J. Russel Robinson (1892-1963)
Last updated: 01.03.21
According to the Internet source given below, J. Russel Robinson was an American ragtime and jazz pianist as well as being composer of popular music. He was born Indianapolis, Indiana and achieved early success whilst still a teenager with his Sapho Rag (1909) and That Eccentric Rag (1912). He toured the South with his brother, a drummer, in the early teens eventually earning the sobriquet, "The White Boy with the Colored Fingers". In 1919 he became a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and later worked as an arranger for William C. Handy's music publishing company. He recorded as an accompanist with several singers such as Annette Hanshaw, Lucille Hegamin, Marion Harris, and Lizzie Miles. Robinson died in Palmdale, California.
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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| Brass Music CDs: | |||
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Brass Ring | Catch the Brass Ring |      |
| Jazz Music CDs: | |||
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Bix Beiderbecke | Jazz Masters: From Original Recordings |   |
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Chris Barber | The Very Best of Chris Barber | |
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Monty Sunshine | Remembering Monty Sunshine | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
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Johnny de Droit | The Arcadian Serenaders | |
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Various Artists | Classic Ragtime: Roots and Offshoots | |
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Various Artists | The Hits of '23: Dreamy Melody | |
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Various Artists | Spirit of Ragtime | |
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Willie Knox | Ragtime Piano | |
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James Price Johnson | James P. Johnson 1944 Vol. 2 | |
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⇑Paragon Ragtime Orchestra | On The Boardwalk | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Ron Weatherburn | Ragtime Piano and Beyond | |
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Muggsy Spanier | The Ragtime Band Sessions | |
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Stephane Grappelli | Stephane's Tune-Original Recordings | |
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Tony Parenti | Ragtime Jubilee | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Sue Keller | Those Irresistible Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Sue Keller | Wild Women Don't Have The Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Joe ''Fingers'' Carr | Honky Tonk Hits of Joe "Fingers" Carr | |
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Johnny Maddox | Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
| Item | Title | Available | € | £ | $ | Other |
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| DBE552 | Dynamite Rag (1910) - A Negro Drag A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins. |
1-2 days |  |
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| DBE1008 | The Minstrel Man (1911) - A Ragtime Two Step A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 5¼ mins. |
print-on-demand | €12.00 | £10.00 | $15.50 | |
| DBE553 | Sapho Rag (1909) S+D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins. |
1-2 days | |
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| DBE1009 | That Eccentric Rag (1912) A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins. |
print-on-demand | €12.00 | £10.00 | $15.50 | |
| DBE1011 | Whirl Wind (1911) - A Novelty Rag A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins. |
print-on-demand | €12.00 | £10.00 | $15.50 |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 61 works by J. Russel Robinson (1892-1963).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Sapho Rag, The | 1909 |   |
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| Dynamite Rag | 1910 | |
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| He's Coming Home on the Eight O'Clock Train | 1910 | Doc Baker (sung by) | |
| I Feel Religion Comin' on | 1910 | M. A Robinson (words) | |
| Daphne | 1911 | B. Boniel (co-author) | |
| Loves of Yesterday, The | 1911 | ||
| Minstrel Man, The | 1911 | |
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| That Erratic Rag | 1911 | |
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| Whirl Wind | 1911 | |
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| Cornfield Rag, The | 1912 | Marguerite Kendall (words) | |
| On the Eight O'Clock Train | 1912 | M. Kendall (words) | |
| ⇑ Te-Na-Na-Na | 1912 | M. Kendall (words) | |
| That Eccentric Rag | 1912 | |
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| Alhambra | 1913 | |
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| Syncopation Isle | 1915 | Marguerite Kendall (words) | |
| You Brought Old Ireland Back to Me | 1917 | Marguerite Kendall (words) | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Garden of Eden | 1918 | |
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| Ringtail Blues (w&m) | 1918 | Steven Williams (co-author) | |
