Leo Friedman (1869-1927)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Leo Friedman was an American songwriter born in Elgin, Illinois.
His greatest successes include Coon! Coon! Coon! (1901) and the two 1910 hits, Let Me Call You Sweetheart and Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland, both in collaboration with Beth Slater Whitson. Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland was also performed by Judy Garland her film The Good Old Summertime. (1949).
His portrait on the left is taken from his All the Time (1913) published by Frank K. Root and Co., Chicago, Illinois, USA.
He died in Chicago.

Websites:
	Leo Friedman	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Leo Friedman (1869-1927) has at least 5 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Beyond the Gates Sacred Ballad
Music by: Leo Friedman.
Words by: Raymond A. Browne

Publisher:	Sol Bloom
Suppliers:
Printed: 1900.	Sheet Music.

Nymphs at Play
Music by: Leo Friedman.

Publisher:	McKinley Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1923.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Rosita Mia
Music by: Leo Friedman.

Publisher:	McKinley Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1924.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Sonoma
Music by: Leo Friedman.

Publisher:	Maurice Shapiro Music Publisher
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Star of Hope Waltz
Music by: Leo Friedman.

Publisher:	Chas. K. Harris
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 6 pages. Limited Availability.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


In the Shadow of the Carolina Hills (1909)	L. Friedman	Arthur C. Clough	Edison Standard Record: 10261
Coon! Coon! Coon! - Song (1901)	L. Friedman	Arthur Collins Joseph Natus	Edison Record: 7750
Modern Love (1909)	L. Friedman	Grace Cameron	Edison Standard Record: 10235
In the Palace of Dreams (1914)	L. Friedman	Helen Clark Emory B. Randolph	Edison Blue Amberol: 2398
Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland (1909)	L. Friedman	Elizabeth Wheeler Harry Anthony	Edison Standard Record: 10290
How'dy Hiram (1909)	L. Friedman	New York Military Band	Edison Amberol: 277
In the Sunshine and the Shadow I'll be True (1910)	L. Friedman	Byron George Harlan	Edison Standard Record: 10309
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1912)	L. Friedman	George Wilton Ballard	U.S. Everlasting Record: 1448
Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland (1910)	L. Friedman	W.V. Brunt	Indestructible Record: 1426
Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland (1911)	L. Friedman	Albert Campbell H. Burr	U.S. Everlasting Record: 1127
The Passion Dance (1919)	L. Friedman	Peerless Orchestra	Edison Blue Amberol: 3683
⇑Ring Me Up Heaven, Please, Central (1909)	L. Friedman	Will Oakland	Edison Standard Record: 10263
Sonoma (1907)	L. Friedman	Edison Venetian Trio	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9605
The Sun Dance (1903)	L. Friedman	Edison Symphony Orchestra	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8548
When I Dream of Old Erin (1917)	L. Friedman	Apollo Quartet of Boston	Edison Blue Amberol: 3315
When I Dream of Old Erin (1913)	L. Friedman	John Finnegan	Indestructible Record: 3299
When I Dream of Old Erin (1914)	L. Friedman	H. Burr	Edison Blue Amberol: 2121
Yours Is Not the Only Aching Heart (1908)	L. Friedman	James F. Harrison	Edison Standard Record: 10024

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Coon, Coon, Coon! (1901)		James Pitt-Payne

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	Shine on Harvest Moon
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra	Knockout Drops	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra	Minding the Score: The Music of Harry L. Alford	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Joe ''Fingers'' Carr	Honky Tonk Hits of Joe "Fingers" Carr
Bill Edwards	Music for Muskoka

Monologues

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Let Me Call You Sweetheart	Leo Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words) Maude Galbraith (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


