Walter B. Barney Kentucky Sheet Music Collection
Held by the Filson Historical Society
Collector: Barney, Walter B.
Title: Walter B. Barney Kentucky Sheet Music Collection
Call Number: Mss. SM B261
Extent: 2 boxes
Description:
The Walter B. Barney Kentucky Sheet Music Collection is organized into the following categories within two boxes; the originals and copies were collected and organized by Walter B. Barney and donated to the Filson Historical Society circa 2009.
Part I
Original Popular Music Sheets
Part II
- Color Facsimiles of Covers
- Black and White Facsimiles
Part III
Songs by William S. Hays & Charles L. Ward
Part I: Original Sheet Music
1. | ALONG THE LANE THAT LEADS TO LEXINGTON | Harris & Durand | 1913 | Drwg: couple by rural lane | |
2. | BACK IN THE HILLS OF KENTUCKY | Davis-Handman & Heagney | 1929 | Manning drwg of moonlit scene | |
3. | BELLE OF LOUISVILLE, THE | Frank French | 1995 | Drwg: Paddlewheeler | |
4. | BLUE KENTUCKY MOON | W&M Walter Donaldson | 1931 | Deco design by Frederick S. Manning; inset photo: Ben Ally | |
5. | BONAPARTES CORONATION MARCH | D. P. Faulds & co., Louisville | n.d. | ||
6. | BUSYBODY | Pee Wee King | 1952 | Blue photograph of Pee Wee King | |
7. | COME BACK HOME TO OLD KENTUCKY | C. Reisner, E.Taylor | 1915 | Deco drwg: seated man with cane and stylized landscape; inset photo: Maurice Burkhart | |
8. | COME TO MAMMOTH CAVE IN OLD KENTUCKY | Warden & Turner –Hibbeler | 1921 | Dedicated to the Kentucky Club of Paducah, Ky/four drwgs; River Styx, Mammoth Cave, boy with horse, Lincoln’s cabin and White House/pub Jettie W.E. Turner, Paducah | |
9. | CONTENTMENT | Louis E. Zoeller | 1920 | Al Sander’s Novelty Orchestra | |
10. | COUNTERFEIT BILL (FROM LOUISVILLE) | Brown & Henderson | 1923 | Wohlman art of man smoking cigar with women watching; inset of Harrietta Towne/Shapiro, Bernstein | |
11. | DEATH OF FLOYD COLLINS, THE | Rev. Andrew Jenkins & Mrs. Irene Spain | 1925 | All-type cover | |
12. | DEEPER THAN THE HOLLER | W&M, Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz | 1988 | Photo: Randy Travis | |
13. | DOWN KENTUCKY WAY (A Darkey Lullaby) | James Casey | 1919 | Cotton field scene | |
14. | DREAMING OF THAT OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Fred Danielson | 1905 | Drwg: soldiers by campfire | |
15. | ELIZA’S FLIGHT | Miss M.A. Collier & E.J. Loder | 1852 | Litho: Eliza and baby crossing ice floes (scene from Uncle Tom’s Cabin) | |
16. | EVERYTHING IS K.O. IN K-Y. | Egan & Whiting | 1923 | Starmer drwg of house and magnolia tree | |
17. | FALLS CITY MARCH | J.H. Siesennop | 1901 | All-type cover | |
18. | FARE THEE WELL MY OLD KENTUCKY | Costello & Nathan | 1906 | Drwg: Soldiers marching; Marie McNeil | |
19. | FONTAINE FERRY PARK MARCH, ded. to Harry A. Bilger | Ernesto Natiello | 1914 | Pub. by Ernesto Natiello, 1610 Rosewood Ave., Louisville, KY | |
20. | HAPPY DAYS IN OLD KENTUCKY | Schottische/E.J. Kohnhorst | 1906 | All-type cover | |
21. | HEADIN’ FOR LOUISVILLE | de Sylva & Meyer | 1925 | Printed In England/photo of Fred Barnes | |
22. | HEADIN’ HOME TO OLD KENTUCKY | W&M Raymond Scrivner | 1950 | Official song of My Old Kentucky Homecoming 1950; sepia photo of river scene with bridges; inset photo: Ernie Lee | |
23. | I LEFT MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME FOR YOU | William Jerome – Harry Von Tilzer | 1912 | Professional copy | |
24. | I LEFT MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME FOR YOU | Jerome & Von Tilzer | 1912 | Gene Buck drwg of young couple with suitcase & trunk | |
25. | I’M AS BLUE AS THE BLUE GRASS OF KENTUCKY | W&M E. Clinton Keithley | 1925 | Orange and blue drwg of man silhouetted; inset photo: E. Clinton Keithley | |
26. | I’M GETTING KIND OF LONESOME FOR MY OLDKENTUCKY PAL | Gray & Seeley | 1911 | Large photo of Blossom Seeley(?); inset Mabel Robinson | |
27. | I’M GOINGBACK TO KENTUCKY SUE | Lew Brown-Albert VonTilzer | 1912 | Green & black drwg of African American strumming banjo in front of cottage/inset photo: Florence Mascotie; artist Hirt | |
28. | I’M GOINGBACK TO KENTUCKY SUE | Lew Brown-Albert VonTilzer | 1912 | Green & black drwg of African American strumming banjo in front of cottage/inset photo: Ruby Norton and Sammy Lee | |
29. | I’M GWINE TO MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | W&M George Thomas Stoddard | 1905 | Drwg: cotton field with three houses | |
30. | I’M GWINE TO MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | W&M George Thomas Stoddard | 1915 | Drwg: cotton field with three houses | |
31. | I’M LONGING FOR MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Bryan & Mullen | 1904 | Drwg: cabin by river; inset of Louis Brehany | |
32. | IN OLD KENTUCKY – “Queen Bess” Wins the Famous Kentucky Derby | Original cover of folio with selected photocopies inside | c. 1915 | Drwg: horse and jockey with groom and Kentucky Col. In front of grandstand | |
