Roy Frederick Bargy  (1894-1974)
Last updated: 01.02.24
According to the Internet source given below, Roy Frederick Bargy was an American pianist, composer and arranger of popular music, conductor and music director. He was born in Newaygo, Michigan and raised in Toledo, Ohio where he started at a very early age taking piano lessons. He first worked in Toledo as a pianist in silent film theatres. In 1919, he worked in Chicago for Charlie Straight who employed him to both to write his own novelty and ragtime music, and to edit popular songs of the day for publication by the Imperial Piano Roll Company. In this role Bargy was in competition with Zez Confrey, the star at the QRS Piano Roll Company.
Whilst working for the Imperial Piano Roll Company he became pianist, arranger and musical director of the Benson Orchestra, Chicago in 1921. After some years with his own orchestra, he worked with Paul Whiteman's dance orchestra as pianist and arranger from 1928 until 1940. Until his retirement in 1963 worked with Lanny Ross, Xavier Cugat, Lanny Ross, Gerry Moore and the comedian Jimmy Durante who hired him as his musical director. Bargy remained with Jimmy for the next twenty years.

  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Rufenreddy (1921) C.T. Straight Perf. Bill Edwards
  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif Blue Streak (1921), A Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Rufenreddy (1921) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. S/D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Noel Lester Syncopated Sensations flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Elliott Adams That Demon Rag flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Matthew Davidson Whippin the Keys flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Lincoln Mayorga Sophisticated Innocence CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Adam Swanson Chestnut St. in the 90s CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Bill Edwards Championship Old-Time Piano IV
cd15.gif Bill Edwards A Ragtime Sampler
Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE638 Blue Streak (1921) - Rag Fox-Trot
A/T/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 5½ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE639 Rufenreddy (1921) - Syncopation
S/D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 7 mins.
1-2 days
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     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Blue Streak (1921), A A/T/T/B/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifwvicon.gif
sm15.gif Rufenreddy (1921) S/D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Behave Yourself (1922) R.F. Bargy (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Feedin' the Kitty (1925) R.F. Bargy (music) Piano IMSLP
pdf15.gif Justin-Tyme (1922) R.F. Bargy (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
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Knice and Knifty (1922) R.F. Bargy (music)
C.T. Straight (coauth.)
Piano IMSLP
Indiana
Pub.
pdf15.gif Pianoflage (1922) R.F. Bargy (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Rufenreddy (1921) R.F. Bargy (music)
C.T. Straight (coauth.)
Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Rufenreddy (1922) R.F. Bargy (music)
C.T. Straight (coauth.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif  Sunshine Capers (1922) R.F. Bargy (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Tee-Pee Blues (1922) R.F. Bargy (w&m)
R. Lewis (coauth.)
E. Erdman (coauth.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 17 works by Roy Frederick Bargy (1894-1974). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Ditto I'll Have the Same 1920
Old Garden Gate Is Always Open, The 1920 Charles T. Straight (co-author)
George Moriarty (words)
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Omeomy 1920 Piano Roll: Imperial 513070
Blue Streak, A 1921 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Piano Roll: Imperial 513600
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Rufenreddy 1921 Charles T. Straight (co-author)
Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
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Slipova 1921 Piano Roll: Imperial 513070  Pub.
Behave Yourself 1922  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Jim Jams 1922 Piano Roll: Victor 19537  Pub.
Justin-Tyme 1922  Pub.
Knice and Knifty 1922 Charles T. Straight (co-author)
Piano Roll: Victor 18969
 Pub.
Pianoflage 1922 Piano Roll: Victor 18969  wvicon.gif
Sunshine Capers 1922 Piano Roll: Victor 19320  Pub.
Tee-Pee Blues (w&m) 1922 Roger Lewis (co-author)
Ernie Erdman (co-author)
 Pub.
Sweet and Tender 1923 Piano Roll: Imperial 513980  wvicon.gif
Get Lucky 1924  wvicon.gif
Feedin' the Kitty 1925  youtube15.jpg
Trouble In Thirds 1925
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg R.F. Bargy Behave Yourself (3:16) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg R.F. Bargy Feedin' the Kitty (3:19) Ragtime Dorian Henry