George Frederick Root  (1820-1895)
Last updated: 09.10.23
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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  Title (Release Year) Instruments/Issue Performers
       
  MP3 File(s)    
audioextmp315.gif The Battle Cry of Freedom (1911) U.S. Everlasting Record: 1199 Byron George Harlan
Joe Parsons
audioextmp315.gif The Battle Cry of Freedom (1916) Edison Blue Amberol: 2904 W.V. Brunt
audioextmp315.gif The Battle Cry of Freedom (1896-1900) Columbia Phonograph Co.: 4567 S. Porter
audioextmp315.gif The Battle Cry of Freedom (1904) Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8805 Byron George Harlan
F.C. Stanley
audioextmp315.gif Just Before the Battle, Mother (1909) Edison Amberol: 297 Will Oakland
audioextmp315.gif Just Before the Battle, Mother (1904) Columbia Phonograph Co.: 32433 John W. Myers
audioextmp315.gif Just Before the Battle, Mother (1898) Edison Record: 5001 F.C. Stanley
audioextmp315.gif Just Before the Battle, Mother (1911) Indestructible Record: 1460 F.C. Stanley
H. Burr
audioextmp315.gif Just Before the Battle, Mother (1905) Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8872 Harry MacDonough
John H. Bieling
audioextmp315.gif Ring the Bells of Heaven (1906) Columbia Phonograph Co.: 33032 Columbia Quartette
audioextmp315.gif Ring the Bells of Heaven (1904) Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8854 Unknown
audioextmp315.gif Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1911) U.S. Everlasting: 407 T. Brown
audioextmp315.gif Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1905) Twentieth Century Talking Machine Record: 85014 Columbia Band
audioextmp315.gif Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1914) Edison Blue Amberol: 2432 Knickerbocker Quartet
audioextmp315.gif Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1910) Edison Amberol: Special H Byron George Harlan
F.C. Stanley
audioextmp315.gif  The Vacant Chair (1903) Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8535 Byron George Harlan
audioextmp315.gif The Vacant Chair (1905) Columbia Phonograph Co.: 32613 John W. Myers
audioextmp315.gif The Vacant Chair (1896-1900) Edison Record: 131 Edison Grand Concert Band
audioextmp315.gif The Vacant Chair (1913) Edison Blue Amberol: 1713 Elizabeth Spencer
     Title Attribution Remarks
       
url15.gif Just Before the Battle, Mother George Frederick Root (words & music)
Will Oakland (perf.)
 
url15.gif Ring the Bell, Watchman George Frederick Root (words & music)
Christy Minstrels (perf.)
 
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Battle Cry of Freedom (1862), The G.F. Root (music) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Brother, Tell Me of the Battle (1864) G.F. Root (music)
Thomas Manahan (words)
Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point
pdf15.gif Hazel Dell (1852), The G.F. Root (w&m) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point
pdf15.gif Independent Farmer (?), The G.F. Root (music)
W.W. Fosdick (words)
Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Just Before the Battle, Mother (1863) G.F. Root (w&m) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point Pub.
pdf15.gif Rosalie the Prairie Flower (1856) G.F. Root (music)
Geo Christy (perf.)
Wood's Minstrels (perf.)
Piano Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Shining Shore (?), The G.F. Root (w&m) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point
pdf15.gif Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1864) G.F. Root (w&m) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point Pub.
pdf15.gif Vacant Chair (1862), The G.F. Root (w&m)
Henry Stevenson Washburn (words)
Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point
pdf15.gif 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 pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Hazel Dell, The (w&m) 1852 as Wurzel
Rosalie the Prairie Flower 1856 Geo Christy (perf.)
Wood's Minstrels (perf.)
 wvicon.gif
Rock Me to Sleep, Mother 1861  wvicon.gif
Battle Cry of Freedom, The 1862 Walter Van Brunt (perf.)
Byron George Harlan (perf.)
Joe Parsons (perf.)
Steve Porter (perf.)
Frank C. Stanley (perf.)
 wvicon.gif audioextmp315.gif
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.)
 audioextmp315.gif
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.)
 Pub. audioextmp315.gif
Brother, Tell Me of the Battle 1864 Thomas Manahan (words)  youtube15.jpg
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (w&m) 1864 Columbia Band (perf.)
Tom Brown (perf.)
Byron George Harlan (perf.)
Knickerbocker Quartet (perf.)
Frank C. Stanley (perf.)
 Pub. audioextmp315.gif
Glory! Glory! or, the Little Octoroon 1866  Pub.
Ring the Bells of Heaven 1866 William O. Cushing (words)
Columbia Quartette (perf.)
Unknown (perf.)
 youtube15.jpg audioextmp315.gif
Ring the Bell, Watchman (w&m) 1872 Christy Minstrels (perf.)
Oh, Drink at the Fountain 1883 hamiltorj1 (words)  wvicon.gif
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) ?
When He Cometh ? William O. Cushing (words)
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg G.F. Root Brother, Tell Me of the Battle (3:24) Harry Timetey
youtube15.jpg G.F. Root Ring the Bells of Heaven (1:59) Rix Tillman