Jack Norworth

Jack Norworth

John Godfrey Knauff (January 5, 1879 – September 1, 1959), known professionally as Jack Norworth, was an American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1879 (Philadelphia), Died September 1, 1959 (Laguna Beach)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, vocalist, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-3463	10-in.	6/13/1906	Holding hands and you don't say nothing at all	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Tally	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-3967	10-in.	11/2/1906	I'm sorry	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	E-4605	8-in.	6/19/1907	Honey boy	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-4605	10-in.	6/19/1907	Honey boy	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-4676	10-in.	7/12/1907	Honey boy	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-4782	10-in.	8/9/1907	Honey boy	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with whistling and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	E-5089	8-in.	2/20/1908	Nothing ever troubles me	Ed Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6068	10-in.	3/31/1908	Smarty	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	E-6117	8-in.	4/16/1908	Smarty	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6117	10-in.	4/16/1908	Smarty	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6352	10-in.	8/18/1908	You will have to sing an Irish song	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6384	10-in.	9/2/1908	I'm glad I'm married	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6395	10-in.	9/9/1908	Take me out to the ball game	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6583	10-in.	11/6/1908	Good evening, Caroline!	Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-6597	10-in.	11/12/1908	Over on the Jersey side	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-6666	10-in.	12/15/1908	Shine on, harvest moon	Harry Macdonough ; Miss Walton	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-8225	10-in.	9/10/1909	I'm glad I'm a boy—I'm glad I'm a girl	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-8630	10-in.	2/15/1910	Shine on, harvest moon barn dance	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-8701	12-in.	3/7/1910	Come along, my Mandy	Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, vocalist
Victor	C-8702	12-in.	3/7/1910	Shine on, harvest moon	Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, vocalist
Victor	B-8703	10-in.	3/7/1910	College medley	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, vocalist
Victor	B-8707	10-in.	3/14/1910	Back to my old home town	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Victor	B-8708	10-in.	3/14/1910	Daffydils	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-8709	12-in.	3/14/1910	Young America	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-8888	10-in.	4/25/1910	Sadie Brady	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	C-8998	12-in.	5/20/1910	Rosa Rosetta	Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, vocalist
Victor	B-9632	10-in.	11/8/1910	For months and months and months	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, vocalist
Victor	C-9633	12-in.	11/8/1910	How can they tell that Oi'm Irish?	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-9829	10-in.	1/20/1911	Everyone in favor, say 'Aye'	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	C-9830	12-in.	1/20/1911	Turn off your light, Mr. Moon Man	Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	B-10222	10-in.	4/24/1911	No more staying out late	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter, vocalist
Victor	B-13698	10-in.	8/13/1913	The Kellys are at it again	Ed Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-39141	10-in.	9/1/1927	Shine on harvest moon	Vernon Dalhart ; International Novelty Orchestra ; Carson Robison	Orchestra, with male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-39442	10-in.	7/18/1927	Shine on harvest moon	Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-63340	10-in.	8/14/1930	Shine on, harvest moon	The Southerners	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-014622	10-in.	10/4/1937	Take me out to the ball game	The Old Timer's Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-051230	10-in.	6/5/1940	Shine on harvest moon [from Ziegfeld follies of 1908]	Anita Boyer ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; The Tune Twisters ; Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-0003	10-in.	1/2/1945	Shine on harvest moon	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0891	10-in.	5/21/1947	Shine on harvest moon	Count Basie ; Rhythm (Count Basie)	Jazz quartet	songwriter
Columbia	3669	10-in.	between January and July 1907	Honey boy	Columbia Male Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	3917	10-in.	between January and July 1908	Take me out to the ball game	Harvey Hindermyer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	4033	10-in.	ca. Jan.-May 1909	Shine on, harvest moon	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo and female vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	4176	10-in.	between 1909 and January 1910	I'm glad I'm a boy	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	4184	10-in.	ca. 1909	Falling star	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	4561	10-in.	ca. Jan.-Oct. 1910	Come along my Mandy	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	19579	10-in.	9/30/1911	You will have to sing an Irish song	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38162	10-in.	7/26/1912	Honey boy	Columbia Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77328	10-in.	9/12/1917	Over there	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	80559	10-in.	9/18/1922	I'm askin' ye ain't it the truth	Ruth Roye	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	30180	12-in.	10/19/1908	Good evening, Caroline	Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W145377	10-in.	12/14/1927	Shine on harvest moon	Bob Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W148277	10-in.	8/14/1929	Take me out to the ball game	Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet	Male vocal and instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W150648	10-in.	7/11/1930	Shine on, harvest moon	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151144	10-in.	1/5/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with alto saxophone and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W151704	10-in.	7/30/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	W151719	10-in.	8/10/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	6457	12-in.	approximately 1915	Give me a tinkle on the telephone	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, lyricist
