Lottie Gilson (1869-1912)
Last updated: 15.09.23
According to the Internet source given below, (née Lydia Deagon) was an American comedian and vaudeville singer born in Basel, Switzerland. Billed as "The Little Magnet" and due to her popularity, she was much sought-after and paid by Tin Pan Alley publishers to promote their sheet music sales. Just one such item is Just a Plain Little Irish Girl (1911), words and music by William Cahill and published by F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc., New York, USA.
Just before her death she made at least four recordings on the Edison Amberol label. She died in New York City.
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I Want Someone to Care For Me (1912) | N. Bivins | Edison Amberol: 990 |
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Don't Be Ashamed You're Irish (1912) | W. Cahill | Edison Amberol: 934 |
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Just a Plain Little Irish Girl (1912) | W. Cahill | Edison Amberol: 1101 |
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Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1912) | T. Chattaway | Edison Amberol: 890 |
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Little Annie Rooney | Michael Nolan (words & music) Michael Nolan (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis | Kerry Mills (music) Andrew B. Sterling (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Mother Was a Lady | Joseph W. Stern (music) Edward Marks (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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You're Not the Only Pebble on the Beach | Stanley Carter (music) Harry Braisted (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Just a Plain Little Irish Girl (1911) | W. Cahill (w&m) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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She Was Bred in Old Kentucky (1898) | S. Carter (music) Harry Braisted (words) I. Franklin (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Joseph Edgar Howard (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Ida Emerson (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Klein Bros. (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Indiana Indiana |
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Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1911) | T. Chattaway (w&m) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | J.F. Helf (w&m) Will. A. Heelan (coauth.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Marie Dressler (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Many Others (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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I'll Wait For You, Jamie (1898) | E. Rogers (w&m) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Mother Was a Lady (1896) | J.W. Stern (music) Edward B. Marks (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin (1904) | H. von Tilzer (music) Andrew B. Sterling (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 30 works performed by Lottie Gilson who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Denny Murphy's Daughter Nell (1895) | Charles E. Baer(w&m) | Lottie Gilson (perf.) | |
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Papa, Mama, Kiss and Be Friends (1899) | Leo E. Berliner | Charles A Wilson (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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I Want Someone to Care For Me (1901) | Nathan Bivins | Lottie Gilson (perf.) | |
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My Dear Old Chum (1894) | John Walter Bratton | Walter H. Ford (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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I'm Nothing to You Now (1898) | John Walter Bratton | Walter H. Ford (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Pride of the Pier (1899), The | John Walter Bratton | Walter H. Ford (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Look Into Your Baby's Eyes and Say Goo Goo (1903) | James Timothy Brymn | R. C McPherson (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Don't Be Ashamed You're Irish (1911) | William Cahill | Lottie Gilson (perf.) | |
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Just a Plain Little Irish Girl (1911) | William Cahill(w&m) | Lottie Gilson (perf.) | Pub. |
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Whisper Your Mother's Name (1896) | Stanley Carter | Harry Braisted (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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⇑You're Not the Only Pebble on the Beach (1896) | Stanley Carter | Harry Braisted (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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She Was Bred in Old Kentucky (1898) | Stanley Carter | Harry Braisted (words) Klein Bros. (perf.) Madeline Burdette (perf.) Anna Driver (perf.) Ida Emerson (perf.) Chas Folke (perf.) Irene Franklin (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Harlan & Yost (perf.) Joseph Edgar Howard (perf.) Jere Mahoney (perf.) |
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Girl I Loved in Sunny Tennessee (1899), The | Stanley Carter | Harry Braisted (words) Singing Colleens (perf.) Chas Falke (perf.) Fred Gambold (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Kathrine Klare (perf.) Rita Redmond (perf.) Al H. Weston (perf.) |
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Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1911) | Thurland Chattaway(w&m) | Lottie Gilson (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
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Show the White of Yo' Eyes (1903) | Stanley Crawford(w&m) | Lottie Gilson (perf.) | Pub. |
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I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom Again (1901) | Gus Edwards | Will D. Cobb (words) Edward Flowers (perf.) Evelyn Fonner (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Jolly Jennie Jones (1898) | Fred J. Hamill | Lottie Gilson (perf.) | |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | Will A. Heelan | J. Fred Helf (co-author) Marie Dressler (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Williams & Walker (perf.) |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | J. Fred Helf(w&m) | Will. A. Heelan (co-author) Marie Dressler (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Many Others (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
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Meet Me in St Louis, Louis (1904) | Kerry Mills | Andrew B. Sterling (words) Paul Barnes (perf.) Nora Bayes (perf.) The Brownings (perf.) Anna Caldwell (perf.) May Curtis (perf.) Charles Foreman (perf.) Judy Garland (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Lew Hawkins (perf.) Vera King (perf.) Ethel Levey (perf.) Kitty Miley (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.) Many O (perf.) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.) Will H. Sloan (perf.) Nat Willis (perf.) |
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When They Play ''God Save the King'' (1901) | Theodore F. Morse | Vincent P. Bryan (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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⇑Little Annie Rooney (1889) | Michael Nolan(w&m) | Arthur C. Clough (perf.) Fred Feild (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Jenny Hill (perf.) Alice Maydue (perf.) Michael Nolan (perf.) |
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Mamie Reilly (1898) | Maude Nugent(w&m) | Lottie Gilson (perf.) Steve Porter (perf.) Len Spencer (perf.) |
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La Didily Idily Umti Umti Ay (1895) | C.M. Rodney | Richard Morton (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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I'll Wait For You, Jamie (1898) | Ed Rogers(w&m) | Lottie Gilson (perf.) | Pub. |
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Mother Was a Lady (1896) | Joseph W. Stern | Edward B. Marks (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Don't Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve (1901) | Joseph W. Stern | Edw. B. Marks (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin (1904) | Harry von Tilzer | Andrew B. Sterling (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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My Little Georgia Rose (1899) | Max S. Witt | Robert F. Roden (words) John P. Curran (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Jere Mahoney (perf.) |
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Nonie (1899) | Max S. Witt | Maurice E. McLoughlin (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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