Harold Button’s Orchestra fonds

A2007.078

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FONDS DESCRIPTION ...... 2 SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS ...... 4 Series 1 Financial records ...... 4 Series 2 Musical arrangements and manuscripts ...... 5 Series 3 Sheet music ...... 7 Series 4 Music books and arrangements ...... 23 Series 5 Photographs ...... 25 Series 6 Gladys Button records ...... 25 Series 7 Ephemera ...... 27

Harold Button’s Orchestra fonds A2007.078

FONDS DESCRIPTION

Title Harold Button’s Orchestra fonds

Dates 1936-1972

Extent 41.5 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs

Administrative History/Biographical Sketch Harold Robert Button was born on September 15, 1916 in Kinloss Township, Bruce County, Ontario, on the north-west edge of the Village of Lucknow. He was the eldest son of Robert James Button and Mary Alberta “Bertie” (Howe) Button. He was a farmer for a short time, then a factory equipment supervisor, as a machinist and tool-and-dye maker, in the maintenance departments at Pratt and Whitney and Appleford Paper Products in the Dundas-Hamilton area.

As a young man, Harold played his E-flat alto at over 400 engagements with local bands from 1936-1940. His records show him playing at Amberley, Belgrave, Dungannon, Formosa, Goderich, Holyrood, Inverhuron, Kincardine, Kingsbridge, Kintail, Lochalsh, Lucknow, Paisley, Paramount, Port Elgin, Ripley, Rockford, Teeswater, Underwood, Walkerton, Wingham, and other places, mostly on Friday and Saturday nights, in addition to benefits, fairs and barn dances.

When he moved to Dundas after 1940, he played locally at Dundas Music Hall and other venues, with Eph Slote’s Orchestra from 1943 to 1946, then with Howard Miellers’ Orchestra from 1946 to November 1948, when he formed Harold Button’s Orchestra in Dundas, Ontario.

The Orchestra was initially four pieces and subsequently expanded to seven pieces. Harold Button wrote many arrangements for his band, which played at Ancaster, Ontario and surrounding area until 1967. After retiring, Harold lived in Kincardine until he passed away on July 3, 1999.

Custodial History The records were donated to the archives by the Estate of Harold Robert Button in 2007.

Scope and Content The fonds reflects the musical career of Harold Button and the music played by his Orchestra. The fonds consists primarily of sheet music,

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music books, musical arrangements and manuscripts used by Harold Button and his Orchestra. Also included in the fonds are financial records, photographs of Harold Button with orchestras and Appleford Paper Products, a logo stencil and two dictation booklets belonging to Harold’s daughter, Gladys Button.

Related Materials The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre holds a number of artefacts previously owned by Harold Button including musical instruments, speaker, amplifier and band stands.

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 1 Financial records

Dates 1936-1972

Extent 2.0 cm of textual records

Scope and Content This series consists of ledger books (including time books and a Simonds Canada Saw Co. notebook) which reflect the performance venues, expenses and revenue of Harold Button as he played with various orchestras including MacKenzie, Eph Slote’s Orchestra, Howard Mieller’s Orchestra, and his own, Harold Button’s Orchestra. The books also reflect the revenue and expenses of Harold Button’s Orchestra, as well as members of the Orchestra and performance venues.

File/Item List

Item Title Dates Box/File Personal ledger book 1936-1940, 1943-1957 B1 / S1-F1 Ledger book for Entertainment Committee of 1945-1951 B1 / S1-F1 Local 1740 I. A. of M. Monthly time book 1951-1955 B1 / S1-F1 Ledger book 1956-1972 B1 / S1-F1

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 2 Musical arrangements and manuscripts

Dates [between 193-? and 1967?]

Extent 16.0 cm of textual records

Scope and Content This series consists of hand-written musical arrangement manuscripts, chiefly 18 x 23.5 cm in size, as well as published musical arrangements, for instruments including violin, piano, and solo, 1st and 3rd E-flat alto saxophone. Some of the manuscripts are numbered and/or printed on Harold Button or Don Lawson staff paper. The series also includes music dictation books containing arrangements, on the cover of which is written “Harold Button, Lucknow, Ontario”.

