Harry Bulger (1872-1926)
Last updated: 01.10.24
It is surprising that so little is known about this composer/performer considering the large number of items located. All that can presently (November 2023) be gleaned about Harry Bulger from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he was an American actor/singer and composer who has been featured on 14 works published between 1900 and 1910. His 5 compositions were published between 1891 and 1911.
His portrait on the left is taken from What's the Matter With Father? (1910) music by Egbert A. van Alstyne, words by Harry Williams and published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA.
Harry Bulger Jr. is presumably his son.
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Dr. Munyon (1907) | E.R. Goetz (music) V. Bryan (words) H. Bulger (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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Laughing Water - Song (1903) | F.W. Hager (music) George Totten Smith (words) H. Bulger (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Wait and See (1919) | C.R. McCarron (music) C. Morgan (coauth.) C. Helene Baker (words) H. Bulger (perf.) |
Piano | Greer | |
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Dear Sing Sing (1908) | J. Schwartz (music) W. Jerome (words) H. Bulger (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Wing Lee's Ragtime Clock (1899) | A. Trahern (w&m) H. Bulger (perf.) J.S. Mathews (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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What's the Matter With Father (1910) | H. Williams (w&m) E.A. van Alstyne (coauth.) H. Bulger (perf.) |
Piano | Greer | |
The peformer is featured on 16 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Title | Composer | Attribution | Remarks |
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Dr. Munyon (1907) | E. Ray Goetz | Vincent Bryan (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Re-Incarnation (1907) | E. Ray Goetz | Vincent Bryan (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Laughing Water - Song (1903) | Frederick W. Hager | George Totten Smith (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Under the Mistletoe Bough (1903) | J. Fred Helf | William A Heelan (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Brother Masons (1905) | Gertrude Hoffmann | Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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I've Hardly Known You Long Enough For That (1901) | Max Hoffmann | Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Walk, Walk, Walk! (1901) | Max Hoffmann | Harry Bulger (perf.) J. Sherrie Matthews (perf.) |
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I'm Done With Ragtime (1900) | Charles Robinson | Fred Stein (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Rip Van Winkle Was a Lucky Man (1901) | Jean Schwartz | Wm. Jerome (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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⇑When Mr. Shakespeare Comes to Town (1901) | Jean Schwartz | Wm. Jerome (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Jerome & Schwartz's Come Along With Me (1907) | Jean Schwartz | Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Dear Sing Sing (1908) | Jean Schwartz | William Jerome (words)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Wing Lee's Ragtime Clock (1899) | Al Trahern(w&m) | Harry Bulger (perf.) J. Sherrie Mathews (perf.) |
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What's the Matter With Father? (1910) | Harry Williams(w&m) | Egbert A. van Alstyne (co-author)
Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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Wait and See (1919) | Charles R. McCarron | Carey Morgan (co-author) C. Helene Baker (words) Harry Bulger (perf.) |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 5 works by Harry Bulger (1872-1926).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Hey Rube!! | 1891 | J. Sherrie Mathews (words) | |
| Turn Over (w&m) | 1893 | J. Sherrie Mathews (co-author) | Pub. |
| On Sunday Morning (w&m) | 1897 | J. Sherrie Mathews (co-author) | |
| No Bird Ever Flew So High He Didn't Have to Light | 1904 | Will D. Cobb (words) | |
| Gloomy Glooms | 1911 | Harry Bulger (perf.) |