Pete Wendling (1888-1974)

Overview

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.

Websites:
	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.

Take Me to the Land of Jazz
Music by: Pete Wendling.
Words by: Edgar Leslie, Bert Kalmar

Publisher:	Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1919.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

	Title (Release Year)	Instruments/Issue	Performers


MP3 File(s)
By the Sycamore Tree (1903)	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8526	Harry MacDonough
I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918)	Edison Blue Amberol: 3501	Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan
Monastery Bells (1922)	Edison Blue Amberol: 4510	H.W. Lange
Monastery Bells (1911)	Indestructible Record: 1465	Indestructible Military Band
My Little Sister Mary (1921)	Edison Blue Amberol: 4400	Lewis James
Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919)	Edison Blue Amberol: 3872	Edward Allen

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Jazz Music CDs:
	Pee Wee Russell	The Land of Jazz
	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Ted Lewis	Jazzworthy 1929-33
	Various Artists	Real Ragtime
	Jody Dall'Armi	On the Level, You're a Little Devil

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band (1917)	P. Wendling (music) Lew Cobwell (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town (1919)	P. Wendling (music) B. Kalmar (words) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Crying for the Moon (1922)	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Down by the Meadow-Brook (1919)	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
False Faces (1919)	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
He Loves It (1922)	P. Wendling (music) G. Clarke (words) E. Leslie (words) Monica Young (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Hello! Lemonade (1919)	P. Wendling (music) B. Kalmar (words) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918)	P. Wendling (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Music of Wedding Chimes (1919), The	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
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.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Kirk	Pub.
Oh! What a Pal Was Mary (1919)	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer Kirk	Pub.
Sleepy Little Village (1922), A	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1919)	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
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	Pub.
What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz? (1920)	P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 78 works by Pete Wendling (1888-1974). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1904-1919

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


By the Sycamore Tree	1904	Haven Gillespie (words) Harry MacDonough (perf.)
Mysterious Tango, The	1914
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
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)	Pub.
I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me	1918	Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.)	Pub.
Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home	1918	Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) Al Jolson (perf.)	Pub.
All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town	1919	Bert Kalmar (words) Edgar Leslie (words)	Pub.

1919-1924

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Down by the Meadow-Brook	1919	Edgar Leslie (words)
False Faces	1919	Edgar Leslie (words)	Pub.
Hello! Lemonade	1919	Bert Kalmar (words) Edgar Leslie (words)	Pub.
Music of Wedding Chimes, The	1919	Edgar Leslie (words)	Pub.
Oh! What a Pal Was Mary	1919	Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) Edward Allen (perf.)	Pub.
Take Me to the Land of Jazz	1919	Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words)	Pub.
Take Your Girlie to the Movies if You Can't Make Love at Home	1919	Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words)	Pub.
What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz?	1920	Edgar Leslie (words) James Blyler (perf.) Jane Greene (perf.)
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.)	Pub.
Monastery Bells	1922	Indestructible Military Band (perf.) Henry W. Lange (perf.)
Sleepy Little Village, A	1922	Edgar Leslie (words)	Pub.
Whenever You're Lonesome Just Telephone Me	1922	Max Kortlander (co-author)
Grandma's Boy	1922.	Harold Lloyd (perf.)
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.

1924-1930

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


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)
There's Something Nice About Everyone But There's Everything Nice About You	1926	Arthur Terker (words) Alfred Bryan (words)
How Long Has This Been Goin' On	1927	Benny Davis (words) Josephine Harmon (perf.) Georgia Sands (perf.)
Lonesome Waltz	1927	Alfred Bryan (words) Arr. by Harry Tiedeman
Arms of Love	1928	Alfred Bryan (words) Francis Wheeler (words)	Pub.
Cherie Chilly-Pom-Pom-Pee	1928	Alfred Bryan (words) Scrappy Lambert (perf.) Nick Lucas (perf.)	Pub.
Don't Keep Me in the Dark, Bright Eyes	1928	Thomas Henry Lodge (co-author) Joe Rea (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Humoreskimo	1928	Henri Berchman (co-author) Alfred Bryan (words)
Cubanella	1929	Thomas Henry Lodge (co-author) Jack Meskill (words)	Pub.
Loose Ankles	1929	Jack Meskill (words)
Me and the Clock	1929	Jack Meskill (words) Billy Mann (words)	Pub.
There's a Four Leaf Clover in My Pocket	1929	Lew Colwell (words) Jack Meskill (words)	Pub.
There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie!	1929	Harry Richman (words) Jack Meskill (words)
Wonderful You	1929	Jack Meskill (words) Max Rich (words) Allyn Reese (perf.)	Pub.
You're a Pain the Heart to Me	1929	Jack Meskill (words) Al Hoffman (words)	Pub.
Crying Myself to Sleep	1930	John Klenner (words) Kate Smith (perf.)

1930-1949

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You From Now On (w&m)	1930	George Whiting (co-author) Lou Breese (perf.) Frank Wilson (perf.)
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)
Swingin' in a Hammock	1930	Tot Seymour (words) Chas O'Flynn (words) Husk O'Hare (perf.)	Pub.
Who's Calling You Sweetheart To-Night	1930	Charles O'Flynn (words) Ben Gordon (words)	Pub.
Give Me Your Affection, Honey	1931	Carmen Lombardo (words) Alfred Bryan (words)
Rock Me in a Cradle of Kalua	1931	Al Bryan (words) Smith Ballew (perf.)	Pub.
Thanks to You	1931	Grant Clarke (words)	Pub.
I'm Sure of Everything But You (w&m)	1932	George W. Meyer (co-author) Charles O'Flynn (co-author)
I Believe in Miracles	1934	Sam M. Lewis (words) Geo. W. Meyer (words) Joey Nash (perf.)	Pub.
It's an Old Fashioned World After All	1934	Alfred Bryan (words) George W. Meyer (words)
⇑ Ooh! You Miser You!	1934	Sam M Lewis (words)
Rockin' on the Porch	1934	Tot Seymour (words) Lillian Roth (perf.)
I'm a Fool For Loving You	1936	Sam M. Lewis (words)
Quicker Than You Can Say Jack Robinson	1936
Don't Wake Up My Heart	1938	George W. Meyer (co-author) Sam M. Lewis (co-author)
On the Street of Regret	1942	John Klenner (words)
Frisky Fingers	1949	Solly Violinsky (co-author)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


P. Wendling	Frisky Fingers (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
P. Wendling	Hee Haw (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
P. Wendling	Jelly Roll (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
P. Wendling	Left Hand Tricks (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
P. Wendling	Silver Screen (2:45)	Ragtime Dorian Henry