Pete Wendling (1888-1974)
Last updated: 08.11.24
According to the Internet source given below, Pete Wendling was an American composer and pianist born in New York City. He rose to prominence in the 1910's with such hits as Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (1916), Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1919), Take Your Girlie to the Movies (1919) and Oh What a Pal Is Mary (1919). A leading pianist of his day, he joined the Rhythmodik Music Roll Company in 1914 producing piano rolls. By 1916 he was recording for American Piano Company (Ampico) before joining the prestigious QRS in 1918 where he remained until 1925. Thereafter he returned to composing in which he remained until his retirement in the 1950s. Of ragtime interest are his Soup and Fish (1913) andChromatic Rag (1916) which he co-authored with Harry Jentes and Ed Gerhart respectively. He died in New York City.
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Pete Wendling | Brief biography by wikipedia.org |
Pete Wendling (1888-1974) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Take Me to the Land of Jazz Music by: Pete Wendling. Words by: Edgar Leslie, Bert Kalmar
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Monastery Bells (1922) | H.W. Lange | Edison Blue Amberol: 4510 | |
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By the Sycamore Tree (1903) | Harry MacDonough | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8526 | |
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I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918) | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
Edison Blue Amberol: 3501 | |
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Monastery Bells (1911) | Indestructible Military Band | Indestructible Record: 1465 | |
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My Little Sister Mary (1921) | Lewis James | Edison Blue Amberol: 4400 | |
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Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919) | Arthur Middleton as Edward Allen | Edison Blue Amberol: 3872 |
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Monastery Bells (1921) | P. Wendling | Merle Alcock | Victor: B-25201 |
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Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919) | P. Wendling | Arthur Middleton as Edward Allen | Edison: 6903 |
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Quicker Than You Can Say Jack Robinson (1935) | P. Wendling | Dolly Dawn | Victor: BS-98440 |
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Pee Wee Russell | The Land of Jazz |        |
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Ted Lewis | Jazzworthy 1929-33 | |
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Various Artists | Real Ragtime | |
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Jody Dall'Armi | On the Level, You're a Little Devil | |
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Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band (1917) | P. Wendling (music) Lew Cobwell (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town (1919) | P. Wendling (music) B. Kalmar (words) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Crying for the Moon (1922) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Down by the Meadow-Brook (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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False Faces (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Flirt (1922) | P. Wendling (w&m) M. Kortlander (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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He Loves It (1922) | P. Wendling (music) G. Clarke (words) E. Leslie (words) Monica Young (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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⇑Hello! Lemonade (1919) | P. Wendling (music) B. Kalmar (words) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918) | P. Wendling (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home (1918) | P. Wendling (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words) A. Jolson (perf.) A. Jolson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Indiana |
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Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Indiana |
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Over the Top (1917) | P. Wendling (music) J. Wells (coauth.) A. Bryan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Sleepy Little Village (1922), A | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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Take Your Girlie to the Movies if You Can't Make Love at Home (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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⇑What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz? (1920) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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Whenever You're Lonesome Just Telephone Me (1922) | P. Wendling (music) M. Kortlander (coauth.) |
Piano | Indiana | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 81 works by Pete Wendling (1888-1974).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| By the Sycamore Tree | 1904 | Haven Gillespie (words) Harry MacDonough (perf.) |
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| Mysterious Tango, The | 1914 | |
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| Foxy Grandpa | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Hee Haw | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub.  |
| Jelly Roll | 1915 | Henry Santley (co-author) | |
| Rockaway Hunt | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Steeplechase | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Blue Monday | 1916 | Milton Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Call of a Nation, The | 1916 | Fred Ahlert (co-author) | Pub. |
| Chromatic Rag | 1916 | Ed Gerhart (co-author) | Pub. |
| Honky Tonk | 1916 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Panatella | 1916 | M. Kay Jerome (co-author) | Pub. |
| Priscilla Waltz | 1916 | |
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| Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula | 1916 | E. Ray Goetz (co-author) Joe Young (co-author) Al Jolson (perf.) |
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| Zig Zag | 1916 | M.K. Jerome (co-author) | Pub. |
| Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band | 1917 | Lew Cobwell (words) | |
| Buzzin' the Bee | 1917 | Jack Wells (co-author) | Pub. |
| Over the Top | 1917 | Jack Wells (co-author) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me | 1918 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
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| Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home | 1918 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) Al Jolson (perf.) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town | 1919 | Bert Kalmar (words) Edgar Leslie (words) |
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| Down by the Meadow-Brook | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) | Pub. |
