Stephen R. Henry (1874-1966)
Last updated: 09.10.23
For such a relatively prolific composer of popular music, it is a little surprising than virtually nothing is known about Stephen R. Henry. Some 40 odd works are attributed to him written between 1900 and 1923. In the ragtime world he is perhaps best known for his That Raggedy Rag (1912) and Indianola (1917), also published as a song.
Since writing the above in 2007, surfer Ken Bawden sent me the following which he gleaned from Oregon University site: Henry R. Stern (1874-1966) was a music composer and music publishing executive. Stern wrote ballads, novelty and comic tunes under the pseudonym of S. R. Henry. Many of his compositions were published in the "Tin Pan Alley" era when the home piano and sheet music were at their height.
In his thirty-five year career Stern produced several Broadway plays and vaudeville sketches. Stern retired in 1920 and joined the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in 1921. He moved to Dallas, Texas in 1941, where he remained for the rest of his life. While in Dallas, Stern continued song writing and devoted considerable time to charitable work with the Boys Ranch at Bedfort, Texas. He wrote the official Boys Ranch Song and was a member of the Variety Club of Dallas, the sponsor of the ranch. Thanks a lot Ken!
Since writing the above in 2007, surfer Ken Bawden sent me the following which he gleaned from Oregon University site: Henry R. Stern (1874-1966) was a music composer and music publishing executive. Stern wrote ballads, novelty and comic tunes under the pseudonym of S. R. Henry. Many of his compositions were published in the "Tin Pan Alley" era when the home piano and sheet music were at their height.
In his thirty-five year career Stern produced several Broadway plays and vaudeville sketches. Stern retired in 1920 and joined the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in 1921. He moved to Dallas, Texas in 1941, where he remained for the rest of his life. While in Dallas, Stern continued song writing and devoted considerable time to charitable work with the Boys Ranch at Bedfort, Texas. He wrote the official Boys Ranch Song and was a member of the Variety Club of Dallas, the sponsor of the ranch. Thanks a lot Ken!
Stephen R. Henry (1874-1966) has at least 7 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
 Colored Major, The Characteristic March And Two - StepMusic by: Stephen R. Henry.
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Colored Ragamuffins, The Music by: Stephen R. Henry.
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Crack O' the Whip Music by: Stephen R. Henry.
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Don't Forget the Girl That Loves You Music by: Stephen R. Henry. Words by: M. B. Edwards
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I'll Be Your Friend Just the Same Words and Music by: Stephen R. Henry.
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Jolly Friars, The Waltzes Music by: Stephen R. Henry.
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Lindoo, My Hindoo-Queen Music by: Stephen R. Henry. Words by: Ralph Bicknell
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By Heck (1914) | T/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Colored Major (1900), The | A/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Himalya (1919) | A/T/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Indianola (1917) | A/T/T/B/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Pahjamah (1919) | A/T/T/B/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Peter Piper (1905) | D/A/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Polly Prim (1904) | A/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Priscilla (1905) | A/T/T/T+D/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Punch and Judy (1907) | A/T/T/B+T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Red Domino (1906) | A/T/T+B/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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S.R.Henry's Barn Dance (1908) | A/T/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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After They Gather the Hay (1906) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9318 | Harry MacDonough |
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The Colored Major (1911) | Indestructible Record: 1469 | V.L. Ossman |
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The Colored Major (1901) | Columbia Record: 31486 | Gilmore's Band |
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The Colored Major (1904-1909) | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 31590 | V.L. Ossman William B. Farmer |
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⇑Down at the Huskin' Bee (1909) | Edison's National Phonograph Company: 10234 | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
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Down at the Huskin' Bee (1911) | U.S. Everlasting: 342 | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
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Down in the Old Cherry Orchard (1908) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9723 | F. Rose |
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He Lost Her in the Subway (1907) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9678 | Ada Jones |
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I Like the Hat, I Like the Dress (1911) | Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record: 401 | Byron George Harlan |
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I Like the Hat, I Like the Dress (1911) | Edison Amberol: 792 | Edward M. Favor |
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I'm Looking For a Nice Young Fellow Who Is Looking For a Nice Young Girl (1911) | U.S. Everlasting Record: 1235 | Minnie Emmett |
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I'm Looking For a Nice Young Fellow Who Is Looking For a Nice Young Girl (1911) | Indestructible Record: 3238 | Ada Jones |
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I'm Looking For a Nice Young Fellow Who Is Looking For a Nice Young Girl (1910) | Edison Amberol: 605 | Ada Jones |
