James Brockman (1886-1967)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, James Brockman was an American songwriter and in his early years, a stage comedian. He studied music at the Cleveland conservatory. His most endurable success must be I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1918) which was introduced by June Caprice in the The Passing Show. Other hits include Down Among The Sheltering Palms, Feather Your Nest (1920) and I Faw Down An' Go Boom. (1928). Towards the end of his long and successful career he wrote film scores. Of ragtime interest is his Chicken Rag (1911).
His portrait on the left is taken from Wop, Wop, Wop! (1908) published by M. Witmark and Sons, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, USA.

Websites:
	James Brockman	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: James Brockman	List of 146 historic recordings from 1907 to 1947.

James Brockman (1886-1967) has at least 2 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

I Never Knew I Had a Heart Until I Met You Ballad
Words and Music by: James Brockman.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Some One Else Song
Words and Music by: James Brockman.

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


In Dear Old Napoli (1917)	J. Brockman	W.V. Brunt	Edison Blue Amberol: 3091
You Don't Know How Much You Have to Know in Order to Know How Little You Know (1910)	J. Brockman	Eddie Weston	U.S. Everlasting: 214
That's Yiddisha Love (1910)	J. Brockman	Edward Meeker	Edison Amberol: 597
You Can Look and You Can Listen But M-U-M Is the Word (1908)	J. Brockman	Ada Jones	Edison Amberol: 33
as Performer
Mariutch Down at Coney Isle (1908)	H. von Tilzer	J. Brockman	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9730

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


Chicken Rag (1911), The		James Pitt-Payne
Ghost of the Ukulele (1916), The	Jack Smith	James Pitt-Payne
I Faw Down and Go Boom! (1928)		James Pitt-Payne
You Don't Know How Much You Have to Know in Order to Know How Little You Know (1919)	B. Fitzgibbon L. Weslyn	James Pitt-Payne

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Abie, Take an Example From Your Fader (1911)	J. Brockman	Monroe Silver	Victor: B-9821
Ages and Ages (1920)	J. Brockman	George Wilton Ballard	Edison: 7270
Doughboy's Lullaby (1929)	J. Brockman	The Rounders	Victor: PBVE-54518
Faded Blue Prints (1931)	J. Brockman	The Rounders	Victor: PBVE-61074
Feather Your Nest (1936)	J. Brockman	Harry Blair Kenneth Wolfe	Victor: BS-102666
Golden Gate (Open For Me) (1919)	J. Brockman	Charles Hart Elliott Shaw	Victor: B-23123
I'm Like a Ship Without a Sail (1919)	J. Brockman	Charles Hart Elliott Shaw	Victor: B-23449
Kid Is Clever, The (1916)	J. Brockman	Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan	Columbia: 46642
Nightingale (1924)	J. Brockman	Morton Downey Carson Robison	Victor: B-29979
Sun's Gonna Shine Again, The (1924)	J. Brockman	H. Burr Albert Campbell Frank Croxton John H. Meyer	Victor: B-30791
Underneath the China Moon (1917)	J. Brockman	H. Burr Albert Campbell	Victor: B-19606
When Isadore Sang Il Trovatore (1916)	J. Brockman	Rhoda Bernard	Victor: B-17451

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Palm Court Theatre Orchestra	The Picnic Party	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Chicken Rag (1911), The	J. Brockman (music) Artie Hall (perf.) Artie Hall (perf.)	Piano	Indiana Sheet Music Singer
Feather Your Nest (1920)	J. Brockman (w&m) Howard Johnson (coauth.) J. Kendis (coauth.) Anna Chandler (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Ghost of the Ukulele (1916), The	J. Brockman (w&m) Jack Smith (coauth.) Howard & Howard (perf.) Howard & Howard (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Sheet Music Singer
I Faw Down and Go Boom! (1928)	J. Brockman (w&m) L. Stevens (words)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome (1919)	J. Brockman (w&m) J. Kendis (coauth.) Nat Vincent (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
I'm Like a Ship Without a Sail (1918)	J. Brockman (w&m) J. Kendis (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Greer
In Old Madeira (1915)	J. Brockman (w&m) N. Osborne (coauth.) George Graff (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
⇑You Don't Know How Much You Have to Know in Order to Know How Little You Know (1919)	J. Brockman (w&m) B. Fitzgibbon (coauth.) L. Weslyn (coauth.) Jack Wilson (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer

Titles

The peformer is featured on 6 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


