Pre-owned 1920-1950s popular Sheet Music. 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Many of these songs have decorative front covers and some from the 1920s and „30s were especially stylish. If a front cover illustration is attributable to an artistor studio they will be named e.g. Heath Robinson, Huntrods, Fred Lowe or Barbelle. Some titles were published during the Second World War (1939 –45), sometimes in a smaller size when ink and paper were in short supply. These pieces of sheet music are secondhand, old and naturally enough, they may show signs of wear and tear. However, most of them are in excellent condition but in a few cases we consider that some damage such as edging tears, a shop stamp, pen marks or a signature are reasonable imperfections considering the age of these manuscripts. There are no detailed descriptions here as to the exact condition of the music listed below but please e-mail us for an honest appraisal of any particular piece or title. As a guide, generally titles are priced in the range £12 - £30 (US$30-$45) + post and packaging. LOOKING FOR THESE ARTISTS OR COMPOSERS. “WAKEY WAKEY!”You‟ve come to the right place for BILLY COTTON, CRAMER‟S RHYTHMIC PIANO SOLOS, THEO BONHEUR, BILLY MAYERL, FATS WALLER,JEROME KERN, GEORGE FORMBY, GRACIE FIELDS, VERA LYNN, ALBERT W. KETELBEY (Anton Vodorinski) or ARTHUR ASKEY playmates! Just look for the title, composer or artist‟s name on the lists below. SONG TITLE WRITER & COMPOSER PHOTO YEAR 12th Street rag –song A.Razaf/E.Bowman Tito Burns or Harry Roy or 1942 version Donald Peers or cartoon or Maurice Winnick or Pee Wee Hunt 12th Street rag – piano solo Euday L. Bowman Pee Wee Hunt 1944 21/- a day – once a week Ray Klages/Felix Bernard cartoon 1941 40 Old Time Hits Includes-After the ball, The band n/a © circa played on, Chinatown, my 1964 Chinatown, Comin‟ thro‟the Rye, Daisy Bell, How‟d you like to spoon with me?, Merry widow waltz, Molly O, Nagasaki, Red river valley, Roamin‟ in the gloaming, The sidewalks of New York, There is a tavern in the town, Waiting at the church, Will you love me in December? And many more. (The) Aba daba Arthur Fields/Walter Donovan Jane Powell/Richard 1942 honeymoon – film: “Two Montalban weeks with love” Abide with me (Sacred Henry Francis Lyte/S.Liddle n/a 1924 song) Absent friends Cecil Harrington n/a 1933 Absent-minded moon Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van illustration 1941 Heusen Academic Classics for the Weber n/a Circa pianoforte No.83 – Rondo 1920 Brillante Academic Classics for the Beethoven n/a Circa pianoforte No.139 – 1920 Sonata in F minor Academic Classics for the Clement n/a Circa piano 1920 Ac-cent-tchu-are the Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen Bing Crosby/Betty Hutton 1944 positive – film: “Here come the waves” Accordion (Accordeon) Marcel Paul (French)/Howard illustration 1947 Barnes (Eng.lyrics)/Fred Freed Across the bridge of gold Box/Cox n/a 1945 Adolf Annette Mills Arthur Askey +cartoon 1939 Adolf Annette Mills Cartoon only 1939 Adorable-film: “Adorable” George Marion jr/Richard A. Janet Gaynor/Henry Garat 1933 Whiting Afganistan William Wilander/Harry Donnelly Illustration by Starmer 1920 Afraid to dream – film: “You Mack Gordon/Harry Revel Alice Faye/Don Ameche 1937 can‟t have everything” After all Billy Reid Lou Preager 1948 After all these years Jos.Geo.Gilbert/Horatio Nicholls Illustration + Michael Flome 1937 After