George Frederick Root (1820-1895)
Last updated: 12.01.25
All that can presently (May 2013) be gleaned about by internet searching is that George Frederick Root is the one-off composer of Oh, Drink at the Fountain (1883) published by John Church Jr. Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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George Frederick Root | Biography by wikipedia.org. | |
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DAHR: George F. Root | List of 92 historic recordings from 1894 to 1940. |
| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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The Battle Cry of Freedom (1911) | Byron George Harlan Joe Parsons |
U.S. Everlasting Record: 1199 | |
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The Battle Cry of Freedom (1916) | W.V. Brunt | Edison Blue Amberol: 2904 | |
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The Battle Cry of Freedom (1896-1900) | S. Porter | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 4567 | |
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The Battle Cry of Freedom (1904) | Byron George Harlan F.C. Stanley |
Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8805 | |
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Just Before the Battle, Mother (1909) | Will Oakland | Edison Amberol: 297 | |
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Just Before the Battle, Mother (1904) | John W. Myers | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 32433 | |
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Just Before the Battle, Mother (1898) | F.C. Stanley | Edison Record: 5001 | |
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Just Before the Battle, Mother (1911) | H. Burr F.C. Stanley |
Indestructible Record: 1460 | |
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Just Before the Battle, Mother (1905) | John H. Bieling Harry MacDonough |
Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8872 | |
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Ring the Bells of Heaven (1906) | Columbia Quartette | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 33032 | |
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Ring the Bells of Heaven (1904) | Unknown | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8854 | |
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⇑Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1911) | T. Brown | U.S. Everlasting: 407 | |
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Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1905) | Columbia Band | Twentieth Century Talking Machine Record: 85014 | |
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Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1914) | Knickerbocker Quartet | Edison Blue Amberol: 2432 | |
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Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1910) | Byron George Harlan F.C. Stanley |
Edison Amberol: Special H | |
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The Vacant Chair (1903) | Byron George Harlan | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8535 | |
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The Vacant Chair (1905) | John W. Myers | Columbia Phonograph Co.: 32613 | |
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The Vacant Chair (1896-1900) | Edison Grand Concert Band | Edison Record: 131 | |
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The Vacant Chair (1913) | Elizabeth Spencer | Edison Blue Amberol: 1713 |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Just Before the Battle, Mother (1905) | G.F. Root | John H. Bieling Harry MacDonough |
Victor: B-2495 |
This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.
| Title | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Just Before the Battle, Mother | George Frederick Root (words & music) Will Oakland (perf.) |
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| Ring the Bell, Watchman | George Frederick Root (words & music) Christy Minstrels (perf.) |
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Battle Cry of Freedom (1862), The | G.F. Root (w&m) |
Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point Sheet Music Singer |
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Brother, Tell Me of the Battle (1864) | G.F. Root (music) Thomas Manahan (words) |
Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point | |
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Glory! Glory! or, the Little Octoroon (1866) | G.F. Root (music) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Hazel Dell (1852), The | G.F. Root (w&m) | Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point | |
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Independent Farmer (?), The | G.F. Root (music) W.W. Fosdick (words) |
Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point | |
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Just Before the Battle, Mother (1863) | G.F. Root (w&m) | Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point | Pub. |
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Rosalie the Prairie Flower (1856) | G.F. Root (music) Geo Christy (perf.) Wood's Minstrels (perf.) |
Piano | Greer | |
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⇑Shining Shore (?), The | G.F. Root (w&m) | Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point | |
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Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1864) | G.F. Root (w&m) | Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point | Pub. |
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Vacant Chair (1862), The | G.F. Root (w&m) Henry Stevenson Washburn (words) |
Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point | |
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When He Cometh (?) | G.F. Root (music) William O. Cushing (words) |
Piano, Voice | SheetMusic Point |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 19 works by George Frederick Root (1820-1895).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Hazel Dell, The (w&m) | 1852 | as Wurzel | |
| Rosalie the Prairie Flower | 1856 | Geo Christy (perf.) Wood's Minstrels (perf.) |
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| Rock Me to Sleep, Mother | 1861 | |
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| Battle Cry of Freedom, The (w&m) | 1862 | Walter Van Brunt (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Joe Parsons (perf.) Steve Porter (perf.) Frank C. Stanley (perf.) |
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| Vacant Chair, The (w&m) | 1862 | Henry Stevenson Washburn (words) Edison Grand Concert Band (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) John W. Myers (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.) |
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| Just Before the Battle, Mother (w&m) | 1863 | John H. Bieling (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) Harry MacDonough (perf.) John W. Myers (perf.) Will Oakland (perf.) Frank C. Stanley (perf.) |
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| Brother, Tell Me of the Battle | 1864 | Thomas Manahan (words) |  |
| Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (w&m) | 1864 | Tom Brown (perf.) Columbia Band (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) Knickerbocker Quartet (perf.) Frank C. Stanley (perf.) |
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| Glory! Glory! or, the Little Octoroon | 1866 | Pub. |
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| Ring the Bells of Heaven | 1866 | William O. Cushing (words) Columbia Quartette (perf.) Unknown (perf.) |
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| Ring the Bell, Watchman (w&m) | 1872 | Christy Minstrels (perf.) | |
| ⇑ Oh, Drink at the Fountain | 1883 | hamiltorj1 (words) | |
| Oh Are Ye Sleeping Maggie | 1895 | ||
| Old Glory Forever | 1918 | Howard N. Fuller (words) | |
| Independent Farmer, The | ? | W.W. Fosdick (words) | Pub. |
| May Moore | ? | Pub. | |
| Music Far Away | ? | Pub. | |
| Shining Shore, The (w&m) | ? | |
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| When He Cometh | ? | William O. Cushing (words) | |