File/Item List

File Title Items Box/File

68 manuscript arrangement B1 / S2- Musical arrangements, sheets F1 grouped between Oxford Notebook covers 12 published arrangements for 1st B4(o.s.) / E-flat Alto Sax S2-F1

112 manuscript arrangement B1 / S2- Musical arrangements, sheets F2 grouped in The Collegiate 20 published arrangements for English Note Book covers B4(o.s.) / piano, 1st E-flat Alto Sax and/or S2-F2 3rd E-flat Alto Sax

Musical arrangements, 76 manuscript arrangement B1 / S2- grouped in Canadian sheets F3 Music Sales Corporation 3 published arrangements for 1st B4(o.s.) envelope Sax E-flat Alto / S2-F3 Musical arrangements, grouped in envelope 42 published arrangements for B4(o.s.) addressed to Harvey W. violin / S2-F4 Hill

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B1 / S2- 10 Music Dictation books Musical arrangements, F5a grouped in paper bag 171 manuscript arrangement B1 / S2- sheets and lists F5b 9 manuscript arrangement sheets and “Repasz Band” arranged by B1 / S2- Loose musical Harry J. Lincoln for numerous F6 arrangements instruments (“Ancaster Masonic Orchestra” inscribed on back), 7 published arrangements for B4(o.s.) piano / S2-F6 Community booklet, Carols for Christmas pamphlet, B1 / S2- sheets Community Song Sheet F7 newspaper insert, hymn booklet “Harold Button Solo E Flat Alto Sax” blank staff paper and “Don B1 / S2- Staff paper Lawson B Flat Tenor Sax” blank F8 staff paper, in Appleford Paper Products envelope

Source of Supplied Title File titles based on the content and original order of the series.

Arrangement note When received by the Archives, these musical arrangements were grouped together in envelopes or between book covers. The groupings were maintained as files in the archival arrangement

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 3 Sheet music

Dates [19--] – [19--] Extent 18 cm of textual records

Scope and Content This series consists of sheet music, some of which have numbers written on the covers. Additional written notations are made on some of the sheet music and some front covers show the orchestra’s stamp and/or stamps from “Anne Foster: A Complete Musical Service” Hamilton; “Rymal’s”; “Chris Lovett: Teacher of Studio”; “Heintzman & Co. Limited” Hamilton; “Borsellinos Music Shoppe” Hamilton; “E.H.V.Shaver” Jerseyville; and “Viola Accordian Centre & Record Bar”. The series consists of the following files: (1) Numbered sheet music; (2) Alphabetical sheet music; (3) Old-Time Favourites sheet music.

Arrangement note The sheet music with numbers inscribed on the front covers was arranged together. Non-numbered sheet music was left in alphabetical order, in the two groups in which they were received: alphabetically arranged and old-time favourites.

File/Item List

File 1: Numbered sheet music

H.B.'s Sheet Music Item List Box/File #

1 Blue Hawaii / words and music by Robin and Ralph Rainger B2 / F1 Music, Maestro, Please! / words by Herb Magidson ; music 2 by Allie Wrubel Auld Lang Syne and Comin' Thro' The Rye / arranged by 4 Maxwell Eckstein Lullaby Of Broadway / lyric by Al Dubin ; music by Harry 5 Warren The Band played On / words by John F. Palmer ; music by 5 Charles B. Ward When You Wore A Tulip / words by Jack Mahoney ; music 6 by Percy Wenrich

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Tiger Rag / lyric by Harry DeCosta ; music by Original 6 Dixieland Band 7 Saint Louis / by W.C. Handy Together / by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray 7 Henderson It's No Sin / lyrics by Chester R. Shull ; music by George 7 hoven Because Of You / words and music by Arthur Hammerstein 8 and Dudley Wilkinson Dancing With tears In My Eyes / lyric by Al Dubin ; music 8 by Joe Burke Moonlight And Shadows / words and music by Leo Robin & 9 Frederick Hollander Tarra Ta-Larra Ta-Lar / words and music by Mary Symes 9 and Johnny Farrow 10 / by Redd Tewart and 10 Candy Kisses / words and music by George Morgan Dimples and Cherry Cheeks / words and music by Ben 11 B2 / F2 Oakland - Don Raye 11 Patricia / words and music by Benny Davis Cruising Down The River / by Eily Beadell and Nell 12 Tollerton That Certain Party / words by Gus Kahn ; music by Walter 13 Donaldson Forever And Ever / lyric by Malia Rosa ; music by Franz 13 Winkler Roses for a Blue Lady / words and music by Sid 14 Tepper and Roy Brodsky 15 The Very thought Of You / words and music by Ray Noble Everywhere You Go / words and music by Larry Shay, Joe 16 Goodwin and Mark Fisher Maybe It's Because / lyric by Harry Ruby ; music by 17 Johnnie Scott 18 Far Away Places / by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer 18 The 3`d Man Theme / by Anton Karas Peter Cottontail / words and music by Steve Nelson and 19 Jack Rollins 20 Easter Parade / lyrics and music by Irving Berlin Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) / lyric by Larry Morey ; music by 21 B2 / F3 eliot Daniel 12th Street Rag / words by Andy Razaf ; music by Euday 22 L. Gowman

