Etilmon J. Stark (1867-1962)

Overview

Etilmon J. Stark was an American composer and arranger of popular music. According to Trebenor J. Tichenor in his That American Rag: The Story of Ragtime from Coast to Coast, he was the eldest son of the St. Louis, Missouri, publisher John Stark with a prolific musical output having done most of the arrangements for the so-called "Red Back Book". He is perhaps best known for his Billiken Rag and Gum Shoe Fox Trot. He also composed using the pseudonym Bud Manchester.

Websites:
	Etilmon Justus "E.J." Stark	Biography by "Perf" Bill Edwards

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


	Trombone Johnsen (1908)		Fred Van Eps	Indestructible Record: 722

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


Billiken Rag (1913)		Colin McDonald
Brain-Storm Rag (1907)		James Pitt-Payne
Chicken Tango (1914)		James Pitt-Payne
Gum Shoe (1917)		Colin McDonald
La Mode (1913)	B.R. Whitlow	Unknown
Trombone Johnsen (1902)		Colin McDonald

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


Billiken Rag (1913)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Brain-Storm Rag (1907)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Chicken Tango (1914)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D+T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Clover Blossom Rag (1912)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/B+T/B/GB(B)
Gum Shoe (1917)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Gum Shoe (1917)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/B
La Mode (1913)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A(T)/T/T/B/B(GB)
La Mode (1913)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A(T)/T/B
Trombone Johnsen (1902)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D/A/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Twilight (1907)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T+B/T+B/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Alan Martin	Everything is Ragtime Now

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE471	Billiken Rag (1913) A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.	1-2 days
DBE1053	Brain-Storm Rag (1907) - Two Step T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.	print-on-demand	€9.00	£7.50	$11.75
DBE1054	Chicken Tango (1914) - One Step - Tango - Trot D+T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.	print-on-demand	€9.00	£7.50	$11.75
DBE1055	Clover Blossom Rag (1912) A/T/B+T/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.	print-on-demand	€9.00	£7.50	$11.75
DBE472	Gum Shoe (1917) - Fox Trot A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.	1-2 days
DBE472C	Gum Shoe (1917) - Fox Trot A/T/B, approx. 3¾ mins.	1-2 days
DBE473	La Mode (1913) - The New Dance Sensation A(T)/T/T/B/B(GB), approx. 2¾ mins.	1-2 days
⇑DBE473C	La Mode (1913) - The New Dance Sensation A(T)/T/B, approx. 2¾ mins.	1-2 days
DBE474	Trombone Johnsen (1902) - A Ragtime Cake Walk D/A/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 4½ mins.	1-2 days
DBE1057	Twilight (1907) - Flower Song - A Meditation A/T/T+B/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3 mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


Billiken Rag (1913)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Brain-Storm Rag (1907)	T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Chicken Tango (1914)	D+T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Clover Blossom Rag (1912)	A/T/B+T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Gum Shoe (1917)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Gum Shoe (1917)	A/T/B	Pub.
La Mode (1913)	A(T)/T/T/B/B(GB)	Pub.
La Mode (1913)	A(T)/T/B	Pub.
Trombone Johnsen (1902)	D/A/T/T+B/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Twilight (1907)	A/T/T+B/T+B/B/GB(B)	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Brain-Storm Rag (1907)	E.J. Stark (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Clover Blossom Rag (1912)	E.J. Stark (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Trombone Johnsen (1902)	E.J. Stark (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Twilight (1907)	E.J. Stark (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 16 works by Etilmon J. Stark (1867-1962). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Bryan and Sewell--Free Silver (w&m)	1896
W.M.A. Cadets' March, The	1898
Trombone Johnsen	1902	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) Fred Van Eps (perf.)	Pub.
John Henry	1903		Pub.
Kyrene	1903		Pub.
Brain-Storm Rag	1907	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) as Bud Manchester	Pub.
Twilight	1907	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Clover Blossom Rag	1912	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) as Bud Manchester	Pub.
Billiken Rag	1913	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Elaine	1913		Pub.
La Mode	1913	B.R. Whitlow (co-author) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Valse Pensive	1913		Pub.
Chicken Tango	1914	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Gum Shoe	1917	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
We Are Coming, Uncle Sammy	1917	John Stark (words)	Pub.
Darktown Capers	?		Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


E.J. Stark	Billikin Rag (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
E.J. Stark	Brain-Storm Rag (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
E.J. Stark	Chicken Tango (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
E.J. Stark	Elaine (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
E.J. Stark	Kyrene (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry