Willie Eckstein  (1888-1963)
Last updated: 22.04.24
According to the Internet source given below, Willie Eckstein was a Canadian pianist and composer born in Montréal. A child prodigy he enjoyed the sobriquets of "The Boy Paderewski" and "Mr. Fingers". He traveled widely and studied in Sweden and Germany. Of ragtime interest are:
  • Some Rag (1910)
  • Perpetual Rag (1911), co-authored with Harry Thomas
  • Delirious Rag (1916), co-authored with Harry Thomas


Websites:
url15.gif Willie Eckstein Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
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cylinder15.gif Good-Bye, Sunshine Hello Moon! (1920) Helen Clark Edison Blue Amberol: 4082
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Ragtime Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Good-Bye Soldier Boy (1917) W. Eckstein (music)
H. Thomas (coauth.)
Walter Bruce (words)
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pdf15.gif In Sunny Summertime (1911) W. Eckstein (music)
T.H. Yull (words)
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pdf15.gif S'nice (1923) W. Eckstein (music)
Sam Howard (words)
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pdf15.gif Some Rag (1910) W. Eckstein (music) Piano Ragtime Piano Pub.
pdf15.gif Valse de Luxe (1910) W. Eckstein (music) Piano Ragtime Piano Pub.
pdf15.gif Won't You Meet Me at Murray's (1929) W. Eckstein (music) Piano, Voice Ragtime Piano wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif You Are My All in All (1917) W. Eckstein (music)
H. Thomas (coauth.)
Walter Bruce (words)
Piano, Voice Ragtime Piano Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 43 works by Willie Eckstein (1888-1963). 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
       
Down in the Meadows Where the Daisies Grow 1910 A C Guerin (words)  wvicon.gif
Royal Highlanders, The (w&m) 1910  wvicon.gif
Some Rag 1910  Pub.
Valse de Luxe 1910  Pub.
In Sunny Summertime 1911 T.H. Yull (words)  wvicon.gif
All Erin Is Calling Mavourneen 1916 Katherin Ward (words)  wvicon.gif
Beautiful Thoughts (w&m) 1916
Delirious Rag 1916 Harry Thomas (co-author)
Good-Bye Soldier Boy 1917 Harry Thomas (co-author)
Walter Bruce (words)
 Pub.
You Are My All in All 1917 Harry Thomas (co-author)
Walter Bruce (words)
 Pub.
Good-Bye, Sunshine Hello Moon! 1919 Gene Buck (words)
Helen Clark (perf.)
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Egypt 1920 Frederick Whelan (words)  wvicon.gif
I Just Can't Help Lovin' 'em All (w&m) 1920  wvicon.gif
Oriental Fan-Ta-Si (w&m) 1920  Pub.
Romance of Love (w&m) 1921  Pub.
Roseland 1921 Fred Groves (words)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Just a Memory of You 1922 Arthur Lapierre (words)  wvicon.gif
Lest You Forget 1922 Sam Howard (words)  wvicon.gif
Music 1923 Sam Howard (words)
Billy Munro (words)
 Pub.
My Heart Wants Love and You 1923 John Anderson (words)  wvicon.gif
S'nice 1923 Sam Howard (words)  Pub.
When We're Alone (w&m) 1923  Pub.
Musical Massacre 1923c
I'm Going Back to My Sweet Home (w&m) 1924  wvicon.gif
I'll Always Be Good to You Mother 1926 R Beaudry (words)  wvicon.gif
If you but knew = Si tu savais 1928 Clarence Davis (words)
Henry Deyglun (words)
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Uptown 6303 1929 Larry Larrivée (words)  Pub.
Won't You Meet Me at Murray's 1929  wvicon.gif
You'll Love Your Sani-Bilt 1929 Henry Deyglun (words)  wvicon.gif
Ne Fais Jamais Pleurer Ta Mère (w&m) 1930
Lost Melody, The 1932 Allan McIver (words)  wvicon.gif
Dance to a Lovely Melody 1935 J L Thériault (words)  wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Look What You Have Done 1935 Mildred Meerte (words)  wvicon.gif
V Song, The 1941 Ludovic Huot (words)  wvicon.gif
Our Hats Off to Canada 1942 Monise Robitaille (words)  wvicon.gif
Hal'ween Polka 1944 Leonard Rubin (words)  wvicon.gif
Tessa From Odessa (w&m) 1944  Pub.
Song That Leads to Victory, The 1945 Leonard Rubin (words)  Pub.
Strollin'on the Mountain (w&m) 1945
Bonsoir Chérie! 1951 Pat Di Stasio (words)  wvicon.gif
Montreal, Montreal, Montreal 1951 Pat Di Stasio (words)
Alouettes, Alouettes, Alouettes (w&m) 1955
Sunshine Trail MCMXX  Pub.