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Winter Wonderland / words by Dick Smith ; music by Felix 23 Bernard A Dreamer's Holiday / words by ; music by 24 Mabel Wayne Our Christmas Waltz / words and music by Ed. Nelson Jr. 25 and Steve Nelson 25 Don't Sweethart Me / by Cliff Friend and Charlie Tobias Our Little Ranch House / words and music by Carmen 26 Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb Keep Your Eyes On The Stars / words and music by Bill 27 Gale, Pat Noto and Charles Kanter Sweet Georgia Brown / by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard and 28 Kenneth Casey Dream A Little Dream Of Me / words by Gus Kahn ; music 29 by W. Schwandt and F. Andree 30 I Love You Because / by Leon Payne Rain or Shine / lyric by Ross MacLean ; music by Beverly 30A Birks I Had You On a Desert Island / by Ruth Roberts, Gene 31 B2 / F4 Piller & Bill Katz Sweet And Lovely / words and music by Gus Arnheim, 33 Harry Tobias and Jules LeMare You're The One I Care For / lyric by Harry Link ; music by 34 Chauncey Grey and Bert Lowen You, You, You Are the One / words by Milton Leeds and 35 Fred Wise ; music by Tetos Demey "A" You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song) / words and 35 music by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, Sidney Lippman 36 An Hour Never Passes / by Jimmy Kennedy Sweet Sue / arranged by Jimmy Dale ; by Will J. Harris 37 and Victor young (piano, 1st trombone, bass scores) Nobody's Sweetheart / by Billy Meyers, Gus Kahn, Ernie 38 Erdman and Elmer Schoebel ; special arrangement by Jimmy Dale 38 Sitting By the Window / by Paul Insetta 38 Side By Side / words and music by Harry Woods 38 Heartaches / words by John Klenner ; music by Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue / lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe 39 Young ; music by Ray Henderson 41 Blue Skies / Irving Berlin B2 / F5 Roses / words and music by Tom Spencer and Glenn 42 Spender 42 I'm The One Who Loves You / by Stuart Hamblen

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Sam's Song: the happy tune / words by Jack Elliott ; 43 music by Lew Quadling You and Your Beautiful Eyes / words by Mack David ; 43 music by Jerry Livingston 46 Any Time / words and music by Herbert Happy Lawson 47 Shine On Harvest Moon / by Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth Merry Widow Waltz / based on book and lyrics by Victor 50 Leon and Leo Stein ; music by Franz Lehar ; new lyrics by B2 / F6 Lorenz Hart 58 Charmaine / by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack Can Anyone Explain? / words and music by Bennie 58 Benjamin and George Weiss Green Sleeves / words and music by Jack Wolf, Bernnice 59 Parks and Dick Manning Get Out Those Old Records / words and music by Carmen 59 Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb Velvet Lips / lyric by Sammy Gallop ; music by Mannie 60 Banks I Went to Your Wedding / words and music by Jessie Mae 60 Robinson 61 Wondering / words and music by Joe Werner B2 / F7 62 Keep It A Secret / by Jessie Mae Robinson My Baby's Comin' Home / words and music by William G. 63 Leavitt, John C. Grady and Sherm Feller It Won't Be Long 'til Christmas / words and music by Kaye 63.5 Carson Half a Photograph / lyrics by Bob Russell ; music by Harold 64 Stanley Vaya. Con Dios / words and music by Larry Russell, Inez 65 James and Buddy Pepper That's Amore / words by Jack Brooks ; music by Harry 67 Warren From the Vine Came the Grape / words and music by 68 Leonard Whitcup and Paul Cunningham That Naughty Waltz / lyric by Edwin Stanley ; music by Sol 69 P. Levy 70 Hard To Get / words and music by Jack Segal The Rock and Roll Waltz / music by Shorty Allen ; words by 71 B2 / F8 Dick Ware Allegheny Moon / words and music by Al Hoffman and Dick 72 Manning 72 HE / Lyric by Richard Mullan ; music by Jack Richards

