William C. Polla (1876-1939)

Overview

William C. Polla was an American composer, lyricist, arranger and publisher of popular music perhaps better known under his pseudonym, W.C. Powell. He was a prolific composer and wrote numerous popular songs, several ragtime works and some orchestral pieces. Most of his rags were written as W.C. Powell. Many of his works were graced with beautiful woman covers, several by the now famous "pinup" artist, Rolf Armstrong whose early 20th century portraits are among the best female portraits ever. His best known works include The Gondolier (1903), Missouri Rag (as W. C. Powell 1907), Johnny Jump Up (as W. C. Powell 1910), Dope Rag (as W. C. Powell 1909), Funny Folks (1904 as W. C. Powell) and My Castles in the Air are Tumbling Down (1919)
He wrote a handful of rags, all excellent, of which the best known is the highly praised and much recorded Panama Rag (1906).

Websites:
	William C. Polla	Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards

William C. Polla (1876-1939) has at least 99 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Angel of Love, The Reverie for Piano Solo
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Popular Music Pub. Co.
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Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Azure Skies Reverie
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 6 pages. Limited Availability.

Betty and Billy Waltzes
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Leo Feist
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Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.

Black Laugh, The
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Albright Music Co
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⇑ Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Black Sheep Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James. O'Dea

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Blinking Moon Three-step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Century Music Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Bubbles Characteristic two step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 6 pages. Limited Availability.

Bubbles Characteristic Two-Step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Buddy
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Jean Lefavre

Publisher:	C. C. Church and Co.
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Printed: 1919.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Cincinnati Rag Rag
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Arnett-Delonais Co.
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Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Cinderella Intermezzo two-step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Cinderella Intermezzo two-step. Four hands.
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
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⇑ Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 9 pages. Currently unavailable.

Cinderella - Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Clover Leaf Rag
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Albright Music Co
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Curly Intermezzo
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.

Dance of the Dragons Grand Galop de Concert for the Piano
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Vandersloot Music Pub. Co.
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⇑ Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 9 pages. Limited Availability.

Dancing Tambourine, The
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Harms Inc.
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Printed: 1927.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Dear Heart Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Willard Goldsmith

Publisher:	C. C. Church and Co.
Suppliers:	Also see:
Printed: 1919.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Dixie Belles
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Albright Music Co
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Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Dixie Doodle March and two step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
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⇑ Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 7 pages. Limited Availability.

Dixie-Doodle Girl
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 7 pages. Limited Availability.

Dolly Series Companion Pieces to the Great Jumping Jack Series
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Lyle Publishing Co.
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Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Dream Waltz
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Church, Paxson and Co
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Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 7 pages. Limited Availability.

Ducky Dear Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James Oliver O'Dea

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
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⇑ Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 3 pages. Currently unavailable.

Evening Shadows
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 7 pages. Currently unavailable.

Fascination
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music 6 pages. Limited Availability.

For You, Dear Heart Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Jas. O'Dea

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 4 pages. Currently unavailable.

Funny Folks Rag-time march & two-step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Funny Folks - Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: C. P. McDonald

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
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Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Georgianna Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Girl You Leave Behind, The Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Jas. O'Dea

Publisher:	G. W. Setchell
Suppliers:	Also see:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Go Fragrant Rose
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James Smith

Publisher:	Vandersloot Music Pub. Co.
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⇑ Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music.

Gondolier - Song, The Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: H. H. Williams

Publisher:	Shapiro, Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Gondolier - Song, The Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: H. Williams

Publisher:	Shapiro, Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Gondolier, The Intermezzo March Two-Step for Piano
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Whitney-Warner Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Great Jumping-Jack Series, The A Collection of easy Piano Pieces for Beginners.
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Lyle Publishing Co.
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⇑ Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Grenadier, The Patrol
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
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Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Guess Again Duet
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Harvest Moon, The
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Will Rossiter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Honeymoon Waltz
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Levan Music Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

I've Often Longed to Tell You
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Jean Lefavre

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
Suppliers:	B00OTYRW68: not available.
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music.

I've Taken a Liking to You Novelty song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Harry D. Kerr

Publisher:	P. J. Howley
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

If You Were Only Here Tonight Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Jas. O'Dea

Publisher:	P. J. Howley
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

In Dear Old Grandma's Day Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Iolanthe Intermezzo
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
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Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Johnny Jump Up March
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Jolly Huntsman, The Waltzes
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Imperial Music Co.
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Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music.

