Abe Olman (1888-1984)
Last updated: 18.12.23
Abe Olman was an American songwriter and composer of popular music born in Cincinnati. He was very active in the American Society ASCAP and was its director between 1946 and 1956. As a co-founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame he is honoured there by having its highest award, The Abe Olman Award, named after him. His most successful songs were Down Among The Sheltering Palms (1915) and Oh Johnny, Oh! (1917). Of ragtime interest is his Red Onion Rag (1912) which was one of around half-a-dozen of such pieces. He died in Rancho Mirage, California.
In common with many of his contemporaries he also used a pseudonym namely Arthur Manlowe.
In common with many of his contemporaries he also used a pseudonym namely Arthur Manlowe.
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Abe Olman | Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards |
| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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You're Breaking My Heart With ''Good-Bye'' (1919) | Leola Lucey | Edison Blue Amberol: 3764 | |
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Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! (1917) | Dan W. Quinn | Indestructible Record: 1557 | |
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Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! (1917) | Premier Quartet | Edison Blue Amberol: 3237 | |
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Down Old Virginia Way (1922) | Gladys Gillette | Walter Scanlan Helen Clark W.V. Brunt |
Edison Blue Amberol: 4664 |
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All I Need Is Just a Girl Like You (1918) | Gladys Rice Billy Murray |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3411 |
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Boswell Sisters | Shout Sister Shout |        |
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Various Artists | Hits of '21: Ain't We Got Fun? | |
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Various Artists | Ragtime to Jazz: Vol. 1 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | Ragtime, Vol. 1: 1897-1919 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | That Devilin' Tune | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Eddie Condon | Eddie Condon 1947-1950 | |
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Paragon Ragtime Orchestra | More Candy | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Stephane Grappelli | Stephane's Tune-Original Recordings | |
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Jo Ann Castle | Jo Anne Castle - 22 Greatest Ragtime Hits: Vol. 1 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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All I Need Is Just a Girl Like You (1917) | A. Olman (music) Addison Burkhart (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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Ask the Rose (1920) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Blue Birds (1914) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Candle-Stick Rag (1910) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Come Along to Caroline (1916) | A. Olman (music) Will J. Harris (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Cootie Tickle (1919), The | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1914) | A. Olman (music) J. Brockman (words) A. Jolson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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⇑Down by the O - Hi - O, O, My, O! (1940) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) Bob Strong (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Egyptia (1911) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Faugh-A-Ballagh (1917) | A. Olman (music) Ed Rose (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Honeymoon Rag (1908) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano | |
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I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In (1919) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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I've Found the Nesting Place of the Blue Bird (1919) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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If You've Got a Little Bit Hang on to It, It's Hard to Get a Little Bit More (1915) | A. Olman (music) Ed Rose (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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In Our Little Loveland Bungalow (1915) | A. Olman (music) James F. Hanley (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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⇑Mississippi Cradle (1921) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Moonlight in Mandalay (1920) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Not So Very Far From Zanzibar (1916) | A. Olman (music) Ed Rose (words) Joseph McCarthy (words) Bert Wheeler (perf.) Betty Wheeler (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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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.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Oh! Susie Behave (1918) | A. Olman (music) Ed Rose (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | |
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Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! (1917) | A. Olman (music) E. Rose (words) George Watts (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Greer Kirk |
Pub. |
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Poppy Blossom (1919) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Ragadora (1920) | A. Olman (music) J. Yellen (words) |
Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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⇑Red Onion Rag (1912) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Roll Along, Silvery Moon, to Slumberland (1915) | A. Olman (music) Elias J. Marks (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Sea Weeds Rag (1910) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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She Never Kissed Anything Else Except the Blarney Stone (1917) | A. Olman (music) William J. Hart (words) Lew Hayes (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Sooner or Later (1915) | A. Olman (music) Ed Rose (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Step Along Henry (1916) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Tango Rag (1914) | A. Olman (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Valse Ellis (1915) | A. Olman (w&m) Josephine Harriman (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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⇑Winter Garden Rag (1912) | A. Olman (music) Mary Adelaide Dickey (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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You're Breaking My Heart With ''Good-Bye'' (1917) | A. Olman (music) Raymond B Egan (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 71 works by Abe Olman (1888-1984).
