Elida Morris (1886-1977)
Last updated: 20.09.24
p_morrise.jpgThe portrait on the left is taken from Why Do They Make Girls Like You? (1916) music by Al Piantadosi, words by Joe Goodwin and published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., New York & Chicago, USA.
Websites:
url15.gif Elida Morris Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: List of 22 historic recordings from 1910 to 1915.

  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif I Want to Go Back to Michigan (1914) I. Berlin Elida Morris Indestructible Record: 3339
cylinder15.gif Stop! Stop! Stop! (1911) I. Berlin Elida Morris Indestructible Record: 1457
cylinder15.gif I've Got Your Number (1911) G.W. Meyer W.V. Brunt
Elida Morris
Indestructible Record: 3191
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
record15.gif Little Things That Count, The (1914) L. Bennett Elida Morris Columbia: 39421
record15.gif Some Day You'll Know Who Loves You (1914) L. Bennett Elida Morris Columbia: 39422
record15.gif Happy Little Country Girl (1913) I. Berlin Elida Morris Victor: B-13387
record15.gif I Want to Go Back to the Farm (1914) I. Berlin Elida Morris Columbia: 39496
record15.gif I Was Aviating Around (1913) I. Berlin Elida Morris Victor: B-13386
recordmp3.gif Stop! Stop! Stop! (1910) I. Berlin Elida Morris Columbia: 4941
record15.gif They've Got Me Doin' It Now (1913) I. Berlin Elida Morris Victor: B-13385
record15.gif If Every Star Was a Little Pickaninny (1912) L. Edwards Elida Morris Victor: B-11479
record15.gif We're Going to Celebrate the End of the War in Ragtime (1915) C. Goetz Elida Morris Columbia: 45963
recordmp3.gif Trolley Car Swing, The (1912) B.F. Grant Elida Morris Victor: B-11491
recordmp3.gif Hello Frisco! - Song (1915) L.A Hirsch Samuel Ash
Elida Morris
Columbia: 45831
recordmp3.gif High Cost of Loving, The (1914) G.W. Meyer Elida Morris Columbia: 39497
recordmp3.gif You'll Come Back (1910) G.W. Meyer Elida Morris
Billy Murray
Victor: B-8572
recordmp3.gif If I Had Some One Like You at Home (1914) J.V. Monaco Elida Morris Columbia: 39269
recordmp3.gif Play Me a Good Old-Fashioned Melody (1912) W. Morrisey Elida Morris Victor: B-11490
record15.gif Angel Eyes (1910) H. Paley Elida Morris
Billy Murray
Victor: B-8958
record15.gif  Kiss Me, My Honey, Kiss Me (1910) T. Snyder Elida Morris Victor: B-9445
record15.gif Movin' Man Don't Take My Baby Grand (1912) T. Snyder Elida Morris Columbia: 19782
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif You've Got the Wrong Number But You've Got the Right Girl (1911) K. Mills (music)
Arthur J. Lamb (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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pdf15.gif Ragging the Baby to Sleep (1912) L.F. Muir (music)
L. Wolfe Gilbert (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Why Do They Make Girls Like You? (1916) A. Piantadosi (music)
J. Goodwin (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif In the Land of Harmony (1911) T. Snyder (music)
B. Kalmar (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Moon Has His Eyes on You (1905), The A. von Tilzer (music)
B. Johnson (words)
Lillian Mills (perf.)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg I. Berlin Stop! Stop! Stop! (2:06) Elida Morris
youtube15.jpg J. Kendis Angel Eyes (1910) (3:17) Elida Morris
Billy Murray
youtube15.jpg G.W. Meyer The High Cost of Loving (3:35) Elida Morris
The peformer is featured on 29 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER
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perf15.jpg Little Things That Count (1914), The Leo Bennett(w&m) Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Some Day You'll Know Who Loves You (1914) Leo Bennett(w&m) Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Stop! Stop! Stop! (1910) Irving Berlin(w&m) Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I Was Aviating Around (1913) Irving Berlin Vincent Bryan (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Happy Little Country Girl (1913) Irving Berlin Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg They've Got Me Doin' It Now (1913) Irving Berlin Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I Want to Go Back to Michigan (1914) Irving Berlin(w&m) Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I Want to Go Back to the Farm (1914) Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg If Every Star Was a Little Pickaninny (1912) Leo Edwards Joseph McCarthy (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg We're Going to Celebrate the End of the War in Ragtime (1915) Coleman Goetz Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  I'm Afraid I'm Beginning to Love You (1913) Joe Goodwin(w&m) Lew Brown (co-author)
Elida Morris (perf.)
perf15.jpg Trolley Car Swing (1912), The Bert F. Grant Joe Young (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Hello Frisco! - Song (1915) Louis Achille Hirsch Gene Buck (words)
Samuel Ash (perf.)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg If You Don't Want Me Send Me to My Ma (1916) Cecil Mack Chris Smith (co-author)
Elida Morris (perf.)
perf15.jpg You'll Come Back (1909) George W. Meyer Jack Drislane (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
Billy Murray (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I've Got Your Number (1910) George W. Meyer Alfred Bryan (words)
Walter Van Brunt (perf.)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Isch Ga-Bibble, I Should Worry (1913) George W. Meyer Sam M Lewis (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
Gertrude Valerie (perf.)
perf15.jpg High Cost of Loving (1914), The George W. Meyer Alfred Bryan (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg You've Got the Wrong Number But You've Got the Right Girl (1911) Kerry Mills Arthur J. Lamb (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg If I Had Some One Like You at Home (1914) James V. Monaco Joseph McCarthy (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Play Me a Good Old-Fashioned Melody (1912) Will Morrisey Charles N. Grant (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg  Keep a Little Cozy Corner in Your Heart For Me (1903) Theodore F. Morse Jack Drislane (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
perf15.jpg Ragging the Baby to Sleep (1912) Lewis F. Muir L. Wolfe Gilbert (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Angel Eyes (1910) Hermann Paley James Kendis (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
Billy Murray (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Why Do They Make Girls Like You? (1916) Al Piantadosi Joe Goodwin (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Kiss Me, My Honey, Kiss Me (1910) Ted Snyder Irving Berlin (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg In the Land of Harmony (1911) Ted Snyder Bert Kalmar (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Movin' Man Don't Take My Baby Grand (1911) Ted Snyder Bert Kalmar (words)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Moon Has His Eyes on You (1905), The Albert von Tilzer Billy Johnson (words)
Lillian Mills (perf.)
Elida Morris (perf.)
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