Nora Bayes (1880-1928)

Overview

Nora Bayes was a popular American entertainer born Leonora Goldberg to a Jewish family in Joliet, Illinois. 18-years old, she was performing professionally in vaudeville in Chicago. After touring from San Francisco, California to New York she became a star both on vaudeville and Broadway. She was an accomplished singer, comedian and actress. After her marriage to singer/songwriter Jack Norworth in 1908 they toured together and were credited for collaborating on a number of tunes, including their huge hit Shine On, Harvest Moon which the pair debuted in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies of 1908. Later she recorded with the Victor Talking Machine Company and Columbia Records. She died in New York.

Websites:
	Nora Bayes	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Nora Bayes	List of 175 historic recordings from 1908 to 1947.

Nora Bayes (1880-1928) has at least 2 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Come Along My Mandy
Words and Music by: Nora Bayes.
Co-Author: Jack Norworth
Performed by: Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth

Publisher:	T.B. Harms & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 6 pages.

I'm Glad I'm a Boy and I'm Glad I'm a Girl
Words and Music by: Nora Bayes.
Co-Author: Jack Norworth

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Pinkerton Detective Moon (1912)	J. Norworth	James Pitt-Payne

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Back to My Old Home Town (1910)	N. Bayes	J. Norworth	Victor: B-8707
Come Along My Mandy (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes J. Norworth	Victor: C-8701
Daffydils (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: B-8708
For Months and Months and Months (1910)	N. Bayes	J. Norworth	Victor: B-9632
How Can They Tell That Oi'm Irish? (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: C-9633
I'm Glad I'm a Boy and I'm Glad I'm a Girl (1909)	N. Bayes	Ada Jones Billy Murray	Victor: B-8225
Mister Moon-Man Turn Off the Light (1911)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes J. Norworth	Victor: C-9830
Please Keep Out of My Dreams (1916)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: B-18781
Sadie Brady (1910)	N. Bayes	J. Norworth	Victor: B-8888
Shine on Harvest Moon (1933)	N. Bayes	Joe Haymes Orchestra	Victor: BS-76723
Shine on Harvest Moon (1931)	N. Bayes	Kate Smith as Ruth Brown	Columbia: W365031
Young America (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: C-8709
as Performer
That Lovin' Rag - Song (1910)	B. Adler	N. Bayes	Victor: B-8791
Freckles (1919)	M. Ager	N. Bayes	Columbia: 78640
Lovin' Sam (1922)	M. Ager	N. Bayes	Columbia: 80662
For Dixie and Uncle Sam (1916)	E.R. Ball	N. Bayes	Victor: B-17761
Come Along My Mandy (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes J. Norworth	Victor: C-8701
Daffydils (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: B-8708
How Can They Tell That Oi'm Irish? (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: C-9633
Mister Moon-Man Turn Off the Light (1911)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes J. Norworth	Victor: C-9830
Please Keep Out of My Dreams (1916)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: B-18781
Young America (1910)	N. Bayes	N. Bayes	Victor: C-8709
Good Ship Mary Ann, The (1913)	G. le Boy	N. Bayes	Victor: B-14210
Sunbeam Sal (1914)	L. Edwards	N. Bayes	Victor: B-15294
Daniel in the Lion's Den (1917)	F. Fisher	N. Bayes	Victor: B-19560
Pull the Cork Out of Erin Let the River Shannon Flow (1917)	F. Fisher	N. Bayes	Victor: B-19559
A.O.H's of the U.S.A., The (1914)	J. Glogau	N. Bayes	Victor: B-15295
Cheer Up, Eat and Grow Thin (1916)	E.R. Goetz	N. Bayes	Victor: B-18780
⇑Ragging the Songs Mother Used to Sing (1916)	D. Grainard	N. Bayes	Victor: B-18782
Home Sickness Blues (1916)	C. Hess	N. Bayes	Victor: B-17609
What Good Is Water When You're Dry? (1910)	J. Kendis	N. Bayes	Victor: C-9091
Harmony Baby (1913)	G. Kleinecke	N. Bayes	Victor: B-14206
We Take Out Hats Off to You, Mr. Wilson! (1914)	B. Merrill	N. Bayes	Victor: B-15292
Hicki Hoy (1916)	L.F. Muir	N. Bayes	Victor: B-18585
Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1910)	C.W. Murphy	N. Bayes	Victor: B-8700
Hello Hawaii How Are You? (1916)	J. Schwartz	N. Bayes	Victor: B-17762
When John McCormack Sings a Song (1916)	J. Schwartz	N. Bayes	Victor: B-18584
You Can't Get Away From It (1913)	J. Schwartz	N. Bayes	Victor: B-14209
I Work Eight Hours, Sleep Eight Hours, That Leaves (1914)	T. Snyder	N. Bayes	Victor: B-15293
Broken Doll, A (1916)	J.W. Tate	N. Bayes	Victor: B-18583
Rosa Rosetta (1910)	A. von Tilzer	N. Bayes J. Norworth	Victor: C-8998
In a Little Front Parlor (1921)	R.A. Whiting	N. Bayes	Columbia: 79784
Tea Leaves (1921)	R.A. Whiting	N. Bayes	Columbia: 79805

