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William Jerome

William Jerome Flannery, September 30, 1865 – June 25, 1932) was an American songwriter, born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York of Irish immigrant parents, Mary Donnellan and Patrick Flannery. He collaborated with numerous well-known composers and performers of the era but is best remembered for his decade-long association with Jean Schwartz with whom he created many popular songs and musical shows in the 1900s and early 1910s.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1865, Died June 25, 1932

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, arranger

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 301 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 45968 10-in. 8/25/1915 Back home in Tennessee Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46650 10-in. 3/18/1916 I'm going way back home and have a wonderful time Anna Chandler Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46732 10-in. 4/21/1916 I've got the blues for home sweet home Oscar Shaw Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 47041 10-in. 9/22/1916 Love me at twilight Inez Barbour ; Charles Harrison Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77210 10-in. 7/13/1917 On the old Fall River Line Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77912 10-in. 6/21/1918 God spare our boys over there Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
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 lyricist  
Columbia 78076 10-in. 9/25/1918 Take me back to that rose covered shack Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79085 10-in. 3/27/1920 That old Irish mother of mine Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79179 10-in. 5/17/1920 Mammy's goodnight lullaby Charles Harrison ; Lewis James Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79302 10-in. 6/22/1920 And the green grass grew all around Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79327 10-in. 7/2/1920 A little bunch of shamrocks Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79479 10-in. 10/23/1920 Sweet Kentucky lady (dry your eyes) Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79558 10-in. 12/7/1920 Happy Hottentot Frank Crumit ; Paul Biese Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 79887 10-in. 6/14/1921 When you're in, you're in, in Indiana Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 80968 10-in. 4/14/1923 Old King Tut Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81489 10-in. 1/17/1924 In the land where the green shamrock grows William A. Kennedy Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 140392 10-in. 2/25/1925 I don't want to get married Clover Garden Orchestra ; Billy Jones ; William C. Polla Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 37396 12-in. approximately 1915 Back home in Tennessee (One-step) Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band lyricist  
Columbia 49473 12-in. ca. 1918 Everything is peaches down in Georgia Prince's Band Band songwriter  
Columbia W143854 10-in. 4/1/1927 That old Irish mother of mine Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar lyricist  
Columbia W145505 10-in. 1/11/1928 Chinatown, my Chinatown Art Gillham Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia 146023 10-in. 4/11/1928 Chinatown, my Chinatown Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 146235 10-in. 5/3/1928 Get out and get under the moon Broadway Bellhops Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146319 10-in. 5/22/1928 Get out and get under the moon Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet lyricist  
(Results 226-250 of 301 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jerome, William," accessed March 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106565.

Jerome, William. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106565.

"Jerome, William." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106565

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