Ernest Roland Ball (1878-1927)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Ernest Roland Ball was an American singer and songwriter born in Cleveland, Ohio. He best know as the composer of the music for the song When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1912) althoug not Irish himself.
He died just after walking off stage at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, California while on tour with Ernie Ball and His Gang. The 1944 musical Irish Eyes Are Smiling told the story of his career.
Of ragtime interest is his Colonial Rag (1914), co-authoured by Julius Lenzberg and published by M. Witmark and Sons, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, USA.

Websites:
	Ernest Ball	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Ernest Roland Ball (1878-1927) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

My Honey Moon
Music by: Ernest Roland Ball.
Words by: Edgar Keller

Publisher:	F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen
Music by: Ernest Roland Ball.
Words by: Raymond Moore

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music.

With All My Heart and Soul
Music by: Ernest Roland Ball.
Words by: J. Keirn Brennan

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1918.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Your Love Means the World to Me
Music by: Ernest Roland Ball.
Words by: Leo J.Curley

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

	Title	Instruments/Issue	Performers


MP3 File(s)
Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You	Edison Blue Amberol: 2991	Gladys Rice W.V. Brunt
Let the Rest of the World Go By	Edison Blue Amberol: 3955	Marion Evelyn Cox Harvey Hindermeyer
My Heart Has Learned to Love You, Now Do Not Say Good Bye	Edison Amberol: 554	J.B. Maxwell
Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold	Edison Blue Amberol: 1758	Donald Alexander Chalmers
Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold	Indestructible Record: 3308	Elsie West Baker
When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9826	F. Rose
You're Making a Miser of Me	Edison Blue Amberol: 3847	Gladys Rice
Midi File(s)		Sequencer(s)
Sprinkle Me With Kisses (1915)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1912)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne

Monologues

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Just For a Girl	Ernest Roland Ball (music) Ren Shields (words) Charles Cherry (perf.)
	Let the Rest of the World Go By	Ernest Roland Ball (music) J. Keirn Brennan (words) E.R. Ball (perf.)
	Will You Love Me in December As You Do in May?	Ernest Roland Ball (music) James J. Walker (words) Janet Ellen (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


All the World Will Be Jealous of Me	E.R. Ball (music) Al Dubin (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer
Dear Little Boy of Mine	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
Dear Little Boy of Mine	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home	E.R. Ball (words & music)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
I'll Change the Shadows to Sunshine	E.R. Ball (music) Geo. Graff Jr. (words) Jack Allman (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
I'll Forget You	E.R. Ball (music) Annelu Burns (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
If You'll Remember Me	E.R. Ball (music) Geo. Graff Jr. (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
In the Garden of My Heart	E.R. Ball (music) C. Roma (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
In the Garden of My Heart	E.R. Ball (music) C. Roma (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Just For a Girl	E.R. Ball (music) R. Shields (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
Let the Rest of the World Go By	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
⇑Let the Rest of the World Go By	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Let the Rest of the World Go By	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Let the Rest of the World Go By	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Little Bit of Heaven, A	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Love Me and the World Is Mine	E.R. Ball (music) Dave Reed Jr. (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
My Heart Has Learned to Love You, Now Do Not Say Good Bye	E.R. Ball (music) Dave Reed (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
My Heart Has Learned to Love You, Now Do Not Say Good Bye	E.R. Ball (music) Dave Reed (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
She's the Daughter of Mother Machree	E.R. Ball (music) Jeff T. Nenarb (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold	E.R. Ball (music) George Graff Jr. (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold	E.R. Ball (music) George Graff Jr. (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold	E.R. Ball (music) George Graff Jr. (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Time After Time	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
To Have, to Hold, to Love	E.R. Ball (music) Darl MacBoyle (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
⇑To Have, to Hold, to Love	E.R. Ball (music) Darl MacBoyle (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
To the End of the World With You	E.R. Ball (music) Dave Reed Jr. (words) George Graff Jr. (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Turn Back the Universe	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
West of the Great Divide	E.R. Ball (music) George Whiting (words) Alice Terry (perf.) Conway Tearle (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Will You Love Me in December As You Do in May?	E.R. Ball (music) James J. Walker (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
With All My Heart and Soul	E.R. Ball (music) J.K. Brennan (words)	Piano, Voice	Kirk
As performer
I Always Knew the Girl I'd Love, Would Be a Girl Like You (1912)	G. Christie (music) J.B. Walsh (words) E.R. Ball (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
On a Good Old Time Straw Ride (1912)	G. Christie (music) Dave Reed (words) E.R. Ball (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.

