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Egbert Van Alstyne

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205: 120: 33: 194:". It was common for Tin Pan Alley publishers to add the name of one of their famous hit makers to tunes, and many have speculated this as being the main reason for Van Alstyne's name appearing on the piece, but Van Alstyne may have had a hand in writing or modifying the verse to Jackson's famous chorus. 496:, Barbara Blair - 2000 - p 482 "Henry's first marriage was to Joe King, and her second to the songwriter Egbert Van Alstyne (1882–1951). A successful composer, Van Alstyne wrote such popular songs as "Navajo," "Back, Back, Back to Baltimore," "In the Shade of the Old ..." 838: 833: 890: 571: 447: 847: 926: 931: 176: 916: 168: 735: 714: 694: 659: 638: 521: 191: 921: 843: 187: 509: 857: 575: 549: 829:
Digital image of "On the Road to Home Sweet Home" in the Duke University Libraries Digital Collections
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They Also Wrote: Evaluative Essays on Lesser-Known Popular American Songwriters Prior to the Rock Era.
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Popular American Composers from Revolutionary Times to the Present; A Biographical and Critical Guide.
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List of works by Egbert Van Alstyne in the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections
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Songs with Music by Egbert Van Alstyne: Pretty Baby, in the Shade of the Old Apple Tree.
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Van Alstyne, Egbert, A. J. Mills, Harry Castling, Walter Emerson, and Fred Hallam.
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Song Hits from the Turn of the Century: Complete Original Sheet Music for 25 Songs.
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The Papers of Will Rogers: Wild West and Vaudeville, April ... - Will Rogers,
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until he was able to make his living as a songwriter. He teamed with lyricist
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http://www.allmusic.com/artist/egbert-vanalstyne-mn0000178190/biography
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Other Van Alstyne hits included "Won't You Come Over to My House?", "
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Egbert Anson Van Alstyne biography by Bill Edwards at Ragpiano.com
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Music for the Millennium: The Twenties A Century of Popular Song.
212: 108: 79: 443:"Swingin' Along with Lindy" from "Just Around the Corner" (1918) 150:. Their first success was "Navajo" which was introduced in the 394:"Little Girls Beware (of the Sirens)" from "The Siren" (1911) 349:"That's the Sign of a Honeymoon" from "A Broken Idol" (1909) 337:"Ivanhoe - Not Scott's Ivanhoe, but a Scotch Ivanhoe" (1908) 687:
Ragtime Gems: Original Sheet Music for 25 Ragtime Classics.
355:"Love Makes the World Go Round" from "A Broken Idol" (1909) 460:"Some Quiet Afternoon" from "Good Morning, Judge" (1919) 409:"When I Was a Dreamer (And You Were My Dream)" (1915) 244:"There's a Chicken Dinner Waitin' Home for Me" (1904) 265:"A Man May Go to College and Still Be a Fool" (1905) 346:"A Little China Doll" from "A Broken Idol" (1909) 343:"Song of the Waiters" from "A Broken Idol" (1909) 229:"Rag-time Chimes: Characteristic Two Step" (1900) 898: 574:. The Internet Broadway Database. Archived from 508:Arwulf Arwulf. "Egbert Van Alstyne", All Music 313:"Those Are Things That Happen Every Day" (1906) 162:in 1903 and became one of the first records by 522:"Egbert Van Alstyne, 73, Noted Composer, Dies" 385:"The Raggity Man" from "Over the River" (1911) 325:"Neeth the Old Cherry Tree Sweet Marie" (1907) 277:"There's a Little Fighting Blood In Me" (1905) 891:Discography of American Historical Recordings 166:early in 1904. Their best remembered song is 322:"I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark" (1907) 749:In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree: Parody. 