May Irwin (1862-1938)

Overview

According to Nora Hulse in her 24 Piano Rags, May Irwin was an American entertainer born in Ontario, Canada. Together with her sister Flo sang and played the piano. By 1872 they were performing in the Adelphi theatre in Buffalo, New York. She is said to have been "the first red hot mamma". She enjoyed a long career until 1922 in the course of which she appeared on the New York stage. She is credited with a number of songs but of ragtime interest is her "May Irwin's Ragtime Dance (1906).

Websites:
	May Irwin	Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards

May Irwin (1862-1938) has at least 10 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

May Irwin's Frog Song
Music by: Charles E. Trevathan.
Perf. by: M. Irwin

Publisher:	White-Smith Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1896.	Sheet Music.

Honey on My Lips Plantation Song
Music by: Charles E. Trevathan.
Words by: Reginald De Koven
Perf. by: M. Irwin

Publisher:	White-Smith Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Dan Song
Music by: May Irwin.
Words by: Earle C. Jones

Publisher:	Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Dreaming Song
Music by: May Irwin.
Words by: John E. Hazzard

Publisher:	G. W. Setchell
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

I'm Worried to Death About That Song
Words and Music by: May Irwin.

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Mamie! Come Kiss Your Honey Boy Plantation Song
Words and Music by: May Irwin.

Publisher:	Chas. Sheard & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1893.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Mandy A Plantation Song
Words and Music by: May Irwin.

Publisher:	Chas. Sheard & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1894.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

May Irwin's Ragtime Dance - Song
Words and Music by: May Irwin.

Publisher:	G. W. Setchell
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 7 pages. Limited Availability.

New Love's Come to Stay, The Song
Words and Music by: May Irwin.

Publisher:	White-Smith Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1897.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Taint No Sense in Loving Dat Way Song
Words and Music by: May Irwin.

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

	Title	Instruments/Issue	Performers


DBE MP3 Sample
May Irwin's Ragtime Dance (1906)	T/T/T/B/B/GB(B)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
New Bully (1896), The	D/T/T/B/GB(B)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.
MP3 File(s)
She Borrowed My Only Husband and Forgot to Bring Him Back	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 9792	Ada Jones
Midi File(s)		Sequencer(s)
New Bully (1896), The	Midi	James Pitt-Payne

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Various Performers	The High Priestess of Jollity & The Southern Singer
	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Nora Hulse	24 Piano Rags by Women

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE1095	May Irwin's Ragtime Dance (1906) - Two Step Oddity T/T/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50
DBE1096	The New Bully (1896) - Two-Step D/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2 mins.	print-on-demand	€9.00	£7.50	$11.75

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	May Irwin's Ragtime Dance (1906)	T/T/T/B/B/GB(B)
	New Bully (1896), The	D/T/T/B/GB(B)

Mono.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	I Don't Care to Be Your Lady Friend No More	Gus Edwards (music) Will D. Cobb (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
	Little Bit's a Whole Lot Better Than None at All, A	Gus Edwards (music) Alfred Bryan (words) F. Duprez (perf.) M. Irwin (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


As performer
I Don't Care to Be Your Lady Friend No More (1899)	G. Edwards (music) W.D. Cobb (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Mister Johnson, Turn Me Loose (1896)	B.R. Harney (words & music) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
All Coons Look Alike to Me - Song (1897)	E. Hogan (words & music) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Magdaline, My Southern Queen (1900)	J.R. Johnson (music) B. Cole (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Eight Little Letters Make Three Little Words I Love You (1911)	T. Snyder (music) B. Kalmar (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
I Just Can't Help Loving That Man (1902)	H. von Tilzer (music) A.B. Sterling (words) V. Bryan (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Spanish Coon (1904), The	M. Beam (words & music) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
While the Leaves Came Drifting Down	H. Nevada (words & music) M. Irwin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk

Titles

This list is arranged by composer and contains 52 works performed by May Irwin who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Ma Dandy Soldier Coon (1900)	Will Accooe	M. Irwin (perf.)
I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1907)	Egbert A. van Alstyne	H.H. Williams (words) Ella Retford (perf.) Hetty King (perf.) Clarice Vance (perf.) Della Fox (perf.) M. Irwin (perf.) May Vokes (perf.) Elizabeth M. Murray (perf.) Billy Murray (perf.)
In the Shade of the Pyramids - Song (1904)	Ernest Roland Ball	Cecil Mack (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
Spanish Coon (1904), The	Mark Beam(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
Ragtime Mocking Bird (1912)	Irving Berlin(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
Dat Aint Nothin' But Talk (1904)	Harry Brown(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
Albany (1904)	Hughie Cannon	May Irwin (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
I Love to Two-Step With My Man (1904)	Hughie Cannon(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
Louisiana Lize (1899)	Bob Cole	J.W. Johnson (co-author) Rosamond Johnson (co-author) M. Irwin (perf.)
I've Been Hoodoo'ed (1895)	Gussie Lord Davis	John J McNally (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
⇑I'm Crazy 'bout It! (1905)	Shepard N. Edmonds	M. Irwin (perf.)
I Don't Care to Be Your Lady Friend No More (1899)	Gus Edwards	Will D. Cobb (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
Little Bit's a Whole Lot Better Than None at All (1908), A	Gus Edwards	Alfred Bryan (words) F. Duprez (perf.) M. Irwin (perf.)
May Irwin's Pickaninny's Lullaby (1896)	Geo W. Gage(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
On the Levee Before the War (1912)	Melville J. Gideon	Harold Atteridge (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
Keep Your Eye on Your Friend Mister Johnson (1898)	Jackson Gouraud	James T. Powers (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
If You Want to Pick a Fuss Wait Till the Sun Shines (1907)	William Hargreaves	S. Furth (words) E P Moran (words) Maude Raymond (perf.) M. Irwin (perf.)
Mister Johnson, Turn Me Loose (1896)	Benjamin R. Harney(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Moon-Shine (1906)	Silvio Hein	Edward Montagu (words) George V. Hobart (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
All Coons Look Alike to Me - Song (1897)	Ernest Hogan(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Mamie! Come Kiss Your Honey Boy (1893)	May Irwin(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
⇑Bible Stories (1904)	Al Johns	John Lee Clarke (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Magdaline, My Southern Queen (1900)	J. Rosamond Johnson	Bob Cole (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
Ain't Dat Scan'lous (1901)	J. Rosamond Johnson	M. Irwin (perf.)
Mammy's Carolina Twins (1899)	Lee Johnson	Josephine Gassman (perf.) M. Irwin (perf.) May Howard (perf.) Minnie Palmer (perf.)
My Orange Colored Yallar Gal (1898)	Samuel Lapin	M. Irwin (perf.)
Never Raise a Razor Less You Want to Raise a Row (1906)	John B. Lowitz	John E. Hazzard (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
Don't Argify (1907)	John B. Lowitz(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
Brand-New! (1912)	Cecil Mack	Chris Smith (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
Matrimony (1906)	William J. McKenna	George V Hobart (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
She Borrowed My Only Husband (1907)	William J. McKenna	May Irwin (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
If I Only Had a Job (1898)	James B. Mullen	Webster E Browning (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
⇑While the Leaves Came Drifting Down (1898)	Hattie Nevada(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
I've Waited Honey Waited Long For You (1899)	George A. Nichols	Ray Bailey (words) Dave Genaro (words) M. Irwin (perf.) J.P. Curran (perf.) Rose Melville (perf.) Caryl Wilbur (perf.) Gertrude Mansfield (perf.)
Spanish Coon (1904), The	George A. Nichols	Mark Beam (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Kellys Are at It Again (1913), The	Jack Norworth	Harry Williams (words) M. Irwin (perf.)
That Todelo Tune (1910)	Al Piantadosi	M. Irwin (perf.)
He Said He Was a Friend of Mine (1906)	Charles Robinson	M. Irwin (perf.)
When You Ain't Got No Money (1898)	Alfred Baldwin Sloane	Clarence S. Brewster (words) M. Irwin (perf.) Arthur Collins (perf.)
Now I'se Got Some Money, Well I'm Coming 'rounf (1899)	Alfred Baldwin Sloane	Frank Sloane (words) F. Templeton (perf.) M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Nobody Has More Trouble Than Me (1905)	Chris Smith	M. Irwin (perf.)
Ta'int De Kind O' Grub I've Been Gettin' Down Home (1905)	Chris Smith	M. Irwin (perf.)
Moses Andrew Jackson, Good-Bye (1906)	Ted Snyder	Ren Shields (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
⇑That Opera Rag (1910)	Ted Snyder	I. Berlin (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Eight Little Letters Make Three Little Words I Love You (1911)	Ted Snyder	Bert Kalmar (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
I Just Can't Help Loving That Man (1902)	Harry von Tilzer	Andrew B. Sterling (words) Vincent Bryan (words) M. Irwin (perf.) Geo. J. Stanley (perf.)
May Irwin's Bully Song (1896)	Charles E. Trevathan(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)
May Irwin's Frog Song (1896)	Charles E. Trevathan(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Crappy Dan (1897)	Charles E. Trevathan(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Honey on My Lips (1898)	Charles E. Trevathan	Reginald De Koven (words) M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.
Buzzin' the Bee (1916)	Jack Wells(w&m)	M. Irwin (perf.)	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 13 works by May Irwin (1862-1938). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Mamie! Come Kiss Your Honey Boy (w&m)	1893	M. Irwin (perf.)
Live Humble (w&m)	1894
Mandy (w&m)	1894		Pub.
New Bully, The	1896	arr. Theodore F. Morse
My Baby, I'll Go Too	1897		Pub.
New Love's Come to Stay, The (w&m)	1897		Pub.
I'm Worried to Death About That (w&m)	1904
Taint No Sense in Loving Dat Way (w&m)	1904		Pub.
Dan	1906	Earle C. Jones (words)
Dreaming	1906	John E. Hazzard (words)
May Irwin's Ragtime Dance	1906		Pub.
⇑ May Irwin's Ragtime Dance - Song (w&m)	1906		Pub.
She Borrowed My Only Husband and Forgot to Bring Him Back	1907	William J McKenna (words) Ada Jones (perf.)

Videos

	Title	Duration	Performer


May Irwin's Ragtime Dance	2:31	Ragtime Dorian Henry
May Irwin's Ragtime Dance	2:15	Ragtime Dorian Henry
Matrimony (1907)	3:13	M. Irwin
When You Ain't Got No Money (1898)	4:38	M. Irwin
Bully Song	3:34	M. Irwin