33. | IN OLD KENTUCKY | W&M Anita Stewart | 1919 | Drwg: montage of horses in action; central photo of Ms. Stewart with horse, scene from movie | |
34. | IN OLD KENTUCKY | Songster (Folio) | 1910 | Annual tour of this Great Play | |
35. | IN THE HEART OF KENTUCKY (Where You Gave Your Heart To Me) | Mahoney & Friedman | 1923 | Inset of Chester & Lawrence; silhouette of couple kissing with yellow background | |
36. | IN THE HEART OF KENTUCKY (Where You Gave Your Heart To Me) | Mahoney & Friedman | Inset of Watson Sisters, red background | ||
37. | IN THE HEART OF THE KENTUCKY HILLS | L. Wolfe Gilbert & Lewis F. Muir | 1913 | Drwg: house and campsite beside stream in ravine; inset photo: Tom Gillen | |
38. | IN THE HILLS OF OLD KENTUCKY | Shannon & Johnson | 1914 | Valentine (Dulin Studio) Color drwg of girl resting in panoramic landscape | |
39. | IN THE VALLEY OF KENTUCKY | W&M Tony Stanford | 1901 | Photo: rustic village; inset Marie Estes | |
40. | IN THE VALLEY OF KENTUCKY | Same as above | 1901 | Inset photo of Bohannon & Corey | |
41. | I’VE GOT THE BLUES FOR MY KENTUCKY HOME | W&M Clarence Gaskill | 1920 | Dunk drwgs of man with house and downtown scenes in background; small photo: Flo Bert | |
42. | JUST A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW (Of My Old Kentucky Home) | Gus Kahn & Walter Donaldson | 1926 | JVR drwg of house and distant hills | |
43. | KENTUCKIAN SONG, THE from ”The Kentuckian” | W& M Irving Gordon | 1955 | Photo: Burt Lancaster & Diane Foster | |
44. | KENTUCKY SONG | W&M, Lillian Bryan Askenstedt | 1924 | Publ. The Word and Work, Louisville, Ky | |
45. | KENTUCKY | W&M Henry Prichard | 1943 | Photo: Guy Lombardo | |
46. | KENTUCKY | W&M Henry Prichard | 1943 | Publ. Broadcast Music Inc., NY; drwg of cabin in woods within outline of state | |
47. | KENTUCKY | W&M Henry Prichard | 1943 | Inset Maurice Winnick/published in England; 6 x 9½ | |
48. | KENTUCKY – A Musical Novelty
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Justin Ringlelen | 1907 | Starmer drwg of cows grazing by brook | |
49. | KENTUCKY BABE | Buck & Geibel | 1938 | Jerry Vogel presents Memory Lane Melodies/Barbelle drwgs of 4 songs with Kentucky Babe highlighted | |
50. | KENTUCKY BABE | R.H. Buck & Adam Geibel | 1948 | Photo Bing Crosby/publ. in England 8½ x 11 | |
51. | KENTUCKY BABE (Plantation Lullaby) | Richard Henry Buck & Adam Geibel | 1896 | All-type cover | |
52. | KENTUCKY BELLES – March Two Step | H.F. Yaunt | 1898 | Cameos of six ladies; publ. Philip Kussel, Cincinnati, OH | |
53. | KENTUCKY BLUES (I’ve Got The Blues For My Kentucky Home) from “The Passing Show of 1921” | Clarence Gaskill | 1921 | Drwg: Kentucky homestead; photo: Willie & Eugene Howard | |
54. | KENTUCKY BLUES | Clarence Gaskill | 1921 | Inset Nelson and Cronin in the “Broadway Brevities” | |
55. | KENTUCKY BUNGALOW | B.G. McFall | 1924 | Nice home in orange and green, trees, rosebush, etc.; Instrumental Fox-Trot | |
56. | KENTUCKY CLUB, THE (March and Two-Step) | Arthur Pryor | 1899 | Drwg: Bustled lady with riding crop and flask next to horse | |
57. | KENTUCKY COLONEL MARCH, THE | Lyle C. Humble | 1896 | Photo: Author | |
58. | KENTUCKY COLONEL MARCH, THE | George E. Schaller | 1899 | As played by Sousa’s famous band; photo of J.P. Sousa | |
59. | KENTUCKY COONS BARN DANCE | Albert Oswald | ND | Publ. in England; 12 pg. Folio includes Delphine Stately Dance; 9½ x 12½ | |
60. | KENTUCKY DAYS | J. Mahoney P. Wenrich | 1912 | Older couple walking in woods | |
61. | KENTUCKY DAYS | Seneca Lewis | 1924 | Starmer drwg of girl in wide brim hat, black dancers (banjo); inset of Wendell Hall | |
62. | KENTUCKY DREAM (Waltz) | Frank H. Warren, Henry & Onivas | 1918 | E.E. Walton drwg of girl peering into landscape etching | |
63. | KENTUCKY DREAM (Waltz) | Frank H. Warren, Henry & Onivas | 1918 | E.E. Walton drwg of girl peering into landscape etching | |
64. | KENTUCKY DREAM (also French lyric) | Warren, Henry, Onivas | 1918 | Large photo: Mabel Normand | |
65. | KENTUCKY DREAM (lyrics in French and English) | Warren, Henry, Onivas | 1918 | Large photo: Mabel Normand | |
66. | KENTUCY ECHOES | Gilbert & Riley | 1922 | Silhouette man on fence | |
67. | KENTUCKY GIRLS (March and Two-Step) | Harrison E. Ruhe | 1911 | Drawing of three girls | |
68. | KENTUCKY GIRLS (March and Two-Step) | Harrison E. Ruhe | 1909 | Elegant lady in large hat with parasol (blue & white) | |
69. | KENTUCKY HOME | Brashen & Weeks | 1921 | Paul Fung drwg of man and cabin scene | |
70. | KENTUCKY HOME Schottisch | James Bellak | 1854 | Introducing the popular melody My Old Kentucky Home Good Night; Firth, Pond & Co., NY | |
71. | KENTUCKY KUT-UP (March and Two-Step) | Henry Frantzen | 1907 | Graphic design in red and white | |
72. | KENTUCKY LOVE | Gardenier & Fischer | 1907 | Starmer drwg of angels and cameo; inset: Guyer & Crispi | |
73. | KENTUKY LULLABY | Ned Miller and Chester Cohn | 1926 | Deco landscape by Van Doorn Morgan | |
