James Royce Shannon (1881-1946)
Last updated: 17.10.18
According to the Internet source given below, James Royce Shannon [James Royce] was an American actor, composer and songwriter of popular music. Born in Adrian; Michigan he established a theatrical company which toured the US and Europe. He was also a long-time drama critic for the Detroit Free Press. His most popular song was Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral (1913) for the musical production Shameen Dhu (New York, 1914). He wrote the lyrics to The Missouri Waltz (1916) by Frederic Knight Logan which eventually became the official Missouri State Song. Of ragtime interest are his Waiman Rag (1910) and Log Cabin Rag (1914).
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 35 works by James Royce Shannon (1881-1946). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Key: Electronic Resource Items
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| Shadowland | 1907 |  |
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| Ye Barn Dance | 1908 | |
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| My Old Girl | 1909 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Coster Rag | 1910 | Jack O'Malley | |
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| I'd Rather Have Folks Say "How That Man Did Run!" Than "There He Lies!" | 1910 | |
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| Waiman Rag | 1910 | |
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| Where the Desert Meets the Nile | 1910 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Back to Tennessee | 1911 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Mammy's Angel Chile | 1911 | |
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| My Pretty Eileen Good Night | 1911 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Mister Moving Picture Man | 1912 | Geo. J. Moriarity | |
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| Something Tells Me You're the Girl | 1912 | George J. Moriarty | |
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| Clover Time | 1913 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Dixie Lou | 1913 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral | 1913 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| ⇑ Co-Ed | 1914 | J.S.Zamecnik |
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| Log Cabin Rag | 1914 | |
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| Meet Me in Blossom Time | 1914 | Geo. J Moriarty | ||
| Zudora | 1914 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| This Wide World Has Only One You | 1915 | |||
| U.S.S. Michigan March | 1915 | |
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| What's the Use to Have a Heart When You Have No One to Love | 1916 | |
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| Cradle Time | 1917 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Longing For My Dixie Home | 1917 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Love's Melody | 1917 | Words & Music by Shannon | |
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| Sunshine Valley | 1917 | |||
| A Tale of the Fireside | 1918 | J.J. Thornton | |
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| There's a Red Bordered Flag in the Window | 1918 | Fred Ziemer | |
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| When the Roses Bid Summer Goodbye | 1919 | |||
| Daddy's Doll | ? | |||
| Dance of the Hop-Alongs | ? | |||
| ⇑ El Triunfo | ? |
