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.

My Melancholy Baby Song
Music by: Ernie Burnett.
Words by: Geo. A. Norton
Performed by: Fred Watson

Publisher:	Theron C. Bennett Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

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

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

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

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

Gene Austin on Cover

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

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:	B0000CTUVJ: not available.
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


My Dearie (1920)	E. Burnett (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
My Dixie Rose (1919)	E. Burnett (w&m) Pearl Leonard (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
My Melancholy Baby (1911)	E. Burnett (music) G.A. Norton (words) Marion Werth (perf.) Rena Santos (perf.) F. Watson (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Indiana Indiana
My Melancholy Baby (1912)	Jack O'Leary (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
Sailing Home (1917)	E. Burnett (music) Treve Collins Jr. (words) The Dunigans (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Sweet Southern Lullaby (1920)	E. Burnett (w&m) Pearl Leonard (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 15 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


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

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	E. Burnett	My Melancholy Baby (3:08)	Al Bowlly