74. | KENTUCKY MOON | Scholl & Lindemann | 1931 | Moon over homestead | |
75. | KENTUCKY ROSEBUDS (Cakewalk or One-Step) | Lange | 1915 | Three ladies, smoking in boy’s clothes | |
76. | KENTUCKY SAL | Will Mar and Grace LeBoy | 1915 | Drwg by Flo Cooney of young lady carrying pail along country lane | |
77. | KENTUCKY SPINAWAY | Monroe H. Rosenfeld | 1889 | All-type cover | |
78. | KENTUCKY SUE | Geo. W. Fairman | 1910 | Photo Lizette Fuller | |
79. | KENTUCKY THOROUGHBRED, A MARCH | Manuel Yingling | 1900 | Drwg of horse head; publ. Rogers & Eastman, Cleveland, OH | |
80. | KENTUCKY WALTZ | W&M Bill Monroe | 1946 | Photo Joe Loss; publ. in England 8 x 10 ¾ | |
81. | KENTUCKY WALTZ | W&M Bill Monroe | 1946 | Arr. for piano accordion; drwg: young man playing accordion | |
82. | KENTUCKY WAS LUCKY (WHEN SHE RAISED A GIRL LIKE YOU) | King & Bertnett | 1918 | Barbelle drwg of pretty girl in garden with roses | |
83. | KENTUCKY WAS LUCKY (WHEN SHE RAISED A GIRL LIKE YOU) | King & Bertnett | 1918 | Barbelle drwg of pretty girl in garden with roses | |
84. | KENTUCKY’S WAY OF SAYIN’ GOOD MORNING | Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne | 1925 | Culbertson drwg of sunrise over mountain; inset photo: Mary Rains | |
85. | KENTUCKY’S WAY OF SAYIN’ GOOD MORNING | Kahn & Van Alstyne | 1925 | Inset of Paul Humphrey | |
86. | LITLE COLONEL (Inspired by the movie “The Little Colonel”) | Webster & Pollack | 1935 | Photo of Shirley Temple saluting/also includes LOVE’S YOUNG DREAM, sung by Shirley Temple | |
87. | LOUISVILLE (Sez Which, Sez How) | W&M Irving Caesar | 1923 | Drwg: map of Kentucky with Louisville starred | |
88. | LOUISVILLE LADY | Billy Hill & Peter DeRose | 1933 | Barbelle drwg of man leaning on fence; photo: Abe Lyman | |
89. | LOUISVILLE LADY | Billy Hill & Peter DeRose | 1933 | Barbelle drwg of man leaning on fence; photo: Jack Denny | |
90. | LOUISVILLE LOU | Jack Yellen & Milton Ager | 1923 | All text cover | |
91. | LOUISVILLE LOU (That Vampin’ Lady) | Jack Yellen & Milton Ager | 1923 | Insert photo: Anna Chandler | |
92. | LOUISVILLE LOU (That Vampin’ Lady) | Same as above | 1923 | Politzer drwg of vamp with bubbles design | |
93. | LOUISVILLE LOU (That Vampin’ Lady) | Same as above | 1923 | Inset photo: Miss Grace Hayes; cover only | |
94. | LOUISVILLE LOUIE | W&M
Bert Myer |
1936 | Denison Songs | |
95. | LUCKY KENTUCKY | Billie Rose, Mort Dixon and Ray Henderson | 1924 | Country scene inside large horseshoe/personally autographed by artist Sydney Leff | |
96. | MAKE THAT ENGINE STOP AT LOUISVILLE | Sam M. Lewis
George W. Meyer |
1914 | Pfeiffer drwg of L&N locomotive; inset photo: Rose Miller | |
97. | MAMA HE’S CRAZY | Kenny O’Dell | 1983 | Photo: The Judds | |
98. | MOONSHINE OVER KENTUCKY from “Kentucky Moonshine” | Sidney D. Mitchell & Lew Pollack | 1938 | Photos: Tony Martin and Marjorie Weaver & The Ritz Bros. | |
99. | MY BILL FROM LOUISVILLE | Bernard & Weston – Ted Snyder | 1911 | Pfeiffer drwg of Bill by the river with Big Four R.R. bridge in background; inset photo: Willie Weston | |
100. | MY KINTUCKY KIN FOLKS | Little, Shay & Sizemore | 1926 | Cameo of Hines & Smith | |
101. | MY LADY OF KENTUCKY | Jerome & Schwartz | 1915 | Starmer drwg of couple in canoe; small photos of the composers | |
102. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | arr. by R.R.Rack | 1941 | Cameo drwg of African American kneeling by river, violet deco design | |
103. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT (As Sung by Christy’s Minstrels) | Stephen C. Foster | 1853 | Publ. by Firth, Pond & Co. Franklin Square, New York. All-type Cover FIRST EDITION | |
104. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT | Variations for the piano by Charles Grobe | 1883 | Publ. by Firth, Pond & Co. 547 Broadway, New York. Decorative B&W Graphics. 14 pages | |
105. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT | Arrangement for piano by Hans S. Line | 1896 | Publ. by National Music Co., Chicago | |
106. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME (Bromo Seltzer Adv. Supp.) | Stephen C. Foster | ND | Compliments of Hurley’s Pharmacy Louisville, Ky. | |
107. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Stephen Foster | 1902 | Beaux Arts Edition. Inset of old cabin, ornate graphics. Eclipse Publishing Co. | |
108. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME (Compliments of Kentucky Exhibit Assoc.) | Stephen Foster | 1904 | 4-pg. 8×10-1/2 songsheet with halftone of Kentucky State Bldg at St. Louis World’s Fair on cover, photo of Baldwin piano on back | |
109. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Stephen C. Foster Variations by J.W. Lerman | 1905 | Edition de Luxe. Tinted drwg. By Starmer of cabin in floral setting | |
110. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Variations by Drumheller | 1907 | Multicolored Starmer drwg. of black woman looking out cabin window. Beau Arts Edition. | |
111. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME (Syncopated Waltz) | Arr, by Will B. Morrison | 1914 | Blue all-type cover. Publ. by Warner C. Williams & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. (some pages missing) | |
112. | MY SWEET KENTUCKY BELLE (Fox Trot) | Frederick Green & Len Fleming | 1927 | Publ. Frederick H. Green, Muscatine, IA, all graphics | |
113. | ‘NEATH THE BLUE KENTUCKY SKIES | W&M Mary S. Knight | 1909 | Chorus printed on cover; drawing of river bend | |
114. | OH! LET HIM REST (Tribute to the Memory of Stephen C. Foster) | James I. Dudley & Henry Tucker | 1864 | Large litho of Foster signed in olive-tinted oval. VERY RARE | |
115. | OLD BLACK JOE | Transcription by Louis A. Drumheller on Foster’s celebrated theme | 1906 | African American picking cotton | |
116. | OLD FOLKS AT HOME | Stephen Foster | 1909 edition | Small photo-like drwg of plantation with military figure and women in shawl in foreground | |
117. | OLD KENTUCKY MOONLIGHT | Gillespie & Van Alstyne | 1921 | Drwg: yellow moon and country scene | |
118. | OLE KAINTUCK | Tyler & Thompson | 1926 | Photo of Farmington; vignette of Mabel Mason; cameo of composers | |
119. | ON DERBY DAY | W&M Hugh Lyons | 1958 | Photo: “Tim Tam” in the Winner’s Circle (b & w Xerox) | |
120. | ON THE OLD KENTUCKY SHORE | W&M J.H. LeBlonde | 1890 | All-type cover | |
121. | ONE LITTLE KISS FROM “Kentucky Kernels” | Kalmar and Ruby | 1934 | Photo of Wheeler and Woolsey and Mary Carlisle | |
122. | OVER ON THE OLD KENTUCKY SHORE | Harrison & DeVoll | 1920 | Litho of night scene, silhouette of woman and banjo player, river and steamboat | |
123. | PADUCAH from “The Gangs All Here” | Robin & Warren | 1943 | Triangle Music (Prof. Copy) | |
124. | PRIDE OF KENTUCKY ANNIE MAY, THE | Julien Jordon and Robt. McIntyre | 1887 | All-type cover | |
125. | ROLL ALONG, KENTUCKY MOON | W&M Bill Halley | 1932 | Drwg of man smoking against blue and black landscape; inset of McCravy Brothers | |
126. | ROSE THAT GROWS IN DREAMLAND, THE (Just for You) | W&M Edith Middleton and Billy Smythe | 1912 | Cameo of pretty lady over brown and green drwg of lake scene, publ. by Billy Smythe Music Co., Louisville, KY | |
127. | RUN FOR THE ROSES | Dan Fogelberg | 1981 | EMI Music Publishing; drwg: three horses racing head-to-head | |
128. | SEVEN KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN SONGS (Folio) | Collected by John J. Niles | 1928 | Drwgs of several Kentucky scenes | |
129. | SHE WAS BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY | Braisted & Carter | 1898 | Photo Lottie Gibson; yellow and blue background | |
130. | SHE WAS BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY | Braisted & Carter | Inset of Elinore Sisters, olive and black background | ||
131. | SHE WAS BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY | Braisted & Carter | Inset of Kelly & Violette; orange and green | ||
132. | SITTING BY THE WINDOW from “A Song of Kentucky” | Conrad, Mitchell & Gottler | 1929 | Photos: Lois Moran & Joseph Wagstaff; scene of Churchill Downs from the movie | |
133. | SLUMBER ON KENTUCKY BABE | Freeman & Allenong | 1918 | Pfeiffer drwg of African American holding baby, cabin and cotton field in background | |
134. | SWEET KENTUCKY LADY (Dry Your Eyes) Novelty ballad founded on Stephen Forster’s theme | Jerome & Hirsch | 1914 | Pretty girl in bonnet seated in scenic glade. | |
135. | SWEET KENTUCKY LOU | Tobias & Burke | 1931 | Barbelle lady with big hat in flower bower; inset Earl Burnett/Joe Morris Music Co. | |
136. | SWEET KENTUCKY SUE | Levenson & Plunkett | 1919 | Graphics only, by E. S. Fisler | |
137. | THAT KENTUCKY RAG | Woolfolk & Durand | 1912 | Chilberg drwg of horse at race track, African American shooting gun in air | |
138. | THERE’S A GIRL IN OLD KENTUCKY | W&M M.E. Piper | 1914 | Photos: B&W babbling brook with cameo of girl | |
139. | THREE CHEERS FOR GENERAL DAWSON | WBM Lou Zoeller and Janet Bodwell | 1923 | Photo of Dawson – he was Attorney General of Ky, campaigning for Governor/fwd. by DeGott Zoeller Co. Louisville | |
140. | TUCK IN KENTUCKY AND SMILE | Holden, O’Brien & Roberts | 1926 | Barbelle drwg of bluebirds; inset Silvertown-Cord Orchestra | |
141. | TUCK ME TO SLEEP IN MY OLD ‘TUCKY HOME | Young & Lewis, Meyer | 1921 | Blue & orange drwg of house at night | |
142. | 12 MINT JULEPS FOR A FOXY LADY | Kellen Rae Thomas | 1985 | Photo: yellow rose and “Churchwell (sic) Downs” | |
143. | Tripp & Cragg’s Collection of Songs | 1858
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Published in Louisville; litho of their office building, peach tinted background EXTREMELY RARE | ||
144. | WATCH THE FORDS GO BY | W&M Cliff Slider | 1936 | Promo handout by Louisville Motors | |
145. | WE CAN, WE WILL, IN LOUISVILLE (Dedicated to the Louisville Convention and Publicity League) | Musgrove & Natiello | 1916 | D.H. Smith drwg: large tobacco leaf; small photos of horse and girl | |
146. | WE’LL HAVE A JUBILEE IN MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Coleman Goetz & Walter Donaldson | 1915 | Barbelle drwg of man greeting woman; inset photo: Miss Seeback | |
147. | WHEN I TIP TOE UP A TUCK TUCKY LANE (Dual music sheet with “I’m Walking Between the Raindrops”) | Rose, Dixon & Warren | 1928 | Pud Lane drwg of stylized cabin and arbor | |
148. | WHEN KENTUCKY BIDS THE WORD “GOOD MORNING” | Leslie & Wayne | 1930 | Drwg: sunrise; inset photo: Harry Richman | |
149. | WHEN THE MOON SHINES DOWN UPON THE HILLS OF OLD KENTUCKY | Frank Swift | 1920 | Large photo of pretty woman in wide-brimmed hat | |
150. | WHEN THE SUN SETS ON MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | W&M Anne E. Spears | 1932 | Drwg: same as title | |
151. | WHEN YOU’RE DOWN IN LOUISVILLE (Call on Me) | Irving Berlin | 1915 | Barbelle drwg: train in station; inset photo: Belle Baker | |
152. | WHERE THE SWEET KENTUCKY FLOWS | Barry Berners | 1906 | Drwg in green and white of sun setting on river | |
153. | WHO DO YOU MISS? | Charlie Garland, Harry Harris, and Fred Rose | 1929 | Tedd Brown Music Co., Chicago Il.; blue and tangerine cover showing nouveau/deco twenties woman, with inset of “Chappy” Davidson (Louisville Loons) | |
154. | YOU-ALL GOT TO BE BORN AND BRED IN KENTUCKY | Gus Kahn & Grace LeBoy | 1917 | Oval John Frew drwg of lady in bonnet nuzzling a horse, b & w & green | |
155. | YOU’LL ALWAYS FIND A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Lew Brown & Rubey Cowan | 1918 | Walton drwg of birds, bee and cotton blossoms with inset of manor house | |
156. | YOU’RE IN KENTUCKY SURE AS YOU’RE BORN | Little-Gillespie & Shay | 1923 | Manning drwg of two girls in moonlit scene |
Part II: Copies of Sheet Music Covers – Color
1. | ALONG THE OLD KENTUCKY SHORE (Waltz Ballad) | Maddox & Taylor | 1924 | Publ. by Billy Smythe Music, Louisville, KY; illust. cabin beside stream |
2. | ALONG THE TRAIL WHERE THE BLUE GRASS GROWS (In the Hills of Old Kentucky) | W&M Cliff Friend Waterson Berlin & Snyder, NY | 1919 | Pretty girl adjusting her bonnet |
3. | AT THE BEND OF THE ROAD | W&M W.H. Craig | 1921 | Illust. house by country land tilted Two Miles from Bardstown, KY; publ. Mayes Publishing Co., Louisville |
4. | BEAUTIFUL SENNING’S PARK (March and Two-Step) Respectfully dedicated to my friend Mr. Fred Senning | R.E. Gutterman | 1914 | Photo of gazebo; Southern Music Publ., Louisville |
5. | BLUE GRASS (from “Inside U.S.A.” musical revue) | Dietz & Schwartz | 1948 | Cameos of Beatrice Lillie and Jack Haley; cartoon map of USA; Chappell, NY |
6. | BLUE GRASS | De Sylva Brown & Henderson | 1928 | Cover only |
7. | BLUE GRASS BELLE | Henry P. Vogel | 1904 | Frew illust of pretty girl’s face, Jos. W. Stern, NY |
8. | EVENINGS AT SCIENCE HILL | Composed by J.H. Kappes | 1853 | 2-stone litho of Georgetown Female Seminary. Song featured is Marien Polka; publ. G.W. Brainard, Louisville |
9. | FAREWELL KENTUCKY HOME | W&M George Gookins | 1895 | |
10. | GIVE ME AN ORCHID | W&M John A. McGee | ND | From the Brown-Forman Collection of Kentucky Favorites; painting of an orchid (color photocopy of cover) |
11. | GREEN KENTUCKY PASTURES, THE | Kate Slaughter McKinney & T. Calloway | 1902 | Painting of rural scene |
12. | HEADIN’ FOR LOUISVILLE | De Sylva & Meyer | 1925 | Photo: Adele Rowland/Shapiro Bernstein, NY |
13. | IN KENTUCKY WHERE THERE’S SUNSHINE ALL THE TIME | W&M H.J. Fickley | 1920 | Drwg of path leading to house; publ. by H.J. Fickley, Covington, KY |
14. | IN OLD KENTUCKY | Louis Zoeller & Dewey T. Baird | 1914 | Photo of Mr. Zoeller – also publ; On page 1: “The Original Song Hit Dedicated to the State of Kentucky as the Official State Song”; Sater drwg of stylized coons dancing in foreground of river scene |
15. | IN THE VALLEY WHERE THE BLUE GRASS GROWS (A Home Ballad) | Donnelly & Grady | 1906 | Illust. Tranquil scene by stream; McKinley Music Co., Chicago & NY |
16. | IT’S JEFFERSON (The Official Song of Jefferson County, KY) | 1947 | Drwg of three kids walking along path; photo insert of composer Joanne Allen; publ. Jefferson County Post Publ. Co. | |
17. | JUST A BLADE OF BLUE GRASS “Official Souvenir Song” | Edward S. Meighan | 1906 | Photos: Louise Lee Hardin and Meighan |
18. | JUST A SONG OF OLD KENTUCKY | McCoy, Stitsel & Stewart | 1932 | Photo: Clyde McCoy |
19. | JUST SAY YOU’RE FROM KENTUCKY (And They’ll Know You’re On the Square) | Heelan & Helf | 1906 | Pretty girl with long tresses in sun’s reflection; Forster Music Publ., Chicago |
20. | KAINTUCKY | Gus Kahn & Isham Jones | 1923 | RE JVR drwg of house and hills; Leo Feist, NY |
21. | KENTUCKY (State Song) | W&M Mrs. W. Leslie Collins | 1924 | Publ. by her, Frankfort, KY |
22. | KENTUCKY (MEANS PARADISE) | 1955 | From “Glory” starring Margaret O’Brien | |
