Mike Bernard (1881-1936)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Mike Bernard (the name itself was the pseudonym used by one Michael Barnett) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime music. He studied with Benjamin R. Harney becoming an immensely popular pianist and is said to have been the resident pianist at Tony Pastor's in New York, probably the most important vaudeville venue of the era. He was the first to record solo piano music for Columbia in 1909, the piece in question being Wallie Herzer's Everybody Twostep (1910). Highly regarded, his publisher Will Rossiter proclaimed him as the "public's favourite" and "the world's greatest ragtime player". As early as 1899 when still a teenager, he made his mark in ragtime repertoire with his The Rag-Time King: A Symphony In Rag-Time.

Websites:
	Mike Bernard	Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards

Mike Bernard (1881-1936) has at least 10 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Colored Elks Cake Walk, The Cake Walk
Music by: Mike Bernard.

Publisher:	Howley, Haviland & Dresser
Suppliers:
Printed: 1896.	Sheet Music.

How Do You Do Mr. Mcadoo
Music by: Mike Bernard.
Words by: Willie Weston, Herman Ruby

Publisher:	Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1918.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

I'm Goin' to Tell on You
Music by: Mike Bernard.
Words by: Earl Taylor

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music.

McFadden's Row of Flats
Music by: Mike Bernard.
Words by: James W. Blake

Publisher:	Howley, Haviland & Dresser
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1897.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

My Mariutch, She Come Back to Me
Music by: Mike Bernard.
Words by: Harry L. Newton

Publisher:	Will Rossiter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 6 pages.

Neutrality March, The
Music by: Mike Bernard.

Publisher:	Chas. K. Harris
Suppliers:
Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music.

Phantom Dance Dance Characteristic
Music by: Mike Bernard.

Publisher:	E. T. Paull Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Rag-Time King, The Cake-Walk and Two-Step
Music by: Mike Bernard.

Publisher:	Chas B. Ward Music Pub Co
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music.

Since Sally's in the Ballet Song and chorus
Music by: Mike Bernard.
Words by: Vincent P. Bryan

Publisher:	E. T. Paull Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1901.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

There's Another Angel Now in Old Killarney
Music by: Mike Bernard.
Words by: George A. Little

Publisher:	Broadway Music Corp.
Suppliers:	B0000CT5E5: not available.
Printed: 1917.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Lemon Drops (1910)		James Pitt-Payne
	Stinging Bee (1908), The		Sakae Watanabe

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


Lemon Drops (1910)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Neutrality March (1915), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Stinging Bee (1908), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Stinging Bee (1908), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A+T/T/B+T

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Jazz Music CDs:
Acker Bilk	The Very Best of Acker Bilk
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	Cakewalks, Rags & Blues - Military Style	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE357	Lemon Drops (1910) - A Rag A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins.	1-2 days
DBE358	The Neutrality March (1915) A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins.	1-2 days
DBE359	The Stinging Bee (1908) - Characteristic A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.	out-of-print	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50
DBE359C	The Stinging Bee (1908) - Characteristic A+T/T/B+T, approx. 3¾ mins.	1-2 days

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


Lemon Drops (1910)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Neutrality March (1915), The	A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Stinging Bee (1908), The	A/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Stinging Bee (1908), The	A+T/T/B+T	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Stinging Bee (1908), The	M. Bernard (music)	Piano	IMSLP
	That Ticklin' Rag (1910)	M. Bernard (music)	Piano	IMSLP

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 27 works by Mike Bernard (1881-1936). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


My Little Lucy Lane	1895	Harry Graves (words) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.)
Belle of Hogan's Alley, The	1896
Colored Elks Cake Walk, The	1896		Pub.
Lafayette, The	1897
McFadden's Row of Flats	1897	James W. Blake (words)	Pub.
Rag-Time King, The	1899
In Chinatown	1900
Since Sally's in the Ballet	1901	Vincent P. Bryan (words)
Phantom Dance	1902		Pub.
Ragtime Cadet Corps, The	1902
Weary Willie	1906
⇑ My Mariutch, She Come Back to Me	1907	Harry L. Newton (words)	Pub.
Stinging Bee, The	1908	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
I'm Goin' to Tell on You	1910	Earl Taylor (words)	Pub.
Lemon Drops	1910	Mike Bernard (perf.) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
That Ticklin' Rag	1910
Panama Pacific Rag	1911
Race Horse Rag	1911		Pub.
1915 Rag	1913
Apache	1913	Violinsky (co-author)
Tantalizing Tingles	1913	Willie Weston (words)
Kinky	1915
Neutrality March, The	1915	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ There's Another Angel Now in Old Killarney	1917	George A. Little (words)
Blaze Away	1918
How Do You Do Mr. Mcadoo	1918	Willie Weston (words) Herman Ruby (words)
Good Gravy	1925		Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


M. Bernard	The Neutrality March (3:33)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
M. Bernard	The Belle of Hogan's Alley (1:28)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
M. Bernard	The Colored Elks Cake Walk (3:38)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
M. Bernard	Lemon Drops (2:31)	M. Bernard