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I'm Looking For a Nice Young Fellow Who Is Looking For a Nice Young Girl (1913) | Edison Blue Amberol: 1853 | Ada Jones |
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I've Got the Time, I've Got the Place (1910) | Edison Standard Record: 10429 | Byron George Harlan |
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I've Got the Time, I've Got the Place (1910) | Indestructible Record: 3122 | W.V. Brunt |
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In the Golden Autumn Time My Sweet Elaine (1906) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9255 | Byron George Harlan F.C. Stanley |
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Indianola (1918) | Edison Blue Amberol: 3491 | New York Military Band |
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Indianola - Song (1918) | Edison Blue Amberol: 3571 | Billy Murray |
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Kentucky Dream (1919) | Edison Blue Amberol: 3804 | Leola Lucey Charles Hart |
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⇑My Husband's in the City (1910) | Edison Standard Record: 10366 | S. Tucker |
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Now I Know (1920) | Edison Blue Amberol: 3943 | Lyric Male Quartet |
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Peter Piper (1905-1908) | Twentieth Century Talking Machine Record: 85001 | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
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Peter Piper (1910) | U.S. Everlasting: 223 | Albert Benzler |
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Punch and Judy (1908) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9733 | Edison Military Band |
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S.R.Henry's Barn Dance (1909) | Edison Amberol: 120 | New York Military Band |
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She Was a Grand Old Lady (1907) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9614 | Harvey Hindermeyer |
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Tears of Love (1919) | Edison Blue Amberol: 3785 | Tuxedo Dance Orchestra |
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Under the Rambling Roses (1916) | Indestructible Record: 1537 | Indestructible Symphony Orchestra |
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We Have No One to Care For Us Now (1907) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9486 | Byron George Harlan |
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When It's Moonlight on the Prairie (1908) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9850 | Byron George Harlan |
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When the Harvest Moon Is Shining on the River (1905) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8950 | Harry Anthony |
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Your Picture Says Remember, Tho' Your Letter Says Forget (1908) | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9944 | F. Rose |
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Yucatana Man (1910) | Edison Standard Record: 10432 | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
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By Heck (1914) | Midi | J. Pitt-Payne |
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Colored Major (1900), The | Midi | James Pitt |
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⇑Indianola (1917) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
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Pahjamah (1919) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
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Polly Prim (1904) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
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Punch and Judy (1907) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
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Red Domino (1906) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
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Various Artists | That Devilin' Tune | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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James Reese Europe | Featuring Noble Sissle | |
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James Reese Europe | James Reese Europe's 369th US Infantry Hell FightersBand | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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James Reese Europe | Too Much Mustard | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Symphonic Winds | Ragging the Baby to Sleep | |
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Wilbur C. Sweatman | Jazzin' Straight Thru' Paradise | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Johnny Maddox | Cowboys & Indians | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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| DBE777 | By Heck (1914) - Eccentric Fox Trot T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins. |
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| DBE778 | The Colored Major (1900) - Characteristic March & Two Step A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins. |
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| DBE779 | Himalya (1919) - One Step Intermezzo Fox Trot A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2 mins. |
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| DBE780 | Indianola (1917) - Instrumental Novelty and Fox Trot A/T/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins. |
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| DBE781 | Pahjamah (1919) - Oriental Novelty: One Step - Intermezzo - Fox Trot A/T/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 3¼ mins. |
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| DBE782 | Peter Piper (1905) - Two Step & Characteristic March D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins. |
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| DBE783 | Polly Prim (1904) - Characteristic March and Two - Step A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins. |
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| ⇑DBE784 | Priscilla (1905) - Colonial Intermezzo A/T/T/T+D/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins. |
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| DBE785 | Punch and Judy (1907) - Intermezzo Two-Step A/T/T/B+T/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins. |
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| DBE786 | Red Domino (1906) - March - Two - Step A/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins. |
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| DBE787 | S.R.Henry's Barn Dance (1908) A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins. |
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After They Gather the Hay (1906) | S.R. Henry (music) J. J. Walker (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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By Heck (1914) | S.R. Henry (music) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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By Heck - Song (1915) | S.R. Henry (music) L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Colored Major (1900), The | S.R. Henry (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Down at the Huskin' Bee (1909) | S.R. Henry (music) Monroe H. Rosenfeld (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Fighting Navy (1918), The | S.R. Henry (music) S. R. Henry (coauth.) Charles A. Snyder (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Himalya (1919) | S.R. Henry (music) D. Onivas (coauth.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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I Like the Hat, I Like the Dress (1911) | S.R. Henry (music) A. Bryan (words) Edward M Favor (words) Beth Tate (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I'll Be Your Friend Just the Same (1899) | S.R. Henry (w&m) Grace & Frank Graham (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I'm Looking For a Nice Young Fellow Who Is Looking For a Nice Young Girl (1910) | S.R. Henry (music) Jeff T. Branen (words) Mindell Kingston (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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I've Got the Time, I've Got the Place (1910) | S.R. Henry (music) B. MacDonald (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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In a Lonely Cabin, on a Lonely Road (1912) | S.R. Henry (music) George A. Norton (words) Charlotte Baird (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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In the Golden Autumn Time My Sweet Elaine (1905) | S.R. Henry (music) Richard H. Gerard (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Indianola (1917) | S.R. Henry (music) D Onivas (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Indianola - Song (1918) | S.R. Henry (music) D. Onivas (coauth.) Frank H Warren (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Indiana |
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Kentucky Dream (1917) | S.R. Henry (music) D. Onivas (coauth.) Frank H. Warren (words) Mabel Normand (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Kentucky Dream Waltz (1918) | S.R. Henry (music) D. Savino (coauth.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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My Husband's in the City (1909) | S.R. Henry (music) C.F. Zittel (words) McWaters & Tyson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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My Way to Heaven Is Through Your Love, Sweetheart (1909) | S.R. Henry (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Now I Know (1919) | S.R. Henry (music) D Onivas (coauth.) Frank H Warren (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Pahjamah (1919) | S.R. Henry (music) D Onivas (coauth.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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Peter Piper (1905) | S.R. Henry (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Polly Prim (1904) | S.R. Henry (music) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Priscilla (1905) | S.R. Henry (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Punch and Judy (1907) | S.R. Henry (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Queen of the South Sea Isles (1915) | S.R. Henry (music) L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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S.R.Henry's Barn Dance (1908) | S.R. Henry (music) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Sister of Rosie O'Grady (1918), The | S.R. Henry (music) Frank H. Warren (words) Mabel Normand (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Tears of Love (1918) | S.R. Henry (music) Frank H. Warren (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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We Have No One to Care For Us Now (1906) | S.R. Henry (music) Wm. Cahill (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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When It's Moonlight on the Prairie (1908) | S.R. Henry (music) Robert F. Roden (words) Rosie Lloyd (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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When My Girl From Tipp'rary Tips Me (1907) | S.R. Henry (music) W. Cahill (words) Elinore Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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When the Harvest Moon Is Shining on the River (1904) | S.R. Henry (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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When You're in Love With More Than One You're Not in Love at All (1911) | S.R. Henry (music) A. Bryan (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Wreck of the Good Ship ''Love'' (1910), The | S.R. Henry (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words) Imogene Comer (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 65 works by Stephen R. Henry (1874-1966).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| I'll Be Your Friend Just the Same (w&m) | 1899 | Grace & Frank Graham (perf.) |  |
| Colored Major, The | 1900 | Gilmore's Band (perf.) William B. Farmer (perf.) Vess L. Ossman (perf.) |
Pub.  |
| Don't Forget the Girl That Loves You | 1900 | M. B. Edwards (words) | Pub. |
| Crack O' the Whip | 1901 | Pub. |
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| Jolly Friars, The | 1901 | Pub. |
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| Lindoo, My Hindoo-Queen | 1902 | Ralph Bicknell (words) | Pub. |
