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 176-200 of 261 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | DAL1056 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | Rainbow | Light Crust Doughboys | String band | composer | |
| Columbia | DAL1077 | 10-in. | 4/26/1940 | Snow deer | Light Crust Doughboys | String band | composer | |
| Columbia | C1719 | 10-in. | 12/14/1936 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Cody Fox ; Yellow Jackets | String band | composer | |
| Columbia | CO40600 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | Rainbow | Ray Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | CO40601 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | Snowdeer | Ray Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | CO54057 | 10-in. | 9/21/1955 | Snowdeer | Tunesmiths | String band | composer | |
| OKeh | 288 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1918 | A rainbow from the U.S.A. | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 407 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1918 | I ain't got weary yet | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 571 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1919 | By the camp fire | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70491 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | When it's moonlight in Mayo (Two Irish eyes are shining) | Charles Hart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70662 | 10-in. | May 1922 | Rustic Ann | Erdody's Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70665 | 10-in. | May 1922 | Keep on building castles in the air | Jack Green ; Natzy's Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70975 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | All muddled up | Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71272 | 10-in. | Feb. 1923 | Dreams of India | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72562 | 10-in. | 5/23/1924 | Burning kisses | Broadway Syncopators ; Billy Page | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72595 | 10-in. | 6/5/1924 | Burning kisses | Harold Oxley Post Lodge Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73159 | 10-in. | 2/9/1925 | You better keep the home fires burning (Cause your mamma's getting cold) | The Goofus Five ; Blanche Vincent | Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | 74300 | 10-in. | Aug. 1926 | Silver bell | Ernest V. Stoneman | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | composer | |
| OKeh | 74302 | 10-in. | Aug. 1926 | My pretty snow dear | Ernest V. Stoneman | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | composer | |
| OKeh | W402126 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | Come be my rainbow | Scottdale String Band | String band | composer | |
| OKeh | W402128 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | Silver bell | Scottdale String Band | String band | composer | |
| OKeh | W404571 | 10-in. | 12/6/1930 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Casa Loma Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1145 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Sweet Violet Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 824 | 10-in. | approximately early 1917 | On the party line | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 2015 | 10-in. | approximately July 1918 | A rainbow from the U.S.A. | Peerless Quartet | Vocal quartet | 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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External Sources
Wikipedia: Percy Wenrich
Discogs: Percy Wenrich
Allmusic: Percy Wenrich
Grove: Percy Wenrich
IMSLP: Percy Wenrich
IMDb: Percy Wenrich
Linked Open Data Sources
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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