Ted Lewis (1890-1971)
Last updated: 04.11.25
According to the Internet source given below, Ted Lewis was an American Clarinetist, composer and band leader s born in Circleville, Ohio. After early ventures he gained success in 1916 on joining Earl Fuller's band which had engagements at the Aux Caprice Domino Room and Rector's supper club in Manhattan making his first recordings in 1917. The success of the Original Dixieland Jass Band had opened the doors for other hot and novelty syncopated orchestras and Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band was the most successful.
Ted Lewis and his Band became one of the most popular bands of the early 1920s and continued to be very successful throughout the rest of the decade and the 1930s. Lewis' bands and records over the years featured many up-and-coming Jazz musicians like Muggsy Spanier, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, George Brunies, Jack Teagarden and Thomas Waller.
Three films were made about his career which continued up into the 1960s appearing on TV and playing in Las Vegas.
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Ted Lewis and His Band | Brief biography by redhotjazz.com |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Bees Knees (1922) | R. Lopez | James Pitt-Payne |
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Show Me the Way (1924) | Frank Ross | James Pitt-Payne |
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Show Me the Way (1925) | T. Lewis | George Wilton Ballard | Edison: 9939 |
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Hot Lips (1922) | H. Busse | T. Lewis | Columbia: 80463 |
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Wistful and Blue (1926) | J. Davidson | T. Lewis | Columbia: W142962 |
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That's Why I Love You (1926) | W. Donaldson | T. Lewis | Columbia: W142271 |
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Send Back My Honeyman (1922) | L. Handman | T. Lewis | Columbia: 80429 |
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Twelve O'Clock at Night (1923) | L. Handman | T. Lewis | Columbia: 81381 |
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Jazz Holiday, A (1928) | W.B. Overstreet | T. Lewis | Columbia: W145953 |
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Old, Old Man With an Old, Old Pipe, An (1933) | H. Revel | T. Lewis | Columbia: W152402 |
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Rosy Posy (1922) | S. Romberg | T. Lewis | Columbia: 80219 |
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Bugle Call Rag (1926) | E. Schoebel | T. Lewis | Columbia: W142950 |
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Someday Sweetheart (1930) | J.C. Spikes | T. Lewis | Columbia: W150479 |
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No (1926) | R.A. Whiting | T. Lewis | Columbia: W141665 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Bees Knees (1922) | T. Lewis (music) R. Lopez (coauth.) L. Wood (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Show Me the Way (1924) | T. Lewis (music) Frank Ross (coauth.) B. Davis (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Unlucky Blues (1920) | T. Lewis (music) J.R. Robinson (coauth.) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana | Pub. |
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Back Home (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Beautiful Girls (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Beyond the Moonbeam Trail (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Change Your Step (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Paisley Shawl (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Struttin' School (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Tick Tock (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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⇑Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1923) | M. Ager (music) J. Yellen (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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I'm the Medicine Man For the Blues (1929) | H. Akst (music) G. Clarke (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Wouldn't It Be Wonderful? (1929) | H. Akst (music) G. Clarke (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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I'll See You in C-U-B-A (1920) | I. Berlin (music) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | |
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Day Will Come (1924), The | E. East (w&m) T. Lewis (coauth.) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Fate (1922) | B. Gay (w&m) T. Lewis (perf.) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer Indiana |
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Annabelle (1923) | R. Henderson (music) L. Brown (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Georgette (1922) | R. Henderson (w&m) L. Brown (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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⇑Broadway Blues (1920), The | C. Morgan (music) A. Swanstrom (words) N. Bayes (perf.) T. Lewis (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.) Henry Santrey (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) T. Lewis (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.) Henry Santrey (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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When My Baby Smiles at Me (1920) | B. Munro (music) Andrew B. Sterling (words) T. Lewis (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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O-Hi-O (1920) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) E. Cantor (perf.) Van & Schenck (perf.) A. West (perf.) Lou Holtz (perf.) A. Jolson (perf.) George Wheeler (perf.) T. Lewis (perf.) Jack Strause (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Ohio O-My-O (1920) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) E. Cantor (perf.) A. Jolson (perf.) T. Lewis (perf.) Van & Schenck (perf.) A. West (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Just Around the Corner (1925) | H. von Tilzer (music) Dolph Singer (words) T. Lewis (perf.) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Sheet Music Singer |
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Bimini Bay (1921) | R.A. Whiting (music) G. Kahn (words) Raymond B. Egan (words) T. Lewis (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
