Pete Wendling  (1888-1974)
Last updated: 30.01.24
According to the Internet source given below, Pete Wendling was an American composer and pianist born in New York City. He rose to prominence in the 1910's with such hits as Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (1916), Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1919), Take Your Girlie to the Movies (1919) and Oh What a Pal Is Mary (1919). A leading pianist of his day, he joined the Rhythmodik Music Roll Company in 1914 producing piano rolls. By 1916 he was recording for American Piano Company (Ampico) before joining the prestigious QRS in 1918 where he remained until 1925. Thereafter he returned to composing in which he remained until his retirement in the 1950s. Of ragtime interest are his Soup and Fish (1913) andChromatic Rag (1916) which he co-authored with Harry Jentes and Ed Gerhart respectively. He died in New York City.


Websites:
url15.gif Pete Wendling Brief biography by wikipedia.org  
Pete Wendling  (1888-1974) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
Take Me to the Land of Jazz
Music by: Pete Wendling.
Words by: Edgar Leslie, Bert Kalmar
Publisher: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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Printed: 1919. Sheet Music 3 pages.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif Monastery Bells (1922) H.W. Lange Edison Blue Amberol: 4510
cylinder15.gif By the Sycamore Tree (1903) Harry MacDonough Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8526
cylinder15.gif I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918) Arthur Collins
Byron George Harlan
Edison Blue Amberol: 3501
cylinder15.gif Monastery Bells (1911) Indestructible Military Band Indestructible Record: 1465
cylinder15.gif My Little Sister Mary (1921) Lewis James Edison Blue Amberol: 4400
cylinder15.gif Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919) Edward Allen Edison Blue Amberol: 3872
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordMP3.gif Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919) P. Wendling Arthur Middleton Edison: 6903
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
cd15.gif Pee Wee Russell The Land of Jazz flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
Ragtime Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Various Artists Real Ragtime flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Jody Dall'Armi On the Level, You're a Little Devil flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band (1917) P. Wendling (music)
Lew Cobwell (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town (1919) P. Wendling (music)
B. Kalmar (words)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Crying for the Moon (1922) P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Down by the Meadow-Brook (1919) P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif False Faces (1919) P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif He Loves It (1922) P. Wendling (music)
G. Clarke (words)
E. Leslie (words)
Monica Young (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Hello! Lemonade (1919) P. Wendling (music)
B. Kalmar (words)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif  I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918) P. Wendling (music)
Sam M. Lewis (words)
J. Young (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Music of Wedding Chimes (1919), The P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice Kirk Pub.



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Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home (1918) P. Wendling (music)
Sam M. Lewis (words)
J. Young (words)
A. Jolson (perf.)
Piano, Voice


Greer
Kirk
Pub.
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Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919) P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
B. Kalmar (words)
Piano, Voice Greer
Kirk
Pub.
pdf15.gif Sleepy Little Village (1922), A P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1919) P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
B. Kalmar (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Take Your Girlie to the Movies if You Can't Make Love at Home (1919) P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
B. Kalmar (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz? (1920) P. Wendling (music)
E. Leslie (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 78 works by Pete Wendling (1888-1974). 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
       
