Hughie L. Cannon

Hugo Cannon (April 9, 1877 – June 17, 1912) was an American songwriter and pianist whose best-known composition was the popular ragtime song "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey".

Birth and Death Data: Born May 11, 1877 (Detroit), Died June 17, 1912 (Toledo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 51 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-1159	10-in.	3/23/1904	Possum pie	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-1204	10-in.	4/12/1904	The stuttering coon	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-1204	8-in.	1/15/1907	The stuttering coon	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet	composer
Victor	A-1542	7-in.	6/30/1904	Bill Bailey, won't you please come home	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-1542	10-in.	6/30/1904	Bill Bailey, won't you please come home	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-2156	10-in.	1/18/1905	He done me wrong	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Victor	B-18917	10-in.	12/21/1916	He done me wrong	Leighton Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer, lyricist
Columbia	86	7-in.	ca. 1901	Just because she made dem goo-goo eyes	Will F. Denny	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	86	10-in.	ca. 1901	Just because she made dem goo-goo eyes	Will F. Denny	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	872	7-in.	ca. 1902	Bill Bailey, won't you please come home?	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	872	10-in.	ca. 1902	Bill Bailey, won't you please come home?	Artists vary	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	1440	7-in.	ca. 1903	I'll leave it to you	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	1440	10-in.	approximately 1903	I'll leave it to you	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	1449	7-in.	ca. 1903	Alec Busby, don't go away	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Columbia	1799	10-in.	ca. 1904-1908	He done me wrong	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	1802	10-in.	ca. 1904	Possum pie	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79131	10-in.	4/20/1920	He done me wrong	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W145166	10-in.	11/8/1927	Bill Baily won't you please come home	Young Brothers Tennessee Band	String band	composer
OKeh	W81368	10-in.	9/21/1927	Promenade all	Four Virginians	Instrumental quartet, with calls	lyricist, composer
Brunswick	E27754	10-in.	6/22/1928	Bill Bailey, won’t you please come home?	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	ATL6605	10-in.	11/10/1930	Bill Bailey	Perry Bechtel Colonels	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	composer, lyricist
Gramophone	0B3048	10-in.	3/18/1932	Won't you come home, Bill Bailey	Ambrose Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 4064[b]]	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	He done me wrong	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 4064[a]]	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	He done me wrong	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 4092[a]]	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	Possum pie	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer

(Results 26-50 of 51 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cannon, Hughie L.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100320.

Cannon, Hughie L.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100320.

"Cannon, Hughie L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.