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 176-200 of 256 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO40600 10-in. 4/1/1949 Rainbow Ray Smith Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Columbia CO40601 10-in. 4/1/1949 Snowdeer Ray Smith Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Columbia LA1531 10-in. 11/24/1937 Sail along, silv'ry moon Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
OKeh 288 10-in. ca. Aug. 1918 A rainbow from the U.S.A. Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 407 10-in. ca. Oct. 1918 I ain't got weary yet Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 571 10-in. ca. Jan. 1919 By the camp fire Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
OKeh S-70491 10-in. Feb. 1922 When it's moonlight in Mayo (Two Irish eyes are shining) Charles Hart Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh S-70662 10-in. May 1922 Rustic Ann Erdody's Famous Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70665 10-in. May 1922 Keep on building castles in the air Jack Green ; Natzy's Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70975 10-in. Nov. 1922 All muddled up Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-71272 10-in. Feb. 1923 Dreams of India Markel's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-72562 10-in. 5/23/1924 Burning kisses Broadway Syncopators ; Billy Page Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-72595 10-in. 6/5/1924 Burning kisses Harold Oxley Post Lodge Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-73159 10-in. 2/9/1925 You better keep the home fires burning (Cause your mamma's getting cold) The Goofus Five ; Blanche Vincent Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo composer  
OKeh 74300 10-in. Aug. 1926 Silver bell Ernest V. Stoneman Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica composer  
OKeh 74302 10-in. Aug. 1926 My pretty snow dear Ernest V. Stoneman Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica composer  
OKeh W402126 10-in. 8/10/1928 Come be my rainbow Scottdale String Band String band composer  
OKeh W402128 10-in. 8/10/1928 Silver bell Scottdale String Band String band composer  
OKeh W404571 10-in. 12/6/1930 Put on your old grey bonnet Casa Loma Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick 824 10-in. approximately early 1917 On the party line Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 2015 10-in. approximately July 1918 A rainbow from the U.S.A. Peerless Quartet Vocal quartet composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 5164-a] 10-in. approximately Oct. 1917 Where do we go from here? Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 4015 10-in. approximately Aug. 1920 Ev'rybody calls me honey Green Brothers' Novelty Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 9107 10-in. approximately Nov. 1922 All muddled up Oriole Terrace Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 8152-8153 10-in. approximately May 1922 Keep on building castles in the air Oriole Terrace Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
(Results 176-200 of 256 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

Wenrich, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790

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