James Thornton  (1861-1938)
Last updated: 18.12.23
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James Thornton  (1861-1938) has at least 10 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
Bridge of Sighs, The
Music by: James Thornton.
Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons
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Printed: 1900. Sheet Music 5 pages.
b001i2iql4_m.jpgDon't Give Up the Old Love For the New
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Performed by: Bonnie Thornton
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.
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Printed: 1896. Sheet Music.
It Don't Seem Like the Same Old Smile
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Performed by: Bonnie Thornton
Publisher: Chas. Sheard & Co.
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Printed: 1896. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Living Pictures
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co.
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  Printed: 1894. Sheet Music 5 pages.
b06xfjy6kg_m.jpgOn the Benches in the Park
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Performed by: Bonnie Thornton
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.
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Printed: 1896. Sheet Music.
b06xfjfpl8_m.jpgShe May Have Seen Better Days
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Performed by: W. H. Windom
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co.
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Printed: 1894. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Streets of Cairo, The
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Performed by: Ellaline Terriss, Bonnie Thornton
Publisher: Frank Harding
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Printed: 1893. Sheet Music 5 pages.
There's a Little Star Shining For You
Music by: James Thornton.
Performed by: Bonnie Thornton
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.
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  Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 5 pages.
There's a Mother Always Waiting You at Home, Sweet Home
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Publisher: Howley, Haviland & Dresser
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Printed: 1903. Sheet Music 5 pages.
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Words and Music by: James Thornton.
Performed by: Bonnie Thornton
Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 3 pages.
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1899-1900) J. Thornton Joseph Natus
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
audioextmp315.gif It Don't Seem Like the Same Old Smile (1897) J. Thornton George J. Gaskin Columbia Phonograph Company: 4090
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url15.gif Keeley Cure, The James Thornton (words & music)
Sam Bell (perf.)
 
url15.gif On the Benches in the Park James Thornton (words & music)
Richard George Knowles (perf.)
Fannie Leslie (perf.)
 
url15.gif She May Have Seen Better Days James Thornton (words & music)
James Thornton (perf.)
 
url15.gif Streets of Cairo, The James Thornton (words & music)
Ellaline Terriss (perf.)
Bonnie Thornton (perf.)
 
url15.gif When You Were Sweet Sixteen James Thornton (words & music)
Bonnie Thornton (perf.)
Hamilton Hill (perf.)
Julius P. Witmark (perf.)
 
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1898) J. Thornton (w&m)
Chas. Falke (perf.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 27 works by James Thornton (1861-1938). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Remember Poor Mother at Home (w&m) 1883  wvicon.gif
Irish Jubilee, The 1890 Chas B Lawlor (words)  wvicon.gif
I'm the Man That Wrote Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom- De-Ay (w&m) 1892  wvicon.gif
Keeley Cure, The 1892 John Stromberg (words)
Sam Bell (perf.)
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My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon (w&m) 1892 Bonnie Thornton (perf.)  Pub.
When the Days Grow Longer 1892 arr.: George Rosey  Pub.
Man That Brought Columbus Over Here, The 1893  Pub.
Streets of Cairo, The (w&m) 1893 Ellaline Terriss (perf.)
Bonnie Thornton (perf.)
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When Summer Comes Again 1893 Bonnie Thornton (perf.)  Pub.
Living Pictures (w&m) 1894  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Maggie Mooney 1894  Pub.
She May Have Seen Better Days (w&m) 1894 James Thornton (perf.)
W. H. Windom (perf.)
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Climbing Up to Heaven on a Moonbeam (w&m) 1895  Pub.
Don't Give Up the Old Love For the New (w&m) 1896 Bonnie Thornton (perf.)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Going For a Pardon 1896 Clara Hauenschild (words)
Bonnie Thornton (perf.)
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It Don't Seem Like the Same Old Smile (w&m) 1896 George J. Gaskin (perf.)
Bonnie Thornton (perf.)
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Let Me Call You My Sweetheart Again 1896  Pub.
On the Benches in the Park (w&m) 1896 Richard George Knowles (perf.)
Fannie Leslie (perf.)
Bonnie Thornton (perf.)
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Concert Hall Singer, The (w&m) 1897  Pub.
There's a Little Star Shining For You 1898 Bonnie Thornton (perf.)  amazon15.gif Pub.
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (w&m) 1898 Chas. Falke (perf.)
Hamilton Hill (perf.)
Joseph Natus (perf.)
Bonnie Thornton (perf.)
Julius P. Witmark (perf.)
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I Hope She's Doing Well (w&m) 1899 Bonnie Thornton (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Bridge of Sighs, The (w&m) 1900 Bernard Dyllyn (perf.)  amazon15.gif Pub.
There's a Mother Always Waiting You at Home, Sweet Home (w&m) 1903  Pub.
He Sent Her a Piece of the Wedding Cake 1904 Arthur Lamb (words)  wvicon.gif
He Looks Just Like His Mother 1905 H W Behman (words)  Pub.
Just For the Sake of Old Times (w&m) 1949  wvicon.gif