Bert Kalmar (1884-1947)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Bert Kalmar (born in New York) was an American vaudeville magician, comedian, dancer before becoming a lyricist and publisher.
He collaborated with Harry Puck both in song writing and publishing forming Kalmar & Puck Music Co. Inc. They were joined by Maurice Abrahams to form Kalmar, Puck & Abrahams.
He also teamed with Harry Ruby.. Kalmar was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
He died in Los Angeles, California.

Websites:
	Bert Kalmar	Biography by wikipedia.org.

	Title	Instruments/Issue	Performers


MP3 File(s)
He's Coming Back	U.S. Everlasting Record: 1379	Ada Jones
In My Heart - on My Mind - All Day Long	Edison Blue Amberol: 4458	Signor Lou Chiha Friscoe
Little Min-Nee-Ha! Ha!	Edison Blue Amberol: 4468	Isabella Patricola
My Friends, Morris and Max	Edison Blue Amberol: 4002	Maurice Burkhart
My Sunny Tennessee	Edison Blue Amberol: 4394	Broadway Dance Orchestra
Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland	Edison Blue Amberol: 4557	Don Parker Trio
Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland	Edison Blue Amberol Record: 4557	Don Parker Trio
Rebecca	Edison Blue Amberol: 4251	Jim Doherty
Snoops the Lawyer	Edison Blue Amberol: 3970	Maurice Burkhart
So Long! Oo-Long	Indestructible Record: 3509	A. Bernard
Susie	Edison Blue Amberol: 4655	Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan
Timbuctoo	Edison Blue Amberol: 4228	A. Bernard
Midi File(s)		Sequencer(s)
He Ran Up-Stairs : (1913)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


I Want a Ragtime Bungalow (1913)	B. Kalmar (words & music) Ed Morton (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
My Sunny Tennessee	B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (words) Herman Ruby (words) E. Cantor (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
My Sunny Tennessee	B. Kalmar (music) H. Ruby (words) Herman Ruby (words) E. Cantor (perf.)	Piano	Greer	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 47 works by Bert Kalmar (1884-1947). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

1912-1921

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


He's Coming Back	1912	Ada Jones (perf.)
He Ran Up-Stairs :	1913
I Want a Ragtime Bungalow (w&m)	1913	Ed Morton (perf.) Beck Weber (perf.) Frazer (perf.)	Pub.
My Parcel Post Man	1913	Harry Puck (words)
How Sorry You'll Be	1919	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Mister Sun Man Roll the Clouds Away	1919	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Wait'll You See How Sorry You'll Be	1919	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Look What You've Done With Your Dog-Gone Dangerous Eyes	1920	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
My Friends, Morris and Max	1920	Edgar Leslie (words) Harry Ruby (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
Snoops the Lawyer	1920	Harry Ruby (words) Maurice Burkhart (perf.)
So Long! Oo-Long	1920	Harry Ruby (words) A. Bernard (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Timbuctoo	1920	Harry Ruby (co-author) A. Bernard (perf.)	Pub.
Angels	1921	Harry Ruby (words)	Pub.
In My Heart - on My Mind - All Day Long	1921	Harry Ruby (co-author) Signor Lou Chiha Friscoe (perf.)	Pub.
Little Min-Nee-Ha! Ha!	1921	Harry Ruby (words) Isabella Patricola (perf.)
My Sunny Tennessee	1921	Harry Ruby (words) Herman Ruby (words) Broadway Dance Orchestra (perf.) E. Cantor (perf.)	Pub.

1921-1925

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down in Dear Old Dixieland	1921	Harry Ruby (words) M. K. Jerome (words) Harry De Costa (words) Don Parker Trio (perf.)
Rebecca	1921	Harry Ruby (co-author) Jim Doherty (perf.) E. Cantor (perf.)	Pub.
She's Mine, All Mine!	1921	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Down in Maryland	1922	Harry Ruby (words)	Pub.
I Gave You Up Just Before You Threw Me Down	1922	Harry Ruby (words) Fred E. Ahlert (words)	Pub.
In My Home Town	1922	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Waikiki, I Hear You Calling Me	1922	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Cry Baby	1923
Hotsy Totsy Town	1923	Harry Ruby (co-author) M.K. Jerome (co-author)	Pub.
I Like a Big Town, I Like a Small Town	1923
Left All Alone With the Blues	1923	Harry Ruby (co-author) Lou Handman (co-author) Bert Kalmar (words) Harry Ruby (words) Lou Handman (words)	Pub.
⇑ Look For the Happy Ending	1923
No Other Girl	1923	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Susie	1923	Harry Ruby (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.)
Laff It Off!	1924	Harry Ruby (words)	Pub.
Baby Looks Like Me, The	1925	Henry B Murtagh (co-author) Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.

1926-1951

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Sweeter Than You	1926
You Flew Away From the Nest	1926	Harry Ruby (words)
You Smile at Me	1926	Harry Ruby (co-author)
Thinking of You	1927	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Watching the Clouds Roll By	1928	Harry Ruby (co-author) Marx Brothers (perf.)	Pub.
Who's Been List'ning to My Heart	1928	Harry Ruby (co-author) Marx Brothers (perf.)	Pub.
Just a Little Glimpse of Paradise	1929	Harry Ruby (words) Harry Warren (words)
I'm So Afraid of You	1930	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Three Little Words	1930	Harry Ruby (words)	Pub.
Nevertheless	1931	Harry Ruby (words)
Keep on Doin' What You're Doin'	1933	Harry Ruby (co-author)
⇑ Keep Romance Alive	1933	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Tired of It All	1933	Harry Ruby (co-author) Wheeler &. Woolsey (perf.) Ruth Etting (perf.)	Pub.
Cabin on the Hilltop	1936	Harry Ruby (co-author)	Pub.
Kiss to Build a Dream On, A	1951	Oscar Hammerstein (co-author) Harry Ruby (words) Mickey Rooney (perf.) Sally Forrest (perf.) Kay Brown (perf.) Vic Damone (perf.) Monica Lewis (perf.) Louis Armstong (perf.) Jack Teagarden (perf.) Earl Fatha Hines (perf.) Barney Bigard (perf.)