| Ringtail Blues - Song (w&m) | 1918 | Steven Williams (co-author) | |
| I Want to Hold You in My Arms | 1919 | A. Bernard (words) | |
| If Kisses Are Intoxicating As They Say Prohibition You Have Lost Your Sting (w&m) | 1919 | Al Siegel (co-author) Billy Curtis (co-author) |
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| Jazzolo | 1919 | T.F. Morse (co-author) Al M. Kendall (words) |
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| Lullaby Blues in the Evening | 1919 | Theodore Morse (co-author) Al. M. Kendall (words) |
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| Pan Yan | 1919 | Al. Bernard (words) | |
| Margie | 1920 | |
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| How Many Times | 1921 | R. Turk (words) | |
| Mamma Whip! Mamma Spank! | 1921 | R. Turk (words) | |
| ⇑ Eccentric | 1923 | |
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| Erratic | 1923 | |
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| First Waltz, The | 1923 | Billy Curtis (words) | |
| Rampart Street Blues | 1923 | ||
| Sam Jones Blues | 1923 | A. Bernard (co-author) R. Turk (co-author) |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| St. Louis Gal | 1923 | |
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| Blue-Eyed Sally (w&m) | 1924 | A. Bernard (words)
arr. Jeanne Gravelle |
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| Down Where the South Begins | 1924 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) |
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| How 'ya' Gonna Make Love/ When She's Tuning in X.Y.Z? (w&m) | 1924 | Al Bernard (co-author) Sidney Holden (co-author) |
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| Pretty As a Picture | 1924 | Frank Wright (words) Frank Bessinger (words) |
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| Normandy (w&m) | 1925 | Addy Britt (co-author) Jack Little (co-author) |
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| Mary Lou (w&m) | 1926 | Abe Lyman (co-author) George Waggner (co-author) |
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| Original St. Louis Hop | 1926 | George Waggner (words) | |
| There's a Trick in Pickin' a Chick-Chick-Chicken | 1927 | Charles Tobias (co-author) Coleman Goetz (co-author) |
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| Bless You, Sister | 1928 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| First Kiss, The | 1928 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| ⇑ Girl Who Broke My Heart, The | 1928 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| Half-Way to Heaven | 1928 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| Love Affairs | 1928 | Al. Dubin (words) | |
| Memories of France | 1928 | Al Dubin (words) | |
| Rita | 1929 | Bernie Cummins (co-author) | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| That's Where You Come In | 1929 | |
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| Mary Jane | 1931 | Andy Razaf (words) Maurice Chevalier (sung by) |
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| Hello, Sweetheart, Hello! | 1932 | Noble Sissle (words) | |
| Is I in Love? I Is | 1932 | Mercer Cook (words) | |
| Roamin' For Romance | 1932 | Mercer Cook (words) | |
| Is I Gotta Go to School, Ma? | 1934 | Mabel Robinson (words) Fran' Brooks (words) |
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| Get Rhythm in Your Feet | 1935 | ||
| I've Got a New Deal in Love | 1935 | Bill Livingston (words) | |
| Lamp and a Chair, A (w&m) | 1935 | Bill Livingston (co-author) Jolly Coburn (sung by) |
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| I Won't Believe It | 1939 | ||
| Gee! I'm Glad to Be the One That I Am | 1946 | Sammy Lerner (words) | |
| ⇑ Portrait of Jennie | 1948 | Gordon Burdge (words) | |
| And One to Grow On | 1954 | Peter Saldamando (words) George Waggner (words) |
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| Title | Dur | Performer | Composer | Score/Song |
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Alhambra | 4:07 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | |
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The Cornfield Rag | 2:13 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | |
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Dynamite Rag | 2:58 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | Dynamite Rag (1910) |
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Eccentric | 2:19 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | |
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Erratic | 2:53 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | |
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The Minstrel Man | 2:53 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | The Minstrel Man (1911) |
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Ringtail Blues | 2:57 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | |
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Sapho Rag | 3:03 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | |
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Whirl Wind | 3:16 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | J.R. Robinson | Whirl Wind (1911) |