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Its Almost Tomorrow / words by Wade Buff ; music by 74 Gene Adkinson Blue Christmas / words and music by Billy Hayes and Jay 75 Johnson Moonlight Bay / words by Edward Madden ; music by Percy 77 Wenrich Tonight You Belong to Me / words by ; music by 78 Lee David 79 Harbour Lights / by Jimmy Kennedy & Hugh Williams Whatever Will be Will Be / words and music by Jay 79 Livingston and Ray Evans Bye Bye Baby / words by Walter Hirsch ; music by Lou 79 Handman 80 True Love / music and lyrics by Cole Porter Just Another / words and music by Frank Loesser 80 and Milton DeLugo Four Walls / words and music by Marvin Moore and George 81 B2 / F9 Campbell 81 Pennsylvania Polka / by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners Fascination / words by Dick Manning ; music by F. D. 84 Marchetti 85 Ivy Rose / words and music by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning 85 Alley Cat / by Frank Bjorn Takes Two To Tango / words and music by Al Hoffman and 91 B2 / F10 Dick Manning Yellow Bird / words and music by Norman Luboff, Marilyn 92 Keith, Alan Bergman Moonlight Cocktail / lyric by Kim Gannon ; music by Lucky 92B Roberts Blame It On The Bossa Nova / words and music by Cynthia 93 weil and Barry Mann Tea For Two / words by Irving Caesar ; music by Vincent 94 Youmans 95 Down Yonder / by L. Wolfe Gilbert The Tennessee Tango / words and music by Pee Wee King 95 and 97 Tell Me Why / words by Al Alberts ; music by Mary Gold Wishin' / words and music by Clem Watts, Ben Trace, 98 Teddy Simms I'll Walk Alone / music by Julie Styne ; lyric by Sammy 100 Cahn A Garden in the Rain / lyric by James Dyrenforth ; music 101 B2 / F11 by Carroll Gibbons

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A Kiss To Build A Dream On / words and music by Bert 102 Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II 103 The Glory of Love / by Billy Hill 105 A Guy is a Guy / words and music by Oscar Brand Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home / words by Bob Hilliard ; 107 music by Carl Sigman Two Little Kisses / words and music by Gus Braun, Len 108 McCall and Nancy Shaw Zing a Little Zong / words by Leo Robin ; music by Harry 109 Warren Saturday Rag / words and music by Hal Biddy and John 111 B2 / F12 Jerome You Belong to Me / words and music by pee Wee King, 112 Redd Stewart and Down By The 0 - HI - 0 / words by ; music by 113 Abe Oleman 114 Too Old to Cut the Mustard / by When the Saints Go Marching In / new words and musical 114 arrangement by Paul Campbell 115 Walkin' to Missouri / words and music by Bob Merrill One, for the Wonder / words and music by Sid Tepper and 117 Roy Brodsky I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause / words and music by 118 Tommie Connor 120 You'll Never Know / by Mack Gordon and You Were Meant For Me / lyric by Arthur Freed ; melody by 121 B2 / F13 Nacio Herb Brown 122 Till I Waltz Again With You / by Sidney Prosen Bye Bye Blues / by Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown 124 and Chauncey Gray Mister Tap Toe / words and music by Terry Gilkyson, 127 Richard Dehr and Frank Miller 129 Your Cheatin' Heart by Frank Williams 130 Pretend / by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman and Frank Lavere Star Dust / words by Mitchell Parish ; music by Hoagy 131 B2 / F14 Carmichael 132 Little Girl / by Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry 133 Somebody Stole My Gal / words and music by Leo Wood 134 Cheek To Cheek / lyrics and music by Irving Berlin Seven Lonely Days / words and music by Earl Shuman, 135 Alden Shuman and Marshall Brown

