Henry W. Armstrong (1879-1951)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Henry W. [Harry] Armstrong was an American boxer, booking agent, producer, singer, pianist and composer. He was born in Sommerville, Massachusetts and died in, New York. During World War One, he performed in hospitals and went on to appear in night clubs, radio and near the end of his life, even on TV. His greatest hit was Sweet Adeline, in 1903 with Richard H. Gerard, whilst in Britain generations of pub "singers" and maudlin bathroom wannabes murdered his You're my heart's desire, I love you Nellie Dean (1905). A Tin Pan Alley writer, he made his mark in the ragtime world with The Frisco Rag (1909).

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Arabella
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Bartley C. Costello

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music.

Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Felix F. Feist

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 4 pages. Limited availability..

Dew Drops
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 7 pages.

Driving Home the Cows From Pasture
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Co-Author: Billy Clark

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music.

Follow the Crowd on a Sunday
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: James L. Morrison

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music.

Frisco Rag, The
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Good Ice Cream Soda For Mine, A Song
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Felix F. Feist

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.

Goodbye Eyes of Blue
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Jay J. Walker

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline
Words and Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Co-Author: Clarence Gaskill
Performed by: Agnes Ayres, Jane Jennings, Charles Kent, Frank Kingsley

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1919.	Sheet Music.

I'd Like a Girl Like You
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Jos. Mittenthal

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

If You'd Only Let Me Try Song
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Felix F. Feist

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.

In the Golden Autumn Days Sweet Jennie Ray
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Ed. Gardenier

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Just a Line From Jennie
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Will H. Heelan

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music.

Lingering Love
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Dave Reed

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Miss Dinah
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Bartley C. Costello

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music.

My Merry Irish Widow Song
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Felix F. Feist

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.

Rianza Waltzes
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music.

Rose of Plymouth Town, A
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Will A. Heelan

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music.

Shaky Eyes
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Billy Clark

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me!
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Harry B. Lester, Billy Clark

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Tales the Moon Could Tell
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Harry D. Kerr

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

When You Have Time and Money
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Richard H. Gerard

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music.

When You've Won the Only Girl You Love
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Billy Clark

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean
Words and Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline
Music by: Henry W. Armstrong.
Words by: Richard H. Gerard

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1913)	H.W. Armstrong	Royal James Fish	Edison Blue Amberol: 1625
Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song (1906)	H.W. Armstrong	Harry Tally	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 32946
Baby Doll (1909)	H.W. Armstrong	Arthur Collins	Edison Standard Record: 10052
Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song (1905)	H.W. Armstrong	Ada Jones	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9158
Driving Home the Cows From Pasture (1912)	H.W. Armstrong	W.V. Brunt	Edison Amberol: 944
I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline (1920)	H.W. Armstrong	Premier Quartet	Edison Blue Amberol: 3914
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1910)	H.W. Armstrong	Stanley Kirkby	Indestructible Record: 1364
What's the Use of Loving (1907)	H.W. Armstrong	Arthur Collins	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 33076
You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean (1905)	H.W. Armstrong	Byron George Harlan F.C. Stanley	Edison Gold Moulded: 9013
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1904)	H.W. Armstrong	Albert Campbell Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8677
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1904)	H.W. Armstrong	Columbia Quartette	Columbia Record: 32584

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Dew Drops (1904)		Unknown
	Frisco Rag (1909), The		Sakae Watanabe
	I'd Like a Girl Like You (1908)		James Pitt-Payne
	Shaky Eyes (1909)		James Pitt-Payne
	Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me! (1910)		James Pitt-Payne

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


Baby Doll (1908)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T(A)/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT)
Chimes (1912), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D/A+D/T+A/B+T/B/GB(B)+S
Follow the Crowd on a Sunday (1904)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/B/B/GB(B)
Frisco Rag (1909), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B+T/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Styliani	Dizzy Fingers

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE681	Baby Doll (1908) - Song T(A)/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT), approx. 3 mins.	1-2 days
DBE682	The Chimes (1912) - Reverie D/A+D/T+A/B+T/B/GB(B)+S, approx. 4½ mins.	1-2 days
DBE683	Follow the Crowd on a Sunday (1904) - Song T/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins.	1-2 days
DBE684	The Frisco Rag (1909) A/T/T/B+T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins.	1-2 days

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


Baby Doll (1908)	T(A)/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT)
Chimes (1912), The	D/A+D/T+A/B+T/B/GB(B)+S	Pub.
Follow the Crowd on a Sunday (1904)	T/T/B/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Frisco Rag (1909), The	A/T/T/B+T/B/GB(B)	Pub.

