Al. Bernard (1888-1949)

Overview

All that can presently (June 2019) be gleaned from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that Al. Bernard has 13 works published between 1919 and Your Memphis Mama's Comin' to Town.
Of ragtime interest is Shake, Rattle and Roll (1919).
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Al. Bernard (1888-1949) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Birmingham Papa, Your Memphis Mama's Comin' to Town
Music by: Al. Bernard.
Performed by: Eddie Cantor

Publisher:	Henry Waterson Inc.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1924.	Sheet Music.

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Wax Cylinders
Dew Drop (1921)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4254
My Lovin' Sing Song Man (1920)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4071
Tyrol (1922)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4511
Change Your Name Malinda Lee (1921)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Ernest Hare	Edison Blue Amberol: 4172
I Come From Get-It-Land (1920)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Ernest Hare	Edison Blue Amberol: 3980
as Performer
Dew Drop (1921)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4254
My Lovin' Sing Song Man (1920)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4071
Tyrol (1922)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4511
Change Your Name Malinda Lee (1921)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Ernest Hare	Edison Blue Amberol: 4172
I Come From Get-It-Land (1920)	A. Bernard	A. Bernard Ernest Hare	Edison Blue Amberol: 3980
The Moon Shines on the Moonshine (1920)	R.H. Bowers	A. Bernard Ernest Hare	Edison Blue Amberol: 4063
⇑Oh, Joe, Please Don't Go! (1920)	L. Briers	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4050
Oh Yeedle Ay (1921)	F. Fisher	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 4305
Swanee (1920)	G. Gershwin	A. Bernard Frank M. Kamplain	Edison Blue Amberol: 3988
Timbuctoo (1921)	B. Kalmar	A. Bernard	Edison Blue Amberol: 4228
So Long! Oo-Long (1920)	B. Kalmar	A. Bernard	Indestructible Record: 3509
The Broadway Blues (1921)	C. Morgan	A. Bernard	Edison Blue Amberol: 4181
Bye-Lo (1919?)	R. Perkins	A. Bernard	Indestructible Record: 3494
Chasin' the Blues (1920)	A. Piantadosi	A. Bernard	Edison Blue Amberol: 3949
Everybody Wants a Key to My Cellar (1919)	E. Rose	A. Bernard	Edison Blue Amberol: 3790
Ain't You Coming Out Malinda? (1921)	H. von Tilzer	A. Bernard Ernest Hare	Edison Blue Amberol: 4384
He Went in Like a Lion and Came Out Like a Lamb (1919)	H. von Tilzer	A. Bernard	Edison Blue Amberol: 3967

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Lone Star (1920)	A. Bernard (music) R. Wiedoeft (coauth.)	Piano	Indiana
Sugar (1919)	A. Bernard (w&m) Billy Beard (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
As performer
She's Always Singing the Blues (1921)	G.W. Fairman (music) Al Bernard (words) A. Bernard (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP

Titles

The peformer is featured on 21 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


Moon Shines on the Moonshine (1920), The	Robert Hood Bowers	Francis De Witt (words)
Oh, Joe, Please Don't Go! (1921)	Larry Briers	Lee M Walker (words)
What the Engine Done (1911)	Les C. Copeland(w&m)
She's Always Singing the Blues (1921)	George W. Fairman	Al. Bernard (words)
⇑Oh Yeedle Ay (1921)	Fred Fisher	Irving Maslof (words)
Swanee (1919)	George Gershwin	I. Caesar (words)
So Long! Oo-Long (1920)	Bert Kalmar(w&m)	Harry Ruby (co-author)
Timbuctoo (1920)	Bert Kalmar	Harry Ruby (co-author)
Broadway Blues (1920), The	Carey Morgan	Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Bye-Lo (1919)	Ray Perkins(w&m)
Chasin' the Blues (1920)	Al Piantadosi
Everybody Wants a Key to My Cellar (1919)	Ed. Rose(w&m)	Billy Baskette (co-author) Lew Pollack (co-author)
I Get the Blues When It Rains (1929)	Harry Stoddard	Marcy Klauber (words)
He Went in Like a Lion and Came Out Like a Lamb (1919)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words)
Ain't You Coming Out Malinda? (1921)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Edw.P. Moran (words)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 24 works by Al. Bernard (1888-1949). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Big Chief Blues	1919
Shake, Rattle and Roll	1919
Sugar (w&m)	1919	Billy Beard (perf.)
I Come From Get-It-Land	1920	Al. Bernard (perf.) Ernest Hare (perf.)
Lone Star	1920	Rudy Wiedoeft (co-author)	Pub.
My Lovin' Sing Song Man	1920	Al. Bernard (perf.) Frank M. Kamplain (perf.)
Tyrol	1920	Harry Archer (words) Al. Bernard (perf.) Frank M. Kamplain (perf.)
Brother Low Down (w&m)	1921	Larry Briers (co-author)
Change Your Name Malinda Lee	1921	Al. Bernard (perf.) Ernest Hare (perf.)
Dew Drop	1921	Al. Bernard (perf.) Frank M. Kamplain (perf.)
I Ain't Afraid of Nuthin' Dat's Alive (w&m)	1921
⇑ When the Moon Is Shinin' Down in Alabam	1922	Nat Vincent (co-author)
Stavin' Change (w&m)	1923
Birmingham Papa, Your Memphis Mama's Comin' to Town	1924	Eddie Cantor (perf.)
Blue-Eyed Sally (w&m)	1924	Russel Robinson (co-author)	Pub.
Echoes From My Old Plantation Home (w&m)	1924	Jan Garber (perf.)
I Got Horses and Go Numbers on My Mind	1924	Bill Wirges (co-author) Irving Bibo (co-author) Gus Van (perf.)
Let Me Be the First to Kiss You Good Morning (w&m)	1924	J. Russel Robinson (co-author)	Pub.
Tugboat Jones (w&m)	1924	J. Russel Robinson (co-author) Al. Bernard (perf.) J. Russel Robinson (perf.) The Dixie Stars (perf.)	Pub.
When Dixie Stars Are Playing Peek-A-Boo	1924	Jo Henning (words) Jack Nelson (perf.)
It's a Long Way Down to That Little Old Town (w&m)	1926	Sam H. Stept (co-author)
When Spring Comes Peeping Thru (w&m)	1926	Sammy Stept (co-author)
If You Were Mine	1930	Ph. Pares (co-author) G. Van Parys (co-author) Samuel M. Lerner (words)
⇑ We're All Alone	1931	Bruce Sievier (words)