Benjamin Hapgood Burt (1882-1950)
Last updated: 12.01.25
It is surprising that so little is known about about this composer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (June 2019) be gleaned about Benjamin Hapgood Burt from sheet music covers and by internet searching is that he has 67 works published between 1905 and 1935.
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DAHR: Benjamin Hapgood Burt | List of 52 historic recordings from 1905 to 1947. |
| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do (1907) | Edward Meeker | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9526 | |
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Hiram Tucker (1914) | Byron George Harlan Ada Jones |
Edison Blue Amberol: 2274 | |
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I'd Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill! (1907) | Billy Murray | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9634 | |
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Mister Pat O'Hare (1910) | Billy Murray | Edison Amberol: 464 | |
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Robinson Crusoe's Isle (1906) | Arthur Collins | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9211 |
| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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Jingles, Jokes and Rhymes (1906) | Edward M. Favor | Edison's National Phonograph Company: 9404 |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do (1907) | B.H. Burt | Bob Roberts | Columbia: 3587 |
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Here Comes the Groom (1916) | B.H. Burt | Raymond Hitchcock | Victor: C-18694 |
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I'd Rather Be a Lamp-Post on Old Broadway : (1915) | B.H. Burt | Billy Murray | Edison: 4228 |
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I'd Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill! (1907) | B.H. Burt | Clarice Vance | Victor: B-4334 |
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It's the Same Old Girl (1906) | B.H. Burt | F.C. Stanley | Columbia: 3372 |
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Milo (1906) | B.H. Burt | Bob Roberts | Columbia: 3539 |
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Much Obliged to You (1907) | B.H. Burt | Billy Murray | Victor: B-4937 |
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My Gal Irene (1908) | B.H. Burt | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
Victor: B-5076 |
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Owl in the Old Oak Tree, The (1911) | B.H. Burt | John H. Bieling W.V. Brunt |
Victor: B-10627 |
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Robinson Crusoe's Isle (1905) | B.H. Burt | Billy Murray | Victor: B-2876 |
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Various Performers | The High Priestess of Jollity & The Southern Singer |        |
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George Lashwood | George Lashwood - What a Don! |
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The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
| Title | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Hang Out the Front Door Key | Benjamin Hapgood Burt (words & music) George Lashwood (perf.) |
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| Mister Pat O'Hara | Benjamin Hapgood Burt (words & music) Adele Ritchie (perf.) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Always Keep the Money in the Family (1908) | B.H. Burt (w&m) | Piano | YorkSpace |  |
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Best I Get Is Much Obliged to You (1907), The | B.H. Burt (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Cook Book of Love (1909), The | B.H. Burt (w&m) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do (1906) | B.H. Burt (music) W. Cahill (words) M. Cahill (perf.) E. Cowles (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Hang Out the Front Door Key (1908) | B.H. Burt (w&m) May Vokes (perf.) G. Lashwood (perf.) G. Lashwood (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana Sheet Music Singer YorkSpace |
Pub. |
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I'd Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill! (1907) | B.H. Burt (w&m) Ethel Levey (perf.) |
Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Let's Go Home (1908) | B.H. Burt (w&m) Bijou Russell (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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⇑Mister Pat O'Hare (1910) | B.H. Burt (w&m) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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My Gal Irene (1908) | B.H. Burt (w&m) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Owl in the Old Oak Tree (1911), The | B.H. Burt (music) S. Murphy (words) Weston, Fields & Carroll (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Pay More Attention to Me (1909) | B.H. Burt (w&m) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Rain in the Face (1907) | B.H. Burt (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
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Sing, Kate, Sing (1909) | B.H. Burt (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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They All Were Cheering Dixie Way Up North (1910) | B.H. Burt (music) John E. Hazzard (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
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Wal, I Swan! (1907) | B.H. Burt (w&m) Raymond Hitchcock (perf.) |
Piano | YorkSpace | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 66 works by Benjamin Hapgood Burt (1882-1950).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Gettysburg | 1905 | Monroe H. Rosenfeld (words) | |
