Don Bestor  (1889-1970)
Last updated: 31.01.24
p_bestord.jpgOf ragtime interest is That Indian Rag (1910) published by Will Rossiter, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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url15.gif Don Bestor Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
  Midi File(s) from various sources      
audiomidi15.gif That Indian Rag (1910) James Pitt-Payne
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Play a Piece For Papa on Your Piccolo (1912) D. Bestor (music)
R. Barton (coauth.)
R. Lewis (words)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Rosebud (1910) D. Bestor (music)
M. Lee (words)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
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That Indian Rag (1910) D. Bestor (music)
M. Lee (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP
Indiana
Pub.
This list is arranged by composer and contains 3 works performed by Don Bestor 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)
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Little Locket of Long Ago (1933) Joseph A. Burke(w&m) Harry Woods (co-author)
Don Bestor (perf.)
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perf15.jpg It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane (1937) Edgar Leslie(w&m) Joe Burke (co-author)
Don Bestor (perf.)
Al Donahue (perf.)
Shep Fields (perf.)
Guy Lombardo (perf.)
Frank Parker (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg In the Valley of the Moon (1933) Charles Tobias Joe Burke (co-author)
Don Bestor (perf.)
Reggie Childs (perf.)
Mark Fisher (perf.)
Frank LaMarr (perf.)
Vincent Lopez (perf.)
Donald Novis (perf.)
Pickens Sisters (perf.)
Arthur Tracy (perf.)
Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 19 works by Don Bestor (1889-1970). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Rosebud 1910 Marvin Lee (words)  wvicon.gif
That Indian Rag 1910 Marvin Lee (words)  Pub. audiomidi15.gif
Tiger Lily 1910  Pub.
Won't You Fly With Me 1910 Marvin Lee (words)  Pub.
Barcelona 1911 Marvin Lee (words)  Pub.
Everybody's Kissing Her But Me 1911 Irving B. Lee (words)  Pub.
Play a Piece For Papa on Your Piccolo 1912 Roy Barton (co-author)
Roger Lewis (words)
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Raggy Military Tune 1912 Roberts (co-author)
Roger Lewis (words)
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Katzenjammer Kids, The 1920 Dave M. Wolfe (words)  wvicon.gif
San Francisco Cal 1920 Dave M. Wolfe (words)  Pub.
Ten Little Sailors 1920 Dave M. Wolfe (words)  Pub.
Down by the Winegar Woiks (w&m) 1925 Walter Donovan (co-author)
Roger Lewis (co-author)
Benny Burt (perf.)
Wallie Lehman (perf.)
Raymond L. Stevens (perf.)
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It's Always Raining on Me 1931 Dudley Mecum (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Contented 1932 Roy Turk (words)  wvicon.gif
Two Empty Arms 1932 Joe Young (words)  wvicon.gif
Dimples and Dollars ?
My Own ? Roberts (co-author)
Roger Lewis (words)
Oceana Roll ? Roberts (co-author)
Roger Lewis (words)
Won't You Try to Love Me ?