Jolly Jingles Characteristic march two-step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Sam Fox Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Just For a Dear Little Wife at Home Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 3 pages. Currently unavailable.

Katie From Dublin Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: C. P. McDonald

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

La Gazelle Intermezzo
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	P. J. Howley
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

La Parisienne Waltzes
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	S. Brainard's Sons Co.
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⇑ Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music.

Last of His Regiment, The Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Edward J. Madden

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Little Soldier March
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp
Suppliers:
Printed: 1930.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Love's Desire Waltz
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Marigold, The Flower Land
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	McKinley Music Co.
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⇑ Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Twelve Pieces in Easy Grades, 1446.

Mary O'Brien
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jos. W. Stern & Co.
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Printed: 1921.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Merry Dancers
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	S. Brainard's Sons Co.
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Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music.

Mignon Novelette two-step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	P. J. Howley
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Mona From Arizona Two-Step and March
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

My Babe of the Bungalow Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

My Castles in the Air Are Tumbling Down
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Arthur Lamb

Publisher:	C. C. Church and Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1919.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

My Indian Summer Moon Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

My Picture of You Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night! and Ben Bolt
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	McKinley Music Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Old Tobacco Box, The Rube dance
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

On a Moonlight Winter's Night Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: C. P. Mc Donald
Performed by: Mignonette Kokin

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
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Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 3 pages. Currently unavailable.

On Independence Day Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Over Sunday Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Jas. O'Dea

Publisher:	W. C. Polla Company
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Overture Potpourri A Moving Picture Operetta
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Church, Paxson and Co
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Panama Rag
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Albright Music Co
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Prince Charming Ballet petite [sic]
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Rag Time Laundry, The
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Ragtime Eyes
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	P. J. Howley
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Regimental Daughters March and two step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Shapiro, Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Regimental Daughters March
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Shapiro, Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 6 pages. Currently unavailable.

Roll of Thunder, The March
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Rose and the Wind, The
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James Smith

Publisher:	Vandersloot Music Pub. Co.
Suppliers:	B0000D1PJD: not available.
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music.

Salon Pieces - Opus 2. No. 1.
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Church, Paxson and Co
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music.

Scented Posies Salon piece
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Century Music Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Silks and Satins A novelette two step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Shapiro, Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 6 pages. Limited Availability.

Silvery Moonlight Op. 30
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Joe Morris Music Company
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Star Dance Folio Number 6
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Star Dance Folio Number 7
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Sunshine Rose
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	C. C. Church and Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1920.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Sweet Violets Intermezzo two step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited Availability.

Thou Shalt Not!
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: A. Burkhardt

Publisher:	F. A. Mills
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music.

Three Graces Op. 1, The
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Church, Paxson and Co
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1912.

No. 1. Faith. No. 2. Hope. No. 3. Charity.

Troubadour - Song, The Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: H. Williams

Publisher:	Shapiro, Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

Troubadour - Song, The Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: H. Williams

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

Troubadour, The Intermezzo two step
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Shapiro, Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 7 pages. Limited Availability.

Troubadour, The Two-step intermezzo
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music 6 pages. Currently unavailable.

Water-Cress Op. 25
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	Joe Morris Music Company
Suppliers:
Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music. Limited Availability.

We Were Taught From the Same Old Books Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James Smith

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Weary Wanderer, The Reverie
Music by: William C. Polla.

Publisher:	P. J. Howley
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music 5 pages. Currently unavailable.

Well, I Could Use Five Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: James O'Dea

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music. Currently unavailable.

When the Lilacs Bloom Again Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: C. P. McDonald

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 3 pages. Limited Availability.

When the Lilacs Bloom Again Song
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Addison S. Burkhardt

Publisher:	Victor Kremer Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1902.	Sheet Music 3 pages. Limited Availability.

Why Do They Call Mama Poor Butterfly
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Louis Seifert
Performed by: Ruth Roland

Publisher:	C. C. Church and Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1919.	Sheet Music.