316:"The Union of the Blue and the Grey" (1906) 882:Egbert Van Alstyne in the National Jukebox 633:New York : Dover Publications, 1983. 448:What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys? 31: 877:Egbert Van Alstyne, Tin Pan Alley Pioneer 848:International Music Score Library Project 751:London: Francis, Day & Hunter, 1906. 550:"A Broken Idol (08/16/1909 - 09/18/1909)" 388:"Injun Love" from "Over the River" (1911) 304:"Won't You Come Over to My House" (1906) 286:"I'm Going Right Back to Chicago" (1906) 203: 118: 415:"On the Road to Home Sweet Home" (1916) 406:"I Want a Little Love From You." (1915) 334:"That's the Sign of a Honeymoon" (1908) 331:"Ain't You Glad You've Found Me" (1907) 899: 761:Van Alstyne, Egbert, and Gene Arnold. 629:Charosh, Paul, and Robert A. Fremont. 504: 502: 238:"Back, Back, Back to Baltimore" (1904) 100:(March 4, 1878 – July 9, 1951) was an 572:"The Siren (08/28/1911 - 12/16/1911)" 352:"Alabama" from "A Broken Idol" (1909) 616:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0885579/ 468: 211:Van Alstyne lived for many years in 730:Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000. 530:. Chicago. July 10, 1951. p. 8 499: 397:"I'm Goin' Back to Oklahoma" (1912) 382:"That's Good" from "Girlies" (1910) 358:"Marie" from "A Broken Idol" (1909) 328:"In the Land of the Buffalo" (1907) 222: 177:I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark 13: 623: 433:"Because You're Irish Song" (1917) 430:"I've Been Fiddle-ing Song" (1917) 256:"I Want Someone To Love Me" (1905) 169:In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree 123:Cover of 1903 composition "Navajo" 14: 943: 844:Free scores by Egbert Van Alstyne 776: 675:New York: H. W. Wilson Co, 1962. 654:London: Wise Publications, 1997. 418:"Where the Shamrock Grows" (1916) 379:"Baby Talk" from "Girlies" (1910) 598:"On the road to home sweet home" 552:. The Internet Broadway Database 373:"Heinze is Pickled Again" (1909) 765:: M. Witmark & Sons, 1949. 376:"Cavalier Rustican' Rag" (1910) 295:"Owatonna (Indian Song)" (1906) 186:Van Alstyne shares credit with 16:American songwriter and pianist 927:American vaudeville performers 608: 590: 564: 542: 514: 486: 403:"On The Road to Mexico" (1914) 307:"Down in the Everglade" (1906) 259:"In Sunny Little Italy" (1905) 1: 932:People from Marengo, Illinois 887:Egbert Van Alstyne recordings 480: 421:"My Dreamy China Lady" (1916) 131:. After some time touring in 820:How to use archival material 650:Evans, P., and P. Lavender. 370:"Bonnie Annie Laurie" (1909) 250:"Down in Lovers Lane" (1905) 114: 7: 614:Egbert Van Alstyne in IMDb 538:– via Newspapers.com. 391:"Oh That Navajo Rag" (1911) 10: 948: 858:Internet Broadway Database 298:"Camp Meeting Time" (1906) 280:"Why Don't You Try" (1905) 232:"Echoes from Egypt" (1901) 917:Songwriters from Illinois 808:Egbert Van Alstyne Papers 802: 792: 340:"I Was a Hero Too" (1908) 139:, initially working as a 87: 68: 42: 30: 23: 602:Duke Digital Collections 475:Songwriters Hall of Fame 463:"Sweetie O' Mine" (1920) 427:"Rock-A-Bye Land" (1917) 289:"Shoulder Straps" (1906) 253:"Good-A-Bye John" (1905) 247:"The Cob Web Man" (1905) 197:He recorded a number of 127:Van Alstyne was born in 98:Egbert Anson Van Alstyne 47:Egbert Anson Van Alstyne 709:: General Books, 2010. 689:New York: Dover, 1986. 455:For Your Boy and My Boy 412:"My Tom Tom Man" (1915) 268:"My Nightingale" (1905) 367:"Go Back: Song" (1909) 310:"My Irish Girl" (1906) 292:"My Irish Girl" (1906) 274:"Senora Papeta" (1905) 208: 124: 922:American keyboardists 726:Studwell, William E. 494:Arthur Frank Wertheim 473:He was inducted into 424:"Alabama Moon" (1917) 361:"Golden Arrow" (1909) 207: 122: 763:My Prayer for Today. 