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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| Moon Face | 1907 | |
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| Honeymoon Rag | 1908 |  |
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| Violetta | 1908 | Pub. | |
| High Life | 1909 | ||
| Candle-Stick Rag | 1910 | |
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| I Want to Powder My Nose | 1910 | ||
| Sea Weeds Rag | 1910 | |
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| Egyptia | 1911 | |
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| Hallowe'en Rag | 1911 | |
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| Red Onion Rag | 1912 |  |
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| Winter Garden Rag | 1912 | Mary Adelaide Dickey (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Sweetest Little Sweetheart of Them All | 1913 | H.L. Becker (words) | |
| Blue Birds | 1914 | |
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| Down Among the Sheltering Palms | 1914 | James Brockman (words) Boswell Sisters (perf.) Emma Carus (perf.) Tommy Dorsey (perf.) Al Jolson (perf.) Monica Lewis (perf.) |
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| I'm Going Back to My Little Country Home | 1914 | J. B. Walsh (words) | |
| If They Were All Like You | 1914 | William Dillon (words) | |
| Lucille Love | 1914 | Pub. | |
| Tango Rag | 1914 | Pub. | |
| Telephone For Me | 1914 | J. B. Walsh (words) Grant Clarke (words) |
Pub. |
| If You've Got a Little Bit Hang on to It, It's Hard to Get a Little Bit More | 1915 | Ed Rose (words) | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| In Our Little Loveland Bungalow | 1915 | James F. Hanley (words) | |
| Lilly and the Frog, The | 1915 | Grant Clark (words) Eddie Allen (perf.) Dorothy Brenner (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Roll Along, Silvery Moon, to Slumberland | 1915 | Elias J. Marks (words) | Pub. |
| Sooner or Later | 1915 | Ed Rose (words) | |
| There's a Girl Down South in Dixie Land | 1915 | J. Brandon Walsh (words) | |
| Valse Ellis (w&m) | 1915 | Josephine Harriman (perf.) | |
| Your Absence Makes Me Lonely | 1915 | Marvin Lee (words) | |
| Come Along to Caroline | 1916 | Will J. Harris (words) | Pub. |
| Come Back to Wai-Ki-Ki | 1916 | Roger Lewis (words) | |
| Dancing Down in Dixieland (w&m) | 1916 | Irving Bibo (co-author) | Pub. |
| Not So Very Far From Zanzibar | 1916 | Ed Rose (words) Joseph McCarthy (words) Bert Wheeler (perf.) Betty Wheeler (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Red Circle, The | 1916 | Ruth Roland (perf.) | |
| Step Along Henry | 1916 | Pub. | |
| All I Need Is Just a Girl Like You | 1917 | Addison Burkhart (words) Billy Murray (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.) |
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| At Seven, Seventeen and Seventy Daddy Loved the Same Sweet Girl | 1917 | Raymond B. Egan (words) | Pub. |
| Chasing the Chickens | 1917 | Raymond Walker (co-author) | Pub. |
| Cheerful Blues | 1917 | |
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| Colleen Machree | 1917 | Jack Mahoney (words) | Pub. |
| Faugh-A-Ballagh | 1917 | Ed Rose (words) Blanche Ring (perf.) |
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| Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! | 1917 | Ed. Rose (words) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Bonnie Baker (perf.) Nora Bayes (perf.) Henry Lewis (perf.) Premier Quartet (perf.) Dan W. Quinn (perf.) Orrin Tucker (perf.) George Watts (perf.) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Old Horse That Knows His Way Home, An | 1917 | Ed Rose (words) | |
| She Never Kissed Anything Else Except the Blarney Stone | 1917 | William J. Hart (words) Lew Hayes (words) |
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| Sweetheart I'm Calling You | 1917 | Earl Haubrich (words) | Pub. |
| When I Get Back to Home Sweet Home | 1917 | ||
| When the Girl You Love Lives in California | 1917 | David Berg (words) | |
| You're Breaking My Heart With ''Good-Bye'' | 1917 | Raymond B Egan (words) Leola Lucey (perf.) |
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| I Am Waiting For the Message of the Rose | 1918 | David Berg (words) | Pub. |
| Meaning of Y.M.C.A., The | 1918 | |
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| Oh! Susie Behave | 1918 | Ed Rose (words) | |
| Pick a Little Four Leaf Clover and Send It Over to Me | 1918 | Ed Rose (words) C. Francis Reisner (words) |
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| When You Sang Hush-A-Bye Baby to Me | 1918 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Cootie Tickle, The | 1919 | Jack Yellen (words) | |
| I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In | 1919 | Jack Yellen (words) | Pub. |
| I've Found the Nesting Place of the Blue Bird | 1919 | Jack Yellen (words) | |
| Johnny's in Town | 1919 | Jack Yellen (words) George W. Meyer (words) |
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| Karavan (w&m) | 1919 | Rudy Wiedoeft (co-author) | Pub. |
| Poppy Blossom | 1919 | Jack Yellen (words) | Pub. |
| Who Wants a Baby? | 1919 | Jack Yellen (words) | Pub. |
| Ask the Rose | 1920 | Jack Yellen (words) | Pub. |
| Fee Fi Fo Fum | 1920 | Otto Motzan (co-author) | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Moonlight in Mandalay | 1920 | Jack Yellen (words) | |
| O-Hi-O | 1920 | Jack Yellen (words) Eddie Cantor (perf.) Lou Holtz (perf.) Al Jolson (perf.) Van & Schenck (perf.) Arthur West (perf.) |
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| Ragadora | 1920 | Jack Yellen (words) | Pub. |
| Mississippi Cradle | 1921 | Jack Yellen (words) | Pub. |
| Curly Head | 1922 | ||
| Down Old Virginia Way | 1922 | Gladys Gillette (co-author) Jack Yellen (words) Stevens Vernon T (words) Walter Van Brunt (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Walter Scanlan (perf.) |
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| I Thank You | 1922 | Walter Donovan (co-author) Jack Yellen (words) |
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| Ev'rything You Do | 1924 | Walter Hirsch (words) Bennett Twins (perf.) |
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| I Left Her on the Shores of the Minnetonka | 1925 | Robert Levenson (words) | |
| Sweet Blue Bird Take My Love a Message | 1925 | Arthur J. Lamb (words) | |
| Down by the O - Hi - O, O, My, O! | 1940 | Jack Yellen (words) Bob Strong (perf.) |
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