23. | KENTUCKY (The Land of My Dreams) | A.J. Vigeant & W.H. Teller – C.W. Stapleton | Couple standing in moonlight with cabin in background; Publ C.W. Stapleton, Leominster, Mass | |
24. | KENTUCKY The Sensational Fox-Trot | Clint R. Carpenter | 1926 | Publ. Clarence Williams, NY; photo of Barney Zeeman and his Kentucky Kardinals outside Chelsea Grill |
25. | KENTUCKY BELLES – A Society Two-Step | Ed. Rogers | Starmer drwg of two fashionable ladies strolling; American Advance Music Co., NY | |
26. | KENTUCKY BLUES | Babe E. Lion & Dot T. Steed | 1917 | Lady and her horse; Billy Smith Music Co., Louisville |
27. | KENTUCKY EYES | Vanderveer & Huntington – Carlton | 1911 | Young woman looking at viewer; inset Winifred Green; Joe Morris Music Co., NY |
28. | KENTUCKY KORN-KRACKER (CakeWalk and Two-Step) | Eric Philip Severin | 1900 | Sterotyped black couple dancing |
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30. | KENTUCKY ROSEBUDS (Cakewalk or One-Step) | Arthur Lange | 1915 | DeTakacs design, tulips and photo of three ladies in boy’s clothes, smoking cigars |
31. | KENTUCKY SMILES | W&M Carl F. Otto | 1920 | Bachrach photo of Doris Kenyon; Billie Day, Boston |
32. | KENTUCKY U.S.A. | Coleman Goetz | 1923 | Silhouette of Kentucky Colonel by P.M. Griffith; Joe Goodwin Music Corp, San Fran. |
33. | KENTUCKY WOMAN – A Neil Diamond Classic | 1967 | Mezzotint of Diamond looking at camera; Tallyrand Music, Inc. | |
34. | LOUISVILLE BLUES | Ricketts & Jackson | 1922 | Photo of Al Sanders and his “Pride of Kentucky” orchestra; design by Wohlman; Triangle Music Publ, NY |
35. | LOUISVILLE CITIZEN GUARDS (March Quick Step) | 1858 | Two soldiers standing at attention with camp in background, daguerreotyped by Webster & Bro., Louisville; publ. D.P.Faulds, Louisville | |
36. | LOUISVILLE LADY | Hill & DeRose | 1923 | Bkgrd of man leaning on a fence; 5 photos of Baby Rose Marie; Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., NY |
37. | LOUISVILLE LOU | Inset of Miss Sophie Tucker | ||
38. | MY KENTUCKY BELLE | W&M Karl G. Nelson | 1914 | Man waving to girl on bench; Karl G. Nelson publisher, Chicago |
39. | MY KENTUCKY ROSE | Caludius Meade Capps | 1937 | Publ. Claudius Meade Capps, Knoxville |
40. | MY LOVE FOR OLD KENTUCKY | M.N. Risner and Charles L. Johnson | 1909 | Gene Buck 2-color graphic design |
41. | MY NEW KENTUCKY HOME from ‘The Charming Musical Play DEARIE’ | Wilson & Franklin | 1920 | Drwg of woman patting horse’s head in stable; M. Whitman, NY |
42. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | By S.G. Cook | 1897 | Variations for piano |
43. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Edition Deluxe | ND | Scenic floral design |
44. | O.K. MEANS OLD KENTUCKY | Steiner-Bryan & Cornwell | 1930 | Deco drwg of thatched roof house and tree on hill; M. Witmark & Sons, NY |
45. | OLD KENTUCKY – My Native Land | Stanley Herron Arr. by Walter W. Newcomer | 1929 | Illust: picket fence and path leading to house by lake; Stanley Herron publ., Lancaster, KY |
46. | PADUCAH from “The Gang’s All Here” | Montage incl.. Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda & Benny Goodman | 1943 | Triangle Music Corp. |
47. | SAILIN’ AWAY ON THE HENRY CLAY | Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne | 1917 | Illust. by Starmer of sun setting on water; Jerome H. Remick & Co. |
48. | SHE’S THE SUNSHINE OF HER OLD KENTUCKY HOME | King & Taylor | 1907 | Drwg of young lady with cotton field in background; Koninsky Music Co., Troy NY |
49. | SWEET KENTUCKY MOON (Waltz Ballad) | Claire Collin Piper | 1922 | Griffith illust. of couple on small bridge in moonlight; Bromley & Piper, Los Angeles |
50. | SWEET KENTUCKY SUE (Waltz Ballad) | Maud E. Riley | 1920 | Drwg by Patt. of young lady standing by lake with swans swimming; Riley Music, SF |
51. | TELL ALL THE FOLKS IN KENTUCKY (I’m Comin’ Home) | W&M Irving Berlin | 1923 | Deco drwg by Perret of house in the hills, large flower design; publ Berlin, NY |
52. | THAT KENTUCKY RAG | Woolfolk & Durand | 1912 | Chilberg drwg of horses at race track; overprinted Compliments of the Majestic Theatre, home of classy vaudeville; Forster Music Publ., Chicago |
53. | THERE’S A LITTLE GIRL THAT’S LONESOME (In My Old Kentucky Home) | Oppenheim & Cooper | 1912 | Young lady with bouquet of flowers in garden; Shapiro publ. |
54. | THERE’S A ROSE IN OLD KENTUCKY (That’s Blooming Just for Me) | Brown & Natiello | 1914 | Drwg of girl sitting on slave fence; inset photo of Mary Wade/Ernesto Natiello music publ., Louisville, KY |
55. | WHEN THE BLUE GRASS IS BLUE IN KENTUCKY | Agnes S. O’Rear | 1950 | Publ. The Frankfort Music Shop, Frankfort, KY; Seal of “Kentucky Mid-Century Homecoming 1950” |
56. | WHEN YOU’RE DOWN IN LOUISVILLE (CALL ON ME) | Irving Berlin | 1915 | Inset Nora Bayes |
57. | WHERE THE SWEET KENTUCKY FLOWS | Berry Berners | 1906 | Sun sinking behind trees and lake |
58. | WHITE AND GREEN, THE (Louisville Training School March) | Fred. Pfeiffer | ND |