	Moolbarri (1907)	Junie McCree(w&m)	James Brockman (perf.)
	Mariutch Down at Coney Isle (1907)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words) James Brockman (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 45 works by James Brockman (1886-1967). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1907-1913

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Garibaldi (w&m)	1907	James Brockman (perf.)
Marianina (w&m)	1907	Ray Bailey (perf.) James Brockman (perf.)
Moolbarri	1907	Junie McCree (words) James Brockman (perf.)
You've Got to Love Me a Lot	1907	John B. Lowitz (co-author)
If I Could Gain the World by Wishing	1908	Ed Gardenier (words)
My Fluff-A- De Ruff	1908	Ed Gardinier (words) Lalla Selbini (perf.)	Pub.
Some One Else	1908
Wop, Wop, Wop! (w&m)	1908	James Brockman (perf.)
You Can Look and You Can Listen But M-U-M Is the Word	1908	Ada Jones (perf.)
Abie, Take an Example From Your Fader (w&m)	1909	Monroe Silver (perf.)	Pub.
I Trust My Husband Anywhere But I Like to Stick Around (w&m)	1909	Grace Tyson (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ That's Yiddisha Love (w&m)	1910	Edward Meeker (perf.)	Pub.
Tie Your Little Bull Outside	1910
Chicken Rag, The	1911	Artie Hall (perf.)
Yum Pum Pa (w&m)	1912	May Green (perf.)
Story the Shamrock Told, The	1913	Billy Johnson (words)

1915-1920

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


America First	1915
I Never Knew I Had a Heart Until I Met You	1915
In Dear Old Napoli	1915	Walter Van Brunt (perf.)	Pub.
In Old Madeira	1915	Nat Osborne (co-author) George Graff (co-author)
Ghost of the Ukulele, The	1916	Jack Smith (co-author) Howard & Howard (perf.)
Kid Is Clever, The	1916	Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.)	Pub.
When Isadore Sang Il Trovatore	1916	Rhoda Bernard (perf.)
Garden in Our Back Yard, The	1917	Jeff Branen (words)	Pub.
In the Days of Old Black Joe	1917		Pub.
Underneath the China Moon	1917	James Brockman (words) Henry Burr (perf.) Albert Campbell (perf.)
Why I Love You I Don't Know	1917
⇑ I'm Like a Ship Without a Sail (w&m)	1918	James Kendis (co-author) Charles Hart (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.)
Golden Gate (Open For Me)	1919	James Kendis (words) Charles Hart (perf.) Elliott Shaw (perf.)
I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome (w&m)	1919	James Kendis (co-author) Nat Vincent (co-author)
You Don't Know How Much You Have to Know in Order to Know How Little You Know	1919	Bert Fitzgibbon (co-author) Louis Weslyn (co-author) Eddie Weston (perf.) Jack Wilson (perf.)
Ages and Ages	1920	James Kendis (co-author) George Wilton Ballard (perf.)

1920-n.d.

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Feather Your Nest (w&m)	1920	Howard Johnson (co-author) James Kendis (co-author) Harry Blair (perf.) Anna Chandler (perf.) Kenneth Wolfe (perf.)
You Darling You	1923
Nightingale (w&m)	1924	Arr. by Dick Konter
Sun's Gonna Shine Again, The	1924	Henry Burr (perf.) Albert Campbell (perf.) Frank Croxton (perf.) John H. Meyer (perf.)
I Was Never So Lonesome Before	1925	Ira Schuster (co-author) Ben Russell (words)
Silver Head	1925	Vincent Lopez (co-author) Joseph Nussbaum (co-author)
Laughing Eyes, Don't You Cry	1926	Joseph Moss (co-author) Will Oakland (co-author)
Wait Till My Ship Comes In (w&m)	1926	Will Oakland (co-author) Joseph Moss (co-author)
I Faw Down and Go Boom!	1928	Leonard Stevens (words)
Doughboy's Lullaby	1929	Eddie Dowling (co-author) James F. Hanley (co-author) The Rounders (perf.)
Faded Blue Prints	1931	James Hanly (co-author) The Rounders (perf.)
⇑ Faithfully Yours (w&m)	1931	Abe Lyman (co-author) Ted Snyder (co-author)
Oh! How I Wish I Knew (w&m)	n.d.	Pete Wendling (co-author) Morton Downey (perf.) Carson Robison (perf.)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	J. Brockman	The Ghost of the Ukulele (2:40)	Ragtime Dorian Henry