Joseph A. Burke (1884-1950)
Last updated: 30.01.21
According to the Internet source given below, Joseph Aloysius Burke was an American composer, pianist and actor born in Phiöadelphia.
He studied at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and started as a pianist accompanying silent movies and an arranger in a music publishing firm. He also worked as a film actor, appearing in the 1915 silent movie The Senator.
Of ragtime interest is Raving Rag (1911) published by Welch & Wilsky, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Burke died in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
He studied at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and started as a pianist accompanying silent movies and an arranger in a music publishing firm. He also worked as a film actor, appearing in the 1915 silent movie The Senator.
Of ragtime interest is Raving Rag (1911) published by Welch & Wilsky, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Burke died in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 32 works by Joseph A. Burke (1884-1950).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Raving Rag | 1911 | Ivy Easy (sung by) |  |
| Try Loving in an Aeroplane | 1911 | A. Dubin (words) | |
| Message of the Honeymoon, The | 1912 | Al Dubin (words) H.R. Curtis (words) |
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| It's Never Too Late to Be Sorry | 1913 | James E. Dempsey (words) | |
| Going Up the Sawdust Trail | 1915 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| Down Honolulu Way | 1916 | J.E. Dempsey (words) Earl Burtnett (words) |
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| Hero of the European War, The | 1916 | ||
| If I Had a Son For Each Star in Old Glory | 1917 | J.E. Dempsey (words) | |
| My Yiddisha Butterfly | 1917 | Al Dubin (words) Willie Howard (sung by) |
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| Soldier's Rosary, A | 1918 | J.E. Dempsey (words) | |
| Somebody's Boy | 1918 | ||
| ⇑ When the Sun Goes Down in Sleepy Hollow | 1918 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| If I'm Dreaming | 1919 | ||
| Midsummer Night Blues | 1922 | Lou Herscher (co-author) | |
| Forever and Ever With You | 1925 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| Baby Your Mother Like She Babied You | 1927 | Andrew Donnelly (words) Dolly Morse (words) |
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| Oh, What a Pal Was Whoozis | 1927 | Gus Kahn (words) | |
| One More Night | 1927 | Billy Rose (words) | |
| Dream Mother | 1929 | Al Lewis (words) Al Sherman (words) |
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| Go to Bed | 1929 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| In a Kitchenette | 1929 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| Mechanical Man | 1929 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| Tip Toe Through the Tulips With Me | 1929 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| ⇑ If You Should Ever Need Me | 1931 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| My Wishing Song | 1932 | Irving Kahal (words) | |
| Whisper Waltz | 1932 | Paul Francis Webster (words) | |
| In a Little Gypsy Tea Room | 1935 | ||
| Little Bit Independent | 1935 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| Little Rendezvous in Honolulu | 1936 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| Getting Some Fun Out of Life | 1937 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane | 1937 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| Painting the Clouds With Sunshine | 1951 | Al Dubin (words) | |
