James Brockman  (1886-1967)
Last updated: 07.10.24
p_brockmanj.jpgAccording 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:
url15.gif James Brockman Biography by wikipedia.org.  
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.
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Printed: 1915. Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.
Some One Else Song
Words and Music by: James Brockman.
Publisher: Leo Feist
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Printed: 1908. Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif In Dear Old Napoli (1917) J. Brockman W.V. Brunt Edison Blue Amberol: 3091
cylinder15.gif 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
cylinder15.gif That's Yiddisha Love (1910) J. Brockman Edward Meeker Edison Amberol: 597
cylinder15.gif You Can Look and You Can Listen But M-U-M Is the Word (1908) J. Brockman Ada Jones Edison Amberol: 33
  as Performer      
cylinder15.gif Mariutch Down at Coney Isle (1908) H. von Tilzer J. Brockman Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9730
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Chicken Rag (1911), The James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Ages and Ages (1920) J. Brockman George Wilton Ballard Edison: 7270
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Palm Court Theatre Orchestra The Picnic Party CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Chicken Rag (1911), The J. Brockman (music)
Artie Hall (perf.)
Piano Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Feather Your Nest (1920) J. Brockman (w&m)
Howard Johnson (coauth.)
J. Kendis (coauth.)
Anna Chandler (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Ghost of the Ukulele (1916), The J. Brockman (music)
Jack Smith (coauth.)
Howard & Howard (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome (1919) J. Brockman (w&m)
J. Kendis (coauth.)
Nat Vincent (coauth.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif I'm Like a Ship Without a Sail (1918) J. Brockman (w&m) Piano, Voice Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif In Old Madeira (1915) J. Brockman (music)
N. Osborne (coauth.)
George Graff (coauth.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
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
         
perf15.jpg Moolbarri (1907) Junie McCree(w&m)
James Brockman (perf.)
perf15.jpg Mariutch Down at Coney Isle (1907) Harry von Tilzer Andrew B. Sterling (words)
James Brockman (perf.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 39 works by James Brockman (1886-1967). 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
       
Garibaldi (w&m) 1907 James Brockman (perf.)  wvicon.gif  cylinder15.gif
Marianina (w&m) 1907 Ray Bailey (perf.)
James Brockman (perf.)
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Moolbarri 1907 Junie McCree (words)
James Brockman (perf.)
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You've Got to Love Me a Lot 1907 John B. Lowitz (co-author)  wvicon.gif
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  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Wop, Wop, Wop! (w&m) 1908 James Brockman (perf.)  wvicon.gif
You Can Look and You Can Listen But M-U-M Is the Word 1908 Ada Jones (perf.)   cylinder15.gif
Abie, Take an Example From Your Fader (w&m) 1909  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.  cylinder15.gif
Tie Your Little Bull Outside 1910
Chicken Rag, The 1911 Artie Hall (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Yum Pum Pa (w&m) 1912 May Green (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Story the Shamrock Told, The 1913 Billy Johnson (words)  wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
America First 1915  wvicon.gif
I Never Knew I Had a Heart Until I Met You 1915  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
In Dear Old Napoli 1915 Walter Van Brunt (perf.)  Pub.  cylinder15.gif
In Old Madeira 1915 Nat Osborne (co-author)
George Graff (co-author)
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Ghost of the Ukulele, The 1916 Jack Smith (co-author)
Howard & Howard (perf.)
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Kid Is Clever, The 1916  Pub.
Garden in Our Back Yard, The 1917 Jeff Branen (words)  Pub.
In the Days of Old Black Joe 1917  Pub.
Why I Love You I Don't Know 1917
I'm Like a Ship Without a Sail (w&m) 1918  wvicon.gif
I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome (w&m) 1919 James Kendis (co-author)
Nat Vincent (co-author)
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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.)
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Ages and Ages 1920 James Kendis (co-author)
George Wilton Ballard (perf.)
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Feather Your Nest (w&m) 1920 Howard Johnson (co-author)
James Kendis (co-author)
Anna Chandler (perf.)
 Pub.
You Darling You 1923
Nightingale (w&m) 1924 Arr. by Dick Konter  wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
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)
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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)
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I Faw Down and Go Boom! 1928 Leonard Stevens (words)  wvicon.gif
Faithfully Yours (w&m) 1931 Abe Lyman (co-author)
Ted Snyder (co-author)
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Oh! How I Wish I Knew (w&m) n.d. Pete Wendling (co-author)  wvicon.gif
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg J. Brockman The Ghost of the Ukulele (2:40) Ragtime Dorian Henry