George Bastow (1872-1914)
Last updated: 26.04.24
It is surprising that so little has been written about singer, composer and music hall performer, George Bastow considering his output of sheet music and recordings. Much of the sheet music pictures him as a smock-dressed rustic as shown on the left, which was taken from the cover of Varmer Giles (1902 - music: Gilbert Wells; words: T.F. Robson) and published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England. His most enduring work has to be The Galloping Major (1906) which he sang but never recorded although it was and still is covered by many others. Fred W. Leigh wrote the words and also published by Francis, Day and Hunter. The Galloping Major is also given in 60 Old-Time Variety Songs.
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George Bastow (1872-1914) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
 Varmer GilesMusic by: Gilbert Wells. Words by: T. F. Robson Performed by: George Bastow
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Various Performers | Music Hall |        |
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Various Performers | Let's All Go To The Music Hall: Vol. 2 |
This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
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| Beauty of the Guards | Frank Leo (words & music) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Captain Ginjah, O.T. | Fred W. Leigh (music) George Bastow (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Galloping Major, The | George Bastow (music) Fred W. Leigh (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Jimmy Brown's Essays | Harry Castling (words & music) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Jocular Judge, The | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Knott-Schott Duel, The | George Everard (music) A. J. Mills (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Mary Ann She's After Me! | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| My Husband's Left Me Again | C.W. Murphy (music) Dan Lipton (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| She Said She Would | C.G. Cotes (music) Bennett Scott (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| She's Proud and She's Beau-Tie-Ful | Fred W. Leigh (music) George Bastow (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Wire In, My Lads! | Fred W. Leigh (music) Will J. Godwin (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
The peformer is featured on 23 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 | Remarks |
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That Cat (1902) | Harry Castling | Steve McCarthy (words) | |
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Jimmy Brown's Essays (1903) | Harry Castling(w&m) | ||
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She Said She Would (1900) | C.G. Cotes | Bennett Scott (words) | |
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Knott-Schott Duel (1902), The | George Everard | A. J. Mills (words) | |
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She's Proud and She's Beau-Tie-Ful (1906) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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Wire In, My Lads! (1906) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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They Won't Know Oi Coom From the Coontry (1909) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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⇑Captain Ginjah, O.T. (1910) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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Mary Ann She's After Me! (1911) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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Jocular Judge (1912), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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Ragtime Yokel (1912), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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Galloping Major (1951), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | ||
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Let Us Pause (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | ||
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That's Their Idea of a Lady (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | ||
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When We Were Twenty-One (1901) | Frank Leo(w&m) | ||
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Beauty of the Guards (1912) | Frank Leo(w&m) | ||
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Why Are You Waiting Here? (1899) | Felix McGlennon | C G Cotes (words) | |
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My Husband's Left Me Again (1904) | C.W. Murphy | Dan Lipton (words) | |
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⇑She's a Dear Old Girl (1900) | Bennett Scott | C G Cotes (words) John Neat (words) |
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Varmer Giles (1902) | Gilbert Wells | T.F. Robson (words) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 13 works by George Bastow (1872-1914).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: 
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Speak Again (w&m) | 1898 |  |
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| Waiting to Welcome Him Home (w&m) | 1898 | Pub. | |
| Who Is It? "Man!" Said the Woman | 1902 | A J Mills (words) | |
| I Didn't Know What to Do | 1903 | Carl Howard (words) | Pub. |
| She Was Such a Nice Young Gal | 1903 | Carl Howard (words) | Pub. |
| Jolly Jarge (w&m) | 1904 | George Arthurs (perf.) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Well, I Never! So It Was! | 1904 | John P. Harrington (words) | Pub. |
| Cameron Highlander, The | 1906 | Albert Hall (words) Ruth Lytton (perf.) |
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| Galloping Major, The | 1906 | Fred W. Leigh (words) George Bastow (perf.) |
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| Old Windmill, The | 1906 | Albert Hall (words) | Pub. |
| I'd Never Been Coortin' Afore | 1911 | Dan Lipton (words) | |
| ⇑ Jocular Judge, The (w&m) | 1912 | George Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
| Our Jamie He Comes Hame To-Day | 1912 | Leonard Cooke (words) Ruth Lytton (perf.) |
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| Composer | Title | Performer |
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G. Bastow | Never Been Courtin' Afore (1912) (3:47) | G. Bastow |
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F.W. Leigh | Captain Ginjah (3:09) | G. Bastow |
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F.W. Leigh | Mary Ann She's After Me (1912) (3:30) | G. Bastow |