a while Abner Silver/Nick Kenny/Charles Vera Lynn 1945 Kenny After the ball (see 40 Old Chas K.Harris n/a ? Time Hits) After the storm, Life and Jack Nelson Miss Ennis Parkes 1924 love seem sweeter After to-night we say Leo Towers/Harry Leon Gracie Fields 1932 “good-bye” – film: “Looking on the bright side” Afterwards (may be too Percy Edgar/Harris Weston Talbot O‟Farrell 1928 late) Again – film: “Road House” Dorcas Cochran/Lionel Newman Two film stars or Nat Temple 1948 Ah, but it happens “By” Dunham/Walter Kent Illustration by Barbelle 1948 Ah! Sweet mystery of life Rida Johnson Young/Victor Susanna Foster/Allan 1939 (The Dream Melody) for it Herbert Jones/Mary Martin ©1910 is love alone that rules for aye! – film: “The Great Victor Herbert” Ah! Sweet mystery of life Rida Johnson Young/Victor Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson 1939 (The Dream Melody) for it Herbert – versions in Bb or C Eddy ©1910 is love alone that rules for aye! – film: “Naughty Marietta” Ain‟t doin‟ bad doin‟ Lee Jarvis/Joe Venuti The Five Smith Brothers 1947 nothing‟ Ain‟t it grand to be Leslie Sarony Leslie Sarony 1932 blooming well dead Ain‟t love grand B.G.de Sylva/Walter Miss Florrie Forde 1921 Donaldson/Con Conrad Ain‟t misbehaving‟- from AndyRazaf/Thomas Illustration art by Leff 1929 “Connie‟s hot chocolates” Waller/Harry Brooks Ain‟t misbehaving‟ A.Razaf/T.Waller/H.Brooks n/a ©1929 Ain‟t she sweet J.Yellen/M.Ager Scovell & Wheldon 1927 Ain‟t she sweet – From Jack Yellen/Milton Ager Marjorie Lotinga 1927 “Sensations of 1927” at Onchan Pavilion, Douglas, Isle of Man Ain‟t we got fun Gus Kahn/Raymond B. Arthur West + illustration by 1921 Egan/Richard A. Whiting Starmer Alexander‟s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Jack Hylton 1929 Alexander‟s Ragtime band See also “Rag-time” Alice blue gown – from the J.McCarthy/H.Tierney n/a © 1920 musical “Irene” All alone in Vienna Leo Towers/Morton Illustration + Ernest Binns or 1937 Morrow/Lewis Ilda Joe Loss All ashore Billy Hill Guy Lombardo or Joe Loss 1938 orSydney Lipton All by yourself in the Jay Wallis Illustration art by STYX 1928 moonlight All dressed up…with a Fred Patrick/Claude Reese/Jack The 5 Smith Brothers or Cyril 1947 broken heart Val Shane or Victor Bernard or Bunny Doyle Alleluia (from the W.A.Mozart edited by Isobel n/a Circa motetExultate Jubilate) Baillie 1949 Song for Soprano voice All I do is dream of you – Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown Joan Crawford 1934 film: “Sadie McKee” Alligator crawl Thomas “Fats” Waller Alligator illustration © 1934 All I need is you Peter de Rose/Benny Illustration by S. Woods 1942 Davis/Mitchell Parish All in favour say “aye” Cliff Fried Attributed illustration art + 1939 Geraldo or n/a All my life – film: “Laughing Sidney Mitchell/Sam H.Stept Walter C.Kelly/Evalyn Knapp 1936 Irish eyes” All my dreams are of you Blair Leyton Eric Yorke & Simon Wery 1924 All my tomorrows lead me Joyce Gredfell/Richard Addinsell Joyce Grenfell 1944 to you All of me Seymour Simons/Gerald Marks illustration 1931 All of my life Irving Berlin n/a 1944 All my love – based on a Al Jolson/Saul Chaplin/Harry Issy Bonn 1947 theme by Emile Waldteufel Akst All our to-morrows Jimmy Kennedy Wilfred Pickles or Maurice 1943 Winnick or Corporal Bill Smith or Foster & Clarke All over again Muriel Watson/Jack Joe Loss + Illustration by Hy 1946 Denby/D.Barricini L. Krout All over the place –film: Frank