Cylinders

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


Mary O'Brien (1922)	Jim Doherty	Edison Blue Amberol: 4446
The Gondolier - Song (1904)	Harry Tally	Columbia Record: 32500
Bachelor's Button (1910)	Sousa's Band	Edison Standard Record: 10379
The Troubadour (1905)	Edison Concert Band	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8933

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Bachelor's Button (1909)		Colin D. McDonald
	Clover Leaf Rag (1909)		James Pitt-Payne
	Dope Rag (1909)		Unknown
	Funny Folks (1904)		Colin D. McDonald
	Holy Moses Rag (1906)		Colin D. McDonald
	Irresistible Rag (1910), The		Unknown
	Jolly Jingles (1907)		Unknown
	Missouri Rag (1907)		Colin D. McDonald
	Panama Rag (1904)		Colin D. McDonald

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


Clover Leaf Rag (1909)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Holy Moses Rag (1906)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Panama Rag (1904)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Jazz Music CDs:
Sidney Bechet	100 Ans de Jazz	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
The Olympia Brass Band	New Orleans Jazz Preservation	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Chris Barber	The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	1904 St. Louis World's Fair: Meet Me At The Fair
Various Artists	Pianola Ragtime: Early Piano Jazz and Ragtime Played on Pianola Rolls: Vol. 2	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Various Artists	Ragtime
Various Artists	Spirit of Ragtime
Various Artists	The Traditional Jazz Ragtime Collection
New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra	Grace and Beauty
Jenks/Grinstead	Ragtime Bigtime
⇑James Price Johnson	Parlor Piano Solos from Rare Piano Rolls	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Elliott Adams	That Demon Rag
Reginald R. Robinson	The Strongman	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Rag Pickers of Tokyo	Rag Pickers of Tokyo
Jazzou Jones	Riverboat Ragtime: Then and Now	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
George Lewis	George Lewis' Ragtime Band of New Orleans: The Oxford Series Vol. 07
George Lewis	Ragtime Stompers
Frederick Hodges	Kitten on the Keys: Ragtime, Novelty & Stride Classics
Dick Hyman	Forgotten Dreams: Archives of Novelty Piano (1920's-1930's)	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE1060	Clover Leaf Rag (1909) A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3¼ mins.	print-on-demand	€9.00	£7.50	$11.75
DBE1061	Holy Moses (1906) - Rag A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50
DBE1063	Panama Rag (1904) T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins.	1-2 days

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


Clover Leaf Rag (1909)	A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
Holy Moses Rag (1906)	A/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Panama Rag (1904)	T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Angel of Love (1911), The	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Bachelor's Button (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
Blinking Moon (1908)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
Br'er Fox (1915)	W.C. Polla (music) Peter Klem (coauth.)	Piano	Indiana
Broadway Rag (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Bubbles (1904)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Buddy (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) J. Lefavre (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana
⇑Carmenella (1920)	W.C. Polla (w&m)	Piano, Orchestra	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
China Clock and a Dresden Cat (1910), A	W.C. Polla (music) C.P. McDonald (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Cinderella (1906)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Clover Leaf Rag (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Curly - Song (1909)	W.C. Polla (music) George Totten Smith (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Dear Heart (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) Willard Goldsmith (coauth.) J. Lefavre (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Dixie Doodle (1904)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Do You Really Want Me (1920)	W.C. Polla (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
⇑Dope Rag (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
Dream Waltz (1907)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Drifting (1920)	W.C. Polla (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Funny Folks (1904)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Gondolier (1903), The	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana YorkSpace
Grenadier (1905), The	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Haymaker's Barn Dance (1908)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Hello, Bill (1907)	W.C. Polla (music) A. Longbrake (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
⇑Hesitation Con Amore (1914)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Honeymoon Waltz (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
I Want a Dixie Sweetheart (1919)	W.C. Polla (w&m) Jack Gartland (words) Marguerite Clark (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
If You Would Care For a Lonely Heart (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Iolanthe (1903)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP YorkSpace	Pub.
Irresistible Rag (1910), The	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Little Soldier March (1910)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Mignon (1907)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	Ragtime Piano
⇑Missouri Rag (1907)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Musical Rag-Time Sal (1911)	W.C. Polla (music) Martin Swanger (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer	Pub.
My Castles in the Air Are Tumbling Down (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Normandy Chimes (1913)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana YorkSpace	Pub.
On a Moonlight Winter's Night (1902)	W.C. Polla (music) C. P. Mc Donald (words) Mignonette Kokin (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Panama Rag (1904)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Posy (1911), The	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Ragtime Eyes (1907)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
⇑Recess Time (1911)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
School March (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
School Pals (1920)	W.C. Polla (music) Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Silvery Moonlight Op. 30 (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
Some Day (1926)	W.C. Polla (music) L. Spier (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer
Somewhere in Dixie Lives the Girl I Love (1912)	W.C. Polla (music) Martin Swanger (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Sunbeam (1909)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
Sunshine Rose (1920)	W.C. Polla (music) J. Lefavre (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
⇑Tell Tale Eyes (1903)	W.C. Polla (music) C.P. McDonald (words) S.E. Kiser (words) Georgia Caine (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Troubadour (1904), The	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Twinkles (1907)	W.C. Polla (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
When Evening Shadows Fall (1916)	W.C. Polla (music) Jeff Branen (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
While You Are Mine (1907)	W.C. Polla (music) Harry D. Kerr (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
Why Do They Call Mama Poor Butterfly (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) Louis Seifert (words) Ruth Roland (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Yo-San (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) J. Lefavre (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
You Know I Love You (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) P. Ponce (words)	Piano, Orchestra	IMSLP	Pub.
⇑You Musical Ragtime Sal (1911)	W.C. Polla (music) Martin Swanger (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 193 works by William C. Polla (1876-1939). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1898-1904