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


	Nora Bayes Fox Trot (1917), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/T+D/B+A/B/GB(B)
	Prohibition Blues (1919)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/B/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Jazz Music CDs:
Boswell Sisters	Shout Sister Shout
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	Cotton Club: A Nostalgic Collection
Various Artists	The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Nora Hulse	Ragtime Refreshments
Jody Dall'Armi	On the Level, You're a Little Devil
Knuckles O'Toole	Knuckles O'Toole: Plays Honky Tonk Piano
Joe ''Fingers'' Carr	Honky Tonk Hits of Joe "Fingers" Carr
Bill Edwards	Perfessor Bill Sings Volume 2

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE1300	The Nora Bayes Fox Trot (1917) T/T/T+D/B+A/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50
DBE1301	Prohibition Blues (1919) - Song T/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 2½ mins.	print-on-demand	€9.00	£7.50	$11.75

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Nora Bayes Fox Trot (1917), The	T/T/T+D/B+A/B/GB(B)
	Prohibition Blues (1919)	T/T/B/B/GB(B)	Pub.

Mono.

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	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Shine on Harvest Moon	Nora Bayes (music) Jack Norworth (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Let's Get the Umpire's Goat (1909)	N. Bayes (w&m) J. Norworth (coauth.)	Piano	Indiana
Shine on Harvest Moon (1908)	N. Bayes (music) J. Norworth (coauth.) J. Norworth (words) N. Bayes (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
As performer

Wasn't It Yesterday? (1917)	I. Berlin (w&m) N. Bayes (perf.) Irving Fisher (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
When You're Down in Louisville (1915)	I. Berlin (w&m) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Oh! You Beautiful Coon (1911)	G.M. Cohan (w&m) N. Bayes (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana
Over There (1917)	G.M. Cohan (w&m) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Greer IMSLP Indiana
Kinky Kids' Parade (1925), The	W. Donaldson (music) G. Kahn (words) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
⇑Pull the Cork Out of Erin Let the River Shannon Flow (1917)	F. Fisher (music) Addison Burkhardt (words) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
When the Yanks Come Marching Home (1918)	S. Furth (music) W. Jerome (words) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Freckles (1919)	C. Hess (w&m) H.E. Johnson (coauth.) M. Ager (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano	Greer Indiana
Home Sickness Blues (1916)	C. Hess (w&m) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Scaddle-de-Mooch (1915)	C. Mack (music) C. Smith (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP
Scaddle-De-Mooch - Song (1915)	C. Mack (music) C. Smith (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandie (1912)	T. Mellor (music) H. Gifford (coauth.) H. Trevor (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano	YorkSpace Indiana
Broadway Blues (1920), The	C. Morgan (music) A. Swanstrom (words) N. Bayes (perf.) T. Lewis (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.) Henry Santrey (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
⇑Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1909)	C.W. Murphy (w&m) W. Letters (coauth.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! (1917)	A. Olman (music) E. Rose (words) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Indiana
Just the Two of Us (1919)	S.B. Simons (w&m) Irving Fisher (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
For Months and Months and Months (1909)	J. Tabrar (w&m) N. Bayes (perf.) J. Norworth (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Broken Doll (1916), A	J.W. Tate (music) F Clifford Harris (words) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908)	A. von Tilzer (music) J. Norworth (words) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer
You Will Have to Sing an Irish Song (1908)	A. von Tilzer (music) N. Bayes (perf.) N. Bayes (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.