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Ain't She Sweet / words by Jack Yellen ; music by Milton 136 Ager Boo — Hoo / by Edward Heyman, Carmen Lombardo and 137 John Jacob Joeb 138 You You You / lyric by Robert Mellin ; music by Lotar Olias Blue Moon / lyric by Lorenz Hart ; music by Richard 140 Rodgers Oh! My Pa — Pa / english words by John Turner and 142 Geoffrey Parsons ; music and original words by Paul B2 / F15 Burkhard 144 Heart Of My Heart / words and music by Ben Ryan Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina / words and music 145 by Jonny Skyler, Bette Cannon, Arthur Shaftel Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell / lyrics by Bob 146 Hilliard ; music by Dave Mann Make Love to Me / lyrics by Bill Norvas and Allan Copeland 148 ; music by Paul Mares, Benny Pollack, George Brunies, Mel Stitzel, Walter Melrose 149 There Will Be No Teardrops Tonight / by Till Then / words and music by Guy Wood, Sol Marcus, 150 Eddie Seiler 151 Wanted / words and music by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele B2 / F16 Sadie Thomspon's Song / lyrics by ; music 151 by Lester Lee Hit and Run Affair / words and music by Don Roseland, Ray 152 Cormier, Mel Van 154 In The Chapel In The Moonlight / by Billy Hill 155 Mister Sandman / words and music by Pat Ballard On A Little Bamboo Bridge / lyric by Archie Fletcher ; 156 music by Al Sherman Hearts of Stone / lyric by Eddy Ray ; music by Rudy 157 Jackson Are You Mine? / music by Buddy de Val and Myrna Lorrie ; 158 words by Don Grashey 160 Yellow Roses / by Kenny Devine and Sam Nichols 161 Heart / words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross B2 / F17 Learnin' The Blues / words and music by Doloris Vicki 163 Silvers 164 Open Up Your Heart / words and music by Stuart Hamblen Memories Are Made Of This / words and music by Terry 166 Gilkyson, Rich Dehr and Frank Miller See You Later Alligator / words and music by Robert 167 Guidry

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Dungaree Doll! / lyric by Ben Raleigh ; music by Sherman 168 Edwards Only You: and you alone / words and music by Buck Ram 169 and Ande Rand Cindy, Oh Cindy / words and music by Bob Barron and Burt 175 B2 / F18 Long The Green Door / words by Marvin Moore ; music by Bob 176 Davie Just Walking In The Rain / words and music by Johnny 177 Bragg and Robert S. Riley 178 Singing The Blues / by Melvin Endsley Hey! Jealous Lover / words and music by Sammy Cahn, 179 Kay Twomey, Bee Walker Marian / words and music by Terry Gilkyson, Frank Miller 180 and Richard Dehr I Dreamed / words and music by Charles Grean and Marvin 181 B2 / F19 Moore 182 Near You / lyric by Kermit Goell ; music by Francis Craig 183 The End / lyric by Sid Jacobson ; music by Jimmy Krondes Love Letters In The Sand / lyrics by Charles Kennedy and 186 Nick Kenny ; music by J. Fred Coots 187 Bye Bye, Love / by Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant Sugartime / words and music by Charlie Phillips and Odis 188 Echols Sail Along Silv'ry Moon / lyric by Harry Tobias ; music by 189 Percy Wenrich 190 There's A Goldmine In The Sky / by Charles & Nick Kenny / words by ; music by Burt F. 192 B2 / F20 Bacharach 193 Are You Sincere / words and music by Wayne Walker Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head / lyric by Hal David ; 193 music by The Hawaiian Wedding Song / English lyric by Al Hoffman, 194 Dick Manning ; Hawaiian lyric and music by Charles E. King 195 Put your Head On My Shoulder / by Paul Anka 196 Hello, Dolly! / music and lyric by Jerry Herman Everybody Loves Somebody / lyric by Irving Taylor ; music 197 by Ken Lane What Have They Done To My Song, Ma / words and music 201 by Melanie Safka I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing / words and music by 202 B. Backer, B, Davis, R. Cook, R. Greenawa

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Make The World Go Away / words and music by Hank 203 Cochran

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 3: Sheet music, File 2: Non-numbered sheet music

Non-Numbered Sheet Music Item List Box/File A bluebird singing in my words by Sammy Gallop ; music by B3 / A heart Michel Emer music by Jerome Kern ; lyrics by A fine romance Dorothy Fields A little bird told me by Harvey Q. Brooks music and lyric by Dick Robertson, A little oh the lonely side James Cavanaugh, Frank Weldon A penny a kiss – a penny words and music by Buddy Kaye &

a hug Ralph Care words and music by Ervin Drake and Across the wide Missouri Jimmy Shirl Anything can happen – lyric by Sid Wayne ; music by Joe

Mambo Sherman music by Don Saxon ; lyric by Robert Ask me no questions Wells words and music by Arthur Because of you B3 / B Hammerstein and Dudley Wilinson lyric by Marilou Harrington ; music by Bela Bimba Oscar De Mejo Bewitched (Bothered and music by Richard Rodgers ; lyric by

Bewildered) Lorenz Hart Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The words and music by Mack David, Al

