Paul Dresser (1857-1906)
Last updated: 06.08.21
According to the Internet source given below, Paul Dresser (born Johann Paul Dreiser, Jr.) was an American singer, songwriter, comedic actor and publisher. He also performed in traveling minstrel and medicine-wagon shows and as a vaudeville entertainer. Becoming very wealthy, Dresser sold his songs through sheet music publishers, especially in Tin Pan Alley. As well as establishing his own business, Paul Dresser Pub. Co., he was also partner in the music publisher Howley, Haviland & Dresser.
A colourful figure, Dresser composed and published more than 150 song his biggest hit being On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (1897) went on to be the official state song of Indiana in 1913.
A colourful figure, Dresser composed and published more than 150 song his biggest hit being On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (1897) went on to be the official state song of Indiana in 1913.
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Paul Dresser (1857-1906) has at least 6 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Blue and the Gray, The Introducing "The Sousa Girl." Music by: Paul Dresser.
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 I Wonder Where She Is To-Night?Music by: Paul Dresser. Words by: George B Alexander
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 Mother Told Me SoMusic by: Paul Dresser. Words by: Charles M Fischer
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 On the Banks of the Wabash, Far AwayMusic by: Paul Dresser.
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 Town Where I Was Born, TheMusic by: Paul Dresser.
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 Voice of the Hudson, TheMusic by: Paul Dresser. Words by: Alfred James Dewey
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This list is arranged by title and contains 2 lyrics written by Paul Dresser. The lyrics/monologues and *.pdf files have been kindly compiled by monologues.co.uk/musichall
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Just Tell Them That You Saw Me | Paul Dresser (words & music) |
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My Gal Sal | Paul Dresser (words & music) Louise Dresser (sung by) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 89 works by Paul Dresser (1857-1906).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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| Curse, The | 1887 |  |
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| Convict and the Bird :, The | 1888 | |
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| Here Lies an Actor | 1888 | |
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| I Long to Hear From Home | 1888 | |
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| Always Show Respect, Joe | 1890 | |
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| Band Played Annie Laurie, The | 1890 | |
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| Blue and the Gray - Song, The (w&m) | 1890 | Richard J. José (sung by) Arthur Loftus (sung by) |
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| Did You Ever Hear a Nigger Say ''Wow''? | 1890 | ||
| Little Fannie McIntyre | 1890 | ||
| Lone Grave, The | 1890 | |
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| There'll Be Weeping, There'll Be Wailing | 1890 | ||
| ⇑ You Spoke Unkindly to Your Mother, Jack | 1890 | ||
| I'll Keep These Letters For Her Sake | 1891 | Julian Holmes (words) | |
| Just to See Mother's Face Once Again | 1891 | |
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| Pardon Came Too Late, The | 1891 | Peter Tranchell (words) | |
| We've Not Met in Years | 1891 | |
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| He Was a Soldier | 1892 | |
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| I'm Going Far Away, Love | 1892 | |
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| My Flag! My Flag! | 1892 | |
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| There's a Ship | 1892 | |
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| When Mother First Taught Me to Pray | 1892 | ||
| He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (w&m) | 1893 | ||
| I Told Her the Same Old Story (w&m) | 1893 | ||
| Once Ev'ry Year | 1894 | ||
| Three Old Sports From Oklahoma | 1894 | |
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| Battery, The | 1895 | Leo C Evans (words) | |
| I Was Looking For My Boy | 1895 | |
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| Just Tell Them That You Saw Me (w&m) | 1895 | |
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| Don't Tell Her That You Love Her | 1896 | Joe M Woods (words) | |
| Dream of My Boyhood's Days, A | 1896 | |
