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 151-175 of 255 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 79471 10-in. 10/21/1920 Missy Art Hickman's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79580 10-in. 12/20/1920 When it's moonlight in Mayo Howard Marsh Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79802 10-in. 4/16/1921 Chérie Happy Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80295 10-in. 4/12/1922 Keep on building castles in the air Frank Westphal Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80443 10-in. 7/8/1922 The 19th hole Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 80459 10-in. 7/15/1922 Silver stars Paul Specht Hotel Astor Orchestra [i.e., Paul Specht Orchestra] Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80602 10-in. 10/11/1922 All muddled up Paul Specht Hotel Astor Orchestra [i.e., Paul Specht Orchestra] Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80886 10-in. 3/5/1923 Lindy lady Shannon Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 81729 10-in. 4/25/1924 How are you goin' to wet your whistle? Ernest Errott Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica songwriter  
Columbia 81731 10-in. 4/25/1924 Snow deer Ernest Errott Thompson Harmonica solo, with guitar composer  
Columbia 140231 10-in. 1/8/1925 You better keep the home fires burning (cause your mamma's getting cold) Clara Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with violin and piano composer  
Columbia 30184 12-in. 10/20/1908 Rainbow Prince's Military Band Band composer  
Columbia 37479 12-in. 11/24/1915 In the glory of the moonlight Prince's Orchestra ; G. Hepburn Wilson Orchestra composer  
Columbia 48640 12-in. 3/21/1916 Sweet cider time when you were mine Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band composer  
Columbia 49237 12-in. 6/20/1917 Where do we go from here? Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 49298 12-in. 1/5/1918 War song medley one-step Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 49482 12-in. 8/24/1918 It's a long way to dear old Broadway Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia W140555 10-in. 4/26/1925 In the purple twilight Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141642 10-in. 2/8/1926 Lantern of love Ford and Glenn Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Columbia W141650 10-in. 2/9/1926 Lantern of love Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 141745 10-in. 3/2/1926 Lantern of love WMCA Broadcasters Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W145092 10-in. 11/3/1927 When you wore a tulip Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar composer  
Columbia W147250 10-in. 10/22/1928 Put on your old grey bonnet James "Stump" Johnson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer  
Columbia W148362 10-in. 4/19/1929 Silver bell Jess Young's Tennessee Band Violin and guitar, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 76631 12-in. approximately October 1919 By the camp fire Philip Braham ; Beatrice Lillie ; José de Moraes ; Prince of Wales Theatre Orchestra Vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
(Results 151-175 of 255 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

Wenrich, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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