By the Sycamore Tree 1904 Haven Gillespie (words)
Harry MacDonough (perf.)
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Mysterious Tango, The 1914  wvicon.gif
Foxy Grandpa 1915 Ager (co-author)  Pub.
Hee Haw 1915 Ager (co-author)  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Jelly Roll 1915 Henry Santley (co-author)  youtube15.jpg
Rockaway Hunt 1915 Ager (co-author)  Pub.
Steeplechase 1915 Ager (co-author)  Pub.
Blue Monday 1916 Milton Ager (co-author)  Pub.
Call of a Nation, The 1916 Fred Ahlert (co-author)  Pub.
Chromatic Rag 1916 Ed Gerhart (co-author)  Pub.
Honky Tonk 1916  Pub.
Panatella 1916 M. Kay Jerome (co-author)  Pub.
Priscilla Waltz 1916  wvicon.gif
Zig Zag 1916 M.K. Jerome (co-author)  Pub.
Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band 1917 Lew Cobwell (words)  wvicon.gif
Buzzin' the Bee 1917 Jack Wells (co-author)  Pub.
Over the Top 1917 Jack Wells (co-author)
Alfred Bryan (words)
 Pub.
I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me 1918 Sam M. Lewis (words)
Joe Young (words)
Arthur Collins (perf.)
Byron George Harlan (perf.)
 Pub.  cylinder15.gif
Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home 1918 Sam M. Lewis (words)
Joe Young (words)
Al Jolson (perf.)
 Pub.
All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town 1919 Bert Kalmar (words)
Edgar Leslie (words)
 Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Down by the Meadow-Brook 1919 Edgar Leslie (words)  wvicon.gif
False Faces 1919 Edgar Leslie (words)  Pub.
Hello! Lemonade 1919 Bert Kalmar (words)
Edgar Leslie (words)
 Pub.
Music of Wedding Chimes, The 1919 Edgar Leslie (words)  Pub.
Oh! What a Pal Was Mary 1919 Edgar Leslie (words)
Bert Kalmar (words)
Edward Allen (perf.)
Arthur Middleton (perf.)
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Take Me to the Land of Jazz 1919 Edgar Leslie (words)
Bert Kalmar (words)
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Take Your Girlie to the Movies if You Can't Make Love at Home 1919 Edgar Leslie (words)
Bert Kalmar (words)
 Pub.
What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz? 1920 Edgar Leslie (words)
James Blyler (perf.)
Jane Greene (perf.)
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My Little Sister Mary 1921 Lewis James (perf.)   cylinder15.gif
Crying for the Moon 1922 Edgar Leslie (words)  wvicon.gif
Flirt (w&m) 1922 Max Kortlander (co-author)  wvicon.gif
He Loves It 1922 Grant Clarke (words)
Edgar Leslie (words)
Monica Young (perf.)
 Pub.
Monastery Bells 1922 Indestructible Military Band (perf.)
Henry W. Lange (perf.)
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Sleepy Little Village, A 1922 Edgar Leslie (words)  Pub.
Whenever You're Lonesome Just Telephone Me 1922 Max Kortlander (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Grandma's Boy 1922. Harold Lloyd (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Black'n Blue 1924 Max Kortlander (co-author)  Pub.
Buck Shots 1924 Max Kortlander (co-author)  Pub.
Butter Fingers 1924 Max Kortlander (co-author)  Pub.
Flower of Spain 1924 Max Kortlander (co-author)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Left Hand Tricks 1924 Max Kortlander (co-author)  youtube15.jpg
New Orleans Fizz 1924 Max Kortlander (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Silver Screen 1924 Kortlander (co-author)  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Steps - Modern Progression 1924 Max Kortlander (co-author)  Pub.
She Keeps Me in the Dark But I Met Her in the Moonlight 1926 Alfred Bryan (words)
William Raskin (words)
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There's Something Nice About Everyone But There's Everything Nice About You 1926 Arthur Terker (words)
Alfred Bryan (words)
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How Long Has This Been Goin' On 1927 Benny Davis (words)
Josephine Harmon (perf.)
Georgia Sands (perf.)
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Lonesome Waltz 1927 Alfred Bryan (words)
Arr. by Harry Tiedeman
Arms of Love 1928 Alfred Bryan (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
 Pub.
Cherie Chilly-Pom-Pom-Pee 1928 Alfred Bryan (words)
Scrappy Lambert (perf.)
Nick Lucas (perf.)
 Pub.
Don't Keep Me in the Dark, Bright Eyes 1928 Thomas Henry Lodge (co-author)
Joe Rea (perf.)
 Pub.
Humoreskimo 1928 Henri Berchman (co-author)
Alfred Bryan (words)
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Cubanella 1929 Thomas Henry Lodge (co-author)
Jack Meskill (words)
 Pub.
Loose Ankles 1929 Jack Meskill (words)  wvicon.gif
Me and the Clock 1929 Jack Meskill (words)
Billy Mann (words)
 Pub.
There's a Four Leaf Clover in My Pocket 1929 Lew Colwell (words)
Jack Meskill (words)
 Pub.
There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie! 1929 Harry Richman (words)
Jack Meskill (words)
Wonderful You 1929 Jack Meskill (words)
Max Rich (words)
Allyn Reese (perf.)
 Pub.
You're a Pain the Heart to Me 1929 Jack Meskill (words)
Al Hoffman (words)
 Pub.
Crying Myself to Sleep 1930 John Klenner (words)
Kate Smith (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You From Now On (w&m) 1930 George Whiting (co-author)
Lou Breese (perf.)
Frank Wilson (perf.)
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I'm Tickled Pink With a Blue-Eyed Baby 1930 Charles O'Flynn (words)
Just a Little Dance Mam'selle 1930 Charles O'Flynn (words)
Ben Gordon (words)
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Swingin' in a Hammock 1930 Tot Seymour (words)
Chas O'Flynn (words)
Husk O'Hare (perf.)
 Pub.
Who's Calling You Sweetheart To-Night 1930 Charles O'Flynn (words)
Ben Gordon (words)
 Pub.
Give Me Your Affection, Honey 1931 Carmen Lombardo (words)
Alfred Bryan (words)
Rock Me in a Cradle of Kalua 1931 Al Bryan (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
 Pub.
Thanks to You 1931 Grant Clarke (words)  Pub.
I'm Sure of Everything But You (w&m) 1932 George W. Meyer (co-author)
Charles O'Flynn (co-author)
I Believe in Miracles 1934 Sam M. Lewis (words)
Geo. W. Meyer (words)
Joey Nash (perf.)
 Pub.
It's an Old Fashioned World After All 1934 Alfred Bryan (words)
George W. Meyer (words)
Ooh! You Miser You! 1934 Sam M Lewis (words)
Rockin' on the Porch 1934 Tot Seymour (words)
Lillian Roth (perf.)
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I'm a Fool For Loving You 1936 Sam M. Lewis (words)
Quicker Than You Can Say Jack Robinson 1936
Don't Wake Up My Heart 1938 George W. Meyer (co-author)
Sam M. Lewis (co-author)
On the Street of Regret 1942 John Klenner (words)  wvicon.gif
Frisky Fingers 1949 Solly Violinsky (co-author)  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg P. Wendling Frisky Fingers (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg P. Wendling Hee Haw (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg P. Wendling Jelly Roll (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg P. Wendling Left Hand Tricks (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg P. Wendling Silver Screen (2:45) Ragtime Dorian Henry