Ben Albert (1876-1925)
Last updated: 26.01.24
All that can presently (March 2021) be gleaned about Ben Albert from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 26 works published/recorded between 1902 and 1913.Having had a fairly prolific recording career between 1902 and 1925 it is somewhat surprising that so little biographical information about him can be found.
Of interest is his Three Ages of Women (1908) recorded on Zono 40 which can be heard on the "Audio" tab above.
His illustration by Sidney Kent is taken from sheet music cover of I Don't Mind, If It Amuses You(1904 - music: Henry E. Pether; words: Fred W. Leigh) and published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England.
Surfers are welcome to contribute information about this composer.
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Three Ages of Women (1908) | B. Albert | B. Albert | Zonophone Twin 40 |
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What Is It Master Likes So Much? (1911) | C. Coborn | B. Albert | Beka 485 |
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Ben Albert | Ben Albert - A Little Bit Here and There | |
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Various Performers | At The Football Match Last Saturday |        |
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Artful Alliterations | Alf Ellerton (The Elder) (words & music) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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His Whiskers! | E.W. Rogers (words & music) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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Honeysuckle and the Bee - Parody, The | William H. Penn (music) Al. H. Fritz (words) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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Logic | Charles Osborne (words & music) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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Oh, What an Exhibition! | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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On the Day King Edward Gets His Crown On | Mark Lorne (music) Harry Pleon (words) Ben Albert (perf.) Harry Pleon (perf.) |
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While You Wait | A.J. Mills (music) Harry Ford (words) Frank W Carter (words) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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Wrong Side of the Rails | Unknown (words & music) Ben Albert (perf.) |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 15 works performed by Ben Albert 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)
| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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What Is It Master Likes So Much? (1911) | Charles Coborn | Ben Albert (perf.) |  |
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Artful Alliterations (1910) | Alf Ellerton (The Elder)(w&m) | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
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Oh, What an Exhibition! (1908) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | Ben Albert (perf.) Albert Ben (perf.) |
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Was That a Knock? (1903) | Frank Leo(w&m) | Ben Albert (perf.) | Pub. |
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On the Day King Edward Gets His Crown On (1902) | Mark Lorne | Harry Pleon (words) Ben Albert (perf.) Harry Pleon (perf.) |
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Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! (1910) | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) Ben Albert (perf.) Sam Mayo (perf.) |
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While You Wait (1899) | A.J. Mills | Harry Ford (words) Frank W Carter (words) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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Logic (1905) | Charles Osborne(w&m) | Ben Albert (perf.) | Pub. |
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Whistle and Shut Your Eyes (1908) | Charles Osborne(w&m) | Ben Albert (perf.) Albert Ben (perf.) |
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Honeysuckle and the Bee - Parody (1901), The | William H. Penn | Al. H. Fritz (words) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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⇑His Whiskers! (1894) | E.W. Rogers(w&m) | Ben Albert (perf.) Albert Ben (perf.) |
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Women and Men (1906) | Unknown | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
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Chapter of Incidents (?), A | Unknown | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
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Tra La La (?) | Unknown | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
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Wrong Side of the Rails (?) | Unknown | Ben Albert (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 24 works by Ben Albert (1876-1925).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Go Away,Good Massa Bee (w&m) | 1902 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Parody on ''Good-Bye Dolly Gray'' | 1902 | ||
| End of the Chapter, The (w&m) | 1904 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Chapter of Incidents, A (w&m) | 1905 | Ben Albert (perf.) |  |
| Inquisitive Kiddie (w&m) | 1905 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Leave Them Alone (w&m) | 1906 | ||
| Seven Ages of Man (w&m) | 1906 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| What Is Work? (w&m) | 1906 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Damaged Blacksrnith, The (w&m) | 1907 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| After You With the Soap | 1908 | Fred Vernon (words) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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| Do You Remember? How Can I Forget | 1908 | Ruby Verdi (words) Ben Albert (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Faces (w&m) | 1908 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Li-cen-sor, The (w&m) | 1908 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Potted Poetry (w&m) | 1908 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Three Ages of Women (w&m) | 1908 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Why Go Abroad (w&m) | 1908 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Geography (w&m) | 1909 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Little Bit Here and There, A (w&m) | 1910 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| What's the Use of Sighing? (w&m) | 1910 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Cook Who Cooks, The | 1912 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Derby Day | 1912 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| What Is It Likes So Much? (w&m) | 1912 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| Fat Lot to Crow About, A (w&m) | 1913 | Ben Albert (perf.) | |
| ⇑ When the Women Earn All the Money (w&m) | 1913 | Ben Albert (perf.) |
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M. Lorne | On the Day King Edward Gets His Crown On (2:01) | B. Albert |
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C. Osborne | Whistle and Shut Your Eyes (1905) (3:27) | B. Albert |
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Unknown | A Chapter of Incidents (2:07) | B. Albert |
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Unknown | Inquisitive Kiddie (1905) (3:11) | B. Albert |
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Unknown | Tra La La (2:31) | B. Albert |
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Unknown | Women and Men (1906) (2:20) | B. Albert |