Magic Song) Hoffman, Jerry Livingston Bluebird on your by Elizabeth Clarke windowsill words by Robert Channing ; music by Bright Eyes Walter Harrison Canada (A Centennial words and music by Bobby Gimby B3 / C Song) Candy and cake words and music by Bob Merrill Chattanoogie Shoe Shine by Harry Stone & Jack Stapp Boy Christmas words and music by Jenny Lou Carson Christmas Carols published by Reuben H. Lilja & Co Cold, cold heart by Hank Williams Cool Water words and music by Bob Nolan Comin' in on a wing and lyric by Harold Adamson ; music by

a prayer Jimmy McHugh Cry words and music by Churchill Kohlman

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words and music by Lloyd Bryer and Dainty Brenda Lee B3 / D Puss Donahoo words and music by Bob Hilliard, Dave Dearie Mann Down among the lyric by James Brockman ; music by sheltering pines Abe Olman words and music by George Howe and Down the lane Bobby Burns Down the trail of broken words and music by Jimmy Kennedy hearts and Nat Simon Foolish tears words and music by Jenny Lou Carson B3 / F words and music by Steve Nelson & Frosty the snowman Jack Rollins Glendora by Ray Stanley B3 / G words and music by Huddie Ledbetter Goodnight, Irene and John Lomax music by Fred Phillips ; words by Sam Got her off my hands Lewis and lyric by Wm. B. Friedlander ; music by Holka Polka B3 / H H. Leopoldi words and music by Al Hoffman, Dick Hot Diggity Manning words by Nancy Hamilton ; music by How high the moon Morgan Lewis I can't get you out of my words by Jack Brooks ; music by Edgar B3 / I mind Fairchild I'd've baked a cake by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, Clem Watts lyric by Dorcas Cochran ; music by I get ideas Sanders I like the wide open by Ken Murray, Royal Foster & Chas, spaces Wick I want to be near you words by Michael Brown I wish someone cared by Bob Merrill enough to cry words and music by Allan Livingston, I taut I taw a puddy-tat Billy May & Warren Foster In the cool, cool, cool of words by ; music by the evening Hoagy Carmichael I'm gonna sit right down lyric by Joe Young ; music by Fred E. and write myself a letter Ahlert I'm hatin’ this Waitin' by Charlie Tobias, and Murray around Mencher

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I'v got my love to keep words and music by Irving Berlin me warm by Freddy Friday, and Java B3 / J Alvin Tyler lyrics and music by Johnny Mercer and Just a quiet evening Richard Whiting Kiss me sweet words and music by Milton Drake B3 / K Lillette words and music by Jack Gold B3 / L Love me! Love me! Love words and music by Frank Anderson, me! Renny La Marre and Viviane Greene music by Shamus O'Conner ; words by Macnamara's Band B3 / M John J. Stamford Marylyn by Leslie Bell words and music by Cy Coben, Charles Meanderin' Grean and George Botsford Molasses, molasses words and music by Larry Clinton Mom and Dad's waltz words and music by lyric by Al Stillman ; music by Robert Moments to remember Allen English lyric by Norman Newell ; music More by R. Ortolani and N. Oliviero words by Earl Shuman ; music by Leon Most people get married Carr words and music by Stephan Weiss Music, music, music and Bernie Baum My Heart's in the middle by Allan Roberts and Lester Lee of July words and music by Jay Livingston and My own, my only, my all Ray Evans Nobody's chasing me lyrics and music by Cole Porter B3 / N Over a bottle of wine Tony Martin B3 / O Put on a pair of shoes by Mr. And Mrs. Billy Hill B3 / P words and music by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and Bix Reichner lyric by Sid Frank ; music by Ray Please, Mr. Sun Getzov by Irving Taylor, George Wyle and Quicksilver B3 / Q Eddie Pola words and music by Johnnie Lee Wills Rag Mop B3 / R and Deacon Anderson words and music by Eddie Miller, Dub Release me Williams and Robert Yount Rosemary : skating waltz by Lawrence London

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Rudolph the Red-nosed words and music by Johnny Marks Reindeer words and music by Al Jacobs, Larry Scalawag B3 / S Stock and Joseph Meyer words and music by Bob Hilliard and Shanghai Milton DeLugg words and music by James Keyes, Sh-Boom Claude Feaster, Carl feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and James Edwards She took words and music by Jimmy Kennedy music by Dick Thomas ; lyrics by Ray Sioux City Sue Freedman Slipping around words and music by Floyd Tillman words and music by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewert & Clinton Price words by Ralph Blane ; music by Harry Someone like you Warren Something old, words and music by Ramez Idriss, something new George Tibbles Sparrow in the treetop by Bob Merrill Stars are the windows of by Tommy Malie, Jimmy Steiger heaven Sugar Town by Lee Hazelwood Sunflower words and music by Mack David story, dialog, lyrics & music by B.G. Sunny side up DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson words by Al Alberts ; music by Marty Tell me why B3 / T Gold The Aba. Daba by Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan Honeymoon The Fairy Wedding waltz J.W. Turner The last mile home by Walter Kent, Walton Farrar The love bug will bite words and music by Pinky Tomlin you The little white cloud words and music by Johnnie Ray that cried The merry Christmas words by ; music polka by Sonny Burke The morningside of the words and music by Dick Manning and mountain Larry Stock The Petite Waltz by Joe Heyne

