James Alex. Brennan (1885-1956)
Last updated: 18.03.25
According to the Internet source given below, James Alexander Brennan was an American songwriter born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the Massachusetts Normal Art School and was a camouflage artists for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I.
Brennan collaborated with lyricist Jack Caddigan on several songs and Oliver E. Story. One of his more popular songs was In the Little Red School House (1922).
Of ragtime interest is When the Steamboats on the Swanee Whistle Ragtime (1913) published by O. E. Story Music Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
He died in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
Brennan collaborated with lyricist Jack Caddigan on several songs and Oliver E. Story. One of his more popular songs was In the Little Red School House (1922).
Of ragtime interest is When the Steamboats on the Swanee Whistle Ragtime (1913) published by O. E. Story Music Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
He died in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
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James Alexander Brennan | Biography by wikipedia.org. | |
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DAHR: James A. Brennan | List of 48 historic recordings from 1914 to 1945. |
James Alex. Brennan (1885-1956) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Dreaming Sweet Dreams of Mother Song Music by: James Alexander Brennan. Words by: Jack Caddigan
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Please Take Me Back Again Song Words and Music by: James Alexander Brennan.
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 Rose of No Man's Land, The La rose sous les bouletsMusic by: James Alexander Brennan. Words by: Jack Caddigan
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 We're All Going Calling on the KaiserMusic by: James Alexander Brennan. Words by: Jack Caddigan
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The Rose of the Mountain Trail (1914) | Vernon Archibald Clementine de Vere |
Edison Blue Amberol: 2388 | |
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The Rose of No Man's Land (1919) | Moonlight Trio | Edison Blue Amberol: 3677 | |
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The Rose of No Man's Land (1918) | Kaufman Brothers | Indestructible Record: 3435 | |
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We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918) | A. Fields | Edison Blue Amberol: 3568 |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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I Don't Want to Get Married (1925) | J.A. Brennan | Billy Murray E. Smalle |
Victor: B-32293 |
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Little Red School House (1922) | J.A. Brennan | Hart Sisters | Columbia: 80246 |
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Love Waltz, The (1927) | J.A. Brennan | Fredric Fradkin | Brunswick: E22092-E22094 |
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Rose of No Man's Land, The (1918) | J.A. Brennan | Hugh Donovan Charles Harrison |
Columbia: 78148 |
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Rose of No Man's Land, The (1918) | J.A. Brennan | Moonlight Trio | Edison: 6408 |
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Rose of the Mountain Trail, The (1914) | J.A. Brennan | Henry Burr as Harry McClaskey Albert Campbell Arthur Collins John H. Meyer |
Victor: B-14813 |
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Rose of the Mountain Trail, The (1914) | J.A. Brennan | H. Burr Albert Campbell |
Columbia: 39498 |
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We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918) | J.A. Brennan | William J. Reilly | Victor: B-21591 |
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We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918) | J.A. Brennan | A. Fields | Columbia: 77824 |
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What You Was You Used to Be (1923) | J.A. Brennan | Helen Baxter as Sally Collins Helen Clark |
Edison: 9060 |
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What You Was You Used to Be (1923) | J.A. Brennan | Helen Clark Sally Collins |
Edison: 9060 |
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When Will I Know? (1923) | J.A. Brennan | Oriole Terrace Orchestra | Brunswick: 9636 |
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Dreaming Sweet Dreams of Mother (1918) | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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Fraidy Cat (1912) | J.A. Brennan (w&m) Mary Young (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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In My Old Plantation Home (1922) | J.A. Brennan (music) A. Wilson (coauth.) Nat Mortan (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Mister Edison Is Working on It Now (1917) | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Rose of No Man's Land (1918), The | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer Greer Indiana Sheet Music Singer |
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Rose of the Mountain Trail (1914), The | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) Belle Story (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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She'll Be There (1917) | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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⇑We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918) | J.A. Brennan (music) J. Caddigan (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 35 works by James Alexander Brennan (1885-1956).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Gee But I'm Crazy For the Summertime (w&m) | 1911 | |
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| Look Out For the Bogie Man | 1911 | John J. Caddigan (words) | |
| Fraidy Cat (w&m) | 1912 | Mary Young (perf.) | Pub. |
| I Can't Stop Doing It Now | 1912 | |
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| I'll Not Forget You Mary | 1912 | ||
| Strike Up a Two-Step Tune | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Dreams of Mother | 1913 | Jack Caddigan (words) Charles Crafts (perf.) |
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| If You Only Knew What I Know | 1913 | Jack Caddiagan (words) | Pub. |
| When the Steamboats on the Swanee Whistle Ragtime | 1913 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Poor Little Rich Girl, The | 1914 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Rose of the Mountain Trail, The | 1914 | Jack Caddigan (words) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) Henry Burr as Harry McClaskey (perf.) Albert Campbell (perf.) Arthur Collins (perf.) D'Armand & Carter (perf.) John H. Meyer (perf.) Belle Story (perf.) Clementine de Vere (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Sailing Down the River in the Moonlight Mandy and I | 1914 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Scrambled Eggs | 1914 | Pub. | |
| Brazillian Rose (w&m) | 1915 | Story (co-author) | Pub. |
| Dream I Had Last Night, The | 1915 | Jack Caddigan (words) O.E. Story (words) |
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| In the Golden Summertime | 1915 | Jack Caddigan (words) |
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| Molly My Own (w&m) | 1915 | Caddigan (co-author) | |
| Myopia Fox Trot | 1915 | |
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| Come Back to Romany | 1916 | Story (co-author) Brennan (words) Story (words) Mae & Crowley (perf.) |
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| If I Ever Get Back to Birmingham to the Girl Who Waits For Me (w&m) | 1916 | Story (co-author) | Pub. |
| If the Can-Canny Cannibals Captured New York Town | 1916 | Moore (co-author) Story (co-author) |
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| Mister Edison Is Working on It Now | 1917 | Jack Caddigan (words) | |
| She'll Be There | 1917 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Trail That Leads To You, The | 1917 | Pub. | |
| Dreaming Sweet Dreams of Mother | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) |  |
| Rose of No Man's Land, The | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) Hugh Donovan (perf.) Charles Harrison (perf.) Kaufman Brothers (perf.) Moonlight Trio (perf.) |
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| We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) Arthur Fields (perf.) William J. Reilly (perf.) |
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| ⇑ When It's Cotton Pickin' Time in Tennessee | 1918 | Jack Caddigan (words) | Pub. |
| Gates of Gladness | 1919 | ||
| Please Take Me Back Again | 1919 | Unknown (words) | Pub. |
| I'm Goin' To Plant Myself In My Old Plantation Home | 1922 | Al Wilson (co-author) Nat Mortan (perf.) |
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| What You Was You Used to Be | 1923 | Al Wilson (words) Walter C. Ness (words) Helen Baxter as Sally Collins (perf.) Helen Clark (perf.) Sally Collins (perf.) |
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| When Will I Know? | 1923 | Gus Nager (co-author) Oriole Terrace Orchestra (perf.) |
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| I Don't Want to Get Married | 1925 | William Jerome (words) Myrtle Boland (words) Billy Murray (perf.) Ed Smalle (perf.) |
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| Love Waltz, The | 1927 | H. Maurice Jacquet (co-author) Fredric Fradkin (perf.) |
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