Lemuel Fowler (-1963)
Last updated: 12.01.25
All that can presently (August 2024) be gleaned about Lemuel Fowler from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that he has 23 works published/recorded between 1920 and 1932.
Of ragtime interest is Sleepy Hollow (1920) coauthored with Frank Henri Klickmann and published by McKinley Music Co., Chicago & New York, USA.
Surfers are welcome to contribute information about this composer.
Of ragtime interest is Sleepy Hollow (1920) coauthored with Frank Henri Klickmann and published by McKinley Music Co., Chicago & New York, USA.
Surfers are welcome to contribute information about this composer.
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DAHR: Lemuel Fowler | List of 70 historic recordings from 1920 to 1947. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Ain't Got Nothin' Blues (1922) | L. Fowler | Joseph Samuels Jazz Band | OKeh: S-70574 |
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Blue Echo (1926) | L. Fowler | Jim Dandies | Columbia: W142567 |
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Chitterlin' Strut (1925) | L. Fowler | Fowler's Washboard Wonders | Columbia: W140742 |
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Cruel Back-Bitin' Blues (1923) | L. Fowler | Helen Baxter as Ellen Coleman | Edison: 9065 |
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Daddy, Ease It to Me (1923) | L. Fowler | Edna Hicks | Columbia: 81227 |
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Down and Out Blues (1928) | L. Fowler | C. Smith | Columbia: W146310 |
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Ease It (1926) | L. Fowler | C. Smith | Columbia: W143141 |
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Four Flushing Papa (What Kind a Man Is You) (1924) | L. Fowler | Maggie Jones | Columbia: 140104 |
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Fowler's Hot Strut (1927) | L. Fowler | Fowler's Favorites | Columbia: W143607 |
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Gin Mill Blues (1928) | L. Fowler | C. Smith | Columbia: W146311 |
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He May Be Your Man (1939) | L. Fowler | Elisse Cooper | Victor: BS-033758 |
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He May Be Your Man (1922) | L. Fowler | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80382 |
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How'm I Doin'? (1926) | L. Fowler | C. Smith | Columbia: W142250 |
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Oil Yo' Ankles (1926) | L. Fowler | Jim Dandies | Columbia: W142566 |
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Percolatin' Blues (1926) | L. Fowler | C. Smith | Columbia: W143140 |
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Satisfied Blues (1923) | L. Fowler | B. Brown George W. Williams |
Columbia: 81157 |
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⇑Scat! Mister Sweetback (1925) | L. Fowler | B. Brown George W. Williams |
Columbia: W140405 |
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Sleepy Hollow (1920) | L. Fowler | Green Bros.Novelty Band | Edison: 7677 |
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Steppin' Ol' Fool (1925) | L. Fowler | Fowler's Washboard Wonders | Columbia: W141042 |
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What Kinda Man Is You (1925) | L. Fowler | Clarinet Joe | Columbia: 140827 |
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When I Steps Out (1925) | L. Fowler | C. Smith | Columbia: W140470 |
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Whip It to a Jelly (1927) | L. Fowler | Fowler's Favorites | Columbia: W143608 |
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Wicked Dirty Fives, The (1923) | L. Fowler | Helen Baxter | Columbia: 81025 |
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You've Got Everything a Sweet Mama Needs But Me (1923) | L. Fowler | Helen Baxter | Columbia: 81026 |
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You've Got Everything a Sweet Mama Needs But Me (1923) | L. Fowler | Helen Baxter as Ellen Coleman | Edison: 9066 |
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Various Artists | Boogie Woogie Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Various Artists | The Greatest Jazz, Blues and Ragtime of the Century | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Matthew Davidson | Sugar's Nightmare | |
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Matthew Davidson | Voodoo Queen: Piano Rags, Jazz and Blues | |
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Sue Keller | Those Irresistible Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Bill Edwards | Rhapsodies in Ragtime |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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He May Be Your Man (1922) | L. Fowler (w&m) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Sheet Music Singer |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 23 works by Lemuel Fowler (-1963).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Sleepy Hollow | 1920 | Frank Henri Klickmann (co-author) Harold G Frost (words) Green Bros.Novelty Band (perf.) |
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| Ain't Got Nothin' Blues | 1922 | Joseph Samuels Jazz Band (perf.) | |
| He May Be Your Man (w&m) | 1922 | Elisse Cooper (perf.) Edith Wilson (perf.) |
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| Cruel Back-Bitin' Blues (w&m) | 1923 | Helen Baxter as Ellen Coleman (perf.) | |
| Daddy, Ease It to Me | 1923 | Lemuel Fowler (words) Edna Hicks (perf.) |
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| Satisfied Blues | 1923 | Bessie Brown (perf.) George W. Williams (perf.) |
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| Wicked Dirty Fives, The (w&m) | 1923 | Helen Baxter (perf.) | |
| You've Got Everything a Sweet Mama Needs But Me | 1923 | Lemuel Fowler (words) Helen Baxter (perf.) Helen Baxter as Ellen Coleman (perf.) |
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| Four Flushing Papa (What Kind a Man Is You) | 1924 | Lemuel Fowler (words) Maggie Jones (perf.) |
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| Chitterlin' Strut | 1925 | Fowler's Washboard Wonders (perf.) | |
| Scat! Mister Sweetback | 1925 | Lemuel Fowler (words) Bessie Brown (perf.) George W. Williams (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Steppin' Ol' Fool | 1925 | Fowler's Washboard Wonders (perf.) | |
| What Kinda Man Is You | 1925 | Clarinet Joe (perf.) | |
| When I Steps Out (w&m) | 1925 | Clara Smith (perf.) | |
| Blue Echo | 1926 | Jim Dandies (perf.) | |
| Ease It (w&m) | 1926 | Clara Smith (perf.) | |
| Oil Yo' Ankles | 1926 | Jim Dandies (perf.) | |
| Percolatin' Blues | 1926 | Clara Smith (perf.) | |
| Fowler's Hot Strut | 1927 | Fowler's Favorites (perf.) | |
| Whip It to a Jelly | 1927 | Fowler's Favorites (perf.) | |
| Down and Out Blues (w&m) | 1928 | Clara Smith (perf.) | |
| Gin Mill Blues (w&m) | 1928 | Clara Smith (perf.) | |
| How'm I Doin'? (w&m) | 1932 | Don Redman (co-author) Mills Brothers (perf.) Clara Smith (perf.) |
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