Ernie Burnett (1884-1959)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Ernie Burnett was an American performer and composer; born in Cincinnati, Ohio 1884 and died in Sarnac Lake, New York. Just as many of his contemporaries he spent some few years as a vaudeville performer but left the United States whilst still in his teens to study music in Italy, Austria and at the Charlottenburg Conservatory. He returned in 1901 to performed as a pianist in vaudeville. He went on to lead his own orchestra and founded his own publishing company. In WWI he served in the 89th division of the AEF. His My Melancholy Baby became a standard.

Ernie Burnett (1884-1959) has at least 5 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Melancholy Baby Song
Music by: Ernie Burnett.
Words by: Geo. A. Norton

Publisher:	Theron C. Bennett Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

My Melancholy Baby
Music by: Ernie Burnett.
Words by: Geo. A. Norton

Publisher:	Joe Morris Music Company
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

My Melancholy Baby
Music by: Ernie Burnett.
Words by: Geo. A. Norton

Publisher:	Joe Morris Music Company
Suppliers:
Printed: 1927.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Gene Austin on Cover

My Meloncholy Baby From "birth of the Blues" With Bing Crosby on Cove
Music by: Ernie Burnett.

Publisher:	Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
Suppliers:	Also see:
⇑ Printed: 1942.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

From "Birth of the Blues" with Bing Crosby on cover.

To-Morrow Song
Music by: Ernie Burnett.
Words by: Geo. A. Norton

Publisher:	Buck & Lowney
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Brass Music CDs:
Canadian Brass	Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland...
Jazz Music CDs:
Jack Teagarden	Time for T: Classic Big Band Recordings from the Swing Era
Thomas Waller	The Indispensable Fats Waller Vol. 9-10	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Thomas Waller	Last Years 1940-1943
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	Honky Tonk Piano
Eddie Condon	Eddie Condon 1947-1950
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra	That Demon Rag!	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Bill Edwards	Championship Old-Time Piano IV
Bill Edwards	Music for Muskoka

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Melancholy	E. Burnett (music) Geo. A. Norton (words) Jack O'Leary (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
	My Melancholy Baby	E. Burnett (music) G.A. Norton (words) Marion Werth (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 16 works by Ernie Burnett (1884-1959). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Melancholy Baby	1911	G.A. Norton (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) Gene Austin (perf.)
My Melancholy Baby	1911	G.A. Norton (words) Al Bowlly (perf.) Marion Werth (perf.)	Pub.
Melancholy	1912	Geo. A. Norton (words) McKenna Twins (perf.) Jack O'Leary (perf.)	Pub.
Steamboat Rag	1914
To-Morrow	1914	G.A. Norton (words)
At the Angels Ragtime Ball	1915	Glenn La Marr (words)	Pub.
Sailing Home	1917	Treve Collins Jr. (words)
Dry Those Tears (w&m)	1919
Lotus Club Rag (w&m)	1919		Pub.
My Dixie Rose (w&m)	1919
All For A Girl (w&m)	1920		Pub.
⇑ My Dearie (w&m)	1920
Sweet Southern Lullaby (w&m)	1920		Pub.
Deep in the Spanish Main	1934	Clarke Van Ness (words)
Dragon Eyes	1934
Cabin in the Carolines	1938	Billy Hill (words)

Videos

	Title	Duration	Performer


	My Melancholy Baby	3:08	Al Bowlly
	Steamboat Rag	3:10	Ragtime Dorian Henry