Ben Bernie (1891-1943)
Last updated: 12.11.23
According to the Internet source given below, Ben Bernie was an American jazz violinist, bandleader, and radio personality, often introduced as "The Old Maestro". He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue, being part of the first generation of "stars" of American popular music. He studied at Columbia University and the New York College of Music. Bernie performed in vaudeville and formed own band, The Lads. Bernie's orchestra recorded on Vocalion, Brunswick, Columbia, Decca and ARC (Vocalion and OKeh) in the 1920's and 1930's.He co-authored Sweet Georgia Brown (1925) with Maceo Pinkard (words by Kenneth Casey) and which was published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA.Ben Bernie and his orchestra recorded Sweet Georgia Brown which became a jazz standard.
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St. Louis Brass Quintet | Pops-Music of the Americas | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Chris Barber | The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection | |
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Chris Barber | The Very Best of Chris Barber | |
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Various Artists | Key One Up | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Claude Bolling | Ragtime Bolling & Boogie | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Tommy Yetta | Tommy Yetta: New Orleans Jazz: Autographed (signed): Vinyl LP | |
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Jerry White | Jerry White's Select Songs / Ragtime Stride Piano Jazz | |
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Jo Ann Castle | 12 Great Hits In Ragtime | |
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Jo Ann Castle | Jo Anne Castle - 22 Greatest Ragtime Hits: Vol. 2 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Budapest Ragtime Band | Trubadur | |
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⇑Butch Thompson | The Butch Thompson Trio Plays Favorites | |
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Joe ''Fingers'' Carr | Joe "Fingers" Carr and His Ragtime Band | |
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Johnny Maddox | Red Hot Ragtime Volume 1 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Johnny Maddox | Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Bill Edwards | A Ragtime Sampler |
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Carolina in the Morning (1922) | W. Donaldson (music) G. Kahn (words) B. Bernie (perf.) |
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 19 works performed by Ben Bernie who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Strange Interlude (1932) | Phil Baker | Ben Bernie (words) Walter Hirsch (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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Wedding of Jack and Jill (1935), The | J. Fred Coots | Haven Gillespie (words) Abner P Grunauer (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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Carolina in the Morning (1922) | Walter Donaldson | Gus Kahn (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) Bob Canser (perf.) Maureen Englin (perf.) Ernie & Billy Loos (perf.) Jack Gould (perf.) Sam Gould (perf.) Gene Howard (perf.) Willie Howard (perf.) Artie Mehlinger (perf.) Maurice Sherman (perf.) Aileen Stanley (perf.) Buddy Walker (perf.) Willie & Gene Howard (perf.) |
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Shut-Eye (1939) | Walter Donaldson | Johnny Mercer (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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Gotta Get Some Shut-Eye (1939) | Walter Donaldson | Johnny Mercer (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) Sammy Kaye (perf.) |
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I'll See You in the Morning (1932) | Buddy Fields(w&m) | Gerald Marks (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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I Wanna Sing About You (1931) | Cliff Friend(w&m) | Dave Dreyer (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Chic Farmer (perf.) Guy Lombardo (perf.) Will Osborne (perf.) |
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Poor Kid (1931) | Jessie Greer | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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I'll See You in the Morning (1932) | Gerald Marks(w&m) | Buddy Fields (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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Imagination (1928) | Joseph Meyer | Roger Wolfe Kahn (co-author) Irving Caesar (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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⇑With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming (1934) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Dorothy Dell (perf.) Roscoe Karns (perf.) Jack Oakie (perf.) Patti Page (perf.) Alison Skipworth (perf.) |
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It's Swell of You (1937) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Alice Faye (perf.) Walter Winchell (perf.) |
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Never in a Million Years (1937) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Alice Faye (perf.) Walter Winchell (perf.) |
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There's a Lull in My Life (1937) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Alice Faye (perf.) Walter Winchell (perf.) |
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Were You Sincere? (1931) | Vincent Rose | Jack Meskill (words) Ben Bernie (perf.) Kate Smith (perf.) |
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You Gotta Be a Football Hero (1933) | Al Sherman(w&m) | Buddy Fields (co-author) Al Lewis (co-author) Leon Belasco (perf.) Ben Bernie (perf.) Harry Richman (perf.) |
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No! No! a Thousand Times No! (1934) | Al Sherman | Al Lewis (co-author) Abner Silver (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Annette Hanshaw (perf.) Ethel Shutta (perf.) |
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I Saw Stars (1934) | Maurice Sigler(w&m) | Al Goodhart (co-author) Al Hoffman (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Meryl Keiser (perf.) Francis Langford (perf.) Pickens Sisters (perf.) Ramona (perf.) |
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That Red Head Gal (1923) | Van & Schenck(w&m) | Henry Lodge (co-author) Ben Bernie (perf.) Ruth Roye (perf.) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 10 works by Ben Bernie (1891-1943).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| True | 1923 | Violinsky (co-author) Ben Ryan (co-author) |
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| Kiss Me Goodnight | 1924 | Vernon Stevens (co-author) Gladys Gillette (co-author) Elmer Olson (words) |
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| Craving | 1925 | Kenneth Casey (words) Philip Charig (words) |
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| Sweet Georgia Brown | 1925 | Maceo Pinkard (co-author) Kenneth Casey (words) Louis Armstrong (perf.) Margie Carson (perf.) Fisher & Smith (perf.) Ella Fitzgerald (perf.) Charlie Gaylord (perf.) |
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| I'm Getting Jealous of You | 1931 | Harry Harris (words) | |
| Holding My Honey's Hand | 1932 | Walter Hirsch (words) Al Goering (words) |
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| I Can't Believe It's True | 1932 | Isham Jones (co-author) Charles Newman (co-author) |
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| Strange Interlude | 1932 | ||
| Bowl of Chop Suey and You - Ey, A | 1934 | Al Goering (words) Walt Bullock (words) |
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| Old Lullaby, An | 1934 | Al Goering (words) Walter Hirsch (words) |
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B. Bernie | Sweet Georgia Brown (3:03) | Pickens Sisters |
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B. Bernie | Sweet Georgia Brown (4:17) | Louis Armstrong |
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B. Bernie | Sweet Georgia Brown (3:10) | E. Fitzgerald |