Lewis James (1892-1959)

Overview

Websites:
	Lewis James	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	Lewis James Collection 1925-1931	Great list of recordings by The Internet Archive

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	with Performers	Issue


Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home (1920)	E.R. Ball	Charles Hart	Edison Blue Amberol: 4238
Little Crumbs of Happiness (1921)	E.R. Ball		Edison Blue Amberol: 4249
Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall (1920)	T.B. Bishop	Vernon Archibald	Edison Blue Amberol: 3956
Only a Step to Jesus (1920)	W.H. Doane	Fred East	Edison Blue Amberol: 4030
The Last Little Mile Is the Longest (1921)	W. Donaldson		Edison Blue Amberol: 4340
While Others Are Building Castles in the Air I'll Build a Cottage For Two (1920)	F. Fisher		Edison Blue Amberol: 4053
As You Were When I First Met You (1920)	C. Gaskill	Charles Hart	Edison Blue Amberol: 4055
You Are Free (1920)	V. Jacobi	Betsy Lane Shepherd	Edison Blue Amberol: 3975
Up in the Clouds (1922)	T.A. Johnstone	E. Spencer	Edison Blue Amberol: 4507
Fare Thee Well, Love (1921)	E.A. Keith	E. Spencer	Edison Blue Amberol: 4366
Golden Gate (1920)	J. Kendis	Elizabeth Lennox	Edison Blue Amberol: 3933
⇑In Old Manila (1921)	R.A. King	Betsy Lane Shepherd	Edison Blue Amberol: 4155
Where My Caravan Has Rested (1921)	H. Löhr		Edison Blue Amberol: 4518
Good-Bye (1921)	H. Levey	E. Spencer	Edison Blue Amberol: 4230
Shall We Meet Beyond the River (1920)	E.S. Rice	Vernon Archibald	Edison Blue Amberol: 3948
By the Babbling Brook (1919)	J. Ringleben	Sibyl Sanderson Fagan	Edison Blue Amberol: 3807
Once Upon a Time (1920)	S. Romberg		Edison Blue Amberol: 3981
The Garden of Roses (1921)	J.C Schmid		Edison Blue Amberol: 4208
Remember the Rose (1921)	S.B. Simons	Betsy Lane Shepherd	Edison Blue Amberol: 4467
Our Little Love Affair, Fifty-Fifty (1921)	A. Swanstrom	Betsy Lane Shepherd	Edison Blue Amberol: 4176
Love's Adieu (1920)	H. Temple	Vernon Archibald	Edison Blue Amberol: 3916
My Little Sister Mary (1921)	P. Wendling		Edison Blue Amberol: 4400
When Shall We Meet Again? (1922)	R.A. Whiting	Gladys Rice	Edison Blue Amberol: 4476

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	with Performers	Issue


Only a Step to Jesus (1920)	W.H. Doane	Fred East Lewis James	Edison: 7153
Drifting to You (1924)	C. Smith	Marcia Freer Lewis James	Victor: B-30503
Honeymoon Time (1923)	I. Weill	Lewis James Alice Green Olive Kline	Victor: B-27388

Works

This list is arranged by composer and contains 26 works performed by Lewis James 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) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home (1920)	Ernest Roland Ball(w&m)	Charles Hart (perf.) Lewis James (perf.)
Little Crumbs of Happiness (1920)	Ernest Roland Ball	J. Keirn Brennan (words) Lewis James (perf.)	Pub.
Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall (1865)	T. Brigham Bishop	Vernon Archibald (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Edison Male Quartette (perf.)
Only a Step to Jesus (1920)	W. Howard Doane	Fanny Crosby (words) Fred East (perf.) Lewis James (perf.)
Last Little Mile Is the Longest (1921), The	Walter Donaldson	Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) Lewis James (perf.)
While Others Are Building Castles in the Air I'll Build a Cottage For Two (1919)	Fred Fisher	Jack Mahoney (words) Lewis James (perf.)
As You Were When I First Met You (1918)	Clarence Gaskill(w&m)	Charles Hart (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Gladys Leslie (perf.)
Don't Bring Lulu (1925)	Ray Henderson	Lew Brown Billy Rose (co-author) Frank Corbett (perf.) Chas. Dale (perf.) Avon Comedy Four (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Eddie Nuller (perf.) Joseph Smith (perf.)
You Are Free (1919)	Victor Jacobi	Fritz Kreisler (co-author) William LeBaron (words) Lewis James (perf.) Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.)
Up in the Clouds (1922)	Thomas A. Johnstone	Green Brothers Novelty Band (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)
⇑Fare Thee Well, Love (1921)	E. Austin Keith	Lewis James (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)
Golden Gate (1919)	James Kendis(w&m)	James Brockman (co-author) Lewis James (perf.) Elizabeth Lennox (perf.)
In Old Manila (1920)	Robert A. King(w&m)	Lewis James (perf.) Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.)
Good-Bye (1920)	Harold Levey	Zelda Sears (words) Mitzi Hajos (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)
Where My Caravan Has Rested (1909)	Hermann Löhr	Edward Teschemacher (words) Lewis James (perf.)
Shall We Meet Beyond the River (1918)	Elihu S. Rice	Horace L. Hastings (words) Harry Anthony (perf.) Vernon Archibald (perf.) James F. Harrison (perf.) Lewis James (perf.)
By the Babbling Brook (1919)	Justin Ringleben	Frederick W. Hager (co-author) Sibyl Sanderson Fagan (perf.) Lewis James (perf.)	Pub.
Once Upon a Time (1919)	Sigmund Romberg	Frederic Arnold Kummer (words) Lewis James (perf.)
Garden of Roses (1909), The	Johann C. Schmid	J.E. Dempsey (words) Henry Burr (perf.) Arthur C. Clough (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Joseph B. Maxwell (perf.)
Remember the Rose (1921)	Seymour B. Simons	Sidney D. Mitchell (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Alan Edwards (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.)	Pub.
Drifting to You (1924)	Clay Smith	O. J. Gunnell (words) Al. Short (words) Marcia Freer (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) James J. Sheridan (perf.)
⇑Our Little Love Affair, Fifty-Fifty (1921)	Arthur Swanstrom	Lewis James (perf.) Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.)
Love's Adieu (1893)	Hope Temple	Catules Blè (words) Frederic E. Weatherly (words) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Lewis James (perf.)
Honeymoon Time (1923)	Irving Weill	Alice Green (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.)
My Little Sister Mary (1921)	Pete Wendling	Lewis James (perf.)
When Shall We Meet Again? (1921)	Richard A. Whiting	Raymond B. Egan (words) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Lewis James (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.) Wilton Sisters (perf.)	Pub.