6394 10-in. between 10/2/1918 and 10/4/1918 I ain't got weary yet Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7251 10-in. 3/30/1920 One loving caress Marion Evelyn Cox ; Gladys Rice Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 7280 10-in. 4/8/1920 One loving caress Mabelle Wagner-Shank Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Edison 7876 10-in. 3/31/1921 Love's little journey Billy Jones Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8013 10-in. 5/24/1921 Sweetheart Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8483 10-in. 6/8/1922 Keep on building castles in the air Green Brothers' Novelty Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8637 10-in. 10/13/1922 All muddled up Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9316 10-in. 1/3/1924 Lindy lady Criterion Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 9343 10-in. 1/25/1924 Goodbye Dobbin! Broadway Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9537 10-in. 5/28/1924 Burning kisses Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 10211 10-in. 2/19/1925 You better keep the home fires burning (Cause your mamma's getting cold) Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 226-250 of 256 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

Wenrich, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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