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The place where I lyric by Florence Tarr, Fay Foster ; worship music by Al Goodhart words and music by Jessie Cavanaugh The roving kind and Arnold Stanton words by Richard Adler ; music by The 'Whoop" polka Frank Yankovic, Joe Trolli, and John Pecon There isn't any limit to by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al my love Hoffman There's more pretty girls words and music by George Cates than one Tom's tune words and music by Gillette and Bush lyric by Sylvia Dee ; music by Sid Too Young Lipman Tiddley Winkie Woo words and music by Morton Morrow True Love music and lyrics by Cole Porter Twenty-four hours of music by Peter De Rose ; lyric by Carl sunshine Sigman lyrics by Sid Robin ; music by Charles Undecided B3 / U Shavers words by Jack Manus and Bernard Vanity B3 / V Bierman ; music by Guy Wood lyric by Walter Hirsch ; music by Lou Was it rain B3 / W Handman When I'm cleaning by Harry Gifford, Fred E. Cliffe & windows George Formby Where are you gonna be words and music by Carmen Lombardo when the moon shines and John Jacob Loeb White Christmas by Irving Berlin Why don't you fall in love lyric by Al Lewis ; music by Mabel with me? Wayne lyric by Mack Gordon ; music by Josef Wilhelmina Myro You call everybody by Sam Martin, Ben Trace and Clem B3 / Y Darling Watts You can't pull the wool by Milton Ager, Charles Newman & over my eyes Murray Mencher You'll never go to heaven lyric by Al Bryan ; music by Joe Santly words by Billy Faber and Fred You were only fooling Meadows ; music by Larry Fotine

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 3: Sheet music, File 3: Old-Time Favourites

Old-Time Favourites Sheet Music Item List Box/File by Larry Markes, Dick Charles, Eddie De B2 / S3- Along the Navajo Trail Lange F3 Always respect a words by H. Lovelance ; music by B2 / S3- mother Edward Shannon F3 lyric by Sidney Mitchell ; music by Len B2 / S3- At the codfish ball Pollack F3 lyric by Billy Rose and Mort Dixon ; B2 / S3- Follow the Swallow music by Ray Henderson F3 How wonderful you words by Dorothy Terriss ; music by Joe B2 / S3- were Burke F3 I lost my gal from words by Charlie Tobias ; music by B2 / S3- Memphis Peter De Rose F3 words and music by Benny David & J. B2 / S3- I'll stand by Fred Coots F3 words by Irving Kahal ; music by Oscar B2 / S3- Lazy weather Levant F3 My heart's in the B2 / S3- by Allan Roberts and Lester Lee middle of July F3 Nice work if you can music by George Gerswin ; lyrics by Ira B2 / S3- get it Gershwin F3 lyric by Harry Tobias ; music by Roy B2 / S3- No Regrets Indraham F3 lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell ; music by B2 / S3- One in a million Lew Pollack F3 Say a pray'r for the music by Jimmy McHugh ; lyric by Herb B2 / S3- boys over there Magidson F3 Shoo-fly pie and apple music by Guy Wood ; lyric by Sammy B2 / S3- pan dowdy Gallop F3 B2 / S3- Sing, Sing, Sing words and music by Louis Prima F3 lyric and music by Benny Davis and Joe B2 / S3- Somebody's Lonely Gold F3 by Al Jolson, B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown B2 / S3- Sonny Boy and Ray Henderson F3 lyric by Billy Rose ; Mort Dixon ; music B2 / S3- Too many parties by Ray Henderson F3 That old wooden B2 / S3- words and music by Frank Crumit rocker F3

