Paul Charles Pratt  (1890-1948)
Last updated: 01.02.24
Paul Charles Pratt was an American composer, arranger and songwriter of popular music born in Indianapolis. After some music education and still in his teens, he was befriended with Cecil Duane Crabb and May Aufderheide for whom he arranged her Dusty (1908). This impressed May's father to such an extent that he set up the music publishing house of J. H. Aufderheide, Indianapolis, Indiana in which Pratt was eventually made manager of its Chicago operations. He wrote a number of rags, the earliest of which were also published by J. H. Aufderheide. On moving to New York, he collaborated with another Indianapolis friend, one J. Will Callahan to write a number of songs one of their earliest being That Gosh Darn Hiram Tune (1912). In New York he went on to work as an arranger for a number of theatre orchestras. In the 1930's he changes his profession to that of photographer which he continued until his death in Indianapolis. Of his rags Colonial Glide (1914) and Hot-House Rag (1914) have been recorded by Max Morath and Trebor Jay Tichenor respectively.


Websites:
url15.gif Paul Charles Pratt Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Colonial Glide (1914) Colin McDonald
audiomidi15.gif Hot-House Rag (1914) Colin McDonald
audiomidi15.gif Vanity Rag (1909) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif Colonial Glide (1910) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. D/A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Hot-House Rag (1914) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. S/D/A+D/T+D/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Spring-Time Rag (1916) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Teasing Rag (1912) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Vanity Rag (1909) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
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Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Various Artists Pianola Ragtime: Early Piano Jazz and Ragtime Played on Pianola Rolls: Vol. 2 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Wally Rose Ragtime Classics flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Trebor Jay Tichenor Tempus Ragorum flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Tom Brier Generic
cd15.gif Tom Brier Rising Star flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Eubie Blake Golden Reunion in Ragtime flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band Preserves flag15us.gif
cd15.gif Terry Waldo Hot House Rag flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Max Morath The World of Scott Joplin Vol. 2 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE574 Colonial Glide (1914)
D/A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE575 Hot-House Rag (1914)
S/D/A+D/T+D/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.
1-2 days
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DBE576 Spring-Time Rag (1916)
A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¼ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE577 Teasing Rag (1912)
D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.
1-2 days
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DBE578 Vanity (1909) - Rag Two-Step
D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.
1-2 days
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     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Colonial Glide (1914) D/A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifwvicon.gif
sm15.gif Hot-House Rag (1914) S/D/A+D/T+D/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Spring-Time Rag (1916) A/T/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Teasing Rag (1912) D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
sm15.gif Vanity Rag (1909) D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Gasoline (1913) P.C. Pratt (music)
J. Will Callahan (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Hot-House Rag (1914) P.C. Pratt (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif On the Rural Route (1917) P.C. Pratt (music) Piano Ragtime Piano Pub.
pdf15.gif Spring-Time Rag (1916) P.C. Pratt (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Twilight Brings Dreams of You (1915) P.C. Pratt (music)
J. Will Callahan (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Walhalla (1910) P.C. Pratt (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif When the Moon Shines Down on Lonesome Town (1915) P.C. Pratt (music)
J. Will Callahan (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif  Who Will Be Your Sweetheart Then? (1915) P.C. Pratt (music)
J. Will Callahan (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 30 works by Paul Charles Pratt (1890-1948). 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
       
Vanity Rag 1909 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Colonial Glide 1910 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Walhalla 1910  Pub.
Moontime Is Spoontime (w&m) 1911  Pub.
That Ever Lovin' Bearcat Prance (w&m) 1911 Etam Wood (perf.)  Pub.
Teasing Rag 1912 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif  audiodbemp315.gif
That Gosh Darn Hiram Tune 1912 J. Will Callahan (words)  wvicon.gif
Gasoline 1913 J. Will Callahan (words)  wvicon.gif
I'm Going Back to Birmingham 1913 J. Will Callahan (words)  Pub.
Mid the Purple-Tinted Hills of Tennessee 1913 J. Will Callahan (words)  Pub.
Tickler, The 1913 unpublished
Everybody Tango 1914  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
Hot-House Rag 1914 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  Pub. audiomidi15.gif audiodbemp315.gif
Twilight Brings Dreams of You 1915 J. Will Callahan (words)  wvicon.gif
When the Moon Shines Down on Lonesome Town 1915 J. Will Callahan (words)  wvicon.gif
Who Will Be Your Sweetheart Then? 1915 J. Will Callahan (words)  Pub.
Dreamy Days of Long Ago 1916
Prattles 1916 Piano Roll
Spring-Time Rag 1916 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  Pub.  audiodbemp315.gif
Wailana Rag 1916 Piano Roll
On the Rural Route 1917  Pub.
Why Don't You Try to Love Me 1917
Kissable Child 1918
Aeroplane Rag, The ? unpublished
Bones ? unpublished
Enchantment Rag ? unpublished
Fluff ?
Little Bit of Rag ?
Only Because It Is You ? J. Will W. Callahan (words)
She Came From Old Missouri ? J. Will W. Callahan (words)
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg P.C. Pratt Everybody Tango (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry