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Harry Jentes  (1887-1958)

Harry Jentes was an American vaudeville performer and composer of popular music. He wrote a number of rags the best known probably being The Rhapsody Rag (1911) , The Soup and Fish Rag (1913 ) which he co-authored with Pete Wendling and Bantam Step (1916). His best known song is probably I Don't Want To Get Well (1917). In the 1920's, Jentes cut several piano rolls. He was born and died in New York City.
List of Harry Jentes's works.

Sheet Music:

1. [§] Bantam Step (1916), Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
2. [§] California Sunshine (1913), Descant/Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
3. [§] The Cat's Pajamas (1922), Descant/Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
4. [§] I Don't Want to Get Well (1917), Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)/Vocal(Optional Tenor)
5. [§] Rainbow Waltz (1922), Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass+Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)
6. [§] Soup and Fish (1913), Treble/Treble/Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Great Bass(Bass)