Eyton/Noel Gay Tommy Trinder 1940 “Sailors Three” All pals together (the old T.Reg Sloan Illustration + Ambrose 1940 thirteenth) All‟s well Mademoiselle Tommie Connor/Michael Carr Stan Atkins + crowd photo at 1944 Arc d‟Triumph or MsLawrence All that I‟m asking is Benny Davis/Joe Burke illustration 1929 sympathy All that I want is in Ireland Jeff Branen/Evans Lloyd Illustration Art by Xavier Willis 1920 All the things you are O.Hammerstein/J.Kern Geraldo or Jessie Matthews 1940 All the time – musical: “So Desmond Carter/Hal Brody n/a 1928 this is love” All the world sings a lullaby Barbara Gordon/Basil Vera Lynn 1942 – film: “We‟ll meet again” Thomas/Harry Parr Davies All through the day – film Oscar Hammerstein 2nd/ Jerome Stars in the film: Jeanne 1946 “Centennial Summer” Kern Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell & William Eythe All time Hit Parade 8 songs – 1/6d various n/a 1946 selection All up and down the street Elma T.Chapman Illustration by SLD 1942 Alma mia (my dear) Jay Whidden Jack Payne 1931 Almond eyes Terry Sullivan/Harry Stafford Debroy Somers + illustration 1927 by F.J.H. Almost like being in love – Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Logo for “Brigadoon” 1947 musical “Brigadoon” Loewe Aloha beloved Andy Long/Ray Canfield Illustration + Henry Hall or 1933 Roy Fox Aloha oe (Hawaiian Myrtle Koon Cherryman/Queen Illustration by NPS + Jim and Farewell song) by Queen Lydia Liluokalni Bob 1935 Lydia Liluokalni Aloma Francis De Witt/Robert Hood Illustration + Lou Preager 1925 Bowers Alone – film: “A night at the Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown The Marx Brothers+ 1935 opera” Alone again (professional Charles Dunn/R.S. Stoddon n/a 1935 copy) Alone at a table for two Billy Hill/Daniel Richman/Ted Fio Illustration + Carolyn Marsh 1935 Rita Alone with my dreams Jack Davis/Glen Morley „Hutch‟ (Leslie Hutchinson) 1943 Along the Navajo trail Larry Markes/Dick Charles/eddie Bing Crosby/The Andrews 1945 de Lange Sisters Along the trail of a desert Lew Breau/Jimmy Illustration by Fred Lowe 1938 caravan Campbell/Reg Connelly Always (I‟ll be loving you) Irving Berlin (b.1888-d.1989 nee Jose Collins photo by Dorothy Isadore or Israel Baline) Wilding 1925 Always – film: “Christmas Irving Berlin (b.1888-d.1989 nee Deanna Durbin 1925 holiday” Isador or Israel Baline) Always – from BBC James Dyrenforth/Kenneth n/a 1934 production “Puritan Leslie-Smith Lullaby” Always in all ways – Leo Robin/Richard Jack Buchanan/Jeanette 1930 film:“Monte Carlo” A.Whiting/W.Franke Harling MacDonald Always in my heart Roy Turk/J.Fred Coots Illustration + Roy Fox 1932 (Forever on my mind) Always in my heart – film: Kim Gannon/Ernesto Lecuona Kay Francis and cast 1942 “Always in my heart” Always the same sweet pal Charles Weinberg/Billy Stone Miss Florrie Forde or Max 1928 Miller Always true to you in my Cole Porter n/a 1948 fashion – musical “Kiss me Kate” Always yours Fred Rose n/a 1944 Amapola (pretty little Albert Gamse/Joseph M.Lacalle Deanna Durbin or Joe Loss 1940 poppy) Amazon valse (river of Rex Halm/Jay Eltinge n/a 1921 dreams) America, I love you – film: Edgar Leslie/Archie Gottler Alice Faye/John Payne 1915 “Tin Pan Alley” American Cowboy Songs An album of 17 cowboy songs Illustration 1939 by Sterling Sherwin including: Home on the range, The cowboy‟s prayer, Lonesome cowpuncher, Back to the range, Bucking broncho, Little Mohee, Mesa wind, and more.