Bennett Scott
Bennett Scott (12 October 1871 – 1 June 1930) was an English writer of music hall songs. Born in London, of Jewish background, he started working in warehouses, but in 1894 advertised his services as a provider of "good songs and catchy melodies... at a guinea a time." His first major success came with "I've Made Up My Mind to Sail Away" (1902), sung by Tom Costello. He established a working partnership with fellow songwriter A. J. Mills. They set up the Star Music Company, and together wrote "By the Side of the Zuider Zee" (1906, performed by Fanny Fields); "Ship Ahoy! (All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor)" (1908, performed by Hetty King), "Fall In and Follow Me" (1910, performed by Whit Cunliffe), "When I Take My Morning Promenade" (1912, performed by Marie Lloyd), and "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (1916, performed by Florrie Forde). Scott died in 1930, aged 68. His brother, Maurice Scott, also worked as a songwriter. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1875, Died 1930
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1918
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-3429 | 10-in. | 6/1/1906 | Coming through the rye, Jennie mine | Albert Campbell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-3962 | 10-in. | 11/1/1906 | If there hadn't been an apple on the tree | Burt Shepard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-3971 | 10-in. | 11/3/1906 | It's a different girl again | Burt Shepard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-20795 | 10-in. | 10/18/1917 | Ship ahoy | Robert Sterling | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-21055 | 10-in. | 11/6/1917 | Take me back to dear old Blighty | Gitz Rice | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 3461 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Aug. 1906 | Coming through the rye, Jennie mine | Albert Campbell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77391 | 10-in. | 10/1/1917 | Take me back to dear old Blighty | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 30335 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-Mar. 1910 | Sea, sea, sea | George Lashwood | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 6308 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | My heart is with you tonight | Charles Holland | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet | composer | |
Columbia | 6374 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | When love creeps in your heart | Charles Holland ; Mary Read | Vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 6532 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Show me the way to your heart | Terrence O'Connor | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 27069 | 10-in. | approximately 1910 | Fall in and follow me | Harry Fay | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 69066 | 10-in. | approximately 1917 | Economise | Fred Duprez ; Garrick Theatre Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Brunswick | 1385 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | Take me back to dear old Blighty | Joseph Philips | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 3455 | 10-in. | Nov. 1914 | Boys in khaki, boys in blue | Frederick J. Wheeler | Baritone vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 3756 | 10-in. | 5/6/1915 | Make your mind up, Maggie MacKenzie | Glen Ellison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4071 | 10-in. | 8/26/1915 | They all did the goose-step home | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 4429 | 10-in. | 1/18/1916 | I wonder if you miss me sometimes | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4532 | 10-in. | 2/25/1916 | Wonderful rose of love | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4688 | 10-in. | 4/26/1916 | When love creeps in your heart | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6467 | 10-in. | between 11/12/1918 and 11/27/1918 | Show me the way to your heart | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Scott, Bennett," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/115221.
Scott, Bennett. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/115221.
"Scott, Bennett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Bennett Scott
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Scott, Bennett, 1875-1930 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010064676
Wikidata: Bennett Scott - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4889736
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/291149066546965601338
MusicBrainz: Bennett Scott - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/61955c4b-7b55-4943-92bf-e5773180bce6
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