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Jolly Huntsman, The	1898
La Parisienne	1899
Merchant Prince of Cornville, The	1899
Merry Dancers	1899		Pub.
Trans-Mississippi Waltzes	1899
Ensign March, The	1900
Ducky Dear	1902	James Oliver O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell
Just For a Dear Little Wife at Home	1902	Oliver Roday (words)	Pub.
La Mona	1902	Al Fredericks (words)	Pub.
Mona From Arizona	1902		Pub.
On a Moonlight Winter's Night	1902	C. P. Mc Donald (words) Mignonette Kokin (perf.) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
⇑ Rag Time Laundry, The	1902	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Roll of Thunder, The	1902	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Thou Shalt Not!	1902	A. Burkhardt (words)
We Were Taught From the Same Old Books	1902	James Smith (words)	Pub.
When the Lilacs Bloom Again	1902	C. P. McDonald (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Gondolier, The	1903	As W.C. Powell
I've Often Longed to Tell You	1903	Jean Lefavre (words) as W. C. Powell
Iolanthe	1903	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Tell Tale Eyes	1903	C.P. McDonald (words) S.E. Kiser (words) Georgia Caine (perf.) as W. C. Powell
Virginia Beauties	1903	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Black Laugh, The	1904	as C. Seymour
Bubbles	1904	As W.C. Powell
⇑ Dixie Belles	1904	as Cy Seymour	Pub.
Dixie Doodle	1904	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Funny Folks	1904	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Funny Folks - Song	1904	C. P. McDonald (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Gondolier - Song, The	1904	Harry Williams (words) Harry Tally (perf.) As W.C. Powell
Katie From Dublin	1904	C. P. McDonald (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Love's Desire	1904	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
North Winds	1904	as W. C. Powell
Old Tobacco Box, The	1904	as Cy Seymour	Pub.
Panama Rag	1904	Olympia Brass Band (perf.) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) as Cy Seymour	Pub.
Regimental Daughters	1904	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Silks and Satins	1904		Pub.
⇑ Troubadour - Song, The	1904	H. Williams (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.

1904-1907

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Troubadour, The	1904	Edison Concert Band (perf.) As W.C. Powell
Turkey Feathers	1904	as Cy Seymour
Black Sheep	1905	James O'Dea (words) Virginia Earle (perf.) as W. C. Powell
Elaine	1905	James O'Dea (words) As W.C. Powell
Girl You Leave Behind, The (w&m)	1905	James O'Dea (words) Grace Leonard (perf.) As W.C. Powell
Grenadier, The	1905	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Guess Again	1905	James O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
In Dear Old Grandma's Day	1905	James O'Dea (words) Hap Ward (perf.) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Last of His Regiment, The	1905	Edward J. Madden (words)	Pub.
Mary Wise	1905	James O'Dea (words) William Dailey (words) as W. C. Powell
My Babe of the Bungalow	1905	James O'Dea (words) Nellie McCoy (perf.) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
⇑ My Indian Summer Moon	1905	James O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
My Picture of You	1905	James O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
On Independence Day	1905	James O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Over Sunday	1905	Jas. O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Well, I Could Use Five	1905	James O'Dea (words) Hap Ward (perf.) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Cinderella	1906	as W. C. Powell
Cinderella - Song	1906	Jas. O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Dixie-Doodle Girl	1906	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Evening Shadows	1906	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Fascination	1906	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Holy Moses Rag	1906	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) as Cy Seymour
Dream Waltz	1907	As W.C. Powell
⇑ Exposition March	1907	as W. C. Powell
Hail to Victory	1907
Hello, Bill	1907	Arthur Longbrake (words) as W.C. Powell	Pub.
I've Taken a Liking to You	1907	Harry D. Kerr (words) as W. C. Powell
If You Were Only Here Tonight	1907	Jas. O'Dea (words) William Dailey (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Jolly Jingles	1907	As W.C. Powell
La Gazelle	1907	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Lonely Wanderer, The	1907	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Mignon	1907	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Missouri Rag	1907	As W.C. Powell
Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night! and Ben Bolt	1907
Ragtime Eyes	1907	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
⇑ Twinkles	1907	as W. C. Powell	Pub.

