Muriel Pollock  (1895-1971)
Last updated: 04.11.25
Muriel Pollock was an American pianist of Russian descent and composer of popular music her best known ragtime composition being Rooster Rag (1917). She studied music in New York at Julliard and produced piano rolls for Mel-O-Dee Music Company and Rhythmodic Music Corporation. In the late 1920s she furthered a recording and broadcasting career with both Constance Mering and Vee Lawnhurst performing remarkable piano duets. She had a special bent for the so-called novelty works composed during her era. She worked with several songwriters both on songs and musicals one of which, Pleasure Bound ran for 126 performances in the Majestic Theatre, New York in 1929. On her marriage to songwriter Will Donaldson, she moved to California where she died in Hollywood aged 76.


Websites:
url15.gif Muriel Pollock Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards  
Muriel Pollock  (1895-1971) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
Little Black Sambo Musical Radio Script
Music by: Muriel Pollock.
Publisher: Musette Publishers
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Printed: 1943. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Somewhere, Sometime Song
Music by: Muriel Pollock.
Words by: M. Wardell
Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons
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Printed: 1918. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
Table d'Hote Musical Delicacies for Four Hands or Two Pianos
Music by: Muriel Pollock.
Co-Author: Vee Lawnhurst
Publisher: Popular Melodies Inc.
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Printed: 1936. Sheet Music 30 pages. Limited Availability.
Young Benjamin Franklin Musical Radio Script and Record
Music by: Muriel Pollock.
Publisher: Musette Publishers
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 ⇑ Printed: 1942. Sheet Music 29 pages. Limited Availability.
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  as Performer      
cylinder15.gif My Blue Heaven (1928) W. Donaldson M. Pollock Edison Blue Amberol: 5471
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Rooster Rag (1917) Paul F. Wilson
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Just Keep on Skating (1916) M. Pollock Michael J. O'Connell Columbia: 47214
  as Performer      
recordmp3.gif High Hat (1928) L. Alter M. Pollock Columbia: W146434
  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif Rooster Rag (1917) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B)
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Ragtime Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Muriel Pollock Kickin' the Clouds Away flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Judith Alstadter Women Composers: Romantic to Ragtime flag15us.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif
cd15.gif Nora Hulse 60 Years of Ragtime Piano
cd15.gif Bryan Wright Syncopated Musings: Classic Piano Rags and Ragtime Waltzes CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Max Morath The Ragtime Women CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE417 Rooster Rag (1917)
A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 2¾ mins. 		1-2 days
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     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Rooster Rag (1917) A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifpdf15.gifpdfunav15.gifwvicon.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif California (1914) M. Pollock (music)
Marie Wardell (words)		 Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
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pdf15.gif		 Rooster Rag (1917) M. Pollock (music)

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Indiana
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 20 works by Muriel Pollock (1895-1971). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
California 1914 Marie Wardell (words)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
Carnival, The 1914  Pub. youtube15.jpg
Hot Dogs' Fancy Ball, The 1917 Louis Weslyn (words)
Just Keep on Skating 1917 Louis Weslyn (words)
Michael J. O'Connell (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Marguerite Clark Waltz 1917 Marguerite Clark (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Rooster Rag 1917 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  Pub. pdf15.gifpdf15.gifpdf15.gif 
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Mandarin Fox-Trot 1918  Pub.
Somewhere, Sometime 1918 M. Wardell (words)  Pub.
Never 1920 Jos. M. Davis (words)  wvicon.gif
When a Rambling Rose Goes Rambling Home Again 1921 Darl MacBoyle (words)  wvicon.gif
Ashes of Vengeance 1923  wvicon.gif
⇑ Dancing in the Dark 1923 Oliver Deering (words)
Barbeque Rhythm 1928  wvicon.gif
Eatin' My Heart Out For You 1930 Max Lief (words)  wvicon.gif
Ode to a Man About Town 1935
Patsy Lou 1935  wvicon.gif
Love Is a Dancer 1936 Ben Jorj Harris (words)
Robert Graham (words)
Jean Sothern (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Table d'Hote 1936 Vee Lawnhurst (co-author)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Young Benjamin Franklin 1942  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Little Black Sambo 1943  amazon15.gif Pub.
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg M. Pollock The Carnival (2:35) Ragtime Dorian Henry