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
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 255 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 38620 | 10-in. | 2/6/1913 | Whipped cream | Fred Van Eps | Banjo solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 38697 | 10-in. | 3/8/1913 | I miss my Mississippi man | Dolly Connolly | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 38698 | 10-in. | 3/10/1913 | My raggyadore | Dolly Connolly | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 38861 | 10-in. | 5/17/1913 | Snow dear | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 38975 | 10-in. | 7/30/1913 | Goodbye, summer, so long, fall, hello winter time | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39631 | 10-in. | 11/24/1914 | Cotton blossom time | Billy Burton ; James Hall | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39715 | 10-in. | 12/23/1914 | In my dream of you | George Wilton [i.e., George Wilton Ballard] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39716 | 10-in. | 12/23/1914 | When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45566 | 10-in. | 4/20/1915 | When it's moonlight in Mayo | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45872 | 10-in. | 7/21/1915 | Come back, Dixie | Billy Burton ; Herbert Stuart | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46053 | 10-in. | 9/24/1915 | In the glory of the moonlight | Henry Burr ; Columbia Mixed Quartette | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46150 | 10-in. | 10/23/1915 | A girl in your arms is worth two in your dreams | Henry Burr ; Grace Nash [i.e., Grace Kerns] | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46394 | 10-in. | 2/11/1916 | Sweet cider time when you were mine | Dolly Connolly | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46964 | 10-in. | 8/16/1916 | Way out yonder in the golden West | Dolly Connolly | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46997 | 10-in. | 9/6/1916 | Clover land | Howard Kopp | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47282 | 10-in. | 1/10/1917 | Silver Bay | Knickerbocker Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77103 | 10-in. | 6/5/1917 | Where do we go from here? | Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 77409 | 10-in. | 10/4/1917 | War song hits | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77544 | 10-in. | 12/3/1917 | In berry pickin' time | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77922 | 10-in. | 6/24/1918 | A rainbow from the U.S.A. | Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78091 | 10-in. | 10/2/1918 | I ain't got weary yet! | Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78305 | 10-in. | 2/18/1919 | By the campfire | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78368 | 10-in. | 3/24/1919 | Chong (He come from Hong Kong) | Columbia Saxophone Sextette [i.e., Master Saxophone Sextet] | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78817 | 10-in. | 11/19/1919 | When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78860 | 10-in. | 12/12/1919 | Clover land | George Hamilton Green | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.
Wenrich, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.
"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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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
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