James Bland  (1854-1911)
Last updated: 19.04.24
All that can presently (June 2019) be gleaned from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that James Bland has 3 works published between 1878 and 1880.
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  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  Historic Records      
recordMP3.gif Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (1916) J. Bland A. Case Edison: 4925
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
cd15.gif Boswell Sisters Shout Sister Shout flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (n.d.) J. Bland (w&m) Piano YorkSpace wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 12 works by James Bland (1854-1911). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (w&m) 1878 Anna Case (perf.)
Nelson Eddy (perf.)
Alma Gluck (perf.)
Leonard Keller (perf.)
Jeanette MacDonald (perf.)
Freddy Martin (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg  recordMP3.gif
In the Morning by the Bright Light 1879 John E Simonds (words)
Billy McClellan (words) 		 Pub.
Golden Wedding, De (w&m) 1880  Pub.
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 1880 Boswell Sisters (perf.)
In the Evening by the Moonlight (w&m) 1880  wvicon.gif
Dandy Black Brigade (w&m) 1881  wvicon.gif
My Own Sweet Wife To Be 1881 Mannie Friend (words)  wvicon.gif
Only To Hear Her Voice (w&m) 1881  Pub.
Tell 'em I'll Be There (w&m) 1881  Pub.
Traveling Back to Alabam 1881 Mannie Friend (words)  Pub.
Mamma Don't You Hear De Baby Cry? 1891 Bert Grant (words)  wvicon.gif
⇑ Oh Dem Golden Slippers (w&m) 1933 Lotta Crabtree (perf.)  Pub.
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg J. Bland Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (4:21) Alma Gluck