Ben Albert (1876-1925)
Last updated: 02.01.23
All that can presently (March 2021) be gleaned about Ben Albert from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 26 works published/recorded between 1902 and 1913.Having had a fairly prolific recording career between 1902 and 1925 it is somewhat surprising that so little biographical information about him can be found.
Of interest is his Three Ages of Women (1908) recorded on Zono 40 which can be heard on the MP3 tab above.
His illustration by Sidney Kent is taken from sheet music cover of I Don't Mind, If It Amuses You(1904 - music: Henry E. Pether; words: Fred W. Leigh) and published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England.
Surfers are welcome to contribute information about this composer.
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Three Ages of Women | B. Albert | |
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What Is It Master Likes So Much? | C. Coborn |
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Ben Albert | Ben Albert - A Little Bit Here and There | |
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Various Performers | At The Football Match Last Saturday |        |
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Artful Alliterations | Alf Ellerton (The Elder) (words & music) B. Albert (perf.) |
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His Whiskers! | E.W. Rogers (words & music) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Honeysuckle and the Bee - Parody, The | William H. Penn (music) Al. H. Fritz (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Logic | Charles Osborne (words & music) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Oh, What an Exhibition! | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) B. Albert (perf.) |
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On the Day King Edward Gets His Crown On | Mark Lorne (music) H. Pleon (words) B. Albert (perf.) H. Pleon (perf.) |
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While You Wait | A.J. Mills (music) Harry Ford (words) Frank W Carter (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Wrong Side of the Rails | Unknown (words & music) B. Albert (perf.) |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 37 works performed by Ben Albert 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)
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Go Away,Good Massa Bee (1902) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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End of the Chapter (1904), The | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Chapter of Incidents (1905), A | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Inquisitive Kiddie (1905) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Seven Ages of Man (1906) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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What Is Work? (1906) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Damaged Blacksrnith (1907), The | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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After You With the Soap (1908) | Ben Albert | Fred Vernon (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Do You Remember? How Can I Forget (1908) | Ben Albert | Ruby Verdi (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Faces (1908) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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⇑Li-cen-sor (1908), The | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Potted Poetry (1908) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Three Ages of Women (1908) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Why Go Abroad (1908) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Geography (1909) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Little Bit Here and There (1910), A | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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What's the Use of Sighing? (1910) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Cook Who Cooks (1912), The | Ben Albert | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Derby Day (1912) | Ben Albert | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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What Is It Likes So Much? (1912) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Fat Lot to Crow About (1913), A | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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⇑When the Women Earn All the Money (1913) | Ben Albert(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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What Is It Master Likes So Much? (1911) | Charles Coborn | B. Albert (perf.) |  |
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Artful Alliterations (1910) | Alf Ellerton (The Elder)(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Oh, What an Exhibition! (1908) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | Albert Ben (perf.) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Was That a Knock? (1903) | Frank Leo(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | Pub. |
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On the Day King Edward Gets His Crown On (1902) | Mark Lorne | H. Pleon (words) B. Albert (perf.) H. Pleon (perf.) |
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Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! (1910) | Sam Mayo | W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) B. Albert (perf.) |
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While You Wait (1899) | A.J. Mills | Harry Ford (words) Frank W Carter (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Logic (1905) | Charles Osborne(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) | Pub. |
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Whistle and Shut Your Eyes (1908) | Charles Osborne(w&m) | B. Albert (perf.) Albert Ben (perf.) |
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Honeysuckle and the Bee - Parody (1901), The | William H. Penn | Al. H. Fritz (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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⇑His Whiskers! (1894) | E.W. Rogers(w&m) | Albert Ben (perf.) B. Albert (perf.) |
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Women and Men (1906) | Unknown | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Chapter of Incidents (?), A | Unknown | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Tra La La (?) | Unknown | B. Albert (perf.) | |
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Wrong Side of the Rails (?) | Unknown | B. Albert (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 24 works by Ben Albert (1876-1925).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Go Away,Good Massa Bee (w&m) | 1902 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Parody on ''Good-Bye Dolly Gray'' | 1902 | ||
| End of the Chapter, The (w&m) | 1904 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Chapter of Incidents, A (w&m) | 1905 | B. Albert (perf.) |  |
| Inquisitive Kiddie (w&m) | 1905 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Leave Them Alone (w&m) | 1906 | ||
| Seven Ages of Man (w&m) | 1906 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| What Is Work? (w&m) | 1906 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Damaged Blacksrnith, The (w&m) | 1907 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| After You With the Soap | 1908 | Fred Vernon (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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| Do You Remember? How Can I Forget | 1908 | Ruby Verdi (words) B. Albert (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Faces (w&m) | 1908 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Li-cen-sor, The (w&m) | 1908 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Potted Poetry (w&m) | 1908 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Three Ages of Women (w&m) | 1908 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Why Go Abroad (w&m) | 1908 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Geography (w&m) | 1909 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Little Bit Here and There, A (w&m) | 1910 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| What's the Use of Sighing? (w&m) | 1910 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Cook Who Cooks, The | 1912 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Derby Day | 1912 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| What Is It Likes So Much? (w&m) | 1912 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| Fat Lot to Crow About, A (w&m) | 1913 | B. Albert (perf.) | |
| ⇑ When the Women Earn All the Money (w&m) | 1913 | B. Albert (perf.) |
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On the Day King Edward Gets His Crown On | 2:01 | B. Albert |
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Whistle and Shut Your Eyes (1905) | 3:27 | B. Albert |
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A Chapter of Incidents | 2:07 | B. Albert |
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Inquisitive Kiddie (1905) | 3:11 | B. Albert |
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Tra La La | 2:31 | B. Albert |
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Women and Men (1906) | 2:20 | B. Albert |