The peformer is featured on 46 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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Back Home (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Beautiful Girls (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Beyond the Moonbeam Trail (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Change Your Step (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Paisley Shawl (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Struttin' School (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Tick Tock (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1923) | Milton Ager | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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I'm the Medicine Man For the Blues (1929) | Harry Akst | Grant Clarke (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Wouldn't It Be Wonderful? (1929) | Harry Akst | Grant Clarke (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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⇑I'll See You in C-U-B-A (1920) | Irving Berlin | Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Hot Lips (1922) | Henry Busse(w&m) | Henry Lange (co-author) Lou Davis (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Wistful and Blue (1926) | Julian Davidson | Ruth Etting (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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While We Danced Till Dawn (1925) | Lou Davis | Henry W. Santly (co-author) Joe Schuster (co-author) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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That's Why I Love You (1926) | Walter Donaldson | Paul Ash (co-author)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Day Will Come (1924), The | Ed East(w&m) | Ted Lewis (co-author)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Bo-La-Bo (1919) | George W. Fairman(w&m) | Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Fate (1922) | Byron Gay(w&m) | Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Twelve O'Clock at Night (1923) | Lou Handman | Billy Rose (words) Herman Ruby (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Send Back My Honeyman (1922) | Lou Handman | Henry Creamer (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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New Saint Louis Blues (1926), The | William C. Handy | Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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⇑Georgette (1922) | Ray Henderson | Lew Brown (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Annabelle (1923) | Ray Henderson | Lew Brown (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Lily (1927) | Ballard MacDonald | Bobbe Arnst (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street (1930) | James Francis McHugh | Dorothy Fields (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Ah-Ha! (1925) | James V. Monaco | Sidney Clare (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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⇑Broadway Blues (1920), The | Carey Morgan | Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Nora Bayes (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.) Henry Santrey (perf.) |
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When My Baby Smiles at Me (1920) | Bill Munro | Andrew B. Sterling (words) Ted Lewis (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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O-Hi-O (1920) | Abe Olman | Jack Yellen (words)
Eddie Cantor (perf.) Lou Holtz (perf.) Al Jolson (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.) Jack Strause (perf.) Van & Schenck (perf.) Arthur West (perf.) George Wheeler (perf.) |
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Ohio O-My-O (1920) | Abe Olman | Jack Yellen (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Jazz Holiday (1928), A | W. Benton Overstreet | Walter Melrose (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Down the Old Church Aisle (1921) | Ray Perkins | Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Old, Old Man With an Old, Old Pipe (1933), An | Harry Revel | Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Rosy Posy (1920) | Sigmund Romberg | Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Bugle Call Rag (1932) | Elmer Schoebel | Jack Pettis (co-author) Billy Meyers (co-author) Irving Mills (co-author) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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While We Danced Till Dawn (1925) | Ira Schuster | Henry Santly (co-author) Lou Davis (words) Ted Lewis (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Someday Sweetheart (1924) | John C. Spikes(w&m) | Benjamin Spikes (co-author)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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⇑Just Around the Corner (1925) | Harry von Tilzer | Dolph Singer (words)
Nora Bayes (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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Bimini Bay (1921) | Richard A. Whiting | Gus Kahn (words) Raymond B. Egan (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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No (1926) | Richard A. Whiting | Byron Gay (words)
Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 12 works by Ted Lewis (1890-1971).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| I Know Why | 1919 | Jimmy Morgan (co-author) Benny Davis (words) |
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| Unlucky Blues (w&m) | 1920 | J. Russel Robinson (co-author) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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| I'm Coming Back to You (w&m) | 1921 | Ernest Golden (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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| Queen of Sheba | 1921 | Frank Ross (words) | Pub. |
| Bees Knees | 1922 | Ray Lopez (co-author) Leo Wood (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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| Show Me the Way | 1924 | Frank Ross (co-author) Benny Davis (words) George Wilton Ballard (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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| Night (w&m) | 1926 | Erving Erving (co-author) Fred Dexter (words) |
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| I Love You (w&m) | 1929 | Larry Yoell (co-author) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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| I'm Walkin' Around in a Dream (w&m) | 1929 | Larry Yoell (words) Robert E. Spencer (words) Ted Lewis (perf.) |
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| Is Everybody Happy? | 1929 |  |
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| Fresh Eggs | 1931 | J. V. DeCimber (co-author) Bill Lauderback (words) |
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| ⇑ Wailing Blues | ? | Lew Colwell (co-author) Jay Livingston (words) Ray Evans (words) |
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W.C. Handy | Ted Lewis "The New Saint Louis Blues" (1926) (2:57) | T. Lewis |
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T. Lewis | Is Everybody Happy?:Ted Lewis 1929 (5:22) | Ted Lewis |