Thurland Chattaway  (1872-1947)
Last updated: 30.01.24
According to the Internet source given below, Thurland Chattaway was an American composer of popular music born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
He has some 22 works published between 1899 and 1916, typically songs such as is Mandy Lee (1899) published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser, New York, USA and My Honey Bee (1907) published by F. B. Haviland Publishing Co. Inc., New York, USA. He is probably best known as being the lyricist of Kerry Mills's Red Wing (1907).
Of ragtime interest is his characteristic two-step Foolish William (1899).
He died in Milford, Connecticut.
Websites:
url15.gif Thurland Chattaway Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
  Wax Cylinders      
cylinder15.gif Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1909) Byron George Harlan U.S. Everlasting Record: 1243
cylinder15.gif A Little Suit of Blue (1907) Byron George Harlan Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9644
cylinder15.gif Mandy Lee (1902?) Edison Male Quartet Edison Gold Moulded Record: 7551
cylinder15.gif Mandy Lee (1898-1900) John W. Myers Columbia Phonograph Co.: 5827
cylinder15.gif Peggy Gray (1912) Manuel Romain Edison Amberol: 999
cylinder15.gif We've Been Chums For Fifty Years (1909) Will Oakland Edison Standard Record: 10245
cylinder15.gif Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1912) Lottie Gilson Edison Amberol: 890
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (1911) T. Chattaway (w&m)
Lottie Gilson (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I've Grown So Used to You (1901) T. Chattaway (w&m) Piano, Voice Kirk wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Little Black Me (1899) T. Chattaway (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Sweet Irish Rose (1915) T. Chattaway (music) Piano IMSLP wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 23 works by Thurland Chattaway (1872-1947). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Foolish William 1899  youtube15.jpg
Little Black Me 1899  wvicon.gif
Mandy Lee (w&m) 1899 Belle Gold (perf.)
John W. Myers (perf.)
Edison Male Quartette (perf.)
 Pub.  cylinder15.gif cylinder15.gif
I've Grown So Used to You (w&m) 1901 E.J. Baldwin (perf.)  Pub.
Just Because My Face Ain't White 1901
When I Gave My Heart to You 1901
When the Blue Sky Turns to Gold 1901
My Honey Lou 1904
I'm So Lonely (w&m) 1905  wvicon.gif
My Guiding Star (w&m) 1905  Pub.
Pals, Good Old Pals (w&m) 1905
We've Been Chums For Fifty Years (w&m) 1905 Will Oakland (perf.)  wvicon.gif  cylinder15.gif
I'll Go Home to Dear Old Dixie (w&m) 1906  wvicon.gif
In a Little House That's Built For Two (w&m) 1906 Byron George Harlan (perf.)
Grace La Rue (perf.)
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Little Suit of Blue, A (w&m) 1907 Byron George Harlan (perf.)  Pub.  cylinder15.gif
My Honey Bee (w&m) 1907  Pub.
Sweetest Flower the Garden Grew, The 1907
Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy? (w&m) 1911 Lottie Gilson (perf.)
Byron George Harlan (perf.)
 Pub.  cylinder15.gif cylinder15.gif
Peggy Gray (w&m) 1911 Manuel Romain (perf.)  Pub.  cylinder15.gif
Sweet Irish Rose 1915  wvicon.gif
I Can't Forget (w&m) 1916  Pub.
New York Girl, The ?
That's What the Robin Sang ?
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg T. Chattaway Foolish William (2:55) Ragtime Dorian Henry