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'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: 1896.	Sheet Music.

	Title	Instruments/Issue	Performers


DBE MP3 Sample
Baby Doll (1908)	T(A)/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
Chimes (1912), The	D/A+D/T+A/B+T/B/GB(B)+S	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
Follow the Crowd on a Sunday (1904)	T/T/B/B/GB(B)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
Frisco Rag (1909), The	A/T/T/B+T/B/GB(B)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
MP3 File(s)
Baby Doll	Edison Standard Record: 10052	Arthur Collins
Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 32946	Harry Tally
Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9158	Ada Jones
Driving Home the Cows From Pasture	Edison Amberol: 944	W.V. Brunt
I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline	Edison Blue Amberol: 3914	Premier Quartet
What's the Use of Loving	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 33076	Arthur Collins
You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean	Edison Gold Moulded: 9013	Byron George Harlan F.C. Stanley
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline	Edison Blue Amberol: 1625	Royal James Fish
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline	Indestructible Record: 1364	Stanley Kirkby
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8677	Albert Campbell James F. Harrison
You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline	Columbia Record: 32584	Columbia Quartette
Midi File(s)		Sequencer(s)
⇑Dew Drops (1904)	Midi	Unknown
Frisco Rag (1909), The	Midi	Sakae Watanabe
I'd Like a Girl Like You (1908)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne
Shaky Eyes (1909)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me! (1910)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne

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
	Follow the Crowd on a Sunday (1904)	T/T/B/B/GB(B)
	Frisco Rag (1909), The	A/T/T/B+T/B/GB(B)

Mono.

	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


Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song (1905)	H. Armstrong (music) Felix Feist (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Frisco Rag (1909), The	H. Armstrong (music)	Piano	IMSLP
I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kids	H. Armstrong (music) H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
I'd Like a Girl Like You	H. Armstrong (music) Jos. Mittenthal (words) H. Armstrong (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
I'd Like a Girl Like You (1908)	H. Armstrong (music) Jos. Mittenthal (words) H. Armstrong (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me!	H. Armstrong (music) Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me! (1910)	H. Armstrong (music) Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Twilight, The	H. Armstrong (music) L. Roland Jones (words) Nellie McCoy (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean	H. Armstrong (words & music) Gertie Gitana (perf.)	Piano	Monologues	Pub.

Titles

This list is arranged by composer and contains 6 works performed by Harry Armstrong who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


I'd Like a Girl Like You (1908)	Henry W. Armstrong	Jos. Mittenthal (words) H. Armstrong (perf.)
I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kids (1909)	Henry W. Armstrong	H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me! (1910)	Henry W. Armstrong	Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) Beth Tate (perf.) H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)	Pub.
Driving Home the Cows From Pasture (1911)	Henry W. Armstrong	Billy Clark (co-author) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.) H. Armstrong (perf.)	Pub.
Dat's Music to Me (1907)	Chris Smith	H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 41 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) Pearl Redding (perf.) Emma Tole (perf.) Harry Ernest (perf.) Columbia Quartette (perf.) Albert Campbell (perf.) James F. Harrison (perf.) Stanley Kirkby (perf.) Royal James Fish (perf.) George Donaldson (perf.) James Rowland (perf.) William R Moore (perf.)
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) N. Bayes (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) Ada Jones (perf.) Harry Tally (perf.) Grace Dean (perf.) Irene D'Arville (perf.) Marion Stanley (perf.) Lillian Leroy (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.
Twilight, The	1905	L. Roland Jones (words) Nellie McCoy (perf.)

1905-1909

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean (w&m)	1905	Byron George Harlan (perf.) F.C. Stanley (perf.) Gertie Gitana (perf.) Wm. B. Daly (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.)
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) H. 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)	Pub.
⇑ There's No One Half So Good As You Mame	1908	Billy Clark (co-author)
Frisco Rag, The	1909		Pub.
I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kids	1909	H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)
Rianza Waltzes	1909		Pub.
Shaky Eyes	1909	Billy Clark (words) Estelle Hart (perf.)	Pub.

1909-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


When You've Won the Only Girl You Love	1909	Billy Clark (words)
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me!	1910	Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) Beth Tate (perf.) H. Armstrong (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.)	Pub.
Driving Home the Cows From Pasture	1911	Billy Clark (co-author) W.V. Brunt (perf.) Billy Clark (perf.) H. Armstrong (perf.)	Pub.
Fanatic Rag	1911
Lingering Love	1911	Dave Reed (words)	Pub.
Chimes, The	1912		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) Premier Quartet (perf.)	Pub.
Only a Flower by the Wayside	?	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.

Videos

	Title	Duration	Performer


	The Frisco Rag	2:54	Ragtime Dorian Henry
	Nellie Dean	3:23	Gertie Gitana