1907-1910

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Weary Wanderer, The	1907
While You Are Mine	1907	Harry D. Kerr (words) As W.C. Powell
Blinking Moon	1908	As W.C. Powell
For You, Dear Heart	1908	James O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Georgianna	1908	James O'Dea (words) as W. C. Powell
Haymaker's Barn Dance	1908	As W.C. Powell
Prince Charming	1908	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Scented Posies	1908	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Sweet Violets	1908	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Tarantula, The	1908	as W. C. Powell prob. for orchestra only.
Azure Skies	1909	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
⇑ Bachelor's Button	1909	Sousa's Band (perf.) As W.C. Powell
Betty and Billy	1909	As W.C. Powell
Broadway Rag	1909	As W.C. Powell
Cincinnati Rag	1909	As W.C. Powell
Clover Leaf Rag	1909	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) as Cy Seymour
Curly	1909	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Curly - Song	1909	George Totten Smith (words) as W.C. Powell	Pub.
Dope Rag	1909	As W.C. Powell
Harvest Moon, The	1909	as W. C. Powell
Honeymoon Waltz	1909	As W.C. Powell
Princess May	1909	as W. C. Powell
Right About	1909	as W. C. Powell
⇑ School March	1909	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Silvery Moonlight Op. 30	1909	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Sunbeam	1909	As W.C. Powell
Vedana Intermezzo	1909	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Water-Cress Op. 25	1909	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Cavalieri	1910	Aimé Dupont (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
China Clock and a Dresden Cat, A	1910	C.P. McDonald (words) as W. C. Powell
Cucumber Rag	1910	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Goldenrod	1910	as W. C. Powell
Home Sweet Home Fantasia Variations	1910
Irresistible Rag, The	1910	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Johnny Jump Up	1910	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
⇑ Little Soldier March	1910	as W. C. Powell

1911-1915

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Angel of Love, The	1911	As W.C. Powell
Ben Bolt	1911	As W.C. Powell
Cairo	1911	as W. C. Powell
Dance of the Dragons	1911	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Go Fragrant Rose	1911	James Smith (words)	Pub.
It Isn't Hard to Love a Girl Like You	1911	Martin Swanger (words) as W. C. Powell
Marigold, The	1911
Mission of the Rose, The	1911	James Smith (words)
Musical Rag-Time Sal	1911	Martin Swanger (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
My Little Girlie Girl	1911	Lettie Gould (words)	Pub.
Posy, The	1911	as W.C. Powell	Pub.
⇑ Recess Time	1911	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Rose and the Star, The	1911	James Smith (words)
Rose and the Wind, The	1911	James Smith (words)	Pub.
South Wind and the Rose, The	1911	James Smith (words)
You Musical Ragtime Sal	1911	Martin Swanger (words)	Pub.
Dolly Series	1912	as W. C. Powell
Dope Rag - Song	1912	S. Rosen (words) as W. C. Powell
Great Jumping-Jack Series, The	1912	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Jack and Jill	1912	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Salon Pieces - Opus 2. No. 1.	1912		Pub.
Somewhere in Dixie Lives the Girl I Love	1912	Martin Swanger (words) As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Three Graces Op. 1, The	1912		Pub.
⇑ Three Graces: Charity, The	1912		Pub.
Three Graces: Faith, The	1912		Pub.
Three Graces: Hope, The	1912		Pub.
Hop, Hop, Hop	1913	Ewart McKinnon (words) as W. C. Powell
Laughing Eyes	1913	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Normandy Chimes	1913	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Rose Waltz	1913	As W.C. Powell	Pub.
Woman Thou Gavest Me, The	1913	Will D. Cobb (words) as W. C. Powell
Fascination Con Amore	1914	as W. C. Powell
Hesitation Con Amore	1914	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Overture Potpourri	1914	as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Br'er Fox	1915	Peter Klem (co-author)
⇑ My Land of Romance Arabia	1915	Ben Richmond (co-author) Robert F. Roden (words)

