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SHEET MUSIC

Murray appeared on very few sheet music covers during his long career. Presented here are all the known covers in which his picture appears on, except three. Not shown here are:

It's Great to Be a Soldier Man
(words by Jack Drislane; music by Theodore Morse)
New York: F. B. Haviland Pub. Co., Inc., 1907

It's Lonesome Here
(words and music by Bliss Milford)
New York: F. B. Haviland, 1916

My Little Irish Canary (Mary Ann)
(words by Andrew B. Sterling; music by Will Marion Cook)
New York: Howley, Dresser & Co., 1904

Up in the Cocoanut Tree
(words by Edward Madden; music by Theodore F. Morse)
New York: Howley, Haviland & Dresser, 1903
"Also known as 'Though I Am King of the Cocoanut Grove' and 'King of the Cocoanut Grove'"

These are in my possession, but have not yet prepared them for posting.

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The Black Sheep Loves You Best of All

 

The Black Sheep Loves You Best of All or Better Than the Rest
(words and music by William F. Gould)
New York: Howley, Haviland & Co., 1897

 

Bridget O'Flynn (Where've Ya Been?)

 

Bridget O'Flynn (Where've Ya Been?)
(words by Andrew B. Sterling; music by Robert King)
(Arr. for Uke. by Anthony J. Franchini)
New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., 1926

 

I'm Thinkin' of You All of de While

 

I'm Thinkin' of You All of de While
(words and music by Dave Reed, Jr.)
New York: Howley, Haviland & Dresser, 1903

 

A Little Boy in Blue

 

A Little Boy in Blue
(words by Raymond A. Browne; music by Theodore F. Morse)
New York: Howley, Haviland & Dresser, 1902

 

Lovin' Time

 

Lovin' Time ("Something in the Colored Line")
(words by Jack Drislane; music by Theodore Morse)
New York: F. B. Haviland Pub. Co., Inc., 1907

 

Maybe Sometime

 

Maybe Sometime
(words by Jack Drislane; music by Theodore Morse)
New York: F. B. Haviland Pub. Co., Inc., 1906

 

Sergeant Flagg and Sergeant Quirt

 

Sergeant Flagg and Sergeant Quirt (I'll Tell the Cock-Eyed World)
(words and music by Lou Klein and Billy Moll)
New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Company, 1929

 

There's Something in the Name of Ireland

 

There's Something in the Name of Ireland (That the Whole World Seems to Love)
(words by Howard Johnson; music by Milton Ager)
New York: Leo Feist, Inc., 1917. [3683-3]
"Respectfully Dedicated to Mr. Jerome Connor"

 

We'll Knock the Heligo-Into Heligo-Out of Heligoland!

 

We'll Knock the Heligo-Into Heligo-Out of Heligoland!
(words by John O'Brien; music by Theodore Morse)
New York: Leo Feist, Inc., 1917. [3739-2]
"Dedicated to the men of the American Fleet"

 

When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues

 

When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues
(words and music by Jack Frost and Jimmy McHugh)
New York: Jack Mills, Inc., 1922

 

Who Knows?

Who Knows?
(words and music by John T. Kelly)
New York: Howley, Haviland & Dresser, 1903

Last modified: March 18, 2009

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