James F. Hanley (1892-1942)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, James F. Hanley was an American composer of popular music for Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and the fledgling film industry. His successes include: Thumbs Up (1934), Keep It Clean (1929), Sidewalks of New York (1927) Honeymoon Lane (1926), Queen High (1926), Ziegfeld's Revue, No Foolin (1926), Big Boy (1925), Pins and Needles (1922) and Robinson Crusoe, Jr. (1916).
Amongst his songs of ragtime interest is his The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off To War (1917) - obscure and rare. He is much better known for his Second Hand Rose (1921) and Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (1935).

Websites:
	James F. Hanley	Biography by wikipedia.org.

James F. Hanley (1892-1942) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Cute Little Things You Do, The
Words and Music by: James F. Hanley.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1931.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Sung by Fifi Dorsay in the Fox Picture "Young as You Feel",.

Kiss Me Goodnight, Not Goodbye
Music by: James F. Hanley.
Words by: Jules Furthman

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1931.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

No Foolin'
Music by: James F. Hanley.
Words by: Gene Buck

Publisher:	T.B. Harms & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1926.	Sheet Music.

Someday, Sometime, Somewhere
Music by: James F. Hanley.
Co-Author: Karl Stark

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1933.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


Second Hand Rose (1921)	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Edison Blue Amberol: 4355
There's a Vacant Chair at Home Sweet Home (1921)	Margaret A. Freer	Edison Blue Amberol: 4168
Breeze - Blow My Baby Back to Me (1920)	Premier Quartet	Edison Blue Amberol: 3888
Indiana (1917)	Homestead Trio	Edison Blue Amberol: 3249
A Little Bit of Sunshine (1918)	Vernon Dalhart	Edison Blue Amberol: 3505
The Little Tin Soldier, the Little Rag Doll (1922)	Homestead Trio	Edison Blue Amberol: 4567
Rose of Washington Square (1920)	Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra	Edison Blue Amberol: 4027
Three Wonderful Letters From Home (1918)	George Wilton Ballard	Edison Blue Amberol: 3524

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Nesting Time (1921)		James Pitt-Payne

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Bluebird, Sing Me a Song (1928)	J.F. Hanley	R. Etting	Columbia: W145849
Gold Digger, The (1923)	J.F. Hanley	Dolly Kay	Columbia: 81173
In the Evening (1928)	J.F. Hanley	Ponce Sisters	Edison: 18398
In the Evening (1927)	J.F. Hanley	Kate Smith	Columbia: W144233
There's a Vacant Chair at Home Sweet Home (1920)	J.F. Hanley	Margaret A. Freer	Edison: 7513

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Jazz Music CDs:
Various Performers	Super Jazz-Best of New Orleans	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Pee Wee Russell	The Land of Jazz
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	The Hits of '22: Do It Again!
Various Artists	Honky Tonk Piano
Various Artists	Hot Flashes: Rare High Quality Short Lived Bands	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	Pianola Jazz: Early Piano Jazz & Ragtime Played on Pianola Rolls	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	Pioneer Recording Bands 1917-1920	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	Ragtime to Jazz: Vol. 1	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Big Tiny Little	Best of Honky Tonky Piano Vol. 1
⇑Jerry White	Jerry White's Select Songs / Ragtime Stride Piano Jazz

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Any Little Girl Can Make a Bad Man Good (1917)	J.F. Hanley (music) Will. J. Harris (words) Sidney Phillips (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
At the End of the Road (1924)	J.F. Hanley (music) B. MacDonald (words) D. Jardon (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP YorkSpace	Pub.
Breeze - Blow My Baby Back to Me (1919)	J.F. Hanley (music) B. MacDonald (words) J. Goodwin (words) Owsley & O'Day (perf.) Kentucky Serenaders (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana Indiana	Pub.
Chin-Chin Chinaman (1917)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Goodwin (words) B. MacDonald (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Don't Stop Loving Me Now (1922)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Goodwin (words) Murray Roth (words) E. Cantor (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Dreaming of Home Sweet Home (1918)	J.F. Hanley (music) Ballard Macdonald (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Gee! But I Hate to Go Home Alone (1922)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Goodwin (words) White Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
⇑I Wanna Go Back (1919)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Goodwin (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
I Wonder What He's Doing To-Night (1927)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Goodwin (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
I'm a Lonesome Little Raindrop (1920)	J.F. Hanley (music) Murray Roth (words) J. Goodwin (words) F. Crumit (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Indiana (1917)	J.F. Hanley (music) B. MacDonald (words) Hetty King (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer Indiana Indiana	Pub.
Just a Cottage Small (1925)	J.F. Hanley (music) B. G. DeSylva (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Little Bit of Sunshine (1918), A	J.F. Hanley (music) B. MacDonald (words) J. Goodwin (words) Ed Morton (perf.) W. J. Reilly (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Lost a Wonderful Girl (1922)	J.F. Hanley (music) B. Davis (words) Tom Kelly (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Mississippi Ripples (1922)	J.F. Hanley (w&m) R.A. King (coauth.)	Piano	Indiana	Pub.
⇑My Rose of Tipperary (1915)	J.F. Hanley (w&m) Bernard Granville (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
My Wife Is Out on Strike (1918)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Mahoney (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
Nesting Time (1921)	J.F. Hanley (music) Walter Hirsch (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War (1917), The	J.F. Hanley (music) Ballard Macdonald (words) Emma Carus (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Rose of Washington Square (1920)	J.F. Hanley (music) B. MacDonald (words) Fanny Brice (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Second Hand Rose (1921)	J.F. Hanley (music) G. Clarke (words) Fanny Brice (perf.) Fanny Brice (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
That's What Ireland Means to Me (1918)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Goodwin (words) Vespo Duo (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Three Wonderful Letters From Home (1918)	J.F. Hanley (music) J. Goodwin (words) B. MacDonald (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
⇑Tip-Tip Tippy Canoe (1920)	J.F. Hanley (music) Ballard Macdonald (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
War Babies (1916)	J.F. Hanley (music) B. MacDonald (words) E. Madden (words) A. Jolson (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Whole World Comes From Dixie (1916), The	J.F. Hanley (music) B. MacDonald (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 95 works by James F. Hanley (1892-1942). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1915-1918

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


My Rose of Tipperary (w&m)	1915	Bernard Granville (perf.)
Go Ahead and Dance a Little More	1916
Pretty Little Mayflower Girl	1916
War Babies	1916	Ballard MacDonald (words) Edward Madden (words) Al Jolson (perf.)
Whole World Comes From Dixie, The	1916	Ballard MacDonald (words)	Pub.
Any Little Girl Can Make a Bad Man Good	1917	Will. J. Harris (words) Sidney Phillips (perf.)	Pub.
Chin-Chin Chinaman	1917	Joe Goodwin (words) Ballard MacDonald (words)	Pub.
Good-Bye, My Little Lady	1917	Joe Goodwin (words)
Hooligans Are Hooli Hooli Mad, The	1917
Indiana	1917	Ballard MacDonald (words) Hetty King (perf.) Homestead Trio (perf.)	Pub.
Modern Maiden's Prayer, The	1917	Ballard MacDonald (words) Eddie Cantor (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ My Little Lady	1917
Never Forget to Write Home	1917	Ballard Macdonald (words) Belle Rutland (perf.)	Pub.
On the Land, on the Sea, in the Air	1917	Ballard Macdonald (words)
One Day in June	1917	Joe Goodwin (words)	Pub.
Our Wedding Day	1917	Ballard MacDonald (words) Carter de Haven (perf.) Flora Parker (perf.) Sung in "His Little Widows"	Pub.
Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War, The	1917	Ballard Macdonald (words) Emma Carus (perf.)	Pub.
We'll Be There	1917
Dreaming of Home Sweet Home	1918	Ballard Macdonald (words)	Pub.
Little Bit of Sunshine, A	1918	Ballard MacDonald (words) Joe Goodwin (words) Vernon Dalhart (perf.) Ed Morton (perf.) W. J. Reilly (perf.)	Pub.