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	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean	Henry W. Armstrong (words & music) Gertie Gitana (perf.)
	You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline	Henry W. Armstrong (music) Richard H. Gerard (words) George Donaldson (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Angel Child (1909)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Billy Clark (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song (1905)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Felix Feist (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Driving Home the Cows From Pasture (1911)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Billy Clark (coauth.) George F. Britt (perf.)	Piano	Indiana
Frisco Rag (1909), The	H.W. Armstrong (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline (1919)	H.W. Armstrong (w&m) C. Gaskill (coauth.) Agnes Ayres (perf.) Jane Jennings (perf.) Charles Kent (perf.) Frank Kingsley (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
I'd Like a Girl Like You (1908)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Jos. Mittenthal (words) H.W. Armstrong (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Lingering Love (1911)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Dave Reed (words) Virginia Grant (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
⇑My Merry Irish Widow (1908)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Felix F. Feist (words) Lillian Doherty (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me! (1910)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) H.W. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.) G. Greene (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Will My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland (1900)	H.W. Armstrong (music) H.W. Armstrong (coauth.) V. Bryan (coauth.)	Piano	Indiana
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline (1903)	H.W. Armstrong (music) Richard H. Gerard (words) Harry Ernest (perf.) William R. Moore (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Indiana	Pub.
As performer

Dat's Music to Me (1907)	C. Smith (music) Billy Clark (perf.) H.W. Armstrong (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana

Titles

The peformer is featured on 5 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


	Dat's Music to Me (1907)	Chris Smith	Harry Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 43 works by Henry W. Armstrong (1879-1951). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1896-1905

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline	1896	Richard H. Gerard (words) Albert Campbell (perf.) George Donaldson (perf.) Harry Ernest (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) William R. Moore (perf.) William R Moore (perf.) Columbia Quartette (perf.) Pearl Redding (perf.) James Rowland (perf.) Emma Tole (perf.) Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison (perf.)
Will My Soul Pass Through Old Ireland	1900	Henry W. Armstrong (co-author) Vincent Bryan (co-author)
I Wonder What George Washington Would Say	1902	Claude Thardo (perf.)
Just a Line From Jennie	1902	Will H. Heelan (words)	Pub.
Miss Dinah	1903	Bartley C. Costello (words)	Pub.
Rose of Plymouth Town, A	1903	Will A. Heelan (words)	Pub.
When You Have Time and Money	1903	Richard H. Gerard (words)	Pub.
Dew Drops	1904		Pub.
Follow the Crowd on a Sunday	1904	James L. Morrison (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Josie O'Neill	1904	Richard H. Gerard (words) Eva Wallace (perf.)
Arabella	1905	Bartley C. Costello (words)	Pub.
⇑ Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song	1905	Felix Feist (words) Irene D'Arville (perf.) Grace Dean (perf.) Ada Jones (perf.) Lillian Leroy (perf.) Marion Stanley (perf.) Harry Tally (perf.)
Can't You See I'm Lonely?	1905		Pub.
Goodbye Eyes of Blue	1905	Jay J. Walker (words)	Pub.
In the Golden Autumn Days Sweet Jennie Ray	1905	Ed. Gardenier (words)	Pub.
Tales the Moon Could Tell	1905	Harry D. Kerr (words)	Pub.

1905-1909

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Twilight, The	1905	L. Roland Jones (words) Nellie McCoy (perf.)
You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean (w&m)	1905	Wm. B. Daly (perf.) Gertie Gitana (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Frank C. Stanley (perf.)
Maryland My Maryland	1906	Jos. Mittenthal (words)
When the Evening Twilight Bids the Day Good-Bye	1906	Bartley C. Costello (words)
If I Had a Thousand Hearts I'd Send Them All to You	1907	Jos. Mittenthal (words) Billy Clark (perf.)
What's the Use of Loving	1907	Joseph Mittenthal (words) Arthur Collins (perf.)
Baby Doll	1908	Billy Clark (co-author) Arthur Collins (perf.) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Good Ice Cream Soda For Mine, A	1908	Felix F. Feist (words) Gertie Carlisle (perf.)
I Could Learn to Love You	1908	Felix F. Feist (words) Sue Smith (perf.)	Pub.
I'd Like a Girl Like You	1908	Jos. Mittenthal (words) Henry W. Armstrong (perf.)	Pub.
If You'd Only Let Me Try	1908	Felix F. Feist (words)	Pub.
⇑ My Merry Irish Widow	1908	Felix F. Feist (words) Lillian Doherty (perf.)	Pub.
There's No One Half So Good As You Mame	1908	Billy Clark (co-author)
Angel Child	1909	Billy Clark (words)	Pub.
Frisco Rag, The	1909	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.)	Pub.
I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kids	1909	Henry W. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)

1909-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Rianza Waltzes	1909
Shaky Eyes	1909	Billy Clark (words) Estelle Hart (perf.)	Pub.
When You've Won the Only Girl You Love	1909	Billy Clark (words)	Pub.
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me!	1910	Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) Henry W. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.) Gene Greene (perf.) Beth Tate (perf.)	Pub.
Driving Home the Cows From Pasture	1911	Billy Clark (co-author) Henry W. Armstrong (perf.) George F. Britt (perf.) Walter Van Brunt (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)	Pub.
Fanatic Rag	1911
Lingering Love	1911	Dave Reed (words) Virginia Grant (perf.)	Pub.
Chimes, The	1912	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
D-A Double D-Y	1914	Clark (co-author) Armstrong (words) Clark (words) Lenora Navasio (perf.)	Pub.
I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline (w&m)	1919	Clarence Gaskill (co-author) Agnes Ayres (perf.) Jane Jennings (perf.) Charles Kent (perf.) Frank Kingsley (perf.) Premier Quartet (perf.)	Pub.
Only a Flower by the Wayside	?	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	H.W. Armstrong	The Frisco Rag (2:54)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
	H.W. Armstrong	Nellie Dean (3:23)	Gertie Gitana