Fred Watson

Overview

All that can presently (November 2019) be gleaned about Fred Watson from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that he has 4 works published between 1910 and 1913.
Of ragtime interest is Oh You Bear Cat Rag (1910) published by J. Fred Helf, New York, USA. and co-authored by Lewis F. Muir.
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My Melancholy Baby Song
Music by: Ernie Burnett.
Words by: Geo. A. Norton
Performed by: Fred Watson

Publisher:	Theron C. Bennett Co.
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Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Midi File(s) from various sources
	Mad House Rag (1911), The		James Pitt-Payne

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Mad House Rag (1911), The	F. Watson (music)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer
Oh You Bear Cat Rag (1910)	F. Watson (music) L.F. Muir (coauth.)	Piano	YorkSpace
Oh You Bear Cat Rag - Song (1910)	F. Watson (music) L.F. Muir (coauth.) William Tracy (words) Emma Carus (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Oh! Mister Sherlock Holmes Won't You Find My Loving Man? (1913)	F. Watson (music) Basil Brady (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
On Ragtime Bay (1913)	F. Watson (music) B. Grossman (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
As performer
My Melancholy Baby (1911)	E. Burnett (music) G.A. Norton (words) F. Watson (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Americans Come! (1918), The	F. Foster (music) Elizabeth A. Wilbur (words) John McCormack (perf.) F. Watson (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP

Titles

The peformer is featured on 2 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


	My Melancholy Baby (1911)	Ernie Burnett	George A. Norton (words) Fred Watson (perf.)
	Americans Come! (1918), The	Fay Foster	Elizabeth A. Wilbur (words) John McCormack (perf.) Fred Watson (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 5 works by Fred Watson. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Oh You Bear Cat Rag	1910	Lewis F. Muir (co-author)
Oh You Bear Cat Rag - Song	1910	Lewis F. Muir (co-author) William Tracy (words) Emma Carus (perf.)	Pub.
Mad House Rag, The	1911
Oh! Mister Sherlock Holmes Won't You Find My Loving Man?	1913	Basil Brady (words)
On Ragtime Bay	1913	Bernie Grossman (words)	Pub.