Jack Norworth
John Godfrey Knauff (January 5, 1879 – September 1, 1959), known professionally as Jack Norworth, was an American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1879 (Philadelphia), Died September 1, 1959 (Laguna Beach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, vocalist, songwriter, composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-3463 | 10-in. | 6/13/1906 | Holding hands and you don't say nothing at all | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Tally | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-3967 | 10-in. | 11/2/1906 | I'm sorry | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-4605 | 10-in. | 6/19/1907 | Honey boy | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | E-4605 | 8-in. | 6/19/1907 | Honey boy | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-4676 | 10-in. | 7/12/1907 | Honey boy | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-4782 | 10-in. | 8/9/1907 | Honey boy | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with whistling and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | E-5089 | 8-in. | 2/20/1908 | Nothing ever troubles me | Ed Morton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6068 | 10-in. | 3/31/1908 | Smarty | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6117 | 10-in. | 4/16/1908 | Smarty | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | E-6117 | 8-in. | 4/16/1908 | Smarty | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6352 | 10-in. | 8/18/1908 | You will have to sing an Irish song | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6384 | 10-in. | 9/2/1908 | I'm glad I'm married | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6395 | 10-in. | 9/9/1908 | Take me out to the ball game | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6583 | 10-in. | 11/6/1908 | Good evening, Caroline! | Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-6597 | 10-in. | 11/12/1908 | Over on the Jersey side | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-6666 | 10-in. | 12/15/1908 | Shine on, harvest moon | Harry Macdonough ; Miss Walton | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8225 | 10-in. | 9/10/1909 | I'm glad I'm a boy—I'm glad I'm a girl | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8630 | 10-in. | 2/15/1910 | Shine on, harvest moon barn dance | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-8701 | 12-in. | 3/7/1910 | Come along, my Mandy | Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, lyricist | |
| Victor | C-8702 | 12-in. | 3/7/1910 | Shine on, harvest moon | Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8703 | 10-in. | 3/7/1910 | College medley | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | B-8707 | 10-in. | 3/14/1910 | Back to my old home town | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-8708 | 10-in. | 3/14/1910 | Daffydils | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-8709 | 12-in. | 3/14/1910 | Young America | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-8888 | 10-in. | 4/25/1910 | Sadie Brady | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | C-8998 | 12-in. | 5/20/1910 | Rosa Rosetta | Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-9632 | 10-in. | 11/8/1910 | For months and months and months | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | C-9633 | 12-in. | 11/8/1910 | How can they tell that Oi'm Irish? | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-9829 | 10-in. | 1/20/1911 | Everyone in favor, say 'Aye' | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | C-9830 | 12-in. | 1/20/1911 | Turn off your light, Mr. Moon Man | Nora Bayes ; Jack Norworth | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | B-10222 | 10-in. | 4/24/1911 | No more staying out late | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | B-13698 | 10-in. | 8/13/1913 | The Kellys are at it again | Ed Morton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-39141 | 10-in. | 9/1/1927 | Shine on harvest moon | Vernon Dalhart ; International Novelty Orchestra ; Carson Robison | Orchestra, with male vocal duet | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-39442 | 10-in. | 7/18/1927 | Shine on harvest moon | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63340 | 10-in. | 8/14/1930 | Shine on, harvest moon | The Southerners | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-014622 | 10-in. | 10/4/1937 | Take me out to the ball game | The Old Timer's Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051230 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | Shine on harvest moon [from Ziegfeld follies of 1908] | Anita Boyer ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; The Tune Twisters ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0003 | 10-in. | 1/2/1945 | Shine on, harvest moon | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0891 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Shine on harvest moon | Count Basie ; Rhythm (Count Basie) | Jazz quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 3669 | 10-in. | between January and July 1907 | Honey boy | Columbia Male Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3917 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-July 1908 | Take me out to the ball game | Harvey Hindermyer ; Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 4033 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-May 1909 | Shine on, harvest moon | Bob Roberts | Male vocal solo and female vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4176 | 10-in. | between 1909 and January 1910 | I'm glad I'm a boy | Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 4184 | 10-in. | ca. 1909 | Falling star | Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 4561 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Oct. 1910 | Come along my Mandy | Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19579 | 10-in. | 9/30/1911 | You will have to sing an Irish song | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38162 | 10-in. | 7/26/1912 | Honey boy | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77328 | 10-in. | 9/12/1917 | Over there | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80559 | 10-in. | 9/18/1922 | I'm askin' ye ain't it the truth | Ruth Roye | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 30180 | 12-in. | 10/19/1908 | Good evening, Caroline | Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145377 