Titles

The peformer is featured on 76 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


That Lovin' Rag - Song (1907)	Bernard Adler	Victor H Smalley (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Lovin' Sam (1922)	Milton Ager	Jack Yellen (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Follow the Crowd on a Sunday (1904)	Henry W. Armstrong	James L. Morrison (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Did You Mean It? (1927)	Phil Baker(w&m)	Sid Silverman (co-author) Abe Lyman (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
For Dixie and Uncle Sam (1916)	Ernest Roland Ball	J. Keirn Brennan (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
⇑When You're Down in Louisville (1915)	Irving Berlin(w&m)	Belle Baker (perf.) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Wasn't It Yesterday? (1917)	Irving Berlin(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.) Irving Fisher (perf.)
Good Ship Mary Ann (1914), The	Grace le Boy	Gus Kahn (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Who Do You Love? (1918)	Gene Buck	James F. Hanley (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Oh! You Beautiful Coon (1911)	George. M. Cohan(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)
Over There (1917)	George. M. Cohan(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Kinky Kids' Parade (1925), The	Walter Donaldson	Gus Kahn (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Sunbeam Sal (1914)	Leo Edwards	Will D. Cobb (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Daniel in the Lion's Den (1917)	Fred Fisher	Joseph McCarthy (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Pull the Cork Out of Erin Let the River Shannon Flow (1917)	Fred Fisher	Addison Burkhardt (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
When the Yanks Come Marching Home (1918)	Seymour Furth	William Jerome (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
⇑A.O.H's of the U.S.A. (1915), The	Jack Glogau	Nora Bayes (perf.)
We're Going to Celebrate the End of the War in Ragtime (1915)	Coleman Goetz	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Cheer Up, Eat and Grow Thin (1916)	E. Ray Goetz(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Ragging the Songs Mother Used to Sing ()	Donald Grainard	Nora Bayes (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Old Maid Blues (1943)	David W. Guion	Web Maddox (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Home Sickness Blues (1916)	Cliff Hess(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Regretful Blues (1918)	Cliff Hess	Grant Clarke (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Freckles (1919)	Cliff Hess(w&m)	Howard E. Johnson (co-author) Milton Ager (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Taxation Blues (1919)	Cliff Hess(w&m)	Joe Rosey (co-author) Jos. H. Santly (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Dat's Ma Honey Sho's Yo' Born (1912)	Joe Jordan	Nora Bayes (perf.) Grace Wilson (perf.)
What Good Is Water When You're Dry? (1910)	James Kendis	Herman Paley (co-author) E. Ray Goetz (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
⇑Harmony Baby (1913)	Gerald Kleinecke	Nora Bayes (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
M-A-Y-B-E (1919)	Edgar Leslie	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Have You Ever Loved Any Other Girl? (1911)	J.P. Long	Bennett Scott (words) Jack Norworth (words) Louis F Werba (words) Mark A Luescher (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Alice Lloyd (perf.)
Scaddle-De-Mooch - Song (1915)	Cecil Mack	Chris Smith (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandie (1912)	Tom Mellor	Harry Gifford (co-author) Huntley Trevor (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)
Susie Ann (1915)	Tom Mellor	Harry Gifford (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Come Along My Mandy! (1910)	Tom Mellor	Alfred J. Lawrance (words) Harry Gifford (words) Jack Norworth (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)
We Take Out Hats Off to You, Mr. Wilson! (1914)	Blanche Merrill(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Meet Me in St Louis, Louis (1904)	Kerry Mills	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Ten Little Bottles (1920)	James V. Monaco	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Broadway Blues (1920), The	Carey Morgan	Arthur Swanstrom (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.) Henry Santrey (perf.)
⇑Argentines, the Portuguese and the Greeks (1925), The	Carey Morgan	Arthur Swanstrom (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Hicki Hoy (1915)	Lewis F. Muir	Stanley Murphy (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1909)	C.W. Murphy(w&m)	Will Letters (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Only Bit of Ireland in Old New York (1911), The	C.W. Murphy	Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)
Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! (1917)	Abe Olman	Ed. Rose (words) Bonnie Baker (perf.) Nora Bayes (perf.) Henry Lewis (perf.) Orrin Tucker (perf.)
