Ten hits from the 1900s for which the music was written by J. Fred Helf. The recordings are by popular singers of the period. The songs and who sings them:
“Someone Thinks of Someone” – Henry Burr
“When You Know You’re Not Forgotten by the Girl You Can’t Forget” – Frank C. Stanley
“When the Bluebirds Nest Again Nellie Gray” – Manuel Romain
“When Darling Bess First Whispered Yes” – Manuel Romain
“Go Easy Mabel” – Edward Meeker
“Wedding Bells” – American Quartet
“When the Evening Bells are Chiming Songs of Auld Lang Syne” – Frank C. Stanley
“When Summer Tells Autumn Good-Bye” – Manuel Romain
“When the Springtime Brings the Roses, Jessie Dear” – Manuel Romain
“Pennyland” – Manuel Romain
Most of these are from Edison Records, except for one which is by Indestructible Records. They can be legally downloaded from the UCSB Cylinder Audio Archive. If there is any interest I might do additional composer compilations. J. Fred Helf wrote many hits in his day, pretty much all of them long forgotten.
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