Earl Burtnett (1896-1936)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Earl Burtnett was an American pianist, band leader and an arranger/composer of popular music. He was born in Harrisburg, Illinois and was educated at the Pennsylvania State College. He was an arranger for Art Hickman's Band which he eventually took over in 1929. He is perhaps best remembered for his Canadian Capers (1915), Down Honolulu Way (1916) and Leave Me With a Smile (1921). He died in Chicago aged 39.

Websites:
	Earl Burtnett	Biography by wikipedia.org.

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


Midi File(s) from various sources
Bangalore (1919)	A.J. Stasny	James Pitt-Payne
Do You Ever Think of Me? (1920)		James Pitt-Payne
Down Honolulu Way (1916)	Jos A. Burke	James Pitt-Payne
Dreamy Sunset Isle (1922)		Unknown
Leave Me With a Smile (1921)	Chas. Koehler	James Pitt-Payne
Mandalay (1924)	A. Lyman G. Arnheim	James Pitt-Payne
Where There's a Will There's a Way (1921)		James Pitt-Payne

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Lincoln Mayorga	Sophisticated Innocence	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Bangalore (1919)	E. Burtnett (music) A.J. Stasny (coauth.)	Piano	Greer Indiana Sheet Music Singer
Do You Ever Think of Me? (1920)	E. Burtnett (music) Harry D. Kerr (words) J. Cooper (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Sheet Music Singer
Down Honolulu Way (1916)	E. Burtnett (music) Jos A. Burke (coauth.) J. E. Dempsey (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Sheet Music Singer
Evening (1919)	E. Burtnett (music) H. Gillespie (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Have You Forgotten? (1921)	E. Burtnett (music) J. Cooper (coauth.) Stevenson (coauth.) Harry D. Kerr (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Kentucky Was Lucky When She Raised a Girl Like You (1918)	E. Burtnett (music) Walter King (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Leave Me With a Smile (1921)	E. Burtnett (w&m) Chas. Koehler (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
⇑Mandalay (1924)	E. Burtnett (music) A. Lyman (coauth.) G. Arnheim (coauth.) Charlie Chaplin (perf.)	Piano	Greer Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
My Rose of Waikiki (1917)	E. Burtnett (music) Joe Burke (coauth.) James E. Dempsey (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Oriental Love Dreams (1924)	E. Burtnett (music) Henry Miller (coauth.) Harry D. Kerr (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Some Day (1918)	E. Burtnett (music) Walter King (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Storyland (1916)	E. Burtnett (music) Elwood Wolf (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
There's a Burmah Girl A-Calling (1906)	E. Burtnett (music) Harry Flanagan (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
You Won't Be Sorry (1922)	E. Burtnett (music) Louis Marcaise (coauth.) Harry D. Kerr (words) E (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.

Titles

The peformer is featured on 3 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


	Deep in the Blues (1931)	Albert von Tilzer	George Whiting (words) Earl Burtnett (perf.)
	She Went Havana (1931)	Albert von Tilzer	George Boyce (co-author) George Whiting (words) Earl Burtnett (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 29 works by Earl Burtnett (1896-1936). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


There's a Burmah Girl A-Calling	1906	Harry Flanagan (words)
Down Honolulu Way	1916	Jos A. Burke (co-author) J. E. Dempsey (words)
Storyland	1916	Elwood Wolf (words)	Pub.
My Little Sing Song Girl	1917	A.J. Stasny (words)	Pub.
My Rose of Waikiki	1917	Joe Burke (co-author) James E. Dempsey (words)	Pub.
Kentucky Was Lucky When She Raised a Girl Like You	1918	Walter King (words)	Pub.
Some Day	1918	Walter King (words)	Pub.
Bangalore (w&m)	1919	Anthony J. Stasny (co-author)	Pub.
Evening	1919	Haven Gillespie (words)	Pub.
When It's Sunset in Sweden	1919	Dave Morrison (words)
Do You Ever Think of Me?	1920	Harry D. Kerr (words) John Cooper (words)	Pub.
⇑ Be a Little Sweeter to Me	1921	John Cooper (co-author) Harry D. Kerr (words)	Pub.
Have You Forgotten?	1921	John Cooper (co-author) Stevenson (co-author) Harry D. Kerr (words)	Pub.
Just Keep a Thought For Me	1921	Harry D. Kerr (co-author) Max Fischer (words)	Pub.
Leave Me With a Smile (w&m)	1921	Chas. Koehler (co-author)
One Kiss	1921	Gus Arnheim (co-author) Leo Wood (words)
Where There's a Will There's a Way	1921	Al Dubin (words) Paul Cunningham (words)
Dreamy Sunset Isle	1922	Joseph A. Burke (words)
You Won't Be Sorry	1922	Louis Marcaise (co-author) Harry D. Kerr (words) E (words)	Pub.
It Takes But a Moment to Say Goodbye	1923	Billy Winkle (words) Joe Burke (words)
Counting the Days	1924	Jess Kirkpatrick (co-author) Harry D. Kerr (words) Florence Richardson (perf.)	Pub.
Mandalay	1924	Abe Lyman (co-author) Gus Arnheim (co-author) Charlie Chaplin (perf.) Abe Lyman (perf.) Strauss Peyton (perf.)	Pub.
Oriental Love Dreams	1924	Henry Miller (co-author) Harry D. Kerr (words)	Pub.
⇑ Patsy	1924	Dick Coburn (words)	Pub.
You're the Only One (w&m)	1924	Dick Newlin (co-author) Dick Newlin (words)	Pub.
Let's Wander Away (w&m)	1925	Harry Owens (co-author) Paul Ash (words)	Pub.
If I Should Lose You (w&m)	1927	Robert Stowell (co-author)	Pub.
Leven Thirty Saturday Night (w&m)	1930	Jess Kirkpatrick (co-author) Bill Grantham (co-author) Earl Burtnett (perf.)	Pub.
Imagine! (w&m)	1931	Jimmy Base (co-author) Jess Kirkpatrick (co-author) Ray Canfield (co-author)