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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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)

Monologues

This list is arranged by title and contains 2 lyrics performed by May Irwin. The lyrics/monologues and *.pdf files have been kindly compiled by monologues.co.uk/musichall

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


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

Songs

This list is arranged by composer and contains 47 songs sung 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 (sung by)
I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark (1907)	Egbert A. van Alstyne	H.H. Williams (words) Ella Retford (sung by) Hetty King (sung by) Clarice Vance (sung by) Della Fox (sung by) M. Irwin (sung by) May Vokes (sung by) Elizabeth M. Murray (sung by)
In the Shade of the Pyramids - Song (1904)	Ernest Roland Ball	Cecil Mack (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
Ragtime Mocking Bird (1912)	Irving Berlin(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Dat Aint Nothin' But Talk (1904)	Harry Brown(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Albany (1904)	Hughie Cannon	May Irwin (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
I Love to Two-Step With My Man (1904)	Hughie Cannon(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Louisiana Lize (1899)	Bob Cole	J.W. Johnson (co-author) Rosamond Johnson (co-author) M. Irwin (sung by)
I've Been Hoodoo'ed (1895)	Gussie Lord Davis	John J McNally (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
I'm Crazy 'bout It! (1905)	Shepard N. Edmonds	M. Irwin (sung by)
⇑I Don't Care to Be Your Lady Friend No More (1899)	Gus Edwards	Will D. Cobb (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
Little Bit's Awhole Lot Better Than Nothing at Al, Al (1908)	Gus Edwards	Alfred Bryan (words) Fred Duprez (sung by) M. Irwin (sung by)
On the Levee Before the War (1912)	Melville J. Gideon	Harold Atteridge (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
Keep Your Eye on Your Friend Mister Johnson (1898)	Jackson Gouraud	James T. Powers (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
If You Want to Pick a Fuss Wait Till the Sun Shines (1907)	William Hargreaves	S. Furth (words) E P Moran (words) Maude Raymond (sung by) M. Irwin (sung by)
Mister Johnson, Turn Me Loose (1896)	Benjamin R. Harney(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Moon-Shine (1906)	Silvio Hein	Edward Montagu (words) George V. Hobart (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
All Coons Look Alike to Me - Song (1897)	Ernest Hogan(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Mamie! Come Kiss Your Honey Boy (1893)	May Irwin(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Bible Stories (1904)	Al Johns	John Lee Clarke (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
Ain't Dat Scan'lous (1901)	J. Rosamond Johnson	M. Irwin (sung by)
⇑Magdaline, My Southern Queen (1900)	J. Rosamond Johnson	Bob Cole (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
My Orange Colored Yallar Gal (1898)	Samuel Lapin	M. Irwin (sung by)
Never Raise a Razor Less You Want to Raise a Row (1906)	John B. Lowitz	John E. Hazzard (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
Don't Argify (1907)	John B. Lowitz(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Brand-New! (1912)	Cecil Mack	M. Irwin (sung by)
Matrimony (1906)	William J. McKenna	George V Hobart (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
She Borrowed My Only Husband (1907)	William J. McKenna	May Irwin (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
If I Only Had a Job (1898)	James B. Mullen	Webster E Browning (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
While the Leaves Came Drifting Down (1898)	Hattie Nevada(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
I've Waited Honey Waited Long For You (1899)	George A. Nichols	Ray Bailey (words) Dave Genaro (words) M. Irwin (sung by) J.P. Curran (sung by) Rose Melville (sung by) Caryl Wilbur (sung by) Gertrude Mansfield (sung by)
Spanish Coon (1904), The	George A. Nichols	Mark Beam (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
⇑Kellys Are at It Again (1913), The	Jack Norworth(w&m)	Harry Williams (co-author) M. Irwin (sung by)
That Todelo Tune (1910)	Al Piantadosi	M. Irwin (sung by)
He Said He Was a Friend of Mine (1906)	Charles Robinson	M. Irwin (sung by)
Now I'se Got Some Money, Well I'm Coming 'rounf (1899)	Alfred Baldwin Sloane	Frank Sloane (words) F. Templeton (sung by) M. Irwin (sung by)
When You Ain't Got No Money (1898)	Alfred Baldwin Sloane	Clarence S. Brewster (words) M. Irwin (sung by) Arthur Collins (sung by)
Nobody Has More Trouble Than Me (1905)	Chris Smith	M. Irwin (sung by)
Ta'int De Kind O' Grub I've Been Gettin' Down Home (1905)	Chris Smith	M. Irwin (sung by)
Eight Little Letters Make Three Little Words I Love You (1911)	Ted Snyder	Bert Kalmar (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
Moses Andrew Jackson, Good-Bye (1906)	Ted Snyder	Ren Shields (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
That Opera Rag (1910)	Ted Snyder	I. Berlin (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
Crappy Dan (1897)	Charles E. Trevathan(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
⇑Honey on My Lips (1898)	Charles E. Trevathan	Reginald De Koven (words) M. Irwin (sung by)
May Irwin's Bully Song (1896)	Charles E. Trevathan(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
May Irwin's Frog Song (1896)	Charles E. Trevathan(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)
Buzzin' the Bee (1916)	Jack Wells(w&m)	M. Irwin (sung by)

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

Videos

	Title	Dur	Performer	Composer	Score/Song


May Irwin's Ragtime Dance	2:31	Ragtime Dorian Henry	M. Irwin
May Irwin's Ragtime Dance	2:15	Ragtime Dorian Henry	M. Irwin	May Irwin's Ragtime Dance (1906)
Matrimony (1907)	3:13	May Irwin	W.J. McKenna
When You Ain't Got No Money (1898)	4:38	May Irwin	A.B. Sloane
Bully Song	3:34	May Irwin	C.E. Trevathan