Robert A. King (composer)

Robert A. King
Born(1862-09-20)September 20, 1862
DiedApril 13, 1932(1932-04-13) (aged 69)
Other namesMary Earl,
Betty Chapin,
Robert A. Keiser
Occupationscomposer and lyricist
Years active1900-1932
Notable work"Lafayette, We Hear You Calling",
"Beautiful Ohio"

Robert A. King (September 20, 1862 – April 13, 1932) was a prolific early twentieth century American composer, who wrote under pseudonyms including Mary Earl,[1][2][3][4][5] Robert A. Keiser,[6] and Betty Chapin.[7]

Career

Some authors believe that King wrote the song "The Fountain in the Park", credited to vaudevillian Ed Haley.[8][9]

In January 1903, King managed the Teachers' Department for Leo Feist Inc., one of Tin Pan Alley's music publishers.[10]

His first hit was "Anona".’[1] He collaborated musically with Ballard Macdonald, Billy Moll, Ted Fiorito, Howard Johnson, Gus Kahn,[11] and Charley Straight.[12]

In 1918, King as Mary Earl composed "Beautiful Ohio" with lyrics by Ballard Macdonald. A chart topper during the year of its release, it sold more than five million copies for publisher Shapiro, Bernstein, & Company.[13]

Selected works

  • "You're the Only One" (1900)[7]
  • "My Moonbeam Babe" (1901)[7]
  • "De Sandman's Coming 'Round" (1901)[7]
  • "Beyond the Gates of Paradise" (1901)[7]
  • "Anona" (1903)
  • "The Daisy and the Butterfly" (1902)[7]
  • "An Afternoon Tea" (1903)[7]
  • "Tell Me, Pretty Maiden" (1903)[7]
  • With Robert Recker. "Zenobie: March and Two Step". (1904) OCLC 11185049
  • "Romany Waltz"[7]
  • "Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home" (1917) OCLC 20119914
  • "My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France"[7]
  • "Lafayette, We Hear You Calling" (1918)[14][15]
  • "From Valley Forge to France" (1918) OCLC 84533041
  • With Ballard MacDonald. "Beautiful Ohio" (1918) Arranged for dance orchestra by Bob Haring in 1936. OCLC 696390859
  • "Cheer Up, Mother" (1918)
  • "Dreamy Alabama" (1919)
  • "Ruspana" (1919)[7]
  • "Wild Flower" (1920))[7]
  • "In Old Manila" (1920) OCLC 26006985
  • "Love Bird" (1921)[7]
  • "Isle of Paradise" (1921)[7]
  • "I Ain't Nobody's Darling" (1921)[7]
  • "Just Like a Rainbow" (1921)[7]
  • "By the Old Ohio Shore" (1921)[7]
  • "In Rosetime (When We Said Goodbye)" (1922)[7]
  • "Honeymoon Chimes" (1922)[7]
  • "I've Got the 'Yes, We Have No Bananas' Blues" (1923)[7]
  • "Mississippi Ripples" (1923)[7]
  • "The Clock is Playing" (1924)[7]
  • "Why Did I Kiss that Girl?" (1924)[7]
  • With Charley Straight. "I Need Some Pettin'" (1924)[12]
  • "Peter Pan (I Love You)" (1925)[12]
  • "Seminola" (1925)[12]
  • "Keep Your Skirts Down, Mary Ann" (1925)[12]
  • "Tell Me You Love Me" (1926)[12]
  • With Billy Moll and Howard Johnson. "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream" (1927) and (1928) OCLC 43026474
  • With Marvin Lee. "Rocky Mountain Lullaby" (1931) OCLC 18861363
  • With Morton Downey and Sam M. Lewis. "An Old Fashioned Home in New Hampshire" (1931) OCLC 18852827

References

  1. ^ a b "Mary Earl".
  2. ^ "Mary Earl i.e., Robert King". Library of Congress.
  3. ^ "WOMEN IN AMERICAN MUSIC, PAGE 2".
  4. ^ WALSH, THOMAS P. (2013). Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines American Songs of War And Love, 1898-1946. Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 245. ISBN 978-0810886087.
  5. ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 51. ISBN 0899509525.
  6. ^ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine, INc. pp. 35, 304. ISBN 1556110995.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Robert King (composer) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  8. ^ Marcuse, Maxwell F. (1959). Tin Pan Alley in gaslight;a saga of the songs that made the gray nineties "gay.". Watkins Glen, N.Y.: Century House. p. 60. hdl:2027/uc1.31822013278122.
  9. ^ Studwell, William E. (William Emmett) (1997). The Americana song reader. New York: Haworth Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7890-0150-4. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  10. ^ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 1556110995.
  11. ^ "Robert A. King". IMDb.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Jansen, David A. (2004). Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 1135949018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. ^ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine. p. 111. ISBN 1556110995.
  14. ^ "Lafayette: (we hear you calling). - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
  15. ^ "Lafayette: (we hear you calling) - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
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