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| He Brought Home Another | 1896 | Raymon Moore (words) | |
| ⇑ He Fought For the Cause He Thought Was Right | 1896 | Harry Sheldon (words) | |
| Honest Little Dollar | 1896 | William McKinley (sung by) | |
| I Wish That You Were Here To-Night | 1896 | Jay Hambidge (words) | |
| I'se Your Nigger if You Wants Me Liza Jane | 1896 | Verona Jarbeau (sung by) | |
| Say Yes, Love | 1896 | |
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| Yes I'll Wait Awhile | 1896 | |
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| Baby Slumbers | 1897 | |
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| Don't Forget Your Old Parents at Home | 1897 | Charles M Fischer (words) | |
| If You See My Sweetheart | 1897 | |
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| In the Sweet Summer Time | 1897 | |
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| Mother Told Me So | 1897 | Charles M Fischer (words) |  |
| On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (w&m) | 1897 |  |
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| Sailor's Grave by the Sea, A | 1897 | |
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| You're Going Far Away, Lad | 1897 | |
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| Come Tell Me What's Your Answer, Yes or No | 1898 | Theodore F Morse (words) | |
| Every Night There's a Light | 1898 | |
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| On the Shores of Havana, Far Away | 1898 | Andrew B. Sterling (words) | |
| Our Country, May She Always Be Right, But Our Country, Right or Wrong | 1898 | |
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| Path That Leads the Other Way, The | 1898 | |
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| Perhaps You'll Regret Someday | 1898 | Theo F. Morse (words) | |
| ⇑ We Are Coming Cuba, Coming : | 1898 | |
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| We Fight To-Morrow, Mother | 1898 | |
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| You'se Just a Little Nigger, Still You'se Mine, All Mine | 1898 | Kitty Mitchell (sung by) Benjamin H. Jefferson (sung by) |
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| Your God Comes First, Your Country Next, Then Mother Dear | 1898 | |
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| Come Home Dewey, We Won't Do a Thing to You | 1899 | |
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| I Wonder Where She Is To-Night? | 1899 | George B Alexander (words) | |
| In Good Old New York Town | 1899 | ||
| Bethlehem | 1900 | |
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| Blue and the Gray, The | 1900 | Arr. by Benjamin M Jerome | |
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| Give Us Just Another Lincoln | 1900 | |
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| I Ain't Got No Happy Home to Leave | 1900 | ||
| I'd Still Believe You True | 1900 | Charles Kent (words) | |
| If You Love Your Baby Make Goo Goo Eyes | 1900 | ||
| Two Irish Eyes of Tender Blue | 1900 | |
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| When the Moon Comes Up Behind the Hill | 1900 | Edgar Keller (words) | |
| Wrap Me in the Stars & Stripes | 1900 | Richard Jose (words) | |
| In the Great Somewhere | 1901 | ||
| Mr. Volunteer | 1901 | |
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| My Heart Still Clings to the Old First Love | 1901 | C S Crane (words) | |
| There's No North or South Today | 1901 | ||
| ⇑ Way Down in Old Indiana | 1901 | ||
| When the Birds Have Sung Themselves to Sleep | 1901 | ||
| In Dear Old Illinois | 1902 | ||
| When You Come Back They'll Wonder Who the -- You Are | 1902 | Alfred James Dewey (words) | |
| Lincoln, Grant and Lee | 1903 | |
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| Voice of the Hudson, The | 1903 | Alfred James Dewey (words) | |
| Where Are the Friends of Other Days? | 1903 | ||
| She Went to the City | 1904 | |
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| When I'm Away From You, Dear | 1904 | Richard Jose (words) | |
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| After the Battles (w&m) | 1905 | |
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| Day That You Grew Colder, The | 1905 | |
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| Evalyne | 1905 | George Primrose (words) | |
| Jim Judson | 1905 | ||
| My Gal Sal (w&m) | 1905 | Louise Dresser (sung by) | |
| Niggah Loves His Possum | 1905 | |
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| Town Where I Was Born, The | 1905 | |
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| Judgment Is at Hand, The | 1906 | ||
| Lincoln, Grant and Lee | 1908 |