The Leighton Brothers
Last updated: 29.04.25
According to the Internet source given below, The Leighton Brothers (or Leighton and Leighton) was the name of a vaudeville act comprising brothers Frank Leighton (-1927) and Bert Leighton (1877-1964) that also composed songs, notably Steamboat Bill (1910) published by F. A. Mills, New York, USA and Frankie and Johnny (1919) published by Tell Taylor, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Websites:
url15.gif Leighton Brothers Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Frankie and Johnny (1912) Bert Leighton James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Harry Tracy (1911) Bert Leighton James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif I Want to See a Minstrel Show (1913) R. Shields James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Steamboat Bill (1910) Bert Leighton James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Steamboat Bill (1939) F. Leighton Babs Johnson
Charlie Ryan
Little Ryan
Victor: BS-037123
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
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Ragtime Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Jo Ann Castle Honky Tonk: Dixieland Favorites flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Bill Edwards Perfessor Bill Sings Volume 3
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Frankie and Johnny (1912) F. Leighton (w&m)
R. Shields (coauth.)
Leighton Bros (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Harry Tracy (1911) F. Leighton (music)
R. Shields (words)
Perry & White (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I Want to See a Minstrel Show (1913) F. Leighton (w&m)
R. Shields (coauth.)
Leighton Bros (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Jitney Jim (1915) F. Leighton (w&m)
H. Gillespie (coauth.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
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Steamboat Bill (1910) F. Leighton (music)
Bert Leighton (coauth.)
R. Shields (words)
Piano, Voice Indiana
Sheet Music Singer
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pdf15.gif There's a Dark Man Coming With a Bundle (1904) F. Leighton (w&m)
Leighton, Bert (coauth.)
Lew Dockstader (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 7 works by Frank Leighton (-1927). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
There's a Dark Man Coming With a Bundle (w&m) 1904 Bert Leighton (co-author)
Lew Dockstader (perf.)
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Steamboat Bill 1910 Bert Leighton (co-author)
Ren Shields (words)
Babs Johnson (perf.)
Charlie Ryan (perf.)
Little Ryan (perf.)
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Harry Tracy 1911 Bert Leighton (co-author)
Ren Shields (words)
Perry & White (perf.)
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Frankie and Johnny 1912 Bert Leighton (co-author)
Ren Shields (words)
Leighton Bros (perf.)
Guy Lombardo (perf.)
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I Want to See a Minstrel Show (w&m) 1913 Ren Shields (co-author)
Leighton Bros (perf.)
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Jitney Jim (w&m) 1915 Haven Gillespie (co-author)
Bert Leighton (co-author)
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Honolulu 1917 Bert Leighton (co-author)
S.S. Wilson (words)
 Pub.