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The object of my by Pinky Tomlin, Coy Poe and Jimmie B2 / S3- affection Grier F3 lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell ; music by B2 / S3- The moonlight waltz Lew Pollack F3 Thanks for the words and music by Leo Robin and B2 / S3- memory Ralph Rainger F3 There goes my by Al J. Neiburg, Jerry Levinson, Boyd B2 / S3- attraction Bunch F3 B2 / S3- This year's kisses lyrics and music by Irving Berlin F3 We're back in lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell ; music by B2 / S3- circulation again Lew Pollack F3 What do we do on a by Howard Johnson, Chas. Tobias and B2 / S3- DEW-DEW-DEWY DAY Al. Sherman F3 When the robin sings words by Mitchell Parish ; music by J. B2 / S3- his song again Fred Coots F3 You can't stop me words and music by Cliffe Friend and B2 / S3- from dreaming David Franklin F3

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 4 Music books and arrangements

Dates [19--] – [19--]

Extent 5.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content This series consists of music books, arranged primarily for piano, with some arrangements for small combos.

File/Item List

File Names Items Box/File Grade IV Pianoforte Examination / B4 / S6-F1 Royal Conservatory of Music, 1953 Let us Have Music for Piano / arranged and edited by Maxwell B4 / S6-F1 Eckstein John Thompson’s Modern Course for the Piano: the Second Grade Book / B4 / S6-F1 Piano books Willis Music Co. The Sacred Book: Solo Piano Albums for the Young Student / B4 / S6-F1 John W. Schaum Zephyrs from Melodyland: Twelve Tuneful Pieces by C.W. Krogmann B4 / S6-F1 arranged for Piano, Four Hands. G. Schirmer. Frank Munn’s Album of Familiar B4 / S6-F2 Music Hank Williams’ Favorite Songs B4 / S6-F2 Memories of Johann Strauss : Piano, , violin Famous Waltzes for Violin and B4 / S6-F2 and square dance Piano. Edward B. Marks Music books Unidentified book, without cover, pp B4 / S6-F2 3-22 George Wade and his Corn Huskers Book of Square Dances and Other B4 / S6-F2 Old Time Dances : Showing How to

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Call Them and How to Dance Them / compiled by Harry E. Jarman and George Wade Musical Accompaniment for The Corn Huskers Book of Square B4 / S6-F2 Dances / arranged for violin and piano by John Burt Rose Petals Romance pour Piano / B4 / S6-F3 Paul Lawson The Music Goes ‘Round and Around / lyrics by “Red” Hodgson ; music by B4 / S6-F3 Edward Farley and Michael Riley Collection of Christmas B4 / S6-F3 arrangements for piano Spinning Song / edited and fingered B4 / S6-F3 by Wm Scharfenberg Orchestral and Waltzes for Piano Third Grade B4 / S6-F3 piano arrangements B4 / S6- Daddy / arranged by Vic Schoen F3o.s. The Mating Call / by Francis Ring B4 / S6- and Martin Broones ; orchestral F3o.s. arrangement by Bill Schultz Please Don’t Talk about Me when I’m Gone / words and music by B4 / S6- , Sam H. Stept and Bee F3o.s Palmer The “Twist” for Small Combos: C Instruments / arranged by Johnny B4 / S6-F4 Warrington The “Twist” for Small Combos: /Eb Arrangements for Instruments / arranged by Johnny B4 / S6-F4 small combos Warrington Mills All-Time Favorites for Ork Combos: Eb book and C book / B4 / S6-F4 arranged by Michael Edwards

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 5 Photographs

Dates [between 1935 and 1975?]

Extent 2 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm 1 photograph : col ; 21 x 28 cm

Scope and Content This series consists of photographs of Harold Button as part of Harold Button’s Orchestra, an unidentified orchestra and the staff of Appleford Paper Products Limited Protective Food Wrappings.

File/Item List

Title Dates Box/File Photographs [19--] – [19--] B2 / S5-F1

Series 6 Gladys Button records

Dates 1961

Extent 0.5 cm of textual records

Administrative History/Biographical Sketch Gladys Button is the daughter of Harold Robert Button.

Scope and Content This series consists of two music dictation books, one of which has the name “Gladys Button, 117 Park St. W., Dundas, Ontario” written on it, and the other of which contains notations regarding sight reading tests.

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File/Item List

Title Dates Box/File Music dictation books 1961 B2 / S6-F1

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS and FILE LISTS

Series 7 Ephemera

Dates [between 1935 and 1975?]

Extent 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope and Content This series consists of a logo stencil for Harold Button’s Orchestra and a small Confederation life sign.

File/Item List

Item Title Dates Box/File With Complements of Confederation Life, Toronto [19--] B4(o.s.) / S7 Canada sign HBO stencil [19--] B4(o.s.) / S7

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