578:on September 5, 2012 262:"The Janitor" (1905) 797:Library of Congress 527:Albuquerque Journal 91:Songwriter, pianist 37:Van Alstyne in 1918 863:Egbert Van Alstyne 854:Egbert Van Alstyne 271:"Nicodemus" (1905) 217:Evanston, Illinois 209: 125: 25:Egbert Van Alstyne 825: 824: 814: 813: 469:Awards and honors 283:"I'm Wise" (1906) 241:"Seminole" (1904) 148:Harry H. Williams 129:Marengo, Illinois 95: 94: 939: 810: 790: 789: 781: 780: 685:Jasen, David A. 618: 612: 606: 605: 594: 588: 587: 585: 583: 568: 562: 561: 559: 557: 546: 540: 539: 537: 535: 518: 512: 506: 497: 490: 400:"Blarney" (1914) 223:Works, 1900–1920 75: 56: 54: 35: 21: 20: 947: 946: 942: 941: 940: 938: 937: 936: 897: 896: 806: 779: 626: 624:Further reading 621: 613: 609: 596: 595: 591: 581: 579: 570: 569: 565: 555: 553: 548: 547: 543: 533: 531: 520: 519: 515: 507: 500: 491: 487: 483: 471: 466: 438:So Long, Mother 364:"Heinze" (1909) 235:"Navajo" (1903) 225: 117: 83: 77: 73: 64: 58: 52: 50: 49: 48: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 945: 935: 934: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 895: 894: 884: 879: 874: 869: 860: 851: 841: 836: 831: 823: 822: 816: 815: 812: 811: 804: 800: 799: 794: 786: 785: 778: 777:External links 775: 774: 773: 759: 745: 724: 704: 683: 669: 648: 625: 622: 620: 619: 607: 589: 563: 541: 513: 498: 484: 482: 479: 470: 467: 465: 464: 461: 458: 451: 444: 441: 434: 431: 428: 425: 422: 419: 416: 413: 410: 407: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 353: 350: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 326: 323: 320: 319:"Larry" (1906) 317: 314: 311: 308: 305: 302: 301:"Sally" (1906) 299: 296: 293: 290: 287: 284: 281: 278: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 251: 248: 245: 242: 239: 236: 233: 230: 226: 224: 221: 116: 113: 93: 92: 89: 85: 84: 78: 76:(aged 73) 70: 66: 65: 59: 46: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 944: 933: 930: 928: 925: 923: 920: 918: 915: 913: 910: 908: 905: 904: 902: 892: 888: 885: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 868: 864: 861: 859: 855: 852: 849: 845: 842: 840: 837: 835: 832: 830: 827: 826: 821: 818: 817: 809: 805: 801: 798: 795: 791: 788: 787: 783: 782: 772: 768: 764: 760: 758: 754: 750: 746: 744: 740: 737: 736:0-8108-3789-7 733: 729: 725: 723: 719: 716: 715:1-158-48236-1 712: 708: 705: 703: 699: 696: 695:0-486-25248-5 692: 688: 684: 682: 678: 674: 671:Ewen, David. 670: 668: 664: 661: 660:0-7119-4431-8 657: 653: 649: 647: 643: 640: 639:0-486-23158-5 636: 632: 628: 627: 617: 611: 603: 599: 593: 577: 573: 567: 551: 545: 529: 528: 523: 517: 511: 505: 503: 495: 489: 485: 478: 476: 462: 459: 456: 452: 449: 445: 442: 439: 435: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 417: 414: 411: 408: 405: 402: 399: 396: 393: 390: 387: 384: 381: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 348: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 288: 285: 282: 279: 276: 273: 270: 267: 264: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 246: 243: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 227: 220: 218: 214: 206: 202: 200: 195: 193: 189: 184: 182: 178: 173: 171: 170: 165: 161: 160: 156: 153: 149: 145: 142: 141:Tin Pan Alley 138: 137:New York City 134: 130: 121: 112: 110: 106: 103: 99: 90: 88:Occupation(s) 86: 81: 71: 67: 62: 57:March 4, 1878 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 762: 748: 727: 706: 686: 672: 651: 630: 610: 601: 592: 580:. 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Index


Marengo
Chicago
American
songwriter
pianist

Marengo, Illinois
Vaudeville
New York City
Tin Pan Alley
song-plugger
Harry H. Williams
Broadway
musical
Nancy Brown
Billy Murray
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark
Memories
Tony Jackson
Pretty Baby
piano rolls

Chicago
Evanston, Illinois
So Long, Mother
What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys?
For Your Boy and My Boy
Songwriters Hall of Fame

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