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 201-225 of 255 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 10184-10186 | 10-in. | 3/27/1923 | Dreams of India | Arnold Johnson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36499 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Casa Loma Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E16284-E16286 | 10-in. | 8/31/1925 | In the purple twilight | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17215-E17217 | 10-in. | 12/23/1925 | Baby | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17218-E17221 | 10-in. | 12/23/1925 | Lantern of love | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17222-E17224 | 10-in. | 12/23/1925 | Lantern of love | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo and female vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17225-E17227 | 10-in. | 12/23/1925 | Land of romance | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17384-E17386 | 10-in. | 1/7/1926 | Lantern of love | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo and female vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17387-E17389 | 10-in. | 1/7/1926 | Land of romance | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E18016-E18018 | 10-in. | 2/18/1926 | Land of romance | Virginia Rea | Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E18029-E18031 | 10-in. | 2/19/1926 | Baby | Franklyn Baur ; Brunswick Hour Orchestra ; Walter G. Haenschen ; Virginia Rea | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E21783-E21785 | 10-in. | 3/8/1927 | When you wore a tulip (And I wore a big red rose) | McClung Brothers | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer | |
| Brunswick | E22245-E22247 | 10-in. | 4/4/1927 | When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose | Dixieland Four | Male vocal quartet, with lute, guitar, and piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E22248-E22249 | 10-in. | 4/4/1927 | Moonlight Bay | Dixieland Four | Male vocal quartet, with lute, guitar, and piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E23132-E23134 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Dixieland Four | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E26073-E26074 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Snow deer | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and whistling | composer | |
| Brunswick | E26077-E26078 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Snow deer | Sookie Hobbs ; Buell Kazee | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and whistling | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2090 | 10-in. | 7/20/1928 | Snow deer | Floyd Thompson and his Home Towners | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2289 | 10-in. | 8/31/1928 | Snow deer | Floyd Thompson Home Towners | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | ATL936 | 10-in. | 3/20/1930 | Put on your old gray bonnet | Hoky Poky Boys ; Hoke Rice | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1097W-1099W | 10-in. | 8/10/1925 | In the purple twilight | The Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | DAL1056 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | Rainbow | Light Crust Doughboys | String band | 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.
Wenrich, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.
"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Wenrich, Percy, 1887-1952 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88006179
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MusicBrainz: Percy Wenrich - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5e04beb6-cfba-4fa1-b8e8-ae1b58a995d6
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