Columbia	6458	12-in.	approximately 1915	Sister Susie's marrying Tommy Atkins	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	6462	12-in.	approximately 1915	Which switch is the switch	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	6463	12-in.	approximately 1915	Sally from Calais	Jack Norworth	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	6464	12-in.	approximately 1915	Safe in our wardrobe	Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth	Vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	6465	12-in.	approximately 1915	When I'm with you	Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth	Vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	6475	12-in.	approximately 1915	Same sort of mother	Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth	Vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	29299	10-in.	approximately 1915	Molly McCarthy	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29300	10-in.	approximately 1915	The Kitty telephone girl	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29301	10-in.	approximately 1915	Oh, how could he sing an Irish song?	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29302	10-in.	approximately 1915	Sister Susie’s sewing shirts for soldiers	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29323	10-in.	approximately 1915	Mother’s sitting knitting little mittens	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29324	10-in.	approximately 1915	My boy	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29925	10-in.	approximately 1915	A syncopated romance : She wants to marry me	Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29926	10-in.	approximately 1915	Waiting ‘neath your window	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29927	10-in.	approximately 1915	You can’t get away from it	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29928	10-in.	approximately 1915	When we are M-A-R-R-I-E-D	Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29948	10-in.	approximately 1915	Go away, Mr. Moon	Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	29949	10-in.	approximately 1915	Private Michael Cassidy	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	35886	10-in.	1906	Private Michael Cassidy : Part 1	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	35887	10-in.	1906	Private Michael Cassidy : Part 2	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	65431	10-in.	approximately 1916	On his first day home on leave	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	65432	10-in.	approximately 1916	Keep your head down	Jack Norworth		vocalist
Columbia	C1401	10-in.	6/15/1936	Take me out to the ball game	Hoosier Hot Shots	Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal	lyricist
Columbia	W351086	10-in.	8/18/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Jack Whitney and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W365031	10-in.	9/15/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Ruth Brown [Kate Smith]	Female vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	S-7976	10-in.	June 1921	My daddy	Vaughn De Leath ; Rega Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	o-8179	10-in.	ca. June 1921	My daddy	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	74432	10-in.	Dec. 1926	Shine on, harvest moon	Justin Ring ; Yellow Jackets	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	lyricist
OKeh	W401618	10-in.	2/15/1929	Shine on, harvest moon	Carolina Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
OKeh	W403618	10-in.	1/13/1930	Shine on, harvest moon	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E35874	10-in.	2/19/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E36288	10-in.	3/7/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and mandolin.	lyricist
Brunswick	E36465	10-in.	4/14/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	lyricist
Brunswick	E37112	10-in.	8/27/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E24681-E24684	10-in.	10/10/1927	Shine on harvest moon	Carter's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24684)	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	TCL1547	10-in.	12/10/1931	Shine on, harvest moon	Tick, Tack and Toe	Vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Edison	8085	10-in.	6/21/1921	My daddy	James Doherty	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 189]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	Good evening, Caroline	Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 220-B]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	I'm glad I'm married	Pete Murray	Male vocal duet	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 229-A]	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	Shine on, harvest moon	Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal duet	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Norworth, Jack," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106319.

Norworth, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106319.

"Norworth, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.