Ben Bernie (1891-1943)
Last updated: 20.04.24
According to the Internet source given below, Ben Bernie was an American jazz violinist, bandleader, and radio personality, often introduced as "The Old Maestro". He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue, being part of the first generation of "stars" of American popular music. He studied at Columbia University and the New York College of Music. Bernie performed in vaudeville and formed own band, The Lads. Bernie's orchestra recorded on Vocalion, Brunswick, Columbia, Decca and ARC (Vocalion and OKeh) in the 1920's and 1930's.He co-authored Sweet Georgia Brown (1925) with Maceo Pinkard (words by Kenneth Casey) and which was published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA.Ben Bernie and his orchestra recorded Sweet Georgia Brown which became a jazz standard.
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Ben Bernie | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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St. Louis Brass Quintet | Pops-Music of the Americas | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Chris Barber | The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection | |
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Chris Barber | The Very Best of Chris Barber | |
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Various Artists | Key One Up | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Claude Bolling | Ragtime Bolling & Boogie | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Tommy Yetta | Tommy Yetta: New Orleans Jazz: Autographed (signed): Vinyl LP | |
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Jerry White | Jerry White's Select Songs / Ragtime Stride Piano Jazz | |
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Jo Ann Castle | 12 Great Hits In Ragtime | |
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Jo Ann Castle | Jo Anne Castle - 22 Greatest Ragtime Hits: Vol. 2 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Budapest Ragtime Band | Trubadur | |
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⇑Butch Thompson | The Butch Thompson Trio Plays Favorites | |
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Joe ''Fingers'' Carr | Joe "Fingers" Carr and His Ragtime Band | |
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Johnny Maddox | Red Hot Ragtime Volume 1 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Johnny Maddox | Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Bill Edwards | A Ragtime Sampler |
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Carolina in the Morning (1922) | W. Donaldson (music) G. Kahn (words) B. Bernie (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
The peformer is featured on 20 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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Strange Interlude (1932) | Phil Baker | Ben Bernie (words) Walter Hirsch (words) |
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Wedding of Jack and Jill (1935), The | J. Fred Coots | Haven Gillespie (words) Abner P Grunauer (words) |
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Carolina in the Morning (1922) | Walter Donaldson | Gus Kahn (words) | |
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Shut-Eye (1939) | Walter Donaldson | Johnny Mercer (words) | |
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Gotta Get Some Shut-Eye (1939) | Walter Donaldson | Johnny Mercer (words) | |
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I'll See You in the Morning (1932) | Buddy Fields(w&m) | Gerald Marks (co-author) | |
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I Wanna Sing About You (1931) | Cliff Friend(w&m) | Dave Dreyer (co-author) | |
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Poor Kid (1931) | Jessie Greer | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) | |
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I'll See You in the Morning (1932) | Gerald Marks(w&m) | Buddy Fields (co-author) | |
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Imagination (1928) | Joseph Meyer | Roger Wolfe Kahn (co-author) Irving Caesar (words) |
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⇑With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming (1934) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) | |
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It's Swell of You (1937) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) | |
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Never in a Million Years (1937) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) | |
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There's a Lull in My Life (1937) | Harry Revel(w&m) | Mack Gordon (co-author) | |
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Were You Sincere? (1931) | Vincent Rose | Jack Meskill (words) | |
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You Gotta Be a Football Hero (1933) | Al Sherman(w&m) | Buddy Fields (co-author) Al Lewis (co-author) |
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No! No! a Thousand Times No! (1934) | Al Sherman | Al Lewis (co-author) Abner Silver (co-author) |
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I Saw Stars (1934) | Maurice Sigler(w&m) | Al Goodhart (co-author) Al Hoffman (co-author) |
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I Get the Blues When It Rains (1929) | Harry Stoddard | Marcy Klauber (words) | |
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That Red Head Gal (1923) | Van & Schenck(w&m) | Henry Lodge (co-author) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 10 works by Ben Bernie (1891-1943).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| True | 1923 | Violinsky (co-author) Ben Ryan (co-author) |
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| Kiss Me Goodnight | 1924 | Vernon Stevens (co-author) Gladys Gillette (co-author) Elmer Olson (words) |
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| Craving | 1925 | Kenneth Casey (words) Philip Charig (words) |
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| Sweet Georgia Brown | 1925 | Maceo Pinkard (co-author) Kenneth Casey (words) Louis Armstrong (perf.) Margie Carson (perf.) Fisher & Smith (perf.) Ella Fitzgerald (perf.) Charlie Gaylord (perf.) |
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| I'm Getting Jealous of You | 1931 | Harry Harris (words) | |
| Holding My Honey's Hand | 1932 | Walter Hirsch (words) Al Goering (words) |
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| I Can't Believe It's True | 1932 | Isham Jones (co-author) Charles Newman (co-author) |
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| Strange Interlude | 1932 | ||
| Bowl of Chop Suey and You - Ey, A | 1934 | Al Goering (words) Walt Bullock (words) |
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| Old Lullaby, An | 1934 | Al Goering (words) Walter Hirsch (words) |
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B. Bernie | Sweet Georgia Brown (3:03) | Pickens Sisters |
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B. Bernie | Sweet Georgia Brown (4:17) | L. Armstrong |
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B. Bernie | Sweet Georgia Brown (3:10) | E. Fitzgerald |