R. P. Weston

Robert Patrick Weston (né Harris; 7 March 1878 – 6 November 1936) was an English songwriter. He was responsible for many successful songs and comic monologues between the 1900s and 1930s, mostly written in collaboration with other writers, notably Fred J. Barnes and Bert Lee, and performed successfully by Harry Champion, Stanley Holloway, and Gracie Fields, among others.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Islington (district of London, England)), Died November 6, 1936 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, 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
Victor	B-3956	10-in.	11/1/1906	What a mouth!	Burt Shepard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-3957	10-in.	11/1/1906	Killiecrankie	Burt Shepard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10223	10-in.	4/24/1911	Please go find my Billie-boy	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	77633	10-in.	1/14/1918	Fancy you fancying me	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	77665	10-in.	2/7/1918	Fancy you fancying me	John Mahan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	77679	10-in.	2/20/1918	Fancy you fancying me	Robert Lewis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	77689	10-in.	2/26/1918	Fancy you fancying me	Edna White Trumpet Quartette	Trumpet quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	26488	10-in.	approximately 1908	I don’t care if there’s a girl there	Jack Charman	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	44308	10-in.	July 1916	Y'a de jolies femmes	Alfred Nohcor	Male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	75893	12-in.	approximately 1917	Cheep, selection, part 1	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Vaudeville Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	75894	12-in.	approximately 1917	Cheep, selection, part 2	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Vaudeville Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	75927	12-in.	approximately May 1917	Our navy	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Guy Le Feuvre ; Vaudeville Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75939	12-in.	approximately 1917	I shall see you tonight	Albert W. Ketelbey ; May Morris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	75940	12-in.	approximately 1917	Somebody's coming to tea	Albert W. Ketelbey ; May Morris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	75941	12-in.	approximately 1917	Cheep, vocal gems, part 1	Columbia Revue Company ; Albert W. Ketelbey	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	75942	12-in.	approximately 1917	Cheep, vocal gems, part 1	Columbia Revue Company ; Albert W. Ketelbey	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	75946	12-in.	approximately 1917	Where did that one go?	Harry Glenn ; Albert W. Ketelbey ; Vaudeville Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E27492	10-in.	5/7/1928	Mama’s grown young, Papa’s grown old	Al Shayne	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	3938	10-in.	7/6/1915	I like your town	Glen Ellison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weston, R. P.," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113085.

Weston, R. P.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113085.

"Weston, R. P.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.