Ernest Roland Ball (1878-1927)
Last updated: 19.01.22
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.
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.
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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.
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My Honey Moon Music by: Ernest Roland Ball. Words by: Edgar Keller
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When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen Music by: Ernest Roland Ball. Words by: Raymond Moore
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With All My Heart and Soul Music by: Ernest Roland Ball. Words by: J. Keirn Brennan
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Your Love Means the World to Me Music by: Ernest Roland Ball. Words by: Leo J.Curley
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Just For a Girl | Ernest Roland Ball (music) Ren Shields (words) Charles Cherry (perf.) |
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Let the Rest of the World Go By | Ernest Roland Ball (music) J. Keirn Brennan (words) E.R. Ball (perf.) |
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Will You Love Me in December As You Do in May? | Ernest Roland Ball (music) James J. Walker (words) Janet Ellen (perf.) |
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All the World Will Be Jealous of Me | Al Dubin (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer |  |
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Dear Little Boy of Mine | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Dear Little Boy of Mine | J Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Down the Trail to Home Sweet Home(w&m) | Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. | |
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Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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I'll Change the Shadows to Sunshine | George Graff (words) Jack Allman (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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I'll Forget You | Annelu Burns (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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If You'll Remember Me | Geo., Jr. Graff (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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In the Garden of My Heart | Caro Roma (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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In the Garden of My Heart | Caro Roma (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Just For a Girl | Ren Shields (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Let the Rest of the World Go By | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Let the Rest of the World Go By | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Let the Rest of the World Go By | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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⇑Let the Rest of the World Go By | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Little Bit of Heaven, A | J. Keirn Brennan (words) Chancellor Chauncey Olcott (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Love Me and the World Is Mine | Dave Reed (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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My Heart Has Learned to Love You, Now Do Not Say Good Bye | Dave Reed (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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My Heart Has Learned to Love You, Now Do Not Say Good Bye | David Reed (words) Frank Coombs (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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She's the Daughter of Mother Machree | Jeff T. Nenarb (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold | Geo., Jr. Graff (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold | Geo. Graff (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold | George Graff Jr (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Time After Time | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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To Have, to Hold, to Love | Darl MacBoyle (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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To Have, to Hold, to Love | Darl MacBoyle (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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To the End of the World With You | Dave Reed (words) George Graff Jr. (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Turn Back the Universe | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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West of the Great Divide | George Whiting (words) Alice Terry (perf.) Conway Tearle (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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⇑Will You Love Me in December As You Do in May? | J J. Walker (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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With All My Heart and Soul | J. Keirn Brennan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | |
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I Always Knew the Girl I'd Love, Would Be a Girl Like You (1912) | Piano, Voice | By G. Christie |
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On a Good Old Time Straw Ride (1912) | Piano, Voice | By G. Christie |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 6 songs sung 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
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Let the Rest of the World Go By (1919) | Ernest Roland Ball | J.K. Brennan (words) E.R. Ball (perf.) |
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At the 10 Cent Movie Show (1913) | George Christie | E.R. Ball (perf.) | |
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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.) |
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On a Good Old Time Straw Ride (1912) | George Christie | Dave Reed (words) Maude Lambert (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
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That's What I Call A Good Time (1912) | George Christie | Ren Shields (words) Maude Lambert (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.) |
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Black Diamond Rag (1912) | Thomas Henry Lodge | Maude Lambert (perf.) E.R. Ball (perf.) New York Military Band (perf.) |
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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
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| Zulu Hall of Fame, The | 1902 | ||
| In the Shade of the Pyramids - Song | 1904 | Cecil Mack (words) M. Irwin (perf.) |
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| 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.) |
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| I Can't Help Thinking of You | 1906 | ||
| Love Me and the World Is Mine | 1906 | Dave Reed Jr. (words) | |
| Norma Darling | 1906 | Dave Reed (words) | |
| All the World Loves a Lover | 1907 | Geo. Graff Jr (words) | |
| ⇑ As Long As the World Rolls On | 1907 | George Graff (words) | |
| I'd Live or I Would Die For You | 1907 | Dave Reed Jr. (words) | |
| My Dear | 1907 | Dave Reed Jr. (words) | |
| When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen | 1907 | Raymond Moore (words) | |
| When the Birds in Georgia Sing of Tennessee | 1907 | Arthur J. Lamb (words) | |
| All For Love of You | 1908 | Dave Reed Jr. (words) | |
| If You'll Remember Me | 1908 | Geo. Graff Jr. (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.) |
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| In the Garden of My Heart | 1908 | Caro Roma (words) | |
| To the End of the World With You | 1908 | Dave Reed Jr. (words) George Graff Jr. (words) |