Part II: Copies of Sheet Music Covers – Black & White
1. | ALL KENTUCKY COLONELS LOVE KENTUCKY | W&M Colonel Mel Goldman | 1956 | Two inside pages only, no cover |
2. | ASHLAND QUICK STEP, THE | 1844 | As performed before the Clay Club Of Lexington, KY, by the amateur Brand Band; litho of soldiers on parade grounds; composed and dedicated to the Hon. H. Clay by W. Ratel | |
3. | BELLE OF KOONTUCKY (March and Two-Step) | Harry H. Zickel | 1897 | B&W litho publ. in Canada |
4. | BELLE OF LOUISVILLE, THE (March and Two-Step) | Victor W. Smith | 1899 | Graphics only; publ. by Finzee & Hamill music dept. of Smith & Nixon Co., Louisville |
5. | CORNBREAD AND GREENS (Dats What Apeals to Me) | W&M Mary-Darby-Fitzhugh | 1906 | Publ. by her in Lexington, KY |
6. | COUNTERFEIT BILL (From Louisville) | Lew Brown and Ray Henderson | ND | Black, red and white colvoer showing three women and a man with a hat, cigar and cane, pluse inset of Harrietta Towne. |
7. | CUMBERLAND | Halsey K. Mohr | Dunk drwg of couple and dog strolling on plantation (facsimile reduced) | |
8. | DOWN IN OLD KENTUCKY | Esther Dietzman | 1953 | Publ. by Louisville Founding Festival, autographed by composer |
9. | FUNERAL MARCH on the DEATH OF HENRY CLAY – to Miss Edmonia Cates | F.E.Z | 1852 | Tripp & Cragg, Louisville; graphics only |
10. | GREATER LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION March, dedicated to the First Kentucky | Mrs. Clara McDonald | 1907 | D.H. Baldwin & Co., Louisville, KY |
11. | GROUNDHOG DAY IS COMING | W&M by W. H. Craig | 1918 | African American man fiddling in front of a fireplace. |
12. | I LONG FOR MY HOME IN KENTUCKY, dedicated to E.P. Christy, Esq. of Christy’s Minstrels, NY | Charles P. Dare, Esq. | 1852 | J.C. Berkel, Phil; graphics only |
13. | I’M GOING HOME TO OLD KENTUCKY (marching song for Kentucky 1924 Home Coming June 16 to June 29) | Thomas Davis Berry | 1924 | Illust. by John T. McCutcheon, Hearst Int’l. |
14. | IN THE VALLEY OF KENTUCKY | 1953 | Publ. by Louisville Founding Festival; Esther Dietzman –autographed by composer; inset of Stella Tudor | |
15. | KENTUCKY – Official State Song | Mrs. W. Leslie Collins | 1924 | Publ by her in Frankfort, KY; officially adopted by the General Assembly of Kentucky, 1926 |
16. | KENTUCKY (Once So Proud and Free) | Music by Hugo De La Fourche | 1863 | To Miss Roxanne Gilbreath; words by Sweet Sixteen; publ. Schreiner & Son |
17. | KENTUCKY BEAUTY, THE (Teacher’s Rag) | Albert Gumble & Monroe H. Rosenfeld | 1904 | Young lady holding strands of her hair. Original blue & purple border, metallic gold ink. |
18. | KENTUCKY GENTLEMEN, THE | John B. Hewitt | 1844 | Written, composed and respectfully dedicated to Henry Clay, the farmer of Ashland; publ . by John F. Nunns, NY |
19. | KENTUCKY HOME Schottisch | James Bellak | 1854 | To Miss Lizzie Hopkins,, introducing the popular melody My Old Kentucky Home Good Night; Firth Pond & Co., NY |
20. | KENTUCKY JUBILEE SINGER’S Schottische (second edition) | Frederick H. Carnes | 1879 | A.L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco |
21. | KENTUCKY MELODY, THE Song | Fred G. Bowles & Robert Coverley | 1924 | Enoch & Sons, NY |
22. | KENTUCKY MORNIN’ | Bernstein, Alan & Ritchie Adams | 1977 | Photo: Al Martino |
23. | KENTUCKY RIFLEMEN’S, THE QUICK STEP | W.C. Peters | 1840 | Composed for and dedicated to Capt. J.B. Sheppard and the officers and members of the Louisville Kentucky Riflemen; Hewitt & Jaques, NY |
24. | KENTUCKY SONG (Kentucky Home Coming Edition) | W&M Lillian Bryan Askenstedt | 1924 | The World and Work, Louisville |
25. | KENTUCKY WALTZ | Bill Monroe | 1946-1947 | Peer International Corp. |
26. | K.U. SONG | Words by B.C. Herr | 1900 | Old air arranged by B.C.H. |
27. | LOUISVILLE GALLOPADE, THE | James L. Hewit | 1830 | Arr. for the piano forte and dedicated to Miss Mary Mitchell by W.C. Peters; George Willig, Philadelphia |
28. | LOUISVILLE MARCH AND QUICK STEP | 1829 | Composed and dedicated to Mrs. A. Bowen; Peters, Webb & Co., Louisville | |
29. | LOUISVILLE TIMES MARCH, THE | John Mason Strauss | 1894 | Graphic of npr front page, npr boy & cameo of Mr. Strauss; publ. by John M. Strauss, Louisville, KY |
30. | LOUISVILLE WALTZ, THE (3rd edition) | 1835 | Composed for the piano forte or harp and dedicated to Mrs. Atkinson by Peters; publ. by Wm Hall & Co., NY | |
31. | MERRICK LODGE I.O.O.F, Lexington Kentucky Quick Step | William Ratel | 1850 | Dedicated to passed grand Wright Merrick; Lee & Walker, Philadelphia |
32. | MID THE BLUE GRASS OF KENTUCKY | Chas. K. Harris | ND | Drwg of lady leaning against rock in moonlit scene; publ. Chas. K. Harris (facsimile reduced to 8 ½ x 11) |
33. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOODNIGHT Foster’s Plantation Melodies No. 20 As sung by Christy’s Minstrels | Stephen C. Foster | 1853 | Small size; publ by Wm. A Pond, NY |
34. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOODNIGHT Foster’s Plantation Melodies No. 20 As sung by Christy’s Minstrels | Stephen C. Foster | 1881 | Small size; publ by Wm. A Pond, NY
(For piano & guitar) |
35. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME | Stephen C. Foster | ca. 1898 | Bromo Seltzer Collection |
36. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT | Stephen C. Foster | 1894 | Publ. Wm. A. Pond & Co. 148 Fifth Ave. Litho of birds & wooded scene |
37. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT | Stephen C. Foster | ND | Photo: Eleanor Moore – “As sung by Eleanor Moore over WLW etc.”; autographed by her |
38. | MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, GOOD NIGHT – Foster’s Plantation Melodies No. 20 (Tenth Edition) | Stephen C. Foster | 1892 | As sung by Christy’s Minstrels; Firth Pond & Co., NY |
39. | MY ROSE OF OLD KENTUCKY | W&M Bill Monroe | 1948 | B&W of color original |
40. | OLD KENTUCKY FOX CHASE | Willing & Fry | 1950 | Voice & piano with ukulele notation; Hill and Range Songs, Inc., NY and Beverly Hills |
41. | OLDHAM COUNTY LINE | Pepper & Kallman | 1968 | Photo: Dick Kallman |
42. | ON DERBY DAY | W&M H.A. Wiedemeier | 1947 | Photo: Pat Murphy, famous organist; “Special souvenir songs dedicated to the diamond jubilee Kentucky Derby, 75th anniversary (B&W of color original) |
43. | PERRYVILLE Schottische – to the 8th Tennessee Regiment | Mrs. M. Hague | 1868 | Publ. Wm. McCarrell, Louisville |
44. | SHELBYVILLE WALTZ, THE | John C. Cook | 1846 | Composed and dedicated to the young ladies of the Shelbyville Female Seminary; Peters, Webb & Co., Louisville |
45. | SWEET KENTUCKY ROSE | Pat Noto | 1955 | Photo: Jack Carroll (B&W of color original) |
46. | TUCK ME TO SLEEP IN MY OLD ‘TUCKY HOME | Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young – Geo. W. Meyer | 1921 | Standard Edition in U.S.A. “Original proprietor Irving Berlin, Inc. name changed to Bourne, Inc.” (B&W of color original) xerox |
47. | TWO LITTLE SOUTHERN SONGS: Kentucky Love Song and June in Kentucky | Bowles & Ring | 1912 | All-type cover |
48. | WHERE THE RIVER WINDS ALONG KENTUCKY’S SHORE | Herman Kahn & Leo Friedman | 1911 | Artists conception of “shore” with inset photo of Belle Dale |
49. | WILD DOGS OF KENTUCKY | 1956 | Sung by Nervous Norvus; Dot Record – Paul Barrett Music, SF (B&W of color original) |
Part III: Will S. Hays
1. | DRIVEN FROM HOME
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Inscribed to Miss Nannie Rogers, Louisville, KY | 1868 | J.L. Peters, New York; litho of pensive girl seated on bale |
2. | DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH, THE | To Miss Annie Cannon, Louisville | 1863 | D. P. Faulds, Louisville; color litho of battlefield. Original is in color. Facsimile is B&W, colored by me with chalk |
3. | EVANGELINE Song & Chorus | To Miss Susie P. Mitchell, St. Louis, Mo | 1862 | S. Brainard, Cleveland; color litho of woman seated with hands folded, water in background. Original is in color. Facsimile is B&W, colored by me with chalk |
4. | LONE GRAVE BY THE SEA | Respectfully dedicated to Miss Bettie Montgomery, Louisville, KY | 1862 | Litho of grave scene; Tripp & Cragg, Louisville |
5. | MARIAN GRAY | To Miss Mary Ormsby | 1863 | Litho of suitor with Miss Gray at graveside; Publ. D.P. Faulds, Louisville |
6. | MOLLIE DARLING A Beautiful Song & Chorus | 1872 | J.L. Peters, New York; litho of man reaching toward girl on porch | |
7. | NANNIE VANE or What Would You Give to Know A Ballad by Will S. Hays | Music by Wm. Plato To my friend T.J. Phillips, Esq., Elizabethtown, Ky | 1862 | Tripp & Cragg, Louisville, Ky |
8. | WE PARTED By The River Side | To Miss Eliza L. Winlock, Shelbyville, Ky; litho of couple in wooded scene | 1867 | Publ. J.L. Peters & Bros., St. Louis; A.C. Peters & Bros., Cincinnati |
9. | WHO TIED THAT CRAPE ON THE DOOR? | Respectfully dedicated to Miss Carrie M. Lucas, Louisville, KY | 1887 | Rogers Tuley Company, Louisville, Ky; engraving of Hays signed |
10. | WRITE ME A LETTER FROM HOME\ | To my Friend Dr. E.D. Foree, Louisville, Ky | 1866 | Litho of Hays signed “Yours Truly Will S Hays”; Publ. J. L. Peters, 198 Broadway, NY (Four other publishers listed) |
11. | WRITE ME A LETTER FROM HOME A Beautiful Song & Chorus | To my Friend Dr. E. D. Foree Louisville, Ky | 1866 | Litho of Hays signed “Yours Truly Will S Hays” Author of Nora O’Neal, etc. etc. Lavish graphics; Publ. J. L. Peters, 200 Broadway, New York (Three other publishers listed) |
Part III – Charlie Ward
1. | COLLECTIONS OF SONGS & PIECES (Old Play Ground) | Seven other song titles listed | 1855 | Striking litho of Ward framed by elaborate artwork containing hidden phrase “youthful composer,” signed “Respectfully Yours Charlie S Ward” Publ. Tripp & Cragg, Louisville, Ky (Two other publishers listed) |
2. | WHY DO I LOVE THEE As sung by Miss Caroline Richings. | Words by Alf. Burnett, Music by Charlie L. Ward | 1860 | D.P. Faulds, 223 Main St., Louisville, Ky |