James Royce Shannon (1881-1946)
Last updated: 07.10.25
According to the Internet source given below, James Royce Shannon [James Royce] was an American actor, composer and songwriter of popular music. Born in Adrian; Michigan he established a theatrical company which toured the US and Europe. He was also a long-time drama critic for the Detroit Free Press. His most popular song was Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (1913) for the musical production Shameen Dhu (New York, 1914). He wrote the lyrics to The Missouri Waltz (1916) by Frederic Knight Logan which eventually became the official Missouri State Song. Of ragtime interest are his Waiman Rag (1910) and Log Cabin Rag (1914).
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Longing For My Dixie Home (1917) | J.R. Shannon | Marion Evelyn Cox Harvey Hindermeyer William F. Hooley Gladys Rice Elliott Shaw |
Edison: 5924 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Coster Rag (1910) | J.R. Shannon (music) Jack O'Malley (words) Alice Lloyd (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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Cradle Time (1917) | J.R. Shannon (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | |
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Daddy's Doll (1909) | J.R. Shannon (music) Emma Everett Needles (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Dixie Lou (1913) | J.R. Shannon (music) Edith Haney (perf.) Snow & Rudy (perf.) Snow & Rudy (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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I'd Rather Have Folks Say ''How That Man Did Run!'' Than ''There He Lies!'' (1910) | J.R. Shannon (w&m) Joe B. McGee (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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I'm Going Back to Tennessee (1911) | J.R. Shannon (w&m) Clark & Adler (perf.) Clark & Adler (perf.) Clark & Adler (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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Log Cabin Rag (1914) | J.R. Shannon (music) |
Piano | IMSLP Indiana |
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⇑Longing For My Dixie Home (1917) | J.R. Shannon (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Love's Melody (1917) | J.R. Shannon (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Meet Me in Blossom Time (1914) | J.R. Shannon (music) Geo. J Moriarty (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Tale of the Fireside (1918), A | J.R. Shannon (music) J.J. Thornton (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Indiana YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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There's a Red Bordered Flag in the Window (1918) | J.R. Shannon (music) Fred Ziemer (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
Pub. |
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This Wide World Has Only One You (1915) | J.R. Shannon (music) George J. Moriarty (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (1913) | J.R. Shannon (music) C.C. Olcott (perf.) C.C. Olcott (perf.) |
Piano | Greer Greer Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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U.S.S. Michigan March (1915) | J.R. Shannon (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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⇑Waiman Rag (1910) | J.R. Shannon (music) Waiman (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Where That Ragtime River Flows (1912) | J.R. Shannon (w&m) Tierney Four (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Sheet Music Singer |
Pub. |
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Where the Desert Meets the Nile (1910) | J.R. Shannon (w&m) S. Tucker (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Yankee Boy (1918) | J.R. Shannon (music) Fred Ziemer (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Ye Barn Dance (1908) | J.R. Shannon (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Zudora (1914) | J.R. Shannon (w&m) Marguerite Snow (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 39 works by James Royce Shannon (1881-1946).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Shadowland | 1907 | |
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| Ye Barn Dance | 1908 | Pub. |
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| Daddy's Doll | 1909 | Emma Everett Needles (words) | Pub. |
| My Old Girl (w&m) | 1909 | Pub. | |
| Coster Rag, The | 1910 | Jack O'Malley (words) Alice Lloyd (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I'd Rather Have Folks Say ''How That Man Did Run!'' Than ''There He Lies!'' (w&m) | 1910 | Joe B. McGee (perf.) | |
| Waiman Rag | 1910 | Waiman (perf.) | Pub. |
| Where the Desert Meets the Nile (w&m) | 1910 | Sophie Tucker (perf.) | Pub. |
| I'm Going Back to Tennessee (w&m) | 1911 | Clark & Adler (perf.) | Pub. |
| Mammy's Angel Chile | 1911 | Pub. | |
| My Pretty Eileen Good Night (w&m) | 1911 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Mister Moving Picture Man | 1912 | Geo. J. Moriarity (words) | |
| Something Tells Me You're the Girl | 1912 | George J. Moriarty (words) | Pub. |
| Where That Ragtime River Flows (w&m) | 1912 | Tierney Four (perf.) | Pub. |
| Clover Time (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Dixie Lou (w&m) | 1913 | Edith Haney (perf.) Snow & Rudy (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Swanee Rose | 1913 | J.S. Zamecnik (words) | |
| Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (w&m) | 1913 | Bing Crosby (perf.) Chancellor Chauncey Olcott (perf.) |
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| When My Old Kentucky Home Was New | 1913 | Geo. J. Moriarty (words) | |
| Co-Ed | 1914 | J.S.Zamecnik (words) | |
| Log Cabin Rag | 1914 |  |
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| Meet Me in Blossom Time | 1914 | Geo. J Moriarty (words) | Pub. |
| Zudora (w&m) | 1914 | Marguerite Snow (perf.) | Pub. |
| This Wide World Has Only One You | 1915 | George J. Moriarty (words) | Pub. |
| U.S.S. Michigan March | 1915 | Pub. |
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| What's the Use to Have a Heart When You Have No One to Love | 1916 | |
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| Cradle Time (w&m) | 1917 | |
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| ⇑ Longing For My Dixie Home (w&m) | 1917 | Marion Evelyn Cox (perf.) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.) William F. Hooley (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Love's Melody (w&m) | 1917 | Pub. |
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| Sunshine Valley | 1917 | ||
| Tale of the Fireside, A | 1918 | J.J. Thornton (words) | Pub. |
| There's a Red Bordered Flag in the Window | 1918 | Fred Ziemer (words) | Pub. |