Robert A. King (composer)

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]

Robert A. King
Born(1862-09-20)September 20, 1862
DiedApril 13, 1932(1932-04-13) (aged 69)
Other namesMary Earl,
Betty Chapin,
Robert A. Keiser
Occupation(s)composer and lyricist
Years active1900-1932
Notable workLafayette, We Hear you Calling,
Beautiful Ohio

Career

Some authors believe that King wrote the song The Fountain in the Park, credited to vaudevillian Ed Haley.[8][9]

In January 1903, King managed the Teachers' Department for Leo Feist Inc., one of Tin Pan Alley's music publishers.[10]

His first hit was ‘’Anona.’’[1] He collaborated musically with Ballard Macdonald, Billy Moll, Ted Fiorito, Howard Johnson, Gus Kahn,[11] and Charley Straight.[12]

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.[13]

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)[14][15]
  • 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)[12]
  • Peter Pan (I Love You) (1925)[12]
  • Seminola(1925)[12]
  • Keep Your Skirts Down, Mary Ann(1925)[12]
  • Tell Me You Love Me (1926)[12]
  • 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. "Mary Earl".
  2. "Mary Earl i.e., Robert King".
  3. "WOMEN IN AMERICAN MUSIC, PAGE 2".
  4. WALSH, THOMAS P. (2013). Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines American Songs of War And Love, 1898-1946. Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 245. ISBN 978-0810886087.
  5. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 51. ISBN 0899509525.
  6. Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine, INc. pp. 35, 304. ISBN 1556110995.
  7. "Robert King (composer) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  8. Marcuse, Maxwell F. (1959). Tin Pan Alley in gaslight;a saga of the songs that made the gray nineties "gay.". Watkins Glen, N.Y.: Century House. p. 60. hdl:2027/uc1.31822013278122.
  9. Studwell, William E. (William Emmett) (1997). The Americana song reader. New York: Haworth Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7890-0150-4. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  10. Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 1556110995.
  11. "Robert A. King". IMDb.
  12. Jansen, David A. (2004). Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 1135949018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine. p. 111. ISBN 1556110995.
  14. "Lafayette: (we hear you calling). - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
  15. "Lafayette: (we hear you calling) - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
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