| False Faces | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) | Pub. |
| Hello! Lemonade | 1919 | Bert Kalmar (words) Edgar Leslie (words) |
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| Music of Wedding Chimes, The | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) | Pub. |
| Oh! What a Pal Was Mary | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) Arthur Middleton as Edward Allen (perf.) |
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| Take Me to the Land of Jazz | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) |
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| Take Your Girlie to the Movies if You Can't Make Love at Home | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) |
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| What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz? | 1920 | Edgar Leslie (words) James Blyler (perf.) Jane Green (perf.) |
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| My Little Sister Mary | 1921 | Lewis James (perf.) | |
| Crying for the Moon | 1922 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| ⇑ Flirt (w&m) | 1922 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | |
| He Loves It | 1922 | Grant Clarke (words) Edgar Leslie (words) Monica Young (perf.) |
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| Monastery Bells | 1922 | Merle Alcock (perf.) Indestructible Military Band (perf.) Henry W. Lange (perf.) |
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| Sleepy Little Village, A | 1922 | Edgar Leslie (words) | Pub. |
| Whenever You're Lonesome Just Telephone Me | 1922 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Black'n Blue | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Buck Shots | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Butter Fingers | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Flower of Spain | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
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| Left Hand Tricks | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | |
| New Orleans Fizz | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Silver Screen | 1924 | Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Steps - Modern Progression | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| She Keeps Me in the Dark But I Met Her in the Moonlight | 1926 | Alfred Bryan (words) William Raskin (words) Pep Casson (perf.) |
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| There's Something Nice About Everyone But There's Everything Nice About You | 1926 | Arthur Terker (words) Alfred Bryan (words) Kramer Twins (perf.) Meryl Sisters (perf.) |
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| How Long Has This Been Goin' On | 1927 | Benny Davis (words) Josephine Harmon (perf.) Georgia Sands (perf.) |
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| Lonesome Waltz | 1927 | Alfred Bryan (words)
Arr. by Harry Tiedeman |
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| Arms of Love | 1928 | Alfred Bryan (words) Francis Wheeler (words) |
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| Cherie Chilly-Pom-Pom-Pee | 1928 | Alfred Bryan (words) Scrappy Lambert (perf.) Nick Lucas (perf.) |
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| Don't Keep Me in the Dark, Bright Eyes | 1928 | Thomas Henry Lodge (co-author) Joe Rea (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Humoreskimo | 1928 | Henri Berchman (co-author) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| Starlight and Tulips | 1928 | Alfred Bryan (words) | Pub. |
| Cubanella | 1929 | Thomas Henry Lodge (co-author) Jack Meskill (words) |
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| Loose Ankles | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) | |
| Me and the Clock | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) Billy Mann (words) |
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| There's a Four Leaf Clover in My Pocket | 1929 | Lew Colwell (words) Jack Meskill (words) |
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| There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie! (w&m) | 1929 | Harry Richman (co-author) Jack Meskill (co-author) Harry Richman (perf.) |
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| Wonderful You | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) Max Rich (words) Allyn Reese (perf.) |
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| You're a Pain the Heart to Me | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) Al Hoffman (words) |
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| Crying Myself to Sleep | 1930 | John Klenner (words) Kate Smith (perf.) |
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| I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You From Now On (w&m) | 1930 | George Whiting (co-author) Lou Breese (perf.) Frank Wilson (perf.) |
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| I'm Tickled Pink With a Blue-Eyed Baby | 1930 | Charles O'Flynn (words) | |
| Just a Little Dance Mam'selle | 1930 | Charles O'Flynn (words) Ben Gordon (words) |
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| Singin' in a Hammock | 1930 | Tot Seymour (words) Chas O'Flynn (words) Sherman Keene (perf.) Eddie Lane (perf.) |
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| Swingin' in a Hammock | 1930 | Tot Seymour (words) Chas O'Flynn (words) Weede Meyer (perf.) Husk O'Hare (perf.) |
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| Who's Calling You Sweetheart To-Night | 1930 | Charles O'Flynn (words) Ben Gordon (words) |
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| Give Me Your Affection, Honey | 1931 | Carmen Lombardo (words) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| Rock Me in a Cradle of Kalua | 1931 | Al Bryan (words) Smith Ballew (perf.) Jack Benny (perf.) Ben Bernie (perf.) |
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| Thanks to You | 1931 | Grant Clarke (words) | Pub. |
| Three of Us | 1933 | Lee David (co-author) Charles O'Flynn (co-author) Three X Sisters (perf.) |
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| ⇑ I Believe in Miracles | 1934 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Geo. W. Meyer (words) Joey Nash (perf.) |
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| It's an Old Fashioned World After All | 1934 | Alfred Bryan (words) George W. Meyer (words) |
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| Ooh! You Miser You! | 1934 | Sam M Lewis (words) | |
| Rockin' on the Porch | 1934 | Tot Seymour (words) Lillian Roth (perf.) |
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| Nothing Lives Longer Than Love | 1935 | Sam M. Lewis (words) | |
| I'm a Fool For Loving You | 1936 | Sam M. Lewis (words) | |
| Quicker Than You Can Say Jack Robinson | 1936 | George W. Meyer (co-author) Mack David (co-author) Dolly Dawn (perf.) |
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| Don't Wake Up My Heart | 1938 | George W. Meyer (co-author) Sam M. Lewis (co-author) |
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| On the Street of Regret | 1942 | John Klenner (words) | |
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| Frisky Fingers | 1949 | Solly Violinsky (co-author) | |