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.

Websites:
	DAHR: Ernie Burnett	List of 57 historic recordings from 1914 to 1947.

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.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	At the Angels Ragtime Ball (1915)		James Pitt-Payne
	My Melancholy Baby (1911)		Unknown

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Don't Be Ashamed to Walk Beside Your Mother (1933)	E. Burnett	Dick Sanford	Victor: BS-76583
Down the Mountain Thru the Valley to the Sea (1933)	E. Burnett	Dick Sanford	Victor: BS-76580
It's Unbelievable (1942)	E. Burnett	Dick Todd	Victor: BS-073484
My Melancholy Baby (1928)	E. Burnett	Trio Victor	Victor: BAVE-44416
When the Bible Was the Best Book in the Land (1933)	E. Burnett	Dick Sanford	Victor: BS-76585

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


At the Angels Ragtime Ball (1915)	E. Burnett (music) Glenn La Marr (words)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
My Dearie (1920)	E. Burnett (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
My Dixie Rose (1919)	E. Burnett (music) 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.) Carrie McManus (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Indiana Indiana Sheet Music Singer
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 20 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 de Lopez (perf.) McKenna Twins (perf.) Carrie McManus (perf.) Jack O'Leary (perf.) Rena Santos (perf.) Trio Victor (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.)
Love Me (w&m)	1920
⇑ My Dearie (w&m)	1920
Sweet Southern Lullaby (w&m)	1920	Pearl Leonard (perf.)	Pub.
Don't Be Ashamed to Walk Beside Your Mother	1933	Dick Sanford (words) Clarke Van Ness (words) Dick Sanford (perf.)
Down the Mountain Thru the Valley to the Sea	1933	Dick Sanford (words) Clarke Van Ness (words) Dick Sanford (perf.)
When the Bible Was the Best Book in the Land	1933	Dick Sanford (words) Clarke Van Ness (words) Dick Sanford (perf.)
Deep in the Spanish Main	1934	Clarke Van Ness (words)
Dragon Eyes	1934
Cabin in the Carolines	1938	Billy Hill (words) Bing Crosby (perf.)
It's Unbelievable	1942	Jack Meskill (words) Dick Todd (perf.)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


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