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| Who Knows? | 1909 | Paul L. Dunbar (words) | |
| Wild Rose | 1909 | C.C. Olcott (perf.) | |
| You're Making a Miser of Me | 1909 | Al Dubin (words) Corinne Griffith (perf.) |
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| ⇑ I Love the Name of Mary | 1910 | Chauncey Olcott (co-author) George Graff (words) |
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| In the Sunshine of Your Love | 1910 | Chauncey Olcott (co-author) Dave Reed (words) |
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| Just For a Girl | 1910 | Ren Shields (words) Charles Cherry (perf.) Billy Noble (perf.) Jeanne Brooks (perf.) |
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| Mother Machree | 1910 | Chauncey Olcott (co-author) Rida Johnson Young (words) |
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| My Heart Has Learned to Love You, Now Do Not Say Good Bye | 1910 | Dave Reed (words) Joe Maxwell (perf.) Fred Egener (perf.) Jack Richards (perf.) Frank Coombs (perf.) |
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| Your Love Means the World to Me | 1910 | Leo J.Curley (words) | |
| Good-Bye My Love Good-Bye | 1911 | George Graff (words) | |
| Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold | 1911 | George Graff Jr. (words) | |
| With the Twinkle in Her Eye | 1911 | Chauncey Olcott (words) Louis Weslyn (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.) |
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| Calling of the Sea, The | 1912 | Chauncey Olcott (words) Geo. Graff Jr. (words) |
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| Down the Lane That Leads to Drowsyland | 1912 | Leo J. Curley (words) | |
| Kathleen Aroon | 1912 | Chauncey Olcot (words) Louis Weslyn (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.) |
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| Lost Melody | 1912 | ||
| ⇑ Rosebud | 1912 | Clarence Kolb (perf.) Max Dill (perf.) |
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| When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | 1912 | Chauncey Olcott (words) George Graff (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.) |
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| I'll Change the Shadows to Sunshine | 1913 | Geo. Graff Jr. (words) Maude Lambert (perf.) Jack Allman (perf.) |
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| Isle O' Dreams, The | 1913 | Chauncey Olcott (words) George Graff Jr. (words) |
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| Me Little Dudeen | 1913 | ||
| To Have, to Hold, to Love | 1913 | Darl MacBoyle (words) | |
| While the Rivers of Love Flow On | 1913 | George Graff (words) | |
| After the Roses Have Faded Away | 1914 | Bessie Buchanan (words) | |
| Broth of a Boy, A | 1914 | C.C. Olcott (perf.) | |
| Colonial Rag | 1914 | J. Lenzberg (co-author) |  |
| In the Garden of the Gods | 1914 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Irish Eyes of Love | 1914 | J. Edward Killalea (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Little Bit of Heaven, A | 1914 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) C.C. Olcott (perf.) |
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| You Planted a Rose in the Garden of Love | 1914 | J. Will Callahan (words) | |
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| 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.) |
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| Never Let Yourself Forget That You Are Irish Too! | 1915 | ||
| She's the Daughter of Mother Machree | 1915 | Jeff T. Nenarb (words) | |
| Sprinkle Me With Kisses | 1915 | Earl Carroll (words) Evelyn Nesbit (perf.) |
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| That's How the Shannon Flows | 1915 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| To the Lass We Love, a Toast! | 1915 | George MacFarlane (perf.) | |
| You'll Be There | 1915 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| For Dixie and Uncle Sam | 1916 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) N. Bayes (perf.) |
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| Good-Bye, Good Luck, God Bless You | 1916 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| I'm Coming Back to California That's Where I Belong | 1916 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| ⇑ I'm Going Back to California | 1916 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Ireland, the Footstool of God | 1916 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Story of Old Glory, the Flag We Love, The | 1916 | J. Will. Callahan (words) | |
| Turn Back the Universe | 1916 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| You're the Best Little Mother That God Ever Made | 1916 | J Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| All the World Will Be Jealous of Me | 1917 | Al Dubin (words) Ethel Grey Terry (perf.) Robert Armstrong (perf.) |
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| My Rosary For You | 1917 | Amy Ashmore Clarke (words) | |
| My Sunshine Jane | 1917 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Somewhere in Ireland | 1917 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| With All My Heart and Soul | 1917 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Would You Take Back the Love You Gave Me | 1917 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| You Brought Ireland Right Over to Me | 1917 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| ⇑ Because You Believe in Me | 1918 | J. Kearn Brennan (words) Anita Stewart (perf.) Earle Williams (perf.) |
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| Dear Little Boy of Mine | 1918 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) Ben Alexander (perf.) |
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| Goodbye, Mother Machree | 1918 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) Jane Jennings (perf.) Walter McGrail (perf.) |
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| I'm From Ohio | 1918 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| One More Day | 1918 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| You Can't Beat Us if It Takes Ten Million More | 1918 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Across the River of Love | 1919 | J.K. Brennan (words) A. Gerber (words) |
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| Don't Break My Heart With Good Bye | 1919 | Marvin Lee (words) | |
| I'll Miss You, Old Ireland | 1919 | C.C. Olcott (perf.) | |
| Let the Rest of the World Go By | 1919 | J.K. Brennan (words) E.R. Ball (perf.) |
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| 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 | |
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| Laddie Buck of Mine | 1920 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Little Crumbs of Happiness | 1920 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Mother of Pearl | 1920 | Justin E. McCarthy (words) George Graff Jr. (words) |
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| Click of Her Little Brogans, The | 1921 | C.C. Olcott (perf.) | |
| I'll Forget You | 1921 | Annelu Burns (words) | |
| Little Man | 1921 | Geo. Graff Jr (words) Fiske O'Hara (perf.) |
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| Time After Time | 1921 | J.K. Brennan (words) | |
| Down the Winding Road of Dreams | 1922 | Margaret Cantrell (words) | |
| Eternal Flame, The | 1922 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| For the Sake of Auld Lang Syne | 1922 | Annelu Burns (words) George Graff (words) Shirley Mason (perf.) |
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| Out There in the Sunshine With You | 1923 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| ⇑ Ten Thousand Years From Now | 1923 | J. Keirn Brennan (words) | |
| Dear Little Home of My Dreams | 1924 | Wm. B. Davidson (words) | |
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