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 Joplin, Died March 17, 1952 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, tenor vocal
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 261 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | FW1271 | 10-in. | 9/10/1936 | When you wore a tulip (and I wore a big red rose) | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | LA1531 | 10-in. | 11/24/1937 | Sail along, silv'ry moon | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, steel guitar, and string bass | composer | |
| Edison | 1058 | 10-in. | 5/29/1912 | Silver bell | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 1181 | 10-in. | 8/8/1912 | Silver bell | Helen Clark ; Edwin Skedden | Female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 1568 | 10-in. | 7/14/1922 | Keep on building castles in the air | Ernest L. Stevens Trio | Saxophone, banjo, and piano | composer | |
| Edison | 3040 | 10-in. | between 5/18/1914 and 5/19/1914 | In my dream of you | Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 3041 | 10-in. | between 5/18/1914 and 5/19/1914 | In my dream of you | Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 3514 | 10-in. | 1/12/1915 | When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose | Walter Van Brunt | Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 3582 | 10-in. | 2/12/1915 | Cotton blossom time | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 3701 | 10-in. | 4/12/1915 | When it's moonlight in Mayo | Owen J. McCormack | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quintet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 3743 | 10-in. | 3/3/1915 | Moonlight Bay | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4628 | 10-in. | 4/4/1916 | Sweet cider time, when you were mine | Joseph A. Phillips | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4729 | 10-in. | 5/16/1916 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5415 | 10-in. | 2/27/1917 | Silver Bay | Metropolitan Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 5521 | 10-in. | 4/24/1917 | Where do we go from here? | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5534 | 10-in. | 5/3/1917 | On the party line | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5990 | 10-in. | 1/31/1918 | Silver bell | Vernon Dalhart ; Gladys Rice | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6388 | 10-in. | between 10/1/1918 and 10/2/1918 | Rainbow | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6389 | 10-in. | 10/2/1918 | Snow deer | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6394 | 10-in. | between 10/2/1918 and 10/4/1918 | I ain't got weary yet | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7251 | 10-in. | 3/30/1920 | One loving caress | Marion Evelyn Cox ; Gladys Rice | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 7280 | 10-in. | 4/8/1920 | One loving caress | Mabelle Wagner-Shank | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 7876 | 10-in. | 3/31/1921 | Love's little journey | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 8013 | 10-in. | 5/24/1921 | Sweetheart | Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8483 | 10-in. | 6/8/1922 | Keep on building castles in the air | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.
Wenrich, Percy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.
"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Wenrich, Percy, 1887-1952 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88006179
Wikidata: Percy Wenrich - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q370916
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87909221
MusicBrainz: Percy Wenrich - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5e04beb6-cfba-4fa1-b8e8-ae1b58a995d6
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/230358 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/230358
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