All the Time (1913)	L. Friedman (music) R. Lewis (words) L. Friedman (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Baby Mine (1901)	L. Friedman (music) Raymond A. Browne (words) Marie George (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Blue Beads (1909)	L. Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
College Chums (1909)	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Coon! Coon! Coon! - Song (1901)	L. Friedman (music) G. Jefferson (words) Artie Hall (perf.) E. Leonard (perf.) Morris Manley (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP YorkSpace YorkSpace	Pub.
Dear Old Fashioned Mother (1920)	L. Friedman (music) Maude Ellingham (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Dear Old Virginia Home (1919)	L. Friedman (music) Sidney U. Johnson (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
⇑Goodnight Is But Your Last Good Bye (1901)	L. Friedman (w&m) Jeffrey T. Branen (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
Handy Andy (1900)	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	Indiana	Pub.
How'dy Hiram (1908)	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	YorkSpace	Pub.
I Want to Hear that Jazz Band Play (1920)	L. Friedman (music) George K. Kress (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
I'm Going to Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier (1916)	L. Friedman (music) J. Will Callahan (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
In the Palace of Dreams (1914)	L. Friedman (music) Frank Tyler Daniels (words) Reine Davies (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
In the Shadow of the Carolina Hills (1907)	L. Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
In the Sunshine and the Shadow I'll be True (1907)	L. Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words) T. Quigley (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
⇑Let Me Call You All My Own (1921)	L. Friedman (music) Herman Kahn (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1910)	L. Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words) Lipman & Lewis (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk Indiana Indiana
Love (1920)	L. Friedman (music) Glen Kaimm (words) Fannie Ward (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Love's First Whisper (1908)	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	YorkSpace	Pub.
Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland (1910)	L. Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words) Reine Davies (perf.) Frank Miller (perf.) Reine Davies (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer IMSLP Indiana Indiana Indiana	Pub.
On Moonlit Waters (1906)	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
On the Dixie Highway (1916)	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Please Bring Back My Daddy to Me (1918)	L. Friedman (music) F. E. Hathaway (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
⇑Red, Red Rose (1921), A	L. Friedman (music) Florence M. Cupery (words) Anne Luther (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Return With the Springtime (1915)	L. Friedman (music) Frank T Daniels (words)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Ring Me Up Heaven, Please, Central (1908)	L. Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words) Myrtle Huntley (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Sapho Waltzes (1890)	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	Indiana	Pub.
Somewhere a Heart Is Breaking and Calling Me Back to You (1917)	L. Friedman (music) Milton Weil (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Somewhere-Sometime (1915)	L. Friedman (music) Jack Smith (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
Sun Dance (1901), The	L. Friedman (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Sweetheart of Mine! (1914)	L. Friedman (music) Frank Tyler Daniels (words) Mary Pickford (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
⇑Tell Me that You Love Me (1912)	L. Friedman (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When I Dream of Old Erin (1912)	L. Friedman (music) M. Lee (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana
Years, Years Ago (1911)	L. Friedman (music) Herman Kahn (words) Dixie Girls (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
You're the Best Little Mother of All (1914)	L. Friedman (music) Ed Rose (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 91 works by Leo Friedman (1869-1927). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1890-1905

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Sapho Waltzes	1890
Coontown Jubilee	1898		Pub.
Every American Is a Volunteer	1898	Lou Loubrie (words)	Pub.
Memories of the South Before the War	1898	Jas O'Dea (words) May Howard (perf.)
Merry Golfers, The	1899
Beyond the Gates	1900	Raymond A. Browne (words)	Pub.
Handy Andy	1900		Pub.
If I Have You	1900
Baby Mine	1901	Raymond A. Browne (words) Marie George (perf.)	Pub.
Boys Are Marching Home	1901	Jeffrey T. Branen (words)	Pub.
Coon! Coon! Coon! - Song	1901	Gene Jefferson (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Clayton and Deshon (perf.) Lew Dockstader (perf.) Artie Hall (perf.) Kelly & Violette (perf.) Annie Kenwick (perf.) Eddie Leonard (perf.) Morris Manley (perf.) Zoa Matthews (perf.) Joseph Natus (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Coon, Coon, Coon!	1901	Gene Jefferson (words)	Pub.
Goodnight Is But Your Last Good Bye (w&m)	1901	Jeffrey T. Branen (co-author)	Pub.
I Think It Must Be Love	1901	Raymond A. Browne (words) Frank Lalor (perf.)	Pub.
Sun Dance, The	1901	Edison Symphony Orchestra (perf.)	Pub.
Star of Hope	1902
If I Should	1903	Bartley C. Costello (words) Sallie Randall (perf.)
Wigwam Dance	1903		Pub.
Dream on Sue	1904	Geo. Lieb Jr. (words)	Pub.
Call Me Back	1905	Aaron Hoffman (words) Lillian Held (perf.)

