Lottie Gilson (1869-1912)
Last updated: 05.03.23
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 | N. Bivins | Edison Amberol: 990 |
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Don't Be Ashamed You're Irish | W. Cahill | Edison Amberol: 934 |
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Just a Plain Little Irish Girl | W. Cahill | Edison Amberol: 1101 |
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Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? | T. Chattaway | Edison Amberol: 890 |
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Little Annie Rooney | Michael Nolan (words & music) M. 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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Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1911) | T. Chattaway (words & music) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Every Race Has a Flag But the Coon (1900) | J.F. Helf (words & music) W.A. Heelan (coauth.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Just a Plain Little Irish Girl (1911) | W. Cahill (words & music) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I'll Wait For You, Jamie (1898) | E. Rogers (words & music) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Mother Was a Lady (1896) | J.W. Stern (music) Edward B. Marks (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin (1904) | H. von Tilzer (music) A.B. Sterling (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 31 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) Jere Mahoney (perf.) Chas Folke (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Anna Driver (perf.) |
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Girl I Loved in Sunny Tennessee (1899), The | Stanley Carter | Harry Braisted (words) Rita Redmond (perf.) Singing Colleens (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1911) | Thurland Chattaway(w&m) | Byron George Harlan (perf.) Lottie Gilson (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) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Edward Flowers (perf.) Evelyn Fonner (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.F. Helf (co-author) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Marie Dressler (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) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Marie Dressler (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Many Others (perf.) |
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Meet Me in St Louis, Louis (1904) | Kerry Mills | Andrew B. Sterling (words) Billy Murray (perf.) Charles Foreman (perf.) Vera King (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Kitty Miley (perf.) The Brownings (perf.) Judy Garland (perf.) May Curtis (perf.) Ethel Levey (perf.) Will H. Sloan (perf.) Nat Willis (perf.) Lew Hawkins (perf.) Paul Barnes (perf.) Lizzie B. Raymond (perf.) Anna Caldwell (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) Many O (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.) Jenny Hill (perf.) M. Nolan (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) Alice Maydue (perf.) Fred Feild (perf.) |
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Mamie Reilly (1898) | Maude Nugent(w&m) | L. Spencer (perf.) S. Porter (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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La Didily Idily Umti Umti Ay (1895) | C.M. Rodney | R. 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) Jere Mahoney (perf.) Lottie Gilson (perf.) J.P. Curran (perf.) |
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Nonie (1899) | Max S. Witt | Maurice E. McLoughlin (words) Lottie Gilson (perf.) |
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