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Shine on harvest moon | Bob Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W148277 | 10-in. | 8/14/1929 | Take me out to the ball game | Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150648 | 10-in. | 7/11/1930 | Shine on, harvest moon | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151144 | 10-in. | 1/5/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with alto saxophone and piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151704 | 10-in. | 7/30/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151719 | 10-in. | 8/10/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 6457 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Give me a tinkle on the telephone | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 6458 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Sister Susie's marrying Tommy Atkins | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 6462 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Which switch is the switch | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 6463 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Sally from Calais | Jack Norworth | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 6464 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Safe in our wardrobe | Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 6465 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | When I'm with you | Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 6475 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Same sort of mother | Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth | Vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 29299 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Molly McCarthy | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29300 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | The Kitty telephone girl | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29301 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Oh, how could he sing an Irish song? | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29302 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Sister Susie’s sewing shirts for soldiers | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29323 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Mother’s sitting knitting little mittens | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29324 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | My boy | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29925 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | A syncopated romance : She wants to marry me | Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29926 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Waiting ‘neath your window | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29927 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | You can’t get away from it | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29928 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | When we are M-A-R-R-I-E-D | Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29948 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Go away, Mr. Moon | Gertrude Lang ; Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 29949 | 10-in. | approximately 1915 | Private Michael Cassidy | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 35886 | 10-in. | 1906 | Private Michael Cassidy : Part 1 | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 35887 | 10-in. | 1906 | Private Michael Cassidy : Part 2 | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 65431 | 10-in. | approximately 1916 | On his first day home on leave | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | 65432 | 10-in. | approximately 1916 | Keep your head down | Jack Norworth | vocalist | ||
| Columbia | C1401 | 10-in. | 6/15/1936 | Take me out to the ball game | Hoosier Hot Shots | Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W351086 | 10-in. | 8/18/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Jack Whitney and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W365031 | 10-in. | 9/15/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Ruth Brown [Kate Smith] | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7976 | 10-in. | June 1921 | My daddy | Vaughn De Leath ; Rega Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | o-8179 | 10-in. | ca. June 1921 | My daddy | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74432 | 10-in. | Dec. 1926 | Shine on, harvest moon | Justin Ring ; Yellow Jackets | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401618 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | Shine on, harvest moon | Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403618 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | Shine on, harvest moon | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35874 | 10-in. | 2/19/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36288 | 10-in. | 3/7/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner | Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and mandolin. | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36465 | 10-in. | 4/14/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E37112 | 10-in. | 8/27/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Boswell Sisters | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E24681-E24684 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Shine on harvest moon | Carter's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24684) | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | TCL1547 | 10-in. | 12/10/1931 | Shine on, harvest moon | Tick, Tack and Toe | Vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8085 | 10-in. | 6/21/1921 | My daddy | James Doherty | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 189] | 10-in. | between late 1908 and early 1909 | Good evening, Caroline | Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 220-B] | 10-in. | between late 1908 and early 1909 | I'm glad I'm married | Pete Murray | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 229-A] | 10-in. | between late 1908 and early 1909 | Shine on, harvest moon | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Norworth, Jack," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106319.
Norworth, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106319.
"Norworth, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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