Maurice Scott (1878-1933)
Last updated: 02.09.22
All that can presently (July 2021) be gleaned about Maurice Scott from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 13 works published between 1901 and 1911.
He is known to be the brother of Bennett Scott. One of his best remebered works is I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1909), published by T.B. Harms & Co., New York, USA and which was sung by Ellaline Terriss.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this composer.
He is known to be the brother of Bennett Scott. One of his best remebered works is I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1909), published by T.B. Harms & Co., New York, USA and which was sung by Ellaline Terriss.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this composer.
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Ayesha, My Sweet Egyptian | Edison Standard Record: 10125 | Herbert Payne |
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Girls, Study Your Cookery Books | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 13715 | Florrie Forde |
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Keep on Swinging Me, Charlie | Edison Blue Amberol: 23006 | Florrie Forde |
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My Old Armchair | Edison Amberol: 12180 | B. Williams |
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Questions | Edison Amberol: 470 | Edward M. Favor |
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Various Performers | Music Hall |        |
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Various Performers | On The Halls: Vol. 1 | |
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George Formby Sr. | The Man from Lancashire No.1 |
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Follow Me, Girls | Maurice Scott (music) F.J. Barnes (co-author) R.P. Weston (words) W. Cunliffe (perf.) |
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Girls, Study Your Cookery Books | Maurice Scott (music) Joe Burley (words) Florrie Forde (perf.) |
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Here Comes Oxo | Maurice Scott (music) Weston (words) Barnes (words) B. Williams (perf.) |
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It's a Marvel 'ow 'e Doos It But 'e Do | Maurice Scott (music) Charles Cornell (words) G. Elen (perf.) |
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I've Got Rings on My Fingers | Maurice Scott (music) R.P. Weston (words) F.J. Barnes (words) Ellaline Terriss (perf.) |
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Nice Quiet Day, A | Maurice Scott (music) Eustace Baynes (co-author) Edgar Bateman (words) G. Elen (perf.) |
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One of ''The Boys'' | Maurice Scott (music) Fred J. Barnes (words) R.P. Weston (words) G. Formby Sr. (perf.) Joe Elvin (perf.) Nellie Farren (perf.) Lionel MacKinder (perf.) |
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Since I Had a Go at My Dumb-Bells | Maurice Scott (words & music) G. Formby Sr. (perf.) |
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Swing Me Higher, Obadiah | Maurice Scott (music) Alfred E. Rick (words) Florrie Forde (perf.) |
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They Can Do Without Us | Maurice Scott (words & music) W. Cunliffe (perf.) |
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You 'ave Made a Nice Mess of It | Maurice Scott (music) Joe Burley (words) G. Elen (words) G. Elen (perf.) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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I've Got Rings on My Fingers | M. Scott (music) R.P. Weston (words) F.J. Barnes (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk |  |
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I've Got Rings on My Fingers | M. Scott (music) R.P. Weston (words) F.J. Barnes (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Swing Me Higher, Obadiah | M. Scott (music) Alfred E. Rick (words) Florrie Forde (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 19 works by Maurice Scott (1878-1933).
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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| Nice Quiet Day, A | 1901 | Eustace Baynes (co-author) Edgar Bateman (words) G. Elen (perf.) |
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| It's a Marvel 'ow 'e Doos It But 'e Do | 1902 | cornellc1 (words) G. Elen (perf.) |
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| Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares | 1905 | R.P. Weston (words) Fred J. Barnes (words) Ada Reeve (perf.) |
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| You Tell Me That You're Going to Wed a White Man | 1905 | R.P. Weston (words) Amy Clevere (perf.) |
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| Girls, Study Your Cookery Books | 1907 | Joe Burley (words) Florrie Forde (perf.) |
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| One of ''The Boys'' | 1907 | Fred J. Barnes (words) R.P. Weston (words) G. Formby Sr. (perf.) Joe Elvin (perf.) Nellie Farren (perf.) Lionel MacKinder (perf.) |
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| Swing Me Higher, Obadiah | 1907 | Alfred E. Rick (words) Florrie Forde (perf.) |
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| Ayesha, My Sweet Egyptian (w&m) | 1909 | Herbert Payne (perf.) | |
| I've Got Rings on My Fingers | 1909 | R.P. Weston (words) F.J. Barnes (words) Blanche Ring (perf.) Ellaline Terriss (perf.) |
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| Can't You Make Room For a Little One? | 1909c | |
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| Follow Me, Girls | 1910 | F.J. Barnes (co-author) R.P. Weston (words) W. Cunliffe (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Here Comes Oxo | 1910 | Weston (words) Barnes (words) B. Williams (perf.) |
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| My Old Armchair | 1910 | B. Williams (perf.) | |
| Questions | 1910 | Edward M Favor (words) Edward M. Favor (perf.) |
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| Sammy Played the Saxophone | 1910 | Charles Wilmot (words) Florrie Gallimore (perf.) |
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| Since I Had a Go at My Dumb-Bells (w&m) | 1910 | G. Formby Sr. (perf.) | Pub. |
| You 'ave Made a Nice Mess of It | 1910 | Joe Burley (words) G. Elen (words) G. Elen (perf.) |
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| They Can Do Without Us | 1911 | W. Cunliffe (perf.) | |
| Keep on Swinging Me, Charlie | 1913 | J.P. Long (words) J. Latona (perf.) Florrie Forde (perf.) |
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| Title | Duration | Performer |
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I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1909) | 2:32 | Blanche Ring |
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Charlie Keep on Swinging Me | 3:08 | J. Latona |
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Nobody Cares Nobody Knows | 4:10 | Ada Reeve |
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The Postman's Holiday' (1932) | 2:38 | G. Elen |