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

  1. Color Facsimiles of Covers
  2. 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

 

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

 

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
29.  
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

 

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