How My Sweetie Loves Me (1923)	Lew Pollack	J. Fred Coots (co-author) Sydney D. Mitchell (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Muddy Water (1926)	Peter De Rose	Harry Richman (co-author) Jo' Trent (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Fine Strawberries (1911)	Herbert Rule	James McGhee (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)
You Can't Get Away From It (1913)	Jean Schwartz	William Jerome (words) Grant Clarke (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Hello Hawaii How Are You? (1915)	Jean Schwartz	Bert Kalmar (words) Edgar Leslie (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
When John McCormack Sings a Song (1915)	Jean Schwartz	William Jerome (words) E Ray Goetz (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
⇑Just Like a Gipsy (1919)	Seymour B. Simons(w&m)	Nora Bayes (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Just the Two of Us (1919)	Seymour B. Simons(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.) Alan Edwards (perf.) Irving Fisher (perf.)
Remember the Rose (1921)	Seymour B. Simons	Sidney D. Mitchell (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Alan Edwards (perf.)
I Work Eight Hours, Sleep Eight Hours, That Leaves (1915)	Ted Snyder	Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
I'm Crazy 'bout Somebody (1912)	Dave Stamper	Nora Bayes (perf.)
For Months and Months and Months (1909)	Joseph Tabrar(w&m)	Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)
Broken Doll (1916), A	James W. Tate	F Clifford Harris (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Rosa Rosetta (1905)	Albert von Tilzer	Earle C. Jones (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908)	Albert von Tilzer	Jack Norworth (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
You Will Have to Sing an Irish Song (1908)	Albert von Tilzer	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Down Where the Wurzburger Flows (1902)	Harry von Tilzer	Vincent P Bryan (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
⇑Just Around the Corner (1925)	Harry von Tilzer	Dolph Singer (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Ted Lewis (perf.)
There's a Rickety Rackety Shack (1927)	Charles Tobias	Roy Turk (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
In a Little Front Parlor (1921)	Richard A. Whiting	Raymond B. Egan (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Tea Leaves (1921)	Richard A. Whiting	Raymond B. Egan (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 31 works by Nora Bayes (1880-1928). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Come Along My Mandy (w&m)	1907	Jack Norworth (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.) Original version by Mellor, Lawrence and Giffard.
Shine on Harvest Moon	1908	Jack Norworth (co-author) Jack Norworth (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Boswell Sisters (perf.) Jack Carson (perf.) Ruth Etting (perf.) Irene Manning (perf.) Dennis Morgan (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.) Joe Haymes Orchestra (perf.) S.Z. Sakall (perf.) Ann Sheridan (perf.) Kate Smith as Ruth Brown (perf.)
Sing Me a Come-All-Ye Like My Daddy Sang to Me	1908	Nora Bayes (perf.)
Blarney	1909	Jack Norworth (words)	Pub.
Falling Star	1909	Jack Norworth (co-author) Nora Bayes (words) Jack Norworth (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)	Pub.
I'm Glad I'm a Boy and I'm Glad I'm a Girl (w&m)	1909	Jack Norworth (co-author) Ada Jones (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.)	Pub.
If It Were Not For Dear Old Father (w&m)	1909	Jack Norworth (co-author)	Pub.
Let's Get the Umpire's Goat (w&m)	1909	Jack Norworth (co-author)	Pub.
No More Staying Out Late	1909
Back to My Old Home Town	1910	Jack Norworth (co-author) Jack Norworth (perf.)
Daffydils	1910	Jack Norworth (words) Nora Bayes (perf.)
⇑ For Months and Months and Months	1910	Jack Norworth (co-author) Joseph Tabrar (words) Jack Norworth (perf.)
How Can They Tell That Oi'm Irish?	1910	Jack Norworth (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Mister Moon-Man Turn Off the Light	1910	Jack Norworth (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.) Jack Norworth (perf.)	Pub.
Sadie Brady	1910	Jack Norworth (co-author) Jack Norworth (perf.)
Young America	1910	Jack Norworth (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Ev'ry One in Favor Say Aye (w&m)	1911	Jack Norworth (co-author)	Pub.
Fairy Tales	1911
I Have Longed So Long	1911
Parlor Games	1911
Please Go Find My Billy Boy	1911
Turn Off Your Light, Mr. Moon Man (w&m)	1911	Jack Norworth (co-author)	Pub.
In My Birch Bark Canoe, With Emily Lou	1912
⇑ Pinkerton Detective Moon (w&m)	1912	Jack Norworth (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)	Pub.
She Believes I'm in Brooklyn To-Night	1912
Please Keep Out of My Dreams	1916	Elsa Maxwell (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)
Nora Bayes Fox Trot, The	1917	Donald Ganiard (co-author) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
All My Life	1918	Irving Fisher (co-author) Harry Akst (co-author) Nora Bayes (perf.)	Pub.
Just Like a Gypsy	1919	Seymour Simons (words)	Pub.
Prohibition Blues	1919	Ring Lardner (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
I'll Tell the World	1920

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	N. Bayes	Prohibition Blues (3:07)	N. Bayes