Titles

This list is arranged by composer and contains 7 works performed by Ernest R. Ball 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


Let the Rest of the World Go By (1919)	Ernest Roland Ball	J.K. Brennan (words) Marion Evelyn Cox (perf.) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.)
I Always Knew the Girl I'd Love, Would Be a Girl Like You (1912)	George Christie	J. Brandon Walsh (words) Maude Lambert (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.)
On a Good Old Time Straw Ride (1912)	George Christie	Dave Reed (words) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Maude Lambert (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.)	Pub.
That's What I Call A Good Time (1912)	George Christie	Ren Shields (words) Maude Lambert (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.)	Pub.
At the 10 Cent Movie Show (1913)	George Christie	E.R. Ball (perf.)
Black Diamond Rag (1912)	Thomas Henry Lodge	Maude Lambert (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.) New York Military Band (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 110 works by Ernest Roland Ball (1878-1927). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1902-1910

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Zulu Hall of Fame, The	1902
In the Shade of the Pyramids - Song	1904	Cecil Mack (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
In the Shadow of the Pyramid	1904
My Honey Moon	1904	Edgar Keller (words)
Prettiest Gal in Borneo	1904	Maude Lambert (perf.)
Girl I Left in Boston Town, The	1905
Will You Love Me in December As You Do in May?	1905	James J. Walker (words) Janet Ellen (perf.) Morphy (perf.)	Pub.
I Can't Help Thinking of You	1906
Love Me and the World Is Mine	1906	Dave Reed Jr. (words)	Pub.
Norma Darling	1906	Dave Reed (words)	Pub.
All the World Loves a Lover	1907	Geo. Graff Jr (words)	Pub.
⇑ As Long As the World Rolls On	1907	George Graff (words)	Pub.
I'd Live or I Would Die For You	1907	Dave Reed Jr. (words)	Pub.
My Dear	1907	Dave Reed Jr. (words)	Pub.
When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen	1907	Raymond Moore (words) F. Rose (perf.)	Pub.
When the Birds in Georgia Sing of Tennessee	1907	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
All For Love of You	1908	Dave Reed Jr. (words)	Pub.
If You'll Remember Me	1908	Geo. Graff Jr. (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.)	Pub.
In the Garden of My Heart	1908	Caro Roma (words)	Pub.
To the End of the World With You	1908	Dave Reed Jr. (words) George Graff Jr. (words)	Pub.
Who Knows?	1909	Paul L. Dunbar (words)	Pub.
Wild Rose	1909	C.C. Olcott (perf.)
You're Making a Miser of Me	1909	Al Dubin (words) Gladys Rice (perf.) Corinne Griffith (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ I Love the Name of Mary	1910	Chauncey Olcott (co-author) George Graff (words)	Pub.
In the Sunshine of Your Love	1910	Chauncey Olcott (co-author) Dave Reed (words)	Pub.

1910-1914

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Just For a Girl	1910	Ren Shields (words) Charles Cherry (perf.) Billy Noble (perf.) Jeanne Brooks (perf.)
Mother Machree	1910	Chauncey Olcott (co-author) Rida Johnson Young (words)	Pub.
My Heart Has Learned to Love You, Now Do Not Say Good Bye	1910	Dave Reed (words) J.B. Maxwell (perf.) Fred Egener (perf.) Jack Richards (perf.) Frank Coombs (perf.)	Pub.
Your Love Means the World to Me	1910	Leo J.Curley (words)	Pub.
Good-Bye My Love Good-Bye	1911	George Graff (words)	Pub.
Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold	1911	George Graff Jr. (words) Donald Alexander Chalmers (perf.) Elsie West Baker (perf.)	Pub.
With the Twinkle in Her Eye	1911	Chauncey Olcott (words) Louis Weslyn (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.)	Pub.
Calling of the Sea, The	1912	Chauncey Olcott (words) Geo. Graff Jr. (words)	Pub.
Down the Lane That Leads to Drowsyland	1912	Leo J. Curley (words)	Pub.
Kathleen Aroon	1912	Chauncey Olcot (words) Louis Weslyn (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.)	Pub.
Lost Melody	1912
⇑ Rosebud	1912	Clarence Kolb (perf.) Max Dill (perf.)
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling	1912	Chauncey Olcott (words) George Graff (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.)	Pub.
I'll Change the Shadows to Sunshine	1913	Geo. Graff Jr. (words) Maude Lambert (perf.) Jack Allman (perf.)	Pub.
Isle O' Dreams, The	1913	Chauncey Olcott (words) George Graff Jr. (words)	Pub.
Me Little Dudeen	1913
To Have, to Hold, to Love	1913	Darl MacBoyle (words)	Pub.
While the Rivers of Love Flow On	1913	George Graff (words)	Pub.
After the Roses Have Faded Away	1914	Bessie Buchanan (words)	Pub.
Broth of a Boy, A	1914	C.C. Olcott (perf.)
Colonial Rag	1914	J. Lenzberg (co-author)	Pub.
In the Garden of the Gods	1914	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Irish Eyes of Love	1914	J. Edward Killalea (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Little Bit of Heaven, A	1914	J. Keirn Brennan (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.)	Pub.
You Planted a Rose in the Garden of Love	1914	J. Will Callahan (words)	Pub.

