Percy Wenrich

Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He is best known for writing the songs "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" and "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose", along with the rag "The Smiler". For more than 15 years, Wenrich toured with his wife, vaudeville performer, Dolly Connolly; for whom he wrote several hit songs, including "Red Rose Rag", "Alamo Rag" and "Moonlight Bay". He was known throughout his lifetime as "The Joplin Kid".

Birth and Death Data: Born January 23, 1887 (Joplin), Died March 17, 1952 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, tenor vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 256 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-10192	10-in.	4/18/1911	Dublin daisies	Gene Greene	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10197	10-in.	4/19/1911	Alamo rag	Gene Greene	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10697	10-in.	7/10/1911	My hula hula love	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10804	10-in.	7/18/1911	The red rose rag	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11044	10-in.	9/29/1911	I'll meet you when the sun goes down	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-11381	10-in.	12/15/1911	Moonlight Bay	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-11448	10-in.	1/11/1912	The skeleton rag	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11864	10-in.	4/12/1912	The red rose rag	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-12187	10-in.	7/15/1912	Shamrock belles	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12199	10-in.	7/17/1912	Buddy boy	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12242	10-in.	7/26/1912	Tennessee moon	Heidelberg Quintette	Male vocal quintet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12300	10-in.	8/8/1912	The smiler	Felix Arndt	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-12873	10-in.	2/5/1913	Pickin' cotton	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with banjo and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12891	10-in.	2/11/1913	Kentucky days medley	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-12950	10-in.	2/26/1913	Kentucky days	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13398	10-in.	6/6/1913	Snow deer	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13639	10-in.	7/25/1913	I'll just follow you	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13643	10-in.	7/28/1913	Goodbye summer! So long fall! Hello wintertime!	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14588	10-in.	3/19/1914	The smiler rag medley	Van Eps Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-15214	10-in.	9/23/1914	When you wore a tulip and I wore a big red rose	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15266	10-in.	10/9/1914	Corker	Pietro Deiro	Accordion solo	composer
Victor	B-15603	10-in.	1/15/1915	Cotton blossom time	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16075	10-in.	6/4/1915	When it's moonlight in Mayo	Will Oakland	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16200	10-in.	7/13/1915	Come back, Dixie	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16729	10-in.	10/28/1915	In the glory of the moonlight	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist, composer

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wenrich, Percy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

Wenrich, Percy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105790.

"Wenrich, Percy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.