1915-1925

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Valse Coquette	1915	as W. C. Powell
Rose That Never Fades, The	1916	as W. C. Powell
That Was My Mother's Good Night Song	1916	Jeff Branen (words)
When Evening Shadows Fall	1916	Jeff Branen (words)	Pub.
Buddy	1919	Jean Lefavre (words)
Dear Heart	1919	Willard Goldsmith (co-author) Jean Lefavre (words)	Pub.
Harem Eyes	1919	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
I Want a Dixie Sweetheart (w&m)	1919	Jack Gartland (words) Marguerite Clark (perf.)	Pub.
I Want to Love Someone Like You	1919	Frederick Moxon (words)
I'll Be Glad to Get Back	1919	Martin Swanger (words) R.H. Wilson (words)
If You Would Care For a Lonely Heart	1919	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
⇑ My Castles in the Air Are Tumbling Down	1919	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
My Garden of Love	1919	Ella M. Smith (words)	Pub.
Pride of the Caravan	1919	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
Supposing	1919	Frederick Moxon (words)
Two Sweethearts of Mine	1919	Frederick Moxon (words)	Pub.
Why Do They Call Mama Poor Butterfly	1919	Louis Seifert (words) Ruth Roland (perf.)	Pub.
Wings of the Morning	1919	Jean Lefavre (words)	Pub.
Yo-San	1919	Jean Lefavre (words)	Pub.
You Know I Love You	1919	Phil Ponce (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Carmenella (w&m)	1920		Pub.
Do You Really Want Me	1920	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
Drifting	1920	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
⇑ Girl of My Dreams	1920	Harry Tobias (words) Charles Tobias (words) Henry Tobias (words)
My Mother	1920		Pub.
My Sunshine Rose	1920	Jean Lefavre (words)	Pub.
School Pals	1920	Arthur J. Lamb (words)	Pub.
Sunshine Rose	1920	Jean Lefavre (words)	Pub.
Baby	1921	Charles Tobias (words) Eddie Cantor (perf.)	Pub.
Garden of Smiles	1921	Martin Swauger (words)	Pub.
In the Heart of the Lehigh Valley	1921	Phil Ponce (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
In the Land of Hearts and Flowers	1921	Phil Ponce (words) as W. C. Powell	Pub.
Land of Hearts and Flowers, The	1921	Phil Ponce (words)	Pub.
Mary O'Brien	1921	Harry Tobias (words) Charles Tobias (words) Jim Doherty (perf.)
Arabian Romance	1925
⇑ Chink	1925

1925-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Mama's Gone, Goodbye	1925	Peter Bocage (words) J. Piron (words)
Melody That Made You Mine, The	1925	Cliff Friend (words) Morton Downey (perf.) Welder Sisters (perf.)
Some Day	1926	Larry Spier (words) Arr. by May Singhi Breen;
Dancing Tambourine - Song, The	1927	Phil Ponce (words)
Dancing Tambourine, The	1927		Pub.
Give Me a Night in June	1927
Boy Scouts on Parade	1930	as W. C. Powell
Camping	1930	as W. C. Powell
My Dickey Bird	1930	as W. C. Powell
My Garden	1930	as W. C. Powell
My Temptation	1930	as W. C. Powell
⇑ Old Mother Hubbard	1933	Charles Tobias (words)
Yoki	?	as W. C. Powell

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


W.C. Polla	Cincinnati Rag (2:39)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
W.C. Polla	Clover Leaf Rag (3:00)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
W.C. Polla	Cucumber Rag (2:36)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
W.C. Polla	Dope Rag (4:01)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
W.C. Polla	Panama (5:47)	The Olympia Brass Band