Lee White (1886-1927)
Last updated: 20.04.24
It is surprising that so little is known about this performer considering the large number of recordings made and sheet music located. All that can presently (November 2023) be gleaned about Lee White from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an American vauedeville performer and songwriter who has been featured on 14 works published between 1906 and 1921. She sometimes partnered and was married to Clay Smith. Her portrait on the left is taken from a photograph by Bassano Ltd in 1913 and held by the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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DAHR: Lee White | List of 20 historic recordings from 1915 to 1920. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Everybody's Charlie Chaplin Mad! (1915) | M. Darewski | Lee White Jack Morrison |
Columbia: 35857 |
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I'd Like to Be on the Safe Side (1915) | M. Darewski | Clyde Cook Lee White |
Columbia: 35853 |
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Margot Magee (1915) | M. Darewski | Lee White | Columbia: 35850 |
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Mr. Conductor (1915) | M. Darewski | Lee White | Columbia: 35851 |
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River Girl, The (1915) | M. Darewski | Jack Morrison Lee White |
Columbia: 35858 |
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We'll Have a Jubilee (1915) | M. Darewski | Lee White Beatrice Lillie |
Columbia: 35856 |
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Callaghan (1919) | E. Green | Lee White | Columbia: 76686 |
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Good Man Is Hard to Find, A (1919) | E. Green | Lee White | Columbia: 76688 |
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Wedding on Dollyland (1919) | B. Lee | Lee White | Columbia: 76685 |
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On the 5:15 (1915) | H.I. Marshall | Lee White Jack Morrison |
Columbia: 6470 |
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When Maud Put Her New Bathing Costume On (1916) | H. Montague | Lee White | Columbia: 6875 |
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Have You Seen the Ducks? (1916) | F. Powell | Lee White | Columbia: 6874 |
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Winter Nights (1915) | J. Schwartz | Lee White Jack Morrison |
Columbia: 6473 |
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When the Company's Gone (1920) | C. Smith | Lee White | Columbia: 76796 |
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Ev'ry Little While (1916) | J.W. Tate | Lee White | Columbia: 6872 |
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Oh, Those Naughty Eyes! (1916) | J.W. Tate | C. Smith Lee White |
Columbia: 6870 |
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⇑I'm Happy All the Time (1915) | Unknown | Lee White Jack Morrison |
Columbia: 6471 |
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Wintertime (1920) | Unknown | Lee White | Columbia: 76797 |
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And They Called It Dixieland (1916) | R.A. Whiting | Lee White C. Smith |
Columbia: 6871 |
| Title | Attribution | Remarks |
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Ev'ry Little While | James W. Tate (music) F. Clifford Harris (words) Lee White (perf.) |
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Somebody's Coming to Tea | Clay Smith (music) R.P. Weston (words) Bert Lee (words) Lee White (perf.) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) Harry Hudson (perf.) |
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Hoola Boola Glide (1911) | G. Christie (music) R. Shields (words) Lee White (perf.) George Perry (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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Somebody's Coming to Tea (1917) | C. Smith (music) R.P. Weston (words) B. Lee (words) Lee White (perf.) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) H. Hudson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues | |
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Down Home Rag - Song (1913) | W.C. Sweatman (music) R. Lewis (words) Lee White (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
The peformer is featured on 33 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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Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia (1918) | Milton Ager | George W. Meyer (co-author) Grant Clarke (words) |
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Give Me One More Chance (1914) | Shelton Brooks | ||
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Baby Rose (1906) | George Christie | Louis Weslyn (words) | |
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Hoola Boola Glide (1911) | George Christie | Ren Shields (words) | |
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Oh! You Georgia Rose (1912) | Bob Cole | Johnnie Waters (co-author) Shelton Brooks (words) Will Rossiter (words) |
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After You've Gone (1918) | Henry Creamer | Turner Layton (co-author) | |
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I'd Like to Be on the Safe Side (1915) | Max Darewski | |
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River Girl (1916), The | Max Darewski(w&m) | Charles H. Bovill (words) | |
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We'll Have a Jubilee (1915) | Max Darewski(w&m) | Charles H. Bovill (words) | |
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Everybody's Charlie Chaplin Mad! (1916) | Max Darewski(w&m) | Charles H. Bovill (words) | |
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⇑Margot Magee (1916) | Max Darewski | Charles H. Bovill (words) | |
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Mr. Conductor (1916) | Max Darewski(w&m) | Charles H. Bovill (words) | |
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Caravan Days (1921) | Kenneth Duffield | Dion Titheradge (words) | |
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Good Man Is Hard to Find (1918), A | Eddie Green | |
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Callaghan (1919) | Eddie Green | |
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Wedding on Dollyland (1919) | Bert Lee(w&m) | R. P. Weston (co-author) | |
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On the 5:15 (1914) | Henry I. Marshall | Stanley Murphy (words) | |
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High Cost of Loving (1914), The | George W. Meyer | Alfred Bryan (words) | |
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When Maud Put Her New Bathing Costume On (1916) | Harold Montague | |
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Have You Seen the Ducks? (1916) | Felix Powell(w&m) | |
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One Sweetheart Is Enough For Me (1913) | Will Rossiter | Beth Slater Whitson (words) | |
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⇑Winter Nights (1914) | Jean Schwartz | Grant Clarke (words) | |
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Somebody's Coming to Tea (1917) | Clay Smith | R.P. Weston (words) Bert Lee (words) |
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I Shall See You To-Night (1917) | Clay Smith(w&m) | R.P. Weston (co-author) Bert Lee (co-author) |
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Don't Blame Me (1917) | Clay Smith | R.P. Weston (words) Bert Lee (words) |
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Oh, Johnny Callagan! (1919) | Clay Smith(w&m) | R.P. Weston (co-author) Bert Lee (co-author) |
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When the Company's Gone (1920) | Clay Smith(w&m) | Bert Lee (co-author) R. P. Weston (co-author) |
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Down Home Rag - Song (1913) | Wilbur C. Sweatman | Roger Lewis (words) | |
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Ev'ry Little While (1916) | James W. Tate | F Clifford Harris (words) John Golden (words) John E Hazzard (words) Anna Caldwell (words) |
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Oh, Those Naughty Eyes! (1916) | James W. Tate | F. Clifford Harris (words) | |
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I'm Happy All the Time (1915) | Unknown(w&m) | |
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Wintertime (1920) | Unknown(w&m) | |
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⇑And They Called It Dixieland (1916) | Richard A. Whiting | Raymond B. Egan (words) | |