George Bastow (1872-1914)
Last updated: 26.06.21
It is surprising that so little has been written about singer, composer and music hall performer, George Bastow considering his output of sheet music and recordings. Much of the sheet music pictures him as a smock-dressed rustic as shown on the left, which was taken from the cover of Varmer Giles (1902 - music: Gilbert Wells; words: T.F. Robson) and published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England. His most enduring work has to be The Galloping Major (1906) which he sang but never recorded although it was and still is covered by many others. Fred W. Leigh wrote the words and also published by Francis, Day and Hunter. The Galloping Major is also given in 60 Old-Time Variety Songs.
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George Bastow (1872-1914) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
 Varmer GilesMusic by: Gilbert Wells. Words by: T. F. Robson Sung by: G. Bastow
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Various Performers | Music Hall |        |
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Various Performers | Let's All Go To The Music Hall: Vol. 2 |
This list is arranged by title and contains 11 lyrics performed by George Bastow. The lyrics/monologues and *.pdf files have been kindly compiled by monologues.co.uk/musichall
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Beauty of the Guards | Frank Leo (words & music) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Captain Ginjah, O.T. | Fred W. Leigh (music) George Bastow (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Galloping Major, The | George Bastow (music) Fred W. Leigh (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Jimmy Brown's Essays | Harry Castling (words & music) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Jocular Judge, The | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Knott-Schott Duel, The | George Everard (music) A. J. Mills (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Mary Ann She's After Me! | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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My Husband's Left Me Again | C.W. Murphy (music) Dan Lipton (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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She Said She Would | C.G. Cotes (music) Bennett Scott (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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She's Proud and She's Beau-Tie-Ful | Fred W. Leigh (music) George Bastow (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Wire In, My Lads! | Fred W. Leigh (music) Will J. Godwin (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 23 songs sung by George Bastow who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Galloping Major (1906), The | George Bastow | Fred W. Leigh (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Jocular Judge (1912), The | George Bastow(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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Jolly Jarge (1904) | George Bastow(w&m) | G. Arthurs (sung by) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Jimmy Brown's Essays (1903) | Harry Castling(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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That Cat (1902) | Harry Castling | Steve McCarthy (words) H. Bedford (sung by) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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She Said She Would (1900) | C.G. Cotes | Bennett Scott (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Knott-Schott Duel (1902), The | George Everard | A. J. Mills (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Captain Ginjah, O.T. (1910) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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Galloping Major (1951), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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Jocular Judge (1912), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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⇑Mary Ann She's After Me! (1911) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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Ragtime Yokel (1912), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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She's Proud and She's Beau-Tie-Ful (1906) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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They Won't Know Oi Coom From the Coontry (1909) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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Wire In, My Lads! (1906) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | W. Godwin (sung by) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Beauty of the Guards. (1912) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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Let Us Pause (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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That's Their Idea of a Lady (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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When We Were Twenty-One (1901) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
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Why Are You Waiting Here? (1899) | Felix McGlennon | C G Cotes (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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My Husband's Left Me Again (1904) | C.W. Murphy | Dan Lipton (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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⇑She's a Dear Old Girl (1900) | Bennett Scott | C G Cotes (words) J. Neat (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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Varmer Giles (1902) | Gilbert Wells | T.F. Robson (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 13 works by George Bastow (1872-1914).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Speak Again (w&m) | 1898 | |
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| Waiting to Welcome Him Home (w&m) | 1898 | |
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| Who Is It? "Man!" Said the Woman | 1902 | A J Mills (words) | |
| I Didn't Know What to Do | 1903 | C. Howard (words) | |
| She Was Such a Nice Young Gal | 1903 | C. Howard (words) | |
| Jolly Jarge (w&m) | 1904 | G. Arthurs (sung by) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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| Well, I Never! So It Was! | 1904 | John P. Harrington (words) | |
| Cameron Highlander, The | 1906 | Albert Hall (words) Ruth Lytton (sung by) |
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| Galloping Major, The | 1906 | Fred W. Leigh (words) G. Bastow (sung by) |
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| Old Windmill, The | 1906 | A. Hall (words) | |
| I'd Never Been Coortin' Afore | 1911 | Dan Lipton (words) | |
| ⇑ Jocular Judge, The (w&m) | 1912 | G. Bastow (sung by) | |
| Our Jamie He Comes Hame To-Day | 1912 | Leonard Cooke (words) Ruth Lytton (sung by) |
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Captain Ginjah | 3:09 | George Bastow | F.W. Leigh | |
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Mary Ann She's After Me (1912) | 3:30 | George Bastow | F.W. Leigh | |
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Never Been Courtin' Afore (1912) | 3:47 | George Bastow | G. Bastow |