Percy Wenrich

Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He is best known for writing the songs "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" and "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose", along with the rag "The Smiler". For more than 15 years, Wenrich toured with his wife, vaudeville performer, Dolly Connolly; for whom he wrote several hit songs, including "Red Rose Rag", "Alamo Rag" and "Moonlight Bay". He was known throughout his lifetime as "The Joplin Kid".

Birth and Death Data: Born January 23, 1887 (Joplin), Died March 17, 1952 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, tenor vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 252 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]2027	7-in.	ca. 1903	Put on your old gray bonnet	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-3382	10-in.	5/11/1906	Peaches and cream	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Descriptive scene and vocal, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-3382	8-in.	5/11/1906	Peaches and cream	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Descriptive scene and vocal, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-4918	10-in.	11/9/1907	The smiler	Ossman Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-6383	10-in.	9/2/1908	Rainbow	Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E-6387	8-in.	9/10/1908	Rainbow	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6387	10-in.	9/3/1908	Rainbow	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6504	10-in.	10/5/1908	Persian lamb rag	Vess L. Ossman	Banjo solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-6763	10-in.	2/1/1909	Naughty eyes	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-7037	10-in.	5/4/1909	The flower girl	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-7057	10-in.	5/7/1909	Sweetmeats two-step	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-7063	10-in.	5/11/1909	The recipe for love	Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8079	10-in.	6/28/1909	Dublin daisies	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8243	10-in.	9/21/1909	Dublin daisies march	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-8297	10-in.	10/14/1909	Put on your old grey bonnet	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-8429	10-in.	12/7/1909	Jungle moon	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-8432	10-in.	12/8/1909	Lilac blossoms	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-8671	10-in.	3/1/1910	Smiler rag	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8989	10-in.	5/24/1910	Silver bell	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9036	10-in.	5/31/1910	Sugar moon	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9385	10-in.	8/29/1910	Mandy, how do you do?	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9582	10-in.	10/26/1910	Silver bell	"That Girl" Quartet	Female vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9708	10-in.	12/13/1910	Silver bell	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9987	10-in.	2/21/1911	Alamo rag	"That Girl" Quartet	Female vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10020	10-in.	3/1/1911	Alamo rag	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed November 30, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

Wenrich, Percy. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 30 November 2023.