| Indians Along Broadway, The | 1905 | John Frew (words) | |
| It's the Same Old Girl (w&m) | 1905 | Frank C. Stanley (perf.) | |
| Little Girl You'll Do | 1905 | Alfred Solman (words) | |
| Milo | 1905 | Alfred Solman (words) Bob Roberts (perf.) |
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| Robinson Crusoe's Isle (w&m) | 1905 | Marie Cahill (perf.) Arthur Collins (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Welcome (w&m) | 1905 | ||
| Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do | 1906 | William Cahill (words) Marie Cahill (perf.) Eugene Cowles (perf.) Edward Meeker (perf.) Bob Roberts (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Hottentot Love Song | 1906 | Silvio Hein (words)
from "Marrying Mary" |
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| Waltz Me, Bill! | 1906 | Rose De Haven (words) Rose De Haven (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Best I Get Is Much Obliged to You, The (w&m) | 1907 | Louise Dresser (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Brain Storms (w&m) | 1907 | Pub. | |
| Captain Willie Brown | 1907 | Pub. | |
| Captain Willie Brown - Song | 1907 | Gene Buck (words) | Pub. |
| Come, Put Your Arms Around Me (w&m) | 1907 | Pub. | |
| I'd Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill! (w&m) | 1907 | Ethel Levey (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.) Adele Ritchie (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) |
Pub.  |
| Much Obliged to You (w&m) | 1907 | Billy Murray (perf.) | Pub. |
| Patsy Dear (w&m) | 1907 | Pub. | |
| Rain in the Face (w&m) | 1907 | Pub. |
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| There Comes a Night (w&m) | 1907 | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Wal, I Swan! (w&m) | 1907 | Raymond Hitchcock (perf.) | |
| Always Keep the Money in the Family (w&m) | 1908 | |
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| Dear Old Dear | 1908 | John Hazzard (words) | Pub. |
| Hang Out the Front Door Key (w&m) | 1908 | George Lashwood (perf.) May Vokes (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Jingles, Jokes and Rhymes (w&m) | 1908 | Edward M. Favor (perf.) | |
| Let's Go Home (w&m) | 1908 | Ila Grannon (perf.) Bijou Russell (perf.) |
Pub. |
| My Gal Irene (w&m) | 1908 | Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
Pub. |
| My Little Blarney Stone | 1908 | John B. Lowitz (words) | |
| Salome Jackson (w&m) | 1908 | Pub. | |
| After the Matinee | 1909 | Pub. | |
| Alexander Jones | 1909 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Boom, Boom (w&m) | 1909 | Pub. | |
| Cook Book of Love, The (w&m) | 1909 | Pub. |
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| He's Got Nothing on Me (w&m) | 1909 | Pub. | |
| Pay More Attention to Me (w&m) | 1909 | Pub. |
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| Sing, Kate, Sing | 1909 | Pub. |
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| Votes For Women | 1909 | Pub. | |
| Big College, The | 1910 | George Ade (words) | Pub. |
| Colored Race, The | 1910 | Geo. Ade (words) | Pub. |
| He Died on His Wedding Day | 1910 | George Ade (words) | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| If the Men Never Looked at Me | 1910 | George Ade (words) | |
| Just We Two | 1910 | George Ade (words) | Pub. |
| Life Is a Merry Go Round | 1910 | John L. Golden (words) | Pub. |
| Little Side Street, A | 1910 | George Ade (words) | Pub. |
| Mister Pat O'Hare (w&m) | 1910 | Billy Murray (perf.) Adele Ritchie (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Pa's Typewriter | 1910 | Malcolm Williams (co-author) | Pub. |
| Regular Finishing School, A | 1910 | George Ade (words) | Pub. |
| Saturday 1 P.M | 1910 | George Ade (words) | Pub. |
| Shame Upon You Nancy (w&m) | 1910 | Edgar Keller (words) | Pub. |
| They All Were Cheering Dixie Way Up North | 1910 | John E. Hazzard (words) | |
| When You've Got a Line of Talk (w&m) | 1910 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Owl in the Old Oak Tree, The | 1911 | Stanley Murphy (words) John H. Bieling (perf.) Walter Van Brunt (perf.) Weston, Fields & Carroll (perf.) |
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| Hiram Tucker (w&m) | 1914 | Byron George Harlan (perf.) Ada Jones (perf.) |
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| When You're All Dressed Up and No Place to Go | 1914 | ||
| My Fox Trot Wedding Day | 1915 | Raymond Hubbell (words) Nat Wills (perf.) |
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| Some Little Bug Is Going to Find You | 1915 | Roy Atwell (words) Silvio Hein (words) |
Pub. |
| Cute Little Beaut, The (w&m) | 1916 | Pub. | |
| Here Comes the Groom | 1916 | Ross Adrian (words) Raymond Hitchcock (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I'd Rather Be a Lamp-Post on Old Broadway : (w&m) | 1916 | Billy Murray (perf.) | |
| You've Got the Mischief in Your Eyes | 1919 | Jean Schwartz (words)
from Passing show of 1919 |
Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| She Was Very Dear to Me | 1921 | Howard E Johnson (words) Julia Sanderson (perf.) |
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| Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away, The (w&m) | 1933 | |
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| Deep Elem Blues (w&m) | 1935 | ||
| Wal, I Swan - Gid-Dap Napoleon | 1935 | |
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| We're Poor Little Sheep | 1935 | |
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| Whoa! - Josephine! | 1935 | Pub. |
| Composer | Title | Performer |
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B.H. Burt | I'd Rather Two Step Than Waltz, Bill (2:38) | Clarice Vance |