George Bastow (1872-1914)
Last updated: 02.05.22
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 Perf. by: G. Bastow
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Various Performers | Let's All Go To The Music Hall: Vol. 2 |
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Beauty of the Guards | Frank Leo (words & music) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Captain Ginjah, O.T. | Fred W. Leigh (music) George Bastow (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Galloping Major, The | George Bastow (music) Fred W. Leigh (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Jimmy Brown's Essays | Harry Castling (words & music) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Jocular Judge, The | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Knott-Schott Duel, The | George Everard (music) A. J. Mills (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Mary Ann She's After Me! | Fred W. Leigh (words & music) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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My Husband's Left Me Again | C.W. Murphy (music) Dan Lipton (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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She Said She Would | C.G. Cotes (music) Bennett Scott (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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She's Proud and She's Beau-Tie-Ful | Fred W. Leigh (music) George Bastow (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Wire In, My Lads! | Fred W. Leigh (music) Will J. Godwin (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Galloping Major, The | G. Bastow (music) F.W. Leigh (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 24 works performed 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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Jolly Jarge (1904) | George Bastow(w&m) | G. Arthurs (perf.) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Galloping Major (1906), The | George Bastow | Fred W. Leigh (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Jocular Judge (1912), The | George Bastow(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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That Cat (1902) | Harry Castling | Steve McCarthy (words) H. Bedford (perf.) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Jimmy Brown's Essays (1903) | Harry Castling(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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She Said She Would (1900) | C.G. Cotes | Bennett Scott (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Knott-Schott Duel (1902), The | George Everard | A. J. Mills (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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She's Proud and She's Beau-Tie-Ful (1906) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | |
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Wire In, My Lads! (1906) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | W. Godwin (perf.) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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They Won't Know Oi Coom From the Coontry (1909) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑Captain Ginjah, O.T. (1910) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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Mary Ann She's After Me! (1911) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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Jocular Judge (1912), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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Ragtime Yokel (1912), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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Galloping Major (1951), The | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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Let Us Pause (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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That's Their Idea of a Lady (1900) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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When We Were Twenty-One (1901) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
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Beauty of the Guards (1912) | Frank Leo(w&m) | G. Bastow (perf.) | |
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Why Are You Waiting Here? (1899) | Felix McGlennon | C G Cotes (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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My Husband's Left Me Again (1904) | C.W. Murphy | Dan Lipton (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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⇑She's a Dear Old Girl (1900) | Bennett Scott | C G Cotes (words) J. Neat (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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Varmer Giles (1902) | Gilbert Wells | T.F. Robson (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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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:
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| Speak Again (w&m) | 1898 | |
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| Waiting to Welcome Him Home (w&m) | 1898 | Pub. | |
| Who Is It? "Man!" Said the Woman | 1902 | A J Mills (words) | |
| I Didn't Know What to Do | 1903 | C. Howard (words) | Pub. |
| She Was Such a Nice Young Gal | 1903 | C. Howard (words) | Pub. |
| Jolly Jarge (w&m) | 1904 | G. Arthurs (perf.) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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| Well, I Never! So It Was! | 1904 | John P. Harrington (words) | Pub. |
| Cameron Highlander, The | 1906 | Albert Hall (words) Ruth Lytton (perf.) |
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| Galloping Major, The | 1906 | Fred W. Leigh (words) G. Bastow (perf.) |
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| Old Windmill, The | 1906 | A. Hall (words) | Pub. |
| I'd Never Been Coortin' Afore | 1911 | Dan Lipton (words) | |
| ⇑ Jocular Judge, The (w&m) | 1912 | G. Bastow (perf.) | Pub. |
| Our Jamie He Comes Hame To-Day | 1912 | Leonard Cooke (words) Ruth Lytton (perf.) |
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Never Been Courtin' Afore (1912) | 3:47 | G. Bastow |
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Captain Ginjah | 3:09 | G. Bastow |
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Mary Ann She's After Me (1912) | 3:30 | G. Bastow |