1905-1909

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


What Would You Do?	1905	Geo. Lieb Jr. (words)
On Moonlit Waters	1906
In the Shadow of the Carolina Hills	1907	Beth Slater Whitson (words) Arthur C. Clough (perf.)
In the Sunshine and the Shadow I'll be True	1907	Beth Slater Whitson (words) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Thos. J. Quigley (perf.)
Sand Dance	1907	Leo Friedman (words)
Sonoma	1907	Edison Venetian Trio (perf.)
All Hands Around	1908	Edgar Selden (words) George B. Alexander (perf.)	Pub.
Are There Thorns in the Roses You Wear?	1908	Beth-Slater Whitson (words) Thomas J. Quigley (words)
How'dy Hiram	1908	New York Military Band (perf.)	Pub.
Love's First Whisper	1908
My Arab Lady	1908	Charles J. Burkhardt (words)	Pub.
⇑ On a Porch on a Summer's Night	1908	Charles A. Burkhardt (words)	Pub.
Ring Me Up Heaven, Please, Central	1908	Beth Slater Whitson (words) Myrtle Huntley (perf.) Will Oakland (perf.)	Pub.
Yours Is Not the Only Aching Heart	1908	Beth Slater Whitson (words) T.J. Quigley (words) James F. Harrison (perf.)
Blue Beads	1909	Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Pub.
College Chums	1909		Pub.
In Dear Old Mexico	1909	Charles J. Burkhardt (words)	Pub.
Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland	1909	Beth Slater Whitson (words) Harry Anthony (perf.) Walter Van Brunt (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) Albert Campbell (perf.) Bing Crosby (perf.) Reine Davies (perf.) Judy Garland (perf.) Van Johnson (perf.) Wayne King (perf.) Frank Miller (perf.) Elizabeth Wheeler (perf.)
Modern Love	1909	F. Clifford Harris (words) Grace Cameron (perf.)
My! But I'm Longing For Love	1909	Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Pub.

1909-1915

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Pretty Little Duckling	1909	Charles J. Burkhardt (words)
Spring Zephyrs	1909
Let Me Call You Sweetheart	1910	Beth Slater Whitson (words) George Wilton Ballard (perf.) Maude Galbraith (perf.) Lipman & Lewis (perf.)
Years, Years Ago	1911	Herman Kahn (words) Dixie Girls (perf.) Monte Howard (perf.)	Pub.
I've Been Feeding the Chickens	1912	Lee Marvin (words)
Tell Me that You Love Me	1912	Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Pub.
Wedding Blossoms Waltzes	1912		Pub.
When I Dream of Old Erin	1912	Marvin Lee (words) Apollo Quartet of Boston (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) John Finnegan (perf.) Henry Burr as Irving Gillette
All the Time	1913	Roger Lewis (words) Leo Friedman (perf.)	Pub.
In the Valley of Broken Hearts	1913	Ed. Rose (words)	Pub.
In the Palace of Dreams	1914	Frank Tyler Daniels (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Reine Davies (perf.) Emory B. Randolph (perf.)
⇑ Rose of My Heart	1914	Milton Weil (co-author)
Sweetheart of Mine!	1914	Frank Tyler Daniels (words) Mary Pickford (perf.) Arr. by Jean Walz	Pub.
You're the Best Little Mother of All	1914	Ed Rose (words)	Pub.
I Will Always Love You	1915	Herman Kahn (words)	Pub.
I'm Waiting For Your Return	1915	Frank Tyler Daniels (co-author)	Pub.
Magical Ocean of Love	1915	Frank Tyler Daniels (words)	Pub.
Return With the Springtime	1915	Frank T Daniels (words)	Pub.
Somewhere-Sometime	1915	Jack Smith (words)
Trombonola	1915

1916-1924

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I'm Going to Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier	1916	J. Will Callahan (words)
On the Dixie Highway	1916
Where the Roses Sway	1916	Herman Kahn (words)
Somewhere a Heart Is Breaking and Calling Me Back to You	1917	Milton Weil (words)
When You Came in Dreams Last Night	1917	J. Will Callahan (words) Geo. F. Healey (perf.)
Fortune Teller, The	1918	Grace P. Meeker (words)
Goodbye Dear Boys, Goodbye	1918	Mae Curtis (words)	Pub.
Please Bring Back My Daddy to Me	1918	F. E. Hathaway (words)
Dear Old Virginia Home	1919	Sidney U. Johnson (words)	Pub.
Passion Dance, The	1919	Peerless Orchestra (perf.)
Dear Old Fashioned Mother	1920	Maude Ellingham (words)	Pub.
⇑ I Want to Hear that Jazz Band Play	1920	George K. Kress (words)
Love	1920	Glen Kaimm (words) Fannie Ward (perf.)
Southern Blues	1920		Pub.
How Can You Keep Away From Old Broadway?	1920.	Sara Howlett (words) Fannie Ward (perf.)	Pub.
Let Me Call You All My Own	1921	Herman Kahn (words)
Red, Red Rose, A	1921	Florence M. Cupery (words) Anne Luther (perf.)
Good-Bye to England's Lassies	1922	Milton Hawkins (words)	Pub.
Nymphs at Play	1923		Pub.
Call of the Nightingale, The	1924		Pub.

1924-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Joy of Spring, The	1924
Moon Flowers	1924		Pub.
Rosita Mia	1924		Pub.
Let Me Call You Mine (w&m)	1926
Let Me Show You the Way to Happyland (w&m)	1926
So This is Paris!	1926		Pub.
I Can't Be Arrested For Making Love to You	1928	Jeff Branen (words)
Dream of the Dance	?
Golden Days	?
Robin's Call	?
See-Saw Waltz	?