1918-1922

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


My Wife Is Out on Strike	1918	Jack Mahoney (words)
That's What Ireland Means to Me	1918	Joe Goodwin (words) Vespo Duo (perf.)	Pub.
Three Wonderful Letters From Home	1918	Joe Goodwin (words) Ballard MacDonald (words) George Wilton Ballard (perf.)	Pub.
Who Do You Love? (w&m)	1918
You Can't Run Around With a Lot of Little Girls	1918	Ballard MacDonald (words) Joe Goodwin (words)
Breeze - Blow My Baby Back to Me	1919	Ballard MacDonald (words) Joe Goodwin (words) Owsley & O'Day (perf.) Premier Quartet (perf.) Kentucky Serenaders (perf.)	Pub.
I Wanna Go Back	1919	Joe Goodwin (words)	Pub.
Just a Thought of You	1919	Joe Goodwin (words)
I'm a Lonesome Little Raindrop	1920	Murray Roth (words) Joe Goodwin (words) Frank Crumit (perf.)	Pub.
Love, Honor and O-Baby	1920	Joe Goodwin (words) Murray Roth (words)	Pub.
My Dixie Rosary	1920	Wm. Tracey (words) Joe Goodwin (words)	Pub.
⇑ Rose of Washington Square	1920	Ballard MacDonald (words) Fanny Brice (perf.) Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra (perf.)	Pub.
Sweet Little Stranger	1920	Geo. E Stoddard (words) Harry L Cort (words)	Pub.
There's a Vacant Chair at Home Sweet Home (w&m)	1920	Margaret A. Freer (perf.)
Tip-Tip Tippy Canoe	1920	Ballard Macdonald (words)	Pub.
Little Tin Soldier, the Little Rag Doll, The	1921	Homestead Trio (perf.)	Pub.
Nesting Time	1921	Walter Hirsch (words)	Pub.
Second Hand Rose	1921	Grant Clarke (words) Fanny Brice (perf.) Broadway Dance Orchestra (perf.) Barbara Streisand (perf.)	Pub.
Don't Stop Loving Me Now	1922	Joe Goodwin (words) Murray Roth (words) Eddie Cantor (perf.)
Gee! But I Hate to Go Home Alone	1922	Joe Goodwin (words) Bernard & Garry (perf.) Marshall Montgomery (perf.) Jessie Reed (perf.) White Sisters (perf.)	Pub.

1922-1926

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Lost a Wonderful Girl	1922	Benny Davis (words) Brown & Whitaker (perf.) Dolly Kay (perf.) Tom Kelly (perf.) Aileen Stanley (perf.)
Mississippi Ripples (w&m)	1922	Robert A. King (co-author)	Pub.
My Little Sea Shell Told Me So	1922	Helen Shipman (perf.)
Gold Digger, The (w&m)	1923	Dolly Kay (perf.)	Pub.
How Ya Gonna Keep Your Mind on Dancing	1923	Lew Brown (words)	Pub.
I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues (w&m)	1923	Robert A. King (co-author) Lew Brown (words) Belle Baker (perf.)	Pub.
Lonesome Cinderella	1923	James F. Hanley (co-author) Lew Brown (words) Fanny Brice (perf.)	Pub.
Stingo Stungo	1923	Lew Brown (words) Winnie Lightner (perf.)	Pub.
Why Should I Weep About One Sweetie	1923	Henry Creamer (words) Nan Traveline (perf.)	Pub.
Any Way the Wind Blows	1924	Henry Creamer (words) Adele Rowland (perf.)	Pub.
At the End of the Road	1924	Ballard MacDonald (words) Morton Downey (perf.) Dorothy Jardon (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Glad	1924	Benny Davis (words) Artie Mehlinger (perf.)	Pub.
Hello 'tucky!	1924	Joseph Meyer (co-author) B. G De Sylva (words)
Shuffle Your Troubles Away	1924	Henry Creamer (words)
Waitin' Around	1924
Just a Cottage Small	1925	B. G. DeSylva (words) John McCormack (perf.)
Don't Forget	1926	B. G De Sylva (words)
Dreams For Sale	1926	Eddie Dowling (perf.)
Half a Moon (Is Better Than No Moon) (w&m)	1926	Eddie Dowling (perf.)	Pub.
Jersey Walk	1926	Eddie Dowling (perf.)	Pub.