1915-1918

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Heart of Paddy Whack, The	1915	C.C. Olcott (perf.)
Ireland Is Ireland to Me	1915	Fiske O'Hara (words) J. Keirn Brennan (words) Fiske O'Hara (perf.)
Never Let Yourself Forget That You Are Irish Too!	1915
She's the Daughter of Mother Machree	1915	Jeff T. Nenarb (words)	Pub.
Sprinkle Me With Kisses	1915	Earl Carroll (words) Evelyn Nesbit (perf.)	Pub.
That's How the Shannon Flows	1915	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
To the Lass We Love, a Toast!	1915	George MacFarlane (perf.)
You'll Be There	1915	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
For Dixie and Uncle Sam	1916	J. Keirn Brennan (words) N. Bayes (perf.)	Pub.
Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You	1916	J. Keirn Brennan (words) Gladys Rice (perf.) W.V. Brunt (perf.)	Pub.
I'm Coming Back to California That's Where I Belong	1916	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
⇑ I'm Going Back to California	1916	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Ireland, the Footstool of God	1916	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Story of Old Glory, the Flag We Love, The	1916	J. Will. Callahan (words)	Pub.
Turn Back the Universe	1916	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
You're the Best Little Mother That God Ever Made	1916	J Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
All the World Will Be Jealous of Me	1917	Al Dubin (words) Ethel Grey Terry (perf.) Robert Armstrong (perf.)	Pub.
My Rosary For You	1917	Amy Ashmore Clarke (words)
My Sunshine Jane	1917	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Somewhere in Ireland	1917	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
With All My Heart and Soul	1917	J. Keirn Brennan (words)
Would You Take Back the Love You Gave Me	1917	Al Dubin (words)	Pub.
You Brought Ireland Right Over to Me	1917	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
⇑ Because You Believe in Me	1918	J. Kearn Brennan (words) Anita Stewart (perf.) Earle Williams (perf.)	Pub.
Dear Little Boy of Mine	1918	J. Keirn Brennan (words) Ben Alexander (perf.)	Pub.

1918-1924

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Goodbye, Mother Machree	1918	J. Keirn Brennan (words) Jane Jennings (perf.) Walter McGrail (perf.)
I'm From Ohio	1918	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
One More Day	1918	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
You Can't Beat Us if It Takes Ten Million More	1918	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Across the River of Love	1919	J.K. Brennan (words) A. Gerber (words)	Pub.
Don't Break My Heart With Good Bye	1919	Marvin Lee (words)	Pub.
I'll Miss You, Old Ireland	1919	C.C. Olcott (perf.)
Let the Rest of the World Go By	1919	J.K. Brennan (words) Marion Evelyn Cox (perf.) Harvey Hindermeyer (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.)	Pub.
Macushla Asthore	1919	C.C. Olcott (perf.)
That's Why God Loves the Irish	1919
Tis an Irish Girl I Love and She's Just Like You	1919	C.C. Olcott (perf.)
⇑ Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home (w&m)	1920		Pub.
Laddie Buck of Mine	1920	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Little Crumbs of Happiness	1920	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Mother of Pearl	1920	Justin E. McCarthy (words) George Graff Jr. (words)	Pub.
Click of Her Little Brogans, The	1921	C.C. Olcott (perf.)
I'll Forget You	1921	Annelu Burns (words)	Pub.
Little Man	1921	Geo. Graff Jr (words) Fiske O'Hara (perf.)	Pub.
Time After Time	1921	J.K. Brennan (words)	Pub.
Down the Winding Road of Dreams	1922	Margaret Cantrell (words)	Pub.
Eternal Flame, The	1922	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
For the Sake of Auld Lang Syne	1922	Annelu Burns (words) George Graff (words) Shirley Mason (perf.)	Pub.
Out There in the Sunshine With You	1923	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
⇑ Ten Thousand Years From Now	1923	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Dear Little Home of My Dreams	1924	Wm. B. Davidson (words)	Pub.

1924-1927

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Mother! O My Mother!	1924	Francesca Falk Miller (words)
West of the Great Divide	1924	George Whiting (words) Alice Terry (perf.) Conway Tearle (perf.)	Pub.
After All It's You	1925	George Whiting (words)	Pub.
All the Luck in the World to You	1925	George Whiting (words)	Pub.
I Promise You	1925	Rosanna Bleeker (words)	Pub.
California My Homeland	1926	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Let the End of the World Come Tomorrow	1926	Paul Cunningham (words)	Pub.
I'll Let the Whole World Know I Love You	1927	John McLaughlin (co-author) J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.
Rose of Killarney	1927	William Davidson (words)	Pub.
Watching the World Go By	1927	J. Keirn Brennan (words)	Pub.

Videos

	Title	Duration	Performer


	Colonial Rag	3:03	Ragtime Dorian Henry