Harry DeCosta  (1885-1964)
Last updated: 18.12.23
According to the Internet source given below, Composer, songwriter (Hold That Tiger"), author and pianist who accompanied Jones & Hare, and a writer of special material for vaudeville. He was a pianist for music publishers and a radio script writer and composer. Joining ASCAP in 1925, his other popular-song compositions include "Little Gray Mother", "Ragamuffin Romeo", "That Soothing Serenade", "Slappin' the Bass", "Mary Dear", "Love Me a Little Little", "My Mammy Knows", and "Love Made a Gypsy Out of Me".
Harry DeCosta  (1885-1964) has at least 3 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
Are You Half the Man Your Mother Thought You'd Be?
Music by: Harry DeCosta.
Co-Author: Leo Wood
Publisher: Leo Feist
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Printed: 1916. Sheet Music 5 pages.
b0000cuz7d_m.jpgI'm Saving Up the Means to Get to New Orleans
Music by: Harry DeCosta.
Words by: Howard Johnson
Publisher: Leo Feist
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Printed: 1916. Sheet Music.
b001i1bbl2_m.jpgLove Made a Gypsy Out of Me
Music by: Harry DeCosta.
Publisher: Leo Feist
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Printed: 1929. Sheet Music.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif The Little Grey Mother (1915) Jim Doherty Edison Blue Amberol: 2762
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audiomidi15.gif Bunny Hug Rag (1912), The Colin D. McDonald
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Bunny Hug Rag (1912), The H. DeCosta (music) Piano Ragtime Piano wvicon.gif
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I've Got the Shimmee Blues (1919) H. DeCosta (w&m)
Piano, Voice Kirk
Indiana
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pdf15.gif Little Grey Mother (1915), The H. DeCosta (music)
Bernard Grossman (words)
Mary Maurice (perf.)
Piano, Voice Greer Pub.
pdf15.gif Mary, Dear - Some Day We Will Meet Again (1922) H. DeCosta (w&m)
M. K. Jerome (coauth.)
Sybil Vane (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif My Mammy Knows (1921) H. DeCosta (w&m)
M. K. Jerome (coauth.)
Piano Indiana Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 27 works by Harry DeCosta (1885-1964). 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
       
Golden Feather 1909 Bernard Stern (co-author)
Bunny Hug Rag, The 1912  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg audiomidi15.gif
In Alabama, Dear, With You 1915 Ellen Orr (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Little Grey Mother Who Waits All Alone, The 1915 Bernard Grossman (words)  Pub.
Little Grey Mother, The 1915 Bernard Grossman (words)
Jim Doherty (perf.)
Mary Maurice (perf.)
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Are You Half the Man Your Mother Thought You'd Be? 1916 Leo Wood (co-author)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Eyes of Heaven, The 1916 William A. Wilander (words)  Pub.
I'm Saving Up the Means to Get to New Orleans 1916 Howard Johnson (words)  amazon15.gif Pub.
When the Major Plays Those Minor Melodies 1916 William Alexander (words)
At the Coffee Cooler's Tea 1918 Alex Sullivan (co-author)  Pub.
Old Grand Army Man, An (w&m) 1918  Pub.
That Soothing Serenade (w&m) 1918  Pub.
We Want Our Daddy Dear, Back Home 1918 James M. Reilly (words)  Pub.
When the Good Lord Makes a Record of a Hero's Deed He Draws No Color Line 1918
I'll Be Back Home in Indiana 1919 Frank Chodrow (words)  Pub.
I've Got the Shimmee Blues (w&m) 1919  Pub.
My Mammy Knows (w&m) 1921 M. K. Jerome (co-author)  Pub.
Mary, Dear - Some Day We Will Meet Again (w&m) 1922 M. K. Jerome (co-author)
Sybil Vane (perf.)
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Dumber They Come the Better I Like 'em, The 1924 Eddie Cantor (perf.)
Lullaby Lane 1925 1882-1924 Leo Wood (co-author)
Oh Boy! How It Was Raining (w&m) 1926 Abner Silver (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Vulgar Boatman 1926 Sidney Claire (co-author)
James V Monaco (co-author)
Paul Smith (perf.)
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Prune Song, The 1928 Frank Crumit (words)
Frank Crumit (perf.)
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Dancing Animal Crackers 1929 Herbert Steiner (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Love Made a Gypsy Out of Me 1929  amazon15.gif Pub.
Slappin' the Bass 1930
Love Me a Little Little ?
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg H. DeCosta The Bunny Hug Rag (2:52) Ragtime Dorian Henry