1926-1930

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Little White House, The	1926	Eddie Dowling (words)
Nize Baby	1926	Ballard MacDonald (words)
No Foolin'	1926	Gene Buck (words)
Heading For Harlem	1927	Eddie Dowling (words)
Honeymoon Lane	1927	Eddie Dowling (perf.)
I Wonder What He's Doing To-Night	1927	Joe Goodwin (words)	Pub.
Little Log Cabin of Dreams	1927	Eddie Dowling (words)
Mine	1927	B.G. DeSylva (words)	Pub.
Playground in the Sky	1927	Eddie Dowling (words)
Wherever You Are	1927
Bluebird, Sing Me a Song (w&m)	1928	Benny Davis (co-author) Ruth Etting (perf.)
⇑ In the Evening (w&m)	1928	Eddie Dowling (words) Ponce Sisters (perf.) Kate Smith (perf.)	Pub.
Does an Elephant Love Peanuts? (w&m)	1929	Jack Eagan (perf.) Sally O'Neil (perf.)	Pub.
I'm So Tired of It All (w&m)	1929	Joe Candullo (perf.)
Sleepy Valley	1929	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Edward Dowling (perf.) Mildred M. Hunt (perf.)	Pub.
Eleanor	1930	Joseph McCarthy (words)
High Society Blues	1930	Joseph McCarthy (words)	Pub.
I'm in the Market For You	1930	Joseph McCarthy (words) Charles Farrell (perf.) Janet Gaynor (perf.)	Pub.
Just Like in a Story Book	1930	Joseph McCarthy (words) Charles Farrell (perf.) Janet Gaynor (perf.)	Pub.
Sing Song Girl	1930	Joseph McCarthy (words)	Pub.

1930-1940

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Song of My Heart	1930	Joseph McCarthy (words) John McCormack (perf.)
Welcome Home	1930	Ballard MacDonald (words)
What's the Use of Living Without Love	1930	Joseph McCarthy (words)	Pub.
Cute Little Things You Do, The (w&m)	1931	Fifi D'Orsay (perf.) Will Rogers (perf.)
Kiss Me Goodnight, Not Goodbye	1931	Jules Furthman (words) Charles Farrell (perf.) Janet Gaynor (perf.)	Pub.
Not Goodbye	1931
All the World Will Smile Again	1932	Arr. by May Singhi Breen
My World Begins and Ends With You (w&m)	1932	Wm. Collier (perf.) Louise Dresser (perf.) Minna Gombell (perf.) Jobyna Howland (perf.)	Pub.
Someday, Sometime, Somewhere	1933	Karl Stark (co-author)	Pub.
Autumn in New York	1934
Continental Honeymoon	1934
⇑ Twenty-Four Hours a Day	1935	Arthur Swanstrom (words) Russ Brown (perf.) Jack Dempsey (perf.) Tamara Drasin (perf.) Abe Lyman (perf.) Helen Lynd (perf.) Franklin Parker (perf.) Tamara (perf.)
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart	1935	Lew Stone (perf.)
Gotta Get Home	1939
You Forgot About Me	1940	Sammy Mysels (words) Dick Robertson (words) Bobcats (perf.) Bob Crosby (perf.)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


J.F. Hanley	I've Got The ''Yes! We Have No Bananas'' Blues (3:17)	Belle Baker
J.F. Hanley	The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off To War (2:53)	Borbee's Jass Orchestra
J.F. Hanley	Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (1935) (2:56)	Lew Stone & his Band
J.F. Hanley	Sleepy Valley (3:19)	M.M. Hunt