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1 Events

• February 21 - Frederick Delius's opera A Village Romeo and Juliet is premiered in Berlin
• General Porfirio Díaz legendarily orders a mariachi band to wear upper-class clothing (a charro suit) when they played for the visiting United States Secretary of State; this is the beginning of modern mariachi, as well as the traditional dress of future mariachi stars.
• Publication of Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music by Ferruccio Busoni

2 Published popular music

• "All She Gets from The Iceman Is Ice" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Alfred Solman
• "And A Little Bit More" w. Alfred Bryan m. Fred Fisher
• "Ballooning" w. Paul West m. Jerome Kern
• "The Bandolero" w. m. Leslie Stuart
• "Be My Little Teddy Bear" w. Vincent Bryan m. Max Hoffman
• "Because I'm Married Now" w.m. Herbert Ingraham
• "Bon Bon Buddy" by Alex Rogers
• "Brother Noah Gave Out Checks For Rain" w.m. Arthur Longbrake
• "Budweiser's A Friend Of Mine" w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Seymour Furth
• "Bye Bye Dearie" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von TilzerHarry Von Tilzer ( July 8, 1872 January 10, 1946) was a very popular United States songwriter. Von Tilzer was born in Detroit, Michigan under the name Harry Gummbinsky (shortened to Harry Gumm before taking the name under which he became famous). He ran a
• "The Caissons Go Rolling Along" m. Edmund L. Gruber
• "Come Along, My Mandy" w.m. Tom Mellor, Alfred J. Lawrence & Harry Gifford New words Nora BayesNora Bayes ( 1880 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. Bayes was born as Leonora Goldberg in Joliet, Illinois. She was performing professionally in Vaudeville in Chicago by age 18. She toured from San Francisco, & Jack NorworthJack Norworth ( 5 January, 1879 1 September, 1959) was a U. songwriter, singer, and vaudeville performer. Norworth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is credited as co-writer of a number of Tin Pan Alley hits. He wrote the lyrics of the song " Tak 1910
• "Common Sense" w.m. Chris Smith & John Larkins
• "Don't Worry" w.m. Ed Rose & Ted Snyder
• "Down Home Shout" Herman Carle
• "Fairy Queen" m. Percy Wenrich
• "Fishing For the Moon" David Kilburn Stevens
• "Gladiolus Rag" by Scott JoplinScott Joplin ( November 24, 1868 April 1, 1917) remains the best-known ragtime musician and composer, setting the standard for the many who followed. Joplin was born near Linden, Texas to Florence Givins and Giles (sometimes listed as "Jiles") Joplin.
• "Golden Rod" McKinley
• "The Handsome, Brave Life Saver" Gumble
• "Harrigan" w.m. George M. CohanGeorge M. Cohan ( July, 1878 November 5, 1942) was a United States songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer. George Michael Cohan was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His baptismal certificate says that he was born on July 3, but Cohan himself always said t
• "He Goes To Church On Sunday" w. Vincent Bryan m. E. Ray Goetz
• "The Homesick Yankee" Clark
• "Honey Boy" w. Jack NorworthJack Norworth ( 5 January, 1879 1 September, 1959) was a U. songwriter, singer, and vaudeville performer. Norworth was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is credited as co-writer of a number of Tin Pan Alley hits. He wrote the lyrics of the song " Tak m. Albert Von TilzerAlbert Von Tilzer ( March 29, 1878 October 1, 1956) was an American songwriter, the younger brother of Harry Von Tilzer. Albert Von Tilzer was born in Indianapolis, Indiana with the name Albert Gumm. He worked at his older brother's publishing company, an
• "The Honeybee's Honeymoon" Reed
• "I Love You So" w. Adrian Ross m. Franz LehárFranz Lehar ( 30 April 1870 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer, mainly known for his operettas. Lehar was born in Komarno (now in Slovakia) as the eldest son of a bandmaster in the Austro-Hungarian army. He studied violin and composition bu
• "I Wish I Had A Girl" w. Gus KahnGustav Gerson Kahn ( November 6, 1886 October 8, 1941) was a famous German- American musician and songwriter. Born in Coblenz, Germany, Kahn and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1890. His music career began writing music for vaudeville acts, then m. Grace Leboy Kahn
• "I'd Rather Be A Lobster Than A Wise Guy" Morse
• "I'd Rather Two-Step Than Waltz, Bill" w.m. Benjamin Hapgood Burt
• "I'm Afraid To Come Home In The Dark" w. Harry H. Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne
• "I'm Happy When The Band Plays Dixie" Vandeveer
• "I'm Tying The Leaves So They Won't Come Down" w. E. S. S. Huntingdon m. J. Fred Helf
• "In A Hammock Built For Two" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer
• "In The Land Of The Buffalo" Williams, Van Alstyne
• "In The Wildwood Where The Bluebells Grow" w.m. Herbert H. Taylor
• "In Washington" w. Vincent Bryan m. Gertrude Hoffmann
• "It's Delightful To Be Married" w. Anna Held m. Vincent Scotto
• "It's Great To Be A Soldier Man" Morse
• "It's Nice To Have A Sweetheart" Kerker
• "I've Told His Missus All About Him" Tate
• "Just Because He Couldn't Sing "Love Me And The World Is Mine"" w.m. Bert Fitzgibbon
• "Kansas City Rag" by James Scott
• "Keep On Smiling" Paley
• "The Last Rose Of Summer Is The Sweetest Rose Of All" w. Arthur Gillespie m. Harry Sidney
• "Lucia" Klein
• "A Man Without A Woman" Rogers
• "Marie From Sunny Italy" w. Irving Berlin m. M. Nicholson
• "Mariutch Down At Coney Island" (aka "Mariutch Dance Da Hootch-A-Ma-Kootch") w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry von Tilzer
• "(You'll Find Me At) Maxim's" w. Adrian Ross m. Franz Lehár
• "Meet Me Down At The Corner" w. Will D. Cobb m. Harry Hoyt
• "(The Best I Get Is) Much Obliged To You" w.m. Benjamin Hapgood Burt
• "'Neath The Old Acorn Tree, Sweet Estelle" w. C. M. Denison m. J. Fred Helf
• "'Neath The Old Cherry Tree, Sweet Marie" w.m. Harry Williams & Egbert van Alstyne
• "Nestle By My Side" Luders
• "No Wedding Bells For Me" w. E. P. Moran & Will A. Heelan m. Seymour Furth
• "No, No, Positively No" w.m. Chris Smith & Harry Brown
• "No-One Knows" w.m. Francis Mack
• "Not For Me" w.m. Bessie Wynn
• " On The Road To Mandalay " w. Rudyard Kipling m. Oley Speaks
• "The Peach That Tastes The Sweetest Hangs The Highest On The Tree" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards
• "The Pride Of The Prairie" w. Harry Breen m. George Botsford
• "Put Me Among The Girls" w. C. W. Murphy m. Dan Lipton

