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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 256 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

Wenrich, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.