Iris Ethel Vining (1897-1943)
Last updated: 08.06.25
All that can presently (January 2025) be gleaned about Iris Ethel Vining from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that she was an American organist born in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama. She has been featured on 5 works published between 1923 and 1926.
Her portrait on the left is taken from Easy Melody (1923) music by Gene Rodemich, words by Larry Conley, which describes her as Queen of Organists .
She died in Encinitas, San Diego County, California.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Up and Down the Eight Mile Road (1926) | W. Donaldson (music) G. Kahn (words) Iris Ethel Vining (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace |  |
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.
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Items |
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Talking to the Moon (1926) | Billy Baskette | George A. Little (words)
Iris Ethel Vining (perf.) |
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Let's Talk About My Sweetie (1926) | Walter Donaldson | Gus Kahn (words)
Iris Ethel Vining (perf.) |
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Up and Down the Eight Mile Road (1926) | Walter Donaldson | Gus Kahn (words)
Iris Ethel Vining (perf.) |
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I Love the Night (1925) | Al Hoffman | Iris Ethel Vining (perf.) | |
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Easy Melody (1923) | Gene Rodemich | Larry Conley (words)
Iris Ethel Vining (perf.) |
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Sittin' Around (1926) | Joe L. Sanders | Gus Kahn (words)
Iris Ethel Vining (perf.) |