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 Felix Arndt (1889-1918)

According to the Internet source given below and other sources, Felix Arndt was an American pianist and composer of popular music. Born in New York with an aristocratic background, his mother was Countess Fevrier and said to be related to Napoleon III. He wrote for a number of Vaudeville troupers including Bayes & Norworth as well as Gus Edwards. Within three years he made a staggering 3000 piano roll recordings for Duo-Art, QRS and others.
His greatest hit was undoubtedly Nola which he dedicated to his wife Nola Locke, herself a composer, singer, and teacher who travelled as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony. The orchestra leader Vincent Lopez made it his theme tune when he had his own radio show in the 1930s. It was also recorded by Les Paul in a multi-tracked arrangement featuring electric guitars which became a "top ten" hit in 1950.
Felix Arndt died tragically young, just 29-years old during the 1918 New York influenza epidemic.
List of Felix Arndt's works.

Sheet Music:

  1. [§] Clover Club (1918), Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass) Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  2. [§] Clover Club (1918), Tenor/Tenor/Bass Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  3. [§] Desecration (1914), Tenor+Treble/Tenor+Bass/Tenor+Bass/Tenor+Bass/Bass/U+Descant Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  4. [§] From Soup to Nuts (1914), Tenor/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass) Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  5. [§] From Soup to Nuts (1914), Tenor/Tenor/Bass Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  6. [§] Marionette (1914), Treble/Tenor+Bass+Descant/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass) Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  7. [§] Nola (1915), Tenor+Descant+Garklein/Tenor/Bass/Bass+Tenor/Great Bass(Bass) Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  8. [§] Toots (1915), Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass) Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
  9. [§] Toots (1915), Tenor/Tenor/Bass Ditty Box Enterprises Listen. Artist: Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble
10. More sheet music at the Amazons
11. More sheet music at Ditty Box Enterprises
Further sheet music at DBE: ON HOLD
Websites:
ARNDT, FELIX BIOGRAPHY
Recorder Music CDs:
CD tracks/info Recorder Ragtime: Curiosities by Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble CDs at Ditty Box Enterprises
Ragtime Music CDs:
CD tracks/info Black & Tan Fantasy by Ton Van Bergeyk amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Caravan by Budapest Ragtime Band amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Rhapsody in Ragtime by Richard Dowling amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Whipped Cream Rag by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards
CD tracks/info Nola by Sue Keller amazon.com amazon.de
CD tracks/info Golden Piano Hits by Big Tiny Little amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info On Tour by Lincoln Mayorga amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Sophisticated Innocence by Lincoln Mayorga amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info American Light Music Classics by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923 by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info The Hits of '22: Do It Again! by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info I'll Dance till de Sun Breaks through by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Kings of Ragtime by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Player Piano Memories by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.de amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Ragtime 1900-1930 by Various Artists amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Rhapsody in Ragtime by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Saxomania by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Tunes for Tommy by Various Artists amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Kitten on the Keys by Guido Nielsen amazon.de amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Knuckles O'Toole: Plays Honky Tonk Piano by Knuckles O'Toole amazon.com
CD tracks/info Knuckles O'Toole: Plays The Greatest All-Time Ragtime Hits by Knuckles O'Toole amazon.com
CD tracks/info On The Boardwalk by Paragon Ragtime Orchestra amazon.com amazon.de
CD tracks/info The Whistler and His Dog by Paragon Ragtime Orchestra amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Vol. 6 Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era by Muriel Pollock amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Complete Associated Transcription Session 1935-1939 by Fats Waller amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca
CD tracks/info The Definitive Fats Waller Vol. 1: His Piano, His Rhythm by Fats Waller amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca