Will Rossiter (1867-1954)

	Title	Instruments/Issue	Performers


MP3 File(s)
Don't You Remember the Time?	Edison Blue Amberol: 4003	Elizabeth Lennox George Wilton Ballard
Drifting - Song	Edison Amberol: 1111	Elsie West Baker James F. Harrison
Gee! But There's Class to a Girl Like You	Edison Amberol: 528	Manuel Romain
I'd Love to Live in Loveland With a Girl Like You	Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record: 484	George Wilton Ballard
I'd Love to Live in Loveland With a Girl Like You	Indestructible Record: 3277	Henry Burr
I'd Love to Live in Loveland With a Girl Like You	Edison Standard Record: 10572	W.V. Brunt
Napanee	Edison Standard Record: 10212	American Symphony Orchestra
On the Banks of Lovelight Bay	Edison Blue Amberol: 2332	Helen Clark Emory B. Randolph
When I Met You Last Night in Dreamland	Edison Blue Amberol: 1627	Helen Clark Edwin Skedden

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Don't You Remember the Time? (1919)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Elsie Wedda (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Drifting	W. Rossiter (music) H.L. Alford (coauth.)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
Gee! But There's Class to a Girl Like You (1908)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Dan Healy (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Girl You Can't Forget (1916), The	W. Rossiter (words & music) Maude Lambert (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
I'd Love to Build a Love Nest For You (1921)	W. Rossiter (music) Grace Wilson (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.
I'd Love to Live in Loveland With a Girl Like You	W. Rossiter (music)	Piano, Voice	Kirk	Pub.
I'd Love to Live in Loveland With a Girl Like You	W. Rossiter (music)	Piano	Greer	Pub.
I'd Love to Live in Loveland With a Girl Like You	W. Rossiter (music)	Piano	Greer	Pub.
I'll Be Your Sweetheart, If You'll Be Mine (1895)	W. Rossiter (words & music)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall (1911)	W. Rossiter (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words) Reine Davies (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
My Rose From the Garden of Girls (1911)	W. Rossiter (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Napanee - Song (1906)	W. Rossiter (music) Will S Genaro (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
⇑On the Banks of Lovelight Bay (1913)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Maude Lambert (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Play Days (1911)	W. Rossiter (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Pretty Little Maid of Cherokee (1909)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Marie Roslyn (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Put a Little Sunshine in Your Home (1905)	W. Rossiter (music) Gorham B. Coffin (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Roses of Love (1911)	W. Rossiter (words & music)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
Santa Claus Is Coming (1914)	W. Rossiter (words & music)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
She's Somebody's Sweetheart (1896)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Josie Emery (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When I Met You Last Night in Dreamland (1911)	W. Rossiter (music) Beth Slater Whitson (words) Maude Lambert (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When Teddy Comes Marching Home (1910)	W. Rossiter (music) Irving B Lee (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When the Balmy Breezes Blow (1909)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Edith Livingston (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When the Moon Plays Peek-A-Boo (1907)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Josephine Gassman (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When We Were Running Wild (1913)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Franklyn Batie (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When You Tell the Sweetest Story to the Sweetest Girl You Know (1912)	W. Rossiter (words & music)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
⇑Wish Me Good Luck on My Journey (1907)	W. Rossiter (words & music) Ida Gladstone (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
You're the Dawn of a Perfect Day (1915)	W. Rossiter (music)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 59 works by Will Rossiter (1867-1954). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1893-1907

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I'm the Man That Wrote ''After the Ball''	1893	W.C. Robey (words) as W.R. Williams
Sweet Nellie Bawn	1894	as W.R. Williams
Tattoo on the Arm, The	1894	Jason J. McCorry (words) Imogene Comer (perf.) as W. R. Williams
I'll Be Your Sweetheart, If You'll Be Mine (w&m)	1895	as W. R. Williams	Pub.
She's Somebody's Sweetheart (w&m)	1896	Josie Emery (perf.) as W. R. Williams	Pub.
He Enlisted With the U.S. Volunteers	1898	as W.R. Williams
You Were All I Had (w&m)	1903	as W.R. Williams	Pub.
Osceola	1904		Pub.
Down in Peaceful Valley (w&m)	1905	as W.R. Williams	Pub.
Farewell, My Annabelle (w&m)	1905		Pub.
Put a Little Sunshine in Your Home	1905	Gorham B. Coffin (words) as W. R. Williams
⇑ Cowboy Girl, The	1906
He Treated Me White	1906
Napanee	1906	American Symphony Orchestra (perf.)	Pub.
Napanee - Song	1906	Will S Genaro (words) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
I'd Like to Feather a Nest For You	1907	Ray Raymond (perf.)

1907-1911

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


In the Sweet Dim Light	1907	Will S Genaro (words) as W.R. Williams
When the Moon Plays Peek-A-Boo (w&m)	1907	Josephine Gassman (perf.) as W. R. Williams
Why Did You Break My Heart	1907	as W.R. Williams
Wish Me Good Luck on My Journey (w&m)	1907	Ida Gladstone (perf.) Mamie Harnish (perf.) as W. R. Williams	Pub.
Drifting	1908	Harry L Alford (co-author)	Pub.
Drifting - Song	1908	Elsie West Baker (perf.) James F. Harrison (perf.)	Pub.
Gee! But There's Class to a Girl Like You (w&m)	1908	Manuel Romain (perf.) Dan Healy (perf.) as W,R, Williams	Pub.
Dawn of Christmas Day	1909		Pub.
Pretty Little Maid of Cherokee (w&m)	1909	Marie Roslyn (perf.) as W. R. Williams	Pub.
When the Balmy Breezes Blow (w&m)	1909	Edith Livingston (perf.) as W. R. Williams	Pub.
Golden Hearted Daisies	1910	Elizabeth Gordon (words) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
⇑ I'd Love to Live in Loveland With a Girl Like You	1910	W.V. Brunt (perf.) Henry Burr (perf.) George Wilton Ballard (perf.) Alma Youlin (perf.) Grace Wilson (perf.) Maude Lambert (perf.) Clara Nelson (perf.) Nonette (perf.) Dolce Sisters (perf.) as W. R. Williams	Pub.
When Teddy Comes Marching Home	1910	Irving B Lee (words) as W. R. Williams	Pub.
Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall	1911	Beth Slater Whitson (words) Reine Davies (perf.) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
My Rose From the Garden of Girls	1911	Beth Slater Whitson (words) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
Play Days	1911	Beth Slater Whitson (words) as W.R. Williams	Pub.

1911-1915

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Roses of Love (w&m)	1911	as W. R. Williams
Tho' the Silver Threads Are 'mong the Gold I Love You Just the Same (w&m)	1911		Pub.
We'll Always Be the Same Sweethearts	1911	Olive Frields Newman (words) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
When I Met You Last Night in Dreamland	1911	Beth Slater Whitson (words) Helen Clark (perf.) Edwin Skedden (perf.) Maude Lambert (perf.) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
When the Shadows Make the Twilight Fade Away	1911	Beth Slater Whitson (words) as W.R. Williams
When You Tell the Sweetest Story to the Sweetest Girl You Know (w&m)	1912	as W. R. Williams	Pub.
Minstrel Show Parade, The (w&m)	1913	Mae Curtis (perf.) Myrtle H. Bard (perf.) as W.R. Williams
On the Banks of Lovelight Bay (w&m)	1913	Helen Clark (perf.) Emory B. Randolph (perf.) Maude Lambert (perf.) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
On the Beautiful Isle of My Dreams (w&m)	1913	Reine Davies (perf.) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
Only Way to Happy Land Is Down the Road of Love, The	1913	J. Brandon Walsh (words) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
When We Were Running Wild (w&m)	1913	Franklyn Batie (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ Santa Claus Is Coming (w&m)	1914	as W. R. Williams	Pub.
We Stand For Peace While Others War	1914	as W.R. Williams	Pub.
After All I've Done For You (w&m)	1915	Mae Curtis (perf.) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
I'll Never Miss Another Girl As I Miss You	1915	Al. B. Coney (co-author)
You're the Dawn of a Perfect Day	1915	as W. R. Williams	Pub.

1915-1923

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


You're the Dawn of a Wonderful Day (w&m)	1915	as W.R. Williams
Girl You Can't Forget, The (w&m)	1916	Maude Lambert (perf.) as W,R, Williams	Pub.
Summer's Night, A	1916	Harvard, J. E (co-author) D. Caryll (perf.)	Pub.
When I Bid the World Good-Bye	1916	Carter N. Stahl (words) as W.R. Williams	Pub.
You Took All I Had (w&m)	1916	D. Caryll (perf.)	Pub.
America Today - Don't Worry--Uncle Sam's Alright	1917	Herbert Moore (words) as W.R. Williams
We Don't Know Where We're Going, But We're on Our Way (w&m)	1917	as W.R. Williams	Pub.
Don't You Remember the Time? (w&m)	1919	Elizabeth Lennox (perf.) George Wilton Ballard (perf.) Elsie Wedda (perf.) as W.R. Williams; E. Lennox as Louise Terrell	Pub.
I'd Love to Build a Love Nest For You	1921	Grace Wilson (perf.) as W,R, Williams	Pub.
In the Cottage That Stands on the Hill	1921	Blanche M Tice (co-author) W. R Williams (words) Blanche M. Tice (words)
Rosie O'Reilly (w&m)	1923	Kathryne E. Thompson (perf.) as W.R. Williams	Pub.