Willie Eckstein (1888-1963)
Last updated: 07.11.24
According to the Internet source given below, Willie Eckstein was a Canadian pianist and composer born in Montréal. A child prodigy he enjoyed the sobriquets of "The Boy Paderewski" and "Mr. Fingers". He traveled widely and studied in Sweden and Germany. Of ragtime interest are:
- Some Rag (1910)
- Perpetual Rag (1911), co-authored with Harry Thomas
- Delirious Rag (1916), co-authored with Harry Thomas
| Websites: | |||
 |
Willie Eckstein | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
|---|
| Wax Cylinders | ||||
 |
Good-Bye, Sunshine Hello Moon! (1920) | Helen Clark | Edison Blue Amberol: 4082 |
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
|---|
| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
 |
Various Artists | A Century of Ragtime 1897-1997 |        |
|
Various Artists | Early Ragtime Piano: 1910-1930 | |
|
Mimi Blais | Taxi! | |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
|---|
 |
Good-Bye Soldier Boy (1917) | W. Eckstein (music) H. Thomas (coauth.) Walter Bruce (words) |
Piano, Voice | Ragtime Piano |  |
|
In Sunny Summertime (1911) | W. Eckstein (music) T.H. Yull (words) |
Piano, Voice | Ragtime Piano | |
|
S'nice (1923) | W. Eckstein (music) Sam Howard (words) |
Piano, Voice | Ragtime Piano | |
|
Some Rag (1910) | W. Eckstein (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
|
Valse de Luxe (1910) | W. Eckstein (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
|
Won't You Meet Me at Murray's (1929) | W. Eckstein (music) | Piano, Voice | Ragtime Piano | |
|
You Are My All in All (1917) | W. Eckstein (music) H. Thomas (coauth.) Walter Bruce (words) |
Piano, Voice | Ragtime Piano | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 43 works by Willie Eckstein (1888-1963).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
|---|
| Down in the Meadows Where the Daisies Grow | 1910 | A C Guerin (words) | |
| Royal Highlanders, The (w&m) | 1910 | |
|
| Some Rag | 1910 | Pub. |
|
| Valse de Luxe | 1910 | Pub. |
|
| In Sunny Summertime | 1911 | T.H. Yull (words) | |
| All Erin Is Calling Mavourneen | 1916 | Katherin Ward (words) | |
| Beautiful Thoughts (w&m) | 1916 | ||
| Delirious Rag | 1916 | Harry Thomas (co-author) | |
| Good-Bye Soldier Boy | 1917 | Harry Thomas (co-author) Walter Bruce (words) |
Pub. |
| You Are My All in All | 1917 | Harry Thomas (co-author) Walter Bruce (words) |
Pub. |
| Good-Bye, Sunshine Hello Moon! | 1919 | Gene Buck (words) Helen Clark (perf.) |
|
| ⇑ Egypt | 1920 | Frederick Whelan (words) | |
| I Just Can't Help Lovin' 'em All (w&m) | 1920 | |
|
| Oriental Fan-Ta-Si (w&m) | 1920 | Pub. | |
| Romance of Love (w&m) | 1921 | Pub. | |
| Roseland | 1921 | Fred Groves (words) | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
|---|
| Just a Memory of You | 1922 | Arthur Lapierre (words) | |
| Lest You Forget | 1922 | Sam Howard (words) | |
| Music | 1923 | Sam Howard (words) Billy Munro (words) |
Pub. |
| My Heart Wants Love and You | 1923 | John Anderson (words) | |
| S'nice | 1923 | Sam Howard (words) | Pub. |
| When We're Alone (w&m) | 1923 | Pub. | |
| Musical Massacre | 1923c | ||
| I'm Going Back to My Sweet Home (w&m) | 1924 | |
|
| I'll Always Be Good to You Mother | 1926 | R Beaudry (words) | |
| If you but knew = Si tu savais | 1928 | Clarence Davis (words) Henry Deyglun (words) |
|
| Uptown 6303 | 1929 | Larry Larrivée (words) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Won't You Meet Me at Murray's | 1929 | |
|
| You'll Love Your Sani-Bilt | 1929 | Henry Deyglun (words) | |
| Ne Fais Jamais Pleurer Ta Mère (w&m) | 1930 | ||
| Lost Melody, The | 1932 | Allan McIver (words) | |
| Dance to a Lovely Melody | 1935 | J L Thériault (words) | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
|---|