Jack Pleasants (1875-1924)
Last updated: 26.04.24
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
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cylinder15.gif Boss of the House (1910) C.W. Murphy Jack Pleasants Edison Amberol: 12174
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     Title Attribution Remarks
       
  Come in and Cut Yourself a Piece of Cake Alec Kendal (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Fourteen and Sixpence a Week C.W. Murphy (music)
Dan Lipton (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Deserve a Good Slapping, I Do! Alec Kendal (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Said 'hooray' Frederick Johnson Barnes (music)
R.P. Weston (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Said, Good-Bye Ivor Novello (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Shall Be a Bad Lad, 'liza Ann C.W. Murphy (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Shall Get in Such a Row When Martha Knows! C.W. Murphy (music)
Worton David (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Shall Sulk! C.W. Murphy (music)
Dan Lipton (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Thowt Mebbe I Would, an I Did Ernest Melvin (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Want to Be Pally With Everyone Alec Kendal (music)
Charles Ridgwell (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I Went A-Jazzing Bert Lee (music)
R.P. Weston (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
   I'll Be Cross, Arabella, I'll Be Cross C.W. Murphy (music)
Dan Lipton (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I'll Be Out in the Lifeboat All Night C.W. Murphy (music)
Dan Lipton (words)
Harry Bluff (perf.)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I'm Learning a Song For Christmas Robert P. Weston (music)
Bert Lee (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I'm Shy Mary Ellen I'm Shy George A. Stevens (music)
Charles Ridgewell (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I'm the Black Sheep of the Flock Robert P. Weston (music)
Fred J. Barnes (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I'm Twenty-One To-Day Alec Kendal (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
Albert Whelan (perf.)
 
  It's My Bath Night, Tonight Robert P. Weston (music)
Bert Lee (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  It's the First Time That I've Been in Love C.W. Murphy (music)
Dan Lipton (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  I've Lost All Ambition in Life Charles Ridgewell (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Just to Show Who Was Boss in the House C.W. Murphy (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Let's Play Something That We All Know Alec Kendal (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Liza Had Hold of My Hand! Alec Kendal (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
   My Mother's So Particular With Me. Frank Leo (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  My New Hat Worton David (music)
C.W. Murphy (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Nobody Noticed Me Clifford F. Grey (music)
Bert Lee (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Oh! Dear Brethren, Oh! Fred Cecil (music)
Graham Squiers (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  She Made Me Do It Bert Lee (music)
R.P. Weston (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  She's Awfully Jealous of Me. Frank Leo (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  To Cheer Him Up and Help Him on His Way Alec Kendal (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Twas Long Years Ago Alf Ellerton (The Younger) (music)
John A Glover-Kind (words)
Alec Kendal (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Watching the Trains Come In Frank Leo (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Watching the Trains Go Out William Hargreaves (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  We'd a Party at Our House Jack Foley (words & music)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
  Where Do Flies Go in the Winter Time? Frank Leo (music)
Sam Mayo (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
   Why Do They Call Me Archibald? Alec Kendal (music)
Fred Godfrey (words)
Jack Pleasants (perf.)
 
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
The peformer is featured on 44 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Items
         
perf15.jpg I Said 'hooray' (1909) Frederick Johnson Barnes R.P. Weston (words)
perf15.jpg She Makes Me Walk in Ragtime (1912) Harry Castling C W Murphy (words)
perf15.jpg Oh! Dear Brethren, Oh! (1921) Fred Cecil Graham Squiers (words)
perf15.jpg My New Hat (1922c) Worton David C.W. Murphy (words)
perf15.jpg Twas Long Years Ago (1915) Alf Ellerton (The Younger) John A GloverKind (words)
Alec Kendal (words)
perf15.jpg We'd a Party at Our House (1919.) Jack Foley(w&m)
perf15.jpg Oh! Why Did I F-Foller 'er About? (1915) Harry Gifford Huntley Trevor (words)
perf15.jpg Nobody Noticed Me (1918) Clifford F. Grey Bert Lee (words)
perf15.jpg Watching the Trains Go Out (1912) William Hargreaves(w&m)
perf15.jpg Liza Had Hold of My Hand! (1910) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg  Come in and Cut Yourself a Piece of Cake (1911) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg I Deserve a Good Slapping, I Do! (1911) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg I'm Twenty-One To-Day (1911) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg To Cheer Him Up and Help Him on His Way (1911) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg I'll Be Digging For Coal in the Mine (1912) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg Jack's Come Home To-Day (1912) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg Let's Play Something That We All Know (1912) Alec Kendal(w&m)
perf15.jpg I Want to Be Pally With Everyone (1913) Alec Kendal Charles Ridgwell (words)
perf15.jpg Why Do They Call Me Archibald? (1914) Alec Kendal Fred Godfrey (words)
perf15.jpg She Made Me Do It (1922c) Bert Lee R.P. Weston (words)
perf15.jpg I Went A-Jazzing (?) Bert Lee R.P. Weston (words)
perf15.jpg  Early Bird (1913), The Frank Leo
perf15.jpg My Mother's So Particular With Me. (1914) Frank Leo(w&m)
perf15.jpg She's Awfully Jealous of Me. (1914) Frank Leo(w&m)
perf15.jpg Watching the Trains Come In (1916) Frank Leo(w&m)
perf15.jpg Where Do Flies Go in the Winter Time? (1919) Frank Leo Sam Mayo (co-author)
perf15.jpg I Thowt Mebbe I Would, an I Did (1922) Ernest Melvin(w&m)
perf15.jpg Back to My Home in the Mountains (1918) Billy Merson(w&m)
perf15.jpg I'll Be Cross, Arabella, I'll Be Cross (1909) C.W. Murphy Dan Lipton (words)
perf15.jpg Boss of the House (1910) C.W. Murphy(w&m)  cylinder15.gif
perf15.jpg Fourteen and Sixpence a Week (1910) C.W. Murphy C.W. Murphy (words)
perf15.jpg I Shall Be a Bad Lad, 'liza Ann (1910) C.W. Murphy(w&m)
perf15.jpg  I Shall Sulk! (1910) C.W. Murphy Dan Lipton (words)
perf15.jpg It's the First Time That I've Been in Love (1910) C.W. Murphy Dan Lipton (words)
perf15.jpg Just to Show Who Was Boss in the House (1910) C.W. Murphy(w&m)
perf15.jpg I'll Be Out in the Lifeboat All Night (1911) C.W. Murphy(w&m) Dan Lipton (words)
perf15.jpg I Shall Get in Such a Row When Martha Knows! (1913) C.W. Murphy Worton David (words)
perf15.jpg I Said, Good-Bye (1918) Ivor Novello Ronald Jeans (words)
perf15.jpg I've Lost All Ambition in Life (1908) Charles Ridgewell(w&m)
perf15.jpg I Love to Go Butterfly-Catching (1910) Charles Ridgewell George A. Stevens (words)
perf15.jpg I'm Shy Mary Ellen I'm Shy (1910) George A. Stevens Charles Ridgewell (words)
perf15.jpg I'm the Black Sheep of the Flock (1912) Robert P. Weston Fred J. Barnes (words)
perf15.jpg I'm Learning a Song For Christmas (1916) Robert P. Weston Bert Lee (words)
perf15.jpg  It's My Bath Night, Tonight (1922) Robert P. Weston Bert Lee (words)