Tilford
Last updated: 22.04.25
All that can presently (February 2024) be gleaned about Tilford from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was presumably an American ventriloquist vaudevillian who has been featured on 4 works published between 1911 and 1915.Her portrait on the left is taken from When You're in Town, in My Home Town (1911) words & music by Irving Berlin, and published by Ted Snyder Music Co., New York, USA.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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That Old Girl of Mine (1912) | E.A. van Alstyne (music) Earle C. Jones (words) Tilford (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer |  |
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Keep Away From the Fellow Who Owns an Automobile (1912) | I. Berlin (w&m) Tilford (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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When You're in Town, in My Home Town (1911) | I. Berlin (w&m) Tilford (perf.) Tilford (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer IMSLP |
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Come Back to Me My Melody (1912) | T. Snyder (music) I. Berlin (words) Tilford (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
The peformer is featured on 6 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Title | Composer | Attribution | Items |
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That Old Girl of Mine (1912) | Egbert A. van Alstyne | Earle C. Jones (words)
Tilford (perf.) |
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When You're in Town, in My Home Town (1911) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Marie Hart (perf.) Tilford (perf.) |
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Keep Away From the Fellow Who Owns an Automobile (1912) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Healey Sisters (perf.) Ray Montgomery (perf.) Tilford (perf.) |
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Mosha From Nova Scotia (1915) | Malvin Franklin | Louis Wolfe Gilbert (words)
Tilford (perf.) |
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Curse of an Aching Heart (1913), The | Al Piantadosi | Henry Fink (words)
Tilford (perf.) |
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Come Back to Me My Melody (1912) | Ted Snyder(w&m) | Irving Berlin (co-author)
Tilford (perf.) |