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.

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)

Monologues

This list is arranged by title and contains 2 lyrics performed by Henry W. Armstrong. The lyrics/monologues and *.pdf files have been kindly compiled by monologues.co.uk/musichall Keys:

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


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

PDFs

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kids	Piano, Voice	Henry W. Armstrong (w&m) Billy Clark (co-author)
I'd Like a Girl Like You	Piano, Voice	Henry W. Armstrong (Music) Jos Mittenthal (words)
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me!	Piano, Voice	Henry W. Armstrong (Music) Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words)
Twilight, The	Piano, Voice	Henry W. Armstrong (Music) L. Roland Jones (words)
You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean	Piano, Voice	Henry W. Armstrong (Music)

Songs

This list is arranged by composer and contains 3 songs sung 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 Love My Wife, But Oh You Kids (1909)	Henry W. Armstrong	H. Armstrong (sung by) Billy Clark (sung by)
I'd Like a Girl Like You (1908)	Henry W. Armstrong	Jos. Mittenthal (words) H. Armstrong (sung by)
Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me! (1910)	Henry W. Armstrong	Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) Beth Tate (sung by) H. Armstrong (sung by) Billy Clark (sung by)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 40 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) George Donaldson (sung by) Pearl Redding (sung by) James Rowland (sung by) William R Moore (sung by)
I Wonder What George Washington Would Say	1902	Claude Thardo (sung by)
Just a Line From Jennie	1902	Will H. Heelan (words)
Miss Dinah	1903	Bartley C. Costello (words)
Rose of Plymouth Town, A	1903	Will A. Heelan (words)
When You Have Time and Money	1903	Richard H. Gerard (words)
Dew Drops	1904
Follow the Crowd on a Sunday	1904	James L. Morrison (words) N. Bayes (sung by)
Josie O'Neill	1904	Richard H. Gerard (words) Eva Wallace (sung by)
Arabella	1905	Bartley C. Costello (words)
Can't You See I'm Lonely - Song	1905	Felix Feist (words) Grace Dean (sung by) Irene D'Arville (sung by) Marion Stanley (sung by) Lillian Leroy (sung by)
⇑ Can't You See I'm Lonely?	1905
Goodbye Eyes of Blue	1905	Jay J. Walker (words)
In the Golden Autumn Days Sweet Jennie Ray	1905	Ed. Gardenier (words)
Tales the Moon Could Tell	1905	Harry D. Kerr (words)
Twilight, The	1905	L. Roland Jones (words) Nellie McCoy (sung by)

1905-1909

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


You're My Heart's Desire, I Love You Nellie Dean (w&m)	1905	Gertie Gitana (sung by) Wm. B. Daly (sung by)
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 (sung by)
Baby Doll	1908	Clark (co-author)
Good Ice Cream Soda For Mine, A	1908	Felix F. Feist (words) Gertie Carlisle (sung by)
I Could Learn to Love You	1908	Felix F. Feist (words) Sue Smith (sung by)
I'd Like a Girl Like You	1908	Jos. Mittenthal (words) H. Armstrong (sung by)
If You'd Only Let Me Try	1908	Felix F. Feist (words)
My Merry Irish Widow	1908	Felix F. Feist (words)
There's No One Half So Good As You Mame	1908	Billy Clark (co-author)
⇑ Frisco Rag, The	1909
I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kids	1909	H. Armstrong (sung by) Billy Clark (sung by)
Rianza Waltzes	1909
Shaky Eyes	1909	Billy Clark (words) Estelle Hart (sung by)
When You've Won the Only Girl You Love	1909	Billy Clark (words)

1910-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Slip Your Glad Rags on and Come With Me!	1910	Harry B. Lester (words) Billy Clark (words) Beth Tate (sung by) H. Armstrong (sung by) Billy Clark (sung by)
Driving Home the Cows From Pasture	1911	Billy Clark (co-author) Billy Clark (sung by) Harry Armstrong (sung by)
Fanatic Rag	1911
Lingering Love	1911	Dave Reed (words)
Chimes, The	1912
D-A Double D-Y	1914	Clark (co-author) Armstrong (words) Clark (words) Lenora Navasio (sung by)
I Love You Just the Same, Sweet Adeline (w&m)	1919	Clarence Gaskill (co-author)
Only a Flower by the Wayside	?	Arthur J. Lamb (words)

Videos

	Title	Dur	Performer	Composer	Score/Song


	The Frisco Rag	2:54	Ragtime Dorian Henry	H. Armstrong	The Frisco Rag (1909)
	Nellie Dean	3:23	Gertie Gitana	H. Armstrong