• "Rain-in-the-Face" Burt
• "Red Wing" w. Thurland Chattaway m. Kerry Mills
• "Rum-Tiddley-Um-Tum-Tay Out For The Day Today" w. Fred Leigh m. Orlando Powell
• "San Antonio" w.m. Harry Williams & Egbert van Alstyne
• "Sandy, You're A Dandy" w.m. Hector Grant
• "Search Light Rag" by Scott Joplin
• "She's A Lassie From Lancashire" Murphy, Lipton, Neat
• "Sleepy Sidney" by Archie W Scheu
• "Smile, Smile, Smile" Hoffman
• "Somebody's Been Around Here Since I've Been Gone" Bratton
• "Somebody's Waiting For You" w. Vincent Bryan m. Albert Gumble
• "Take Me Back To New York Town" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Harry Von Tilzer
• "Take Me Where There's A Big Brass Band" Morse
• "The Teddy Bears' Picnic" w. James B. Kennedy m. John W. Bratton Words 1932.
• "That Lovin' Rag" w. Victor H. Smalley m. Bernie Adler
• "Theodore" w.m. Vincent Bryan
• "There Never Was A Girl Like You" w. Harry H. Williams m. Egbert Van Alstyne
• "Tipperary" w. Leo Curley m. James M. Fulton & J. Fred Helf
• "Tommy, Lad!" w. Edward Teschemacher m. E. J. Margetson
• "Two Blue Eyes" by Edward Madden
• "Two Little Baby Shoes" w. Edward Madden m. Theodore F. Morse
• "Under Any Old Flag At All" Cohan
• "Vilia" w. Adrian Ross m. Franz Lehár
• "Wal, I Swan!" (aka "Ebeneezer Frye") w.m. Benjamin Hapgood Burt
• "'Way Down In Colon Town" Hoffman
• "When A Fellow's On The Level With A Girl That's On The Square" w.m. George M. Cohan from the musical The Talk Of New York
• "Who? Me?" Snyder
• "Won't You Be My Honey?" Morse
• "Won't You Waltz Home Sweet Home With Me" w.m. Herbert Ingraham
• "Wouldn't You Like To Have Me For A Sweetheart?" Robyn
• "You Splash Me And I'll Splash You" w. Arthur J. Lamb m. Alfred Solman