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词条 Robert A. King (composer)
释义

  1. Career

  2. Selected works

  3. References

{{Infobox person
| name = Robert A. King
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1862|09|20}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1932|04|13|1862|09|20}}
| death_place =
| nationality =
| other_names = Mary Earl,
Betty Chapin,
Robert A. Keiser
| occupation = composer and lyricist
| years_active = 1900-1932
| known_for =
| notable_works = 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 pen names including the pen names, Mary Earl[1][2][3][4][5], Robert A. Keiser,[6] and Betty Chapin.[7]

Career

In January 1903, King managed the Teachers' Department for Leo Feist Inc., one of Tin Pan Alley's music publishers.[8]

His first hit was ‘’Anona.’’[1] He collaborated musically with Ballard Macdonald, Billy Moll, Ted Fiorito, Howard Johnson, Gus Kahn,[9] and Charley Straight.[10]

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.[11]

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)[12][13]
  • 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)[10]
  • Peter Pan (I Love You) (1925)[10]
  • Seminola(1925)[10]
  • Keep Your Skirts Down, Mary Ann(1925)[10]
  • Tell Me You Love Me (1926)[10]
  • 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. ^{{Cite web|url=https://musopen.org/composer/mary-earl/ |title=Mary Earl | ref = harv }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/jukebox/artists/detail/id/642/ |title= Mary Earl i.e., Robert King}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://parlorsongs.com/issues/2002-9/thismonth/featureb.php|title=WOMEN IN AMERICAN MUSIC, PAGE 2}}
4. ^{{cite book|last= WALSH|first=THOMAS P.|title=Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines American Songs of War And Love, 1898-1946|publisher= Scarecrow Press Inc|year=2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJV8HQsaJB0C&pg=PA245|page=245|isbn=0810886081 }}
5. ^{{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Frederick G. |title=World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes with Over 300 Complete Lyrics |date=1995 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn=0899509525 |page=51}}
6. ^{{cite book |last1=Jasen |first1=David A. |title=Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times |date=1988 |publisher=Donald I. Fine, INc. |location=New York |isbn=1556110995 |pages=35, 304}}
7. ^10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 {{cite web|url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/40476/King_Robert_composer|title=Robert King (composer) - Discography of American Historical Recordings|website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}
8. ^{{cite book |last1=Jasen |first1=David A. |title=Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times |date=1988 |publisher=Donald I. Fine, Inc. |location=New York |isbn=1556110995 |page=35}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247256/bio|title=Robert A. King|website=IMDb}}
10. ^{{cite book |last1=Jansen |first1=David A. |title=Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=1135949018 |page=138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7l-TAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA138 |accessdate=17 December 2018}}
11. ^{{cite book |last1=Jasen |first1=David A. |title=Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers and their Times |date=1988 |publisher=Donald I. Fine |location=New York |isbn=1556110995 |page=111}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/library/online-catalog/view/oclc/960051795|title=Lafayette: (we hear you calling). - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/library/online-catalog/view/oclc/20119871|title=Lafayette: (we hear you calling) - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago|website=www.pritzkermilitary.org}}
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