George A. Norton (1880-1923)

Overview

George A. Norton was an American lyricist and composer of popular music. He is chiefly remembered for writing the lyrics to Ernie Burnett's Melancholy (1911) which later became the standard My Melancholy Baby. It has been recorded by the likes of Teddy Wilson, Sonny Rollins and Frank Sinatra amongst many others. Of ragtime interest is his The Black Hand Rag (1910) which he dedicated to "The Rag-time King", Mike Bernard.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Black Hand Rag (1910), The		James Pitt-Payne

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


	Black Hand Rag (1910), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/T/B/GB(B)

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE1049	The Black Hand Rag (1910) A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Black Hand Rag (1910), The	A/T/T/T/B/GB(B)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 5 works by George A. Norton (1880-1923). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER (w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Mary From Maryland (w&m)	1903	Irene Bentley (perf.)
Early Bird Catches the Worm, The	1906	Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.)
Galveston (w&m)	1907
Black Hand Rag, The	1910	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Round Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (w&m)	1917

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	G.A. Norton	The Black Hand Rag (3:08)	Ragtime Dorian Henry