James Alex. Brennan (1885-1956)
Last updated: 28.01.24
According to the Internet source given below, James Alexander Brennan was an American songwriter born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the Massachusetts Normal Art School and was a camouflage artists for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I.
Brennan collaborated with lyricist Jack Caddigan on several songs and Oliver E. Story. One of his more popular songs was In the Little Red School House (1922).
Of ragtime interest is When the Steamboats on the Swanee Whistle Ragtime (1913) published by O. E. Story Music Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
He died in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
Brennan collaborated with lyricist Jack Caddigan on several songs and Oliver E. Story. One of his more popular songs was In the Little Red School House (1922).
Of ragtime interest is When the Steamboats on the Swanee Whistle Ragtime (1913) published by O. E. Story Music Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
He died in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
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James Alex. Brennan (1885-1956) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Dreaming Sweet Dreams of Mother Song Music by: James Alexander Brennan. Words by: Jack Caddigan
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Please Take Me Back Again Song Words and Music by: James Alexander Brennan.
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 Rose of No Man's Land, The La rose sous les bouletsMusic by: James Alexander Brennan. Words by: Jack Caddigan
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 We're All Going Calling on the KaiserMusic by: James Alexander Brennan. Words by: Jack Caddigan
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| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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Just a Little Old School House (1927) | Billy Jones Ernest Hare |
Edison Blue Amberol: 5408 | |
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The Rose of the Mountain Trail (1914) | Vernon Archibald Clementine de Vere |
Edison Blue Amberol: 2388 | |
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The Rose of No Man's Land (1919) | Moonlight Trio | Edison Blue Amberol: 3677 | |
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The Rose of No Man's Land (1918) | Kaufman Brothers | Indestructible Record: 3435 | |
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We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918) | A. Fields | Edison Blue Amberol: 3568 |
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Down by the Old Apple Tree (1922) | J.A. Brennan (w&m) A. Wilson (coauth.) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Morris & Flynn (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Indiana |
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Dreaming Sweet Dreams of Mother (1918) | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Hundred Years From Now (1914), A | J.A. Brennan (w&m) J. Caddigan (coauth.) O.E. Story (coauth.) Tom Linden (perf.) Nat Mortan (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana Indiana Indiana |
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Rose of No Man's Land (1918), The | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Greer Kirk Indiana |
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Rose of the Mountain Trail (1914), The | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) Belle Story (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918) | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 35 works by James Alexander Brennan (1885-1956).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Gee But I'm Crazy For the Summertime (w&m) | 1911 | |
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| Look Out For the Bogie Man | 1911 | John J. Caddigan (words) | |
| Fraidy Cat (w&m) | 1912 | Mary Young (perf.) | Pub. |
| I Can't Stop Doing It Now | 1912 | |
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| I'll Not Forget You Mary | 1912 | ||
| Strike Up a Two-Step Tune | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Dreams of Mother | 1913 | Jack Caddigan (words) Charles Crafts (perf.) |
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| If You Only Knew What I Know | 1913 | Jack Caddiagan (words) | Pub. |
| When the Steamboats on the Swanee Whistle Ragtime | 1913 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Hundred Years From Now, A (w&m) | 1914 | Jack Caddigan (co-author) Oliver E. Story (co-author) Tom Linden (perf.) |
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| Poor Little Rich Girl, The | 1914 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Rose of the Mountain Trail, The | 1914 | Jack Caddigan (words) Vernon Archibald (perf.) D'Armand & Carter (perf.) Belle Story (perf.) Clementine de Vere (perf.) |
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| Sailing Down the River in the Moonlight Mandy and I | 1914 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Scrambled Eggs | 1914 | Pub. | |
| Brazillian Rose (w&m) | 1915 | Story (co-author) | Pub. |
| Dream I Had Last Night, The | 1915 | Jack Caddigan (words) O.E. Story (words) |
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| In the Golden Summertime | 1915 | Jack Caddigan (words) | |
| Molly My Own (w&m) | 1915 | Caddigan (co-author) | |
| Myopia Fox Trot | 1915 | |
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| Come Back to Romany | 1916 | Story (co-author) Brennan (words) Story (words) Mae & Crowley (perf.) |
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| If I Ever Get Back to Birmingham to the Girl Who Waits For Me (w&m) | 1916 | Story (co-author) | Pub. |
| If the Can-Canny Cannibals Captured New York Town | 1916 | Moore (co-author) Story (co-author) |
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| Mister Edison Is Working on It Now | 1917 | Jack Caddigan (words) | |
| She'll Be There | 1917 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Trail That Leads To You, The | 1917 | Pub. | |
| Dreaming Sweet Dreams of Mother | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) |  |
| Rose of No Man's Land, The | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) Kaufman Brothers (perf.) Moonlight Trio (perf.) |
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| ⇑ We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) Arthur Fields (perf.) |
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| When It's Cotton Pickin' Time in Tennessee | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Gates of Gladness | 1919 | ||
| Please Take Me Back Again | 1919 | Unknown (words) | Pub. |
| Down by the Old Apple Tree (w&m) | 1922 | Al Wilson (co-author) Duncan Sisters (perf.) Morris & Flynn (perf.) |
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| In My Old Plantation Home | 1922 | Al Wilson (co-author) Nat Mortan (perf.) |
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| Just a Little Old School House (w&m) | 1927 | Ernest Hare (perf.) Billy Jones (perf.) |
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| Oh Boy What Joy We Had in Barefoot Days | 1932 | Al Wilson (words) | Pub. |