Bessie Kyle
Last updated: 08.06.25
All that can presently (August 2024) be gleaned about Bessie Kyle from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an English vaudeville performer who has been featured on 5 works published between 1908 and 1909. Her portrait on the left by Sam T. Clover (1859-1934) is taken from the Los Angeles Graphic (19th April 1913).
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune (1909) | I. Berlin (w&m) Bessie Kyle (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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It's the Pretty Things You Say (1908) | T. Snyder (music) A. Bryan (words) Bessie Kyle (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Skinny (1909) | T. Snyder (music) Lester, Harry B. (words) Bessie Kyle (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
The peformer is featured on 6 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Title | Composer | Attribution | Items |
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That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune (1909) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Bessie Kyle (perf.) |
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When I Lost You (1912) | Irving Berlin(w&m) | Bessie Kyle (perf.) | |
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It's the Pretty Things You Say (1908) | Ted Snyder | Alfred Bryan (words)
Bessie Kyle (perf.) |
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Beautiful Eyes (1909) | Ted Snyder | Geo. Whiting (words) Carter De Haven (words) Bessie Kyle (perf.) |
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Next to Your Mother, Who Do You Love? (1909) | Ted Snyder | Irving Berlin (words)
Bessie Kyle (perf.) |
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Skinny (1909) | Ted Snyder | Bessie Kyle (perf.) |