Jacob Henry Ellis 
Last updated: 30.09.24
It is surprisiing that so little is known about about this composer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (August 2019) be gleaned about Jacob Henry Ellis from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that he has 45 works published between 1894 and 1924.
Of ragtime interest is Dinah's Jubilee (1897) published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser, New York, USA.
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Jacob Henry Ellis  has at least 16 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
b00mvdti5w_m.jpgAutumn Leaves
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1905. Sheet Music.
Beautiful Venice
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: Willis Woodward and Co.
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Printed: 1903. Sheet Music 9 pages.
Countersign, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: Willis Woodward and Co.
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Printed: 1896. Sheet Music.
Drum Major, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: Sam Fox Pub. Co.
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 ⇑ Printed: 1921. Sheet Music.
Echoes of Love Reverie
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: Geo. W. Meyer Music Co.
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Printed: 1914. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b00qvuh7ju_m.jpgHannah's Promenade
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: Willis Woodward and Co.
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Printed: 1897. Sheet Music.
In Rank and File
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1908. Sheet Music.
b004fxh9h0_m.jpgLittle Road That Leads Back Home, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Words by: Arthur E. Buckham
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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 ⇑ Printed: 1915. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b0046h6laq_m.jpgMohawk Trail, The
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: I. Ellis
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Printed: 1917. Sheet Music 3 pages.
b0046hc10u_m.jpgMoon Moths Schottische - Caprice
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1903. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b0046he4j6_m.jpgOn the Gridiron March and Two Step
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1911. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b003y3d11k_m.jpgSong of the Robin
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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 ⇑ Printed: 1906. Sheet Music 3 pages.
Sound of the Bugle
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1910. Sheet Music.
b0046h463k_m.jpgSpirit of the U. S. A. March
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1911. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b0046hf7yc_m.jpgSplivins Corners A Rube Medley March
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: The Vinton Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1905. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b003y3xbx8_m.jpgUnder the American Eagle
Music by: Jacob Henry Ellis.
Publisher: Sam Fox Pub. Co.
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 ⇑ Printed: 1902. Sheet Music 3 pages.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
  MP3 Files from Various Sources      
audioextmp315.gif The Bonnie Brier Bush (1899) Edison Grand Symphony Orchestra Edison's National Phonograph Company: 511
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Ragtime Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
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pdf15.gif		 Autumn Leaves (1905) J.H. Ellis (w&m)
 Piano, Voice IMSLP
Indiana		 wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Bonnie Brier Bush (1897), The J.H. Ellis (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Charge (1913), The J.H. Ellis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Drum Major (1921), The J.H. Ellis (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Drummer Boys of '76 (1903), The J.H. Ellis (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Hannah's Promenade (1897) J.H. Ellis (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif I Hear Your Voice in the Shadows (1918) J.H. Ellis (music)
Effie Cutler Coombs (words)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif  ⇑In Autumn Time (1913) J.H. Ellis (music)
Arthur E Bucknam (words)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Jack in the Box (1909) J.H. Ellis (music) Piano YorkSpace Pub.
pdf15.gif Rose of the Prairie Land (1915) J.H. Ellis (music)
Arthur E. Bucknam (words)		 Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif When the Robin Calls Its Mate (1912) J.H. Ellis (music)
B. Richmond (coauth.)
Charles. E. Casey (words)		 Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 55 works by Jacob Henry Ellis. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Man Who Got the Cash, The 1893 Wallace H Becker (words)  wvicon.gif
Willis Pells 1893 Wallace H Becker (words)  Pub.
Shenandoah March 1894  Pub.
Countersign, The 1896  amazon15.gif Pub.
Remus Takes the Cake 1896  Pub.
Remus Takes the Cake - Song 1896 Wallace H Becker (words)
Josephine Sabel (perf.) 		 Pub.
Bonnie Brier Bush, The 1897 Edison Grand Symphony Orchestra (perf.)  Pub.  audioextmp315.gif
Dinah's Jubilee 1897  wvicon.gif
Hannah's Promenade 1897  amazon15.gif Pub. youtube15.jpg
Dance of the Midgets 1898  Pub.
Prom Waltzes 1900  Pub.
⇑ Sen'imental Sal 1900  Pub.
Under the American Eagle 1902  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Beautiful Venice 1903  amazon15.gif Pub.
Drummer Boys of '76, The 1903  Pub.
Flowers and Palms 1903 Jacob Henry Ellis (words)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Moon Moths 1903  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Smiles and Tears 1903  wvicon.gif
Song I Heard One Sunday Morn, The 1903  wvicon.gif
Dance of the Merry Millers 1904  Pub.
Dancing in the Starlight 1904 Benjamin Richmond (words)  wvicon.gif
Autumn Leaves (w&m) 1905  amazon15.gif Pub.
Chicken on the Fence 1905  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Splivins Corners 1905  amazon15.gif Pub.
Frog Frolics 1906  wvicon.gif
Song of the Robin 1906  amazon15.gif Pub.
Keep a Light in the Window For Me 1907 Joseph Mittenthal (words)  wvicon.gif
⇑ Rose of California, The 1907  Pub.
In Rank and File 1908  amazon15.gif Pub.
Jack in the Box 1909  wvicon.gif
Sound of the Bugle 1910  amazon15.gif Pub.
General Delivery 1911  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
On the Gridiron 1911  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Spirit of the U.S.A., The 1911  Pub.
When the Robin Calls Its Mate 1912 Benjamin Richmond (co-author)
Charles. E. Casey (words) 		 wvicon.gif
Charge, The 1913  Pub.
In Autumn Time 1913 Arthur E Bucknam (words)  Pub.
Echoes of Love 1914  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
In the Haven of My Heart 1914 Arthur E Bucknam (words)  Pub.
Path That Leads to You, The 1914 Arthur E Bucknam (words)  Pub.
When Mem'ry Brings the Light of Other Days 1914 Arthur E Bucknam (words)  wvicon.gif
Little Road That Leads Back Home, The 1915 Arthur E. Buckham (words)  amazon15.gif Pub.
Rose of the Prairie Land 1915 Arthur E. Bucknam (words)  Pub.
⇑ When It's Twilight Neath the Old New England Hills 1915 Arthur E Bucknam (words)  Pub.
You Can't Forget Your Mother When the Heart Turns Home 1915  wvicon.gif
In the Dawn of Another Day 1917 Arthur E Bucknam (words)  Pub.
Mohawk Trail, The (w&m) 1917  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
There Is Still a Golden Future, Little Girl 1917  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
I Hear Your Voice in the Shadows 1918 Effie Cutler Coombs (words)  wvicon.gif
In Tulip Time 1918 Arthur E. Bucknam (words)  Pub.
Never to Part Again 1919 Benjamin Richmond (co-author)
Ben Baer (words) 		 wvicon.gif
When I Dream in the Moonlight of You 1919 William Phillips (words)  wvicon.gif
Drum Major, The 1921  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Trumpeter, The 1924  Pub.
Old Reliable 1927  Pub.
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg J.H. Ellis Hannah's Promenade (2:46) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg J.H. Ellis Chicken on the Fence (2:01) Ragtime Dorian Henry