| Colored Ragamuffins, The | 1903 | Pub. |
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| Polly Prim | 1904 | |
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| When the Harvest Moon Is Shining on the River | 1904 | Arthur J. Lamb (words) Harry Anthony (perf.) Rosie Lloyd (perf.) |
Pub. |
| In the Golden Autumn Time My Sweet Elaine | 1905 | Richard H. Gerard (words) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Frank C. Stanley (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Peter Piper | 1905 | Albert Benzler (perf.) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| ⇑ Priscilla | 1905 | Pub. | |
| After They Gather the Hay | 1906 | J. J. Walker (words) Harry MacDonough (perf.) |
Pub. |
| It's Always Nice Weather Indoors | 1906 | Raymond Hitchcock (perf.) | |
| Red Domino | 1906 | Pub. |
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| We Have No One to Care For Us Now | 1906 | Wm. Cahill (words) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Down in the Old Cherry Orchard | 1907 | Alfred Bryan (words) Fred Rose (perf.) |
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| Down Our Way | 1907 | Janet Allen (words) | Pub. |
| He Lost Her in the Subway | 1907 | Alfred Bryan (words) Ada Jones (perf.) |
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| Punch and Judy | 1907 | Edison Military Band (perf.) | Pub. |
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| She Was a Grand Old Lady | 1907 | Wm. Cahill (words) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.) |
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| When My Girl From Tipp'rary Tips Me | 1907 | William Cahill (words) Elinore Sisters (perf.) |
Pub. |
| S.R.Henry's Barn Dance | 1908 | New York Military Band (perf.) | Pub. |
| We'll All Go There Together | 1908 | Ralph Bicknell (words) Rosie Lloyd (perf.) |
Pub. |
| When It's Moonlight on the Prairie | 1908 | Robert F. Roden (words) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Your Picture Says Remember, Tho' Your Letter Says Forget | 1908 | Arthur J. Lamb (words) Fred Rose (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Down at the Huskin' Bee | 1909 | Monroe H. Rosenfeld (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Father Was a Grand Old Man | 1909 | Wm Cahill (words) | Pub. |
| My Husband's in the City | 1909 | C.F. Zittel (words) McWaters & Tyson (perf.) Sophie Tucker (perf.) |
Pub. |
| My Way to Heaven Is Through Your Love, Sweetheart | 1909 | Arthur J. Lamb (words) | Pub. |
| Under the Maples With Mary-O | 1909 | Edgar Malone (words) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Down in Yucatan | 1910 | Pub. |
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| I'm Looking For a Nice Young Fellow Who Is Looking For a Nice Young Girl | 1910 | Jeff T. Branen (words) Minnie Emmett (perf.) Ada Jones (perf.) Mindell Kingston (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I've Got the Time, I've Got the Place | 1910 | Ballard MacDonald (words) Walter Van Brunt (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Hetty King (perf.) |
Pub. |
| T.P.G. Barn Dance | 1910 | Mabel Normand (perf.) | Pub. |
| Wreck of the Good Ship ''Love'', The | 1910 | Arthur J. Lamb (words) Imogene Comer (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Yucatana Man | 1910 | Monroe H. Rosenfeld (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Like the Hat, I Like the Dress | 1911 | Alfred Bryan (words) Edward M Favor (words) Edward M. Favor (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Beth Tate (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Treasures of the World Are Mine, The | 1911 | Pub. | |
| When a Fellow Who Is Lonesome Meets a Girl Who's Feeling Blue | 1911 | Ballard Macdonald (words) | Pub. |
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| When You're in Love With More Than One You're Not in Love at All | 1911 | Alfred Bryan (words) | |
| Au Revoir, Sweet Marie | 1912 | Ballard MacDonald (words) | Pub. |
| Harvest Days Are Coming Jennie | 1912 | Arthur J. Lamb (words) | Pub. |
| In a Lonely Cabin, on a Lonely Road | 1912 | George A. Norton (words) Charlotte Baird (perf.) |
Pub. |
| That Raggedy Rag | 1912 | Gene Hodgkins (words) | |
| Globe Trotters, The | 1913 | E. Platzmann (co-author) | Pub. |
| By Heck | 1914 | Fox Trot | Pub. |
| Parfum D'amour | 1914 | Pub. | |
| By Heck - Song | 1915 | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) | Pub. |
| Queen of the South Sea Isles | 1915 | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) | Pub. |
| Under the Rambling Roses | 1916 | Indestructible Symphony Orchestra (perf.) | |
| ⇑ Indianola | 1917 | D Onivas (co-author) New York Military Band (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Kentucky Dream | 1917 | David Onivas (co-author) Frank H. Warren (words) Charles Hart (perf.) Leola Lucey (perf.) Mabel Normand (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Fighting Navy, The | 1918 | S. R. Henry (co-author) Charles A. Snyder (words) |
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| Indianola - Song | 1918 | D. Onivas (co-author) Frank H Warren (words) Billy Murray (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Kentucky Dream Waltz | 1918 | Domenico Savino (co-author) | Pub. |
| Sister of Rosie O'Grady, The | 1918 | Frank H. Warren (words) Mabel Normand (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Tears of Love | 1918 | Frank H. Warren (words) Tuxedo Dance Orchestra (perf.) Norma Talmadge (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Good Night Dearie | 1919 | D. Onivas (co-author) Frank H. Warren (words) |
Pub. |
| Himalya | 1919 | David Onivas (co-author) | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Now I Know | 1919 | D Onivas (co-author) Frank H Warren (words) Lyric Male Quartet (perf.) |
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| Pahjamah | 1919 | D Onivas (co-author) Alla Nazimova (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Pahjamah - Song | 1919 | D. Onivas (co-author) Frank H. Warren (words) |
Pub. |
| My Electric Girl | 1923 | Helmburgh-Holmes (co-author) Harry Bache Smith (words) Francis Wheeler (words) |
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| I'm Crazy For Love | 1940 | Gene Hodgkins (words) | |