Frank Wooster (1885-1942)

Overview

Frank Wooster was a St Louis ragtime composer and publisher of a handful of rags the best known of which being The Black Cat Rag (1905) which he co-authored with Ethyl B. Smith

Websites:
	Frank Wooster	Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards

Frank Wooster (1885-1942) has at least 5 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Black Cat Rag, The
Music by: Frank Wooster.
Co-Author: Ethyl B. Smith

Publisher:	Frank Wooster Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: .	Sheet Music 4 pages. Limited Availability.

Blue Jay Rag, The
Music by: Frank Wooster.

Publisher:	Stark Music Co
Suppliers:	B0000D5DNI: not available.
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Brownie Rag, The
Music by: Frank Wooster.
Co-Author: Max Wilkins

Publisher:	Frank Wooster Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Lucy Song
Words and Music by: Frank Wooster.

Publisher:	American Music Syndicate
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

My South Sea Island Queen
Music by: Frank Wooster.
Co-Author: Clarence Edmunds

Publisher:	Frank Wooster Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Black Cat Rag (1905), The	E.B. Smith	Colin D. McDonald
	Brownie Rag (1905), The	M. Wilkins	James Pitt-Payne

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


	Black Cat Rag (1905), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
	Brownie Rag (1905), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D/A/T/B/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Various Artists	Ragtime's Greatest Hits
	David Thomas Roberts	Folk Ragtime 1899-1914
	Tom Hazelton	Ragtime's Greatest Hits
	Elliott Adams	That Demon Rag
	American Ragtime Ensemble	Ragtime Chamber Music
	Bill Edwards	It's Ragging Cats and Dogs

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE1165	The Black Cat Rag (1905) - March & Two Step D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50
DBE1167	The Brownie Rag (1905) - An Original Stop Time Two Step D/A/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 5 mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Black Cat Rag (1905), The	D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
	Brownie Rag (1905), The	D/A/T/B/B/GB(B)	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Black Cat Rag (1905), The	F. Wooster (music) E.B. Smith (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 8 works by Frank Wooster (1885-1942). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Black Cat Rag, The	1905	Ethyl B. Smith (co-author) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Brownie Rag, The	1905	Max Wilkins (co-author) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Going Back to the Farm	1905	Clarence Edmunds (co-author)	Pub.
Lucy (w&m)	1905
Universal Rag	1905		Pub.
Liza, Won't You Let Me Come In	1906	Clarence Edmunds (co-author)	Pub.
My South Sea Island Queen	1906	Clarence Edmunds (co-author)	Pub.
Blue Jay Rag, The	1907

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	F. Wooster	The Blue Jay Rag (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
	F. Wooster	The Brownie Rag (0:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry