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 26-50 of 256 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-10192 | 10-in. | 4/18/1911 | Dublin daisies | Gene Greene | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-10197 | 10-in. | 4/19/1911 | Alamo rag | Gene Greene | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-10697 | 10-in. | 7/10/1911 | My hula hula love | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-10804 | 10-in. | 7/18/1911 | The red rose rag | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-11044 | 10-in. | 9/29/1911 | I'll meet you when the sun goes down | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | B-11381 | 10-in. | 12/15/1911 | Moonlight Bay | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
Victor | B-11448 | 10-in. | 1/11/1912 | The skeleton rag | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-11864 | 10-in. | 4/12/1912 | The red rose rag | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-12187 | 10-in. | 7/15/1912 | Shamrock belles | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-12199 | 10-in. | 7/17/1912 | Buddy boy | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-12242 | 10-in. | 7/26/1912 | Tennessee moon | Heidelberg Quintette | Male vocal quintet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-12300 | 10-in. | 8/8/1912 | The smiler | Felix Arndt | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | B-12873 | 10-in. | 2/5/1913 | Pickin' cotton | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with banjo and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-12891 | 10-in. | 2/11/1913 | Kentucky days medley | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-12950 | 10-in. | 2/26/1913 | Kentucky days | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-13398 | 10-in. | 6/6/1913 | Snow deer | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-13639 | 10-in. | 7/25/1913 | I'll just follow you | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-13643 | 10-in. | 7/28/1913 | Goodbye summer! So long fall! Hello wintertime! | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-14588 | 10-in. | 3/19/1914 | The smiler rag medley | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | B-15214 | 10-in. | 9/23/1914 | When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-15266 | 10-in. | 10/9/1914 | Corker | Pietro Deiro | Accordion solo | composer | |
Victor | B-15603 | 10-in. | 1/15/1915 | Cotton blossom time | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-16075 | 10-in. | 6/4/1915 | When it's moonlight in Mayo | Will Oakland | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-16200 | 10-in. | 7/13/1915 | Come back, Dixie | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-16729 | 10-in. | 10/28/1915 | In the glory of the moonlight | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist, composer |
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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LCNAR: Wenrich, Percy, 1887-1952 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88006179
Wikidata: Percy Wenrich - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q370916
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87909221
MusicBrainz: Percy Wenrich - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5e04beb6-cfba-4fa1-b8e8-ae1b58a995d6
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