James Royce Shannon (1881-1946)
Last updated: 29.04.22
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).
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Cradle Time | J.R. Shannon (words & music) | Piano | YorkSpace |  |
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I'm Going Back to Tennessee (1911) | J.R. Shannon (words & music) Clark & Adler (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Log Cabin Rag (1914) | J.R. Shannon (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Loves Melody | J.R. Shannon (words & music) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Meet Me in Blossom Time (1914) | J.R. Shannon (music) Geo. J Moriarty (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Mister Moving Picture Man | J.R. Shannon (music) Geo. J. Moriarity (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | |
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Something Tells Me You're the Girl | J.R. Shannon (music) George J. Moriarty (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Tale of the Fireside, A | J.R. Shannon (music) J.J. Thornton (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Tale of the Fireside, A | J.R. Shannon (music) J.J. Thornton (words) |
Piano, Voice | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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That's an Irish Lullaby | J.R. Shannon (music) | Piano | Greer | |
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There's a Red Bordered Flag in the Window (1918) | J.R. Shannon (music) Fred Ziemer (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral | J.R. Shannon (words & music) | Piano | Greer | Pub. |
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⇑Waiman Rag (1910) | J.R. Shannon (music) Waiman (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Where that Ragtime River Flows (1912) | J.R. Shannon (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Ye Barn Dance (1908) | J.R. Shannon (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 37 works by James Royce Shannon (1881-1946).
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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| Shadowland | 1907 | |
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| Ye Barn Dance | 1908 | Pub. | |
| My Old Girl (w&m) | 1909 | Pub. | |
| Coster Rag | 1910 | Jack O'Malley (words) Alice Lloyd (perf.) |
Pub.  |
| I'd Rather Have Folks Say ''How That Man Did Run!'' Than ''There He Lies!'' | 1910 | |
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| Waiman Rag | 1910 | Waiman (perf.) | Pub.  |
| Where the Desert Meets the Nile (w&m) | 1910 | Pub. | |
| I'm Going Back to Tennessee (w&m) | 1911 | Clark & Adler (perf.) | Pub. |
| Mammy's Angel Chile | 1911 | Pub. | |
| My Pretty Eileen Good Night (w&m) | 1911 | Pub. | |
| Mister Moving Picture Man | 1912 | Geo. J. Moriarity (words) | |
| ⇑ Something Tells Me You're the Girl | 1912 | George J. Moriarty (words) | Pub. |
| Where that Ragtime River Flows (w&m) | 1912 | Pub. |
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| Clover Time (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Dixie Lou (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| That's an Irish Lullaby | 1913 | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Co-Ed | 1914 | J.S.Zamecnik (words) | |
| Log Cabin Rag | 1914 | |
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| Meet Me in Blossom Time | 1914 | Geo. J Moriarty (words) | Pub. |
| Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (w&m) | 1914 | C.C. Olcott (perf.) Bing Crosby (perf.) |
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| Zudora (w&m) | 1914 | Pub. | |
| This Wide World Has Only One You | 1915 | ||
| U.S.S. Michigan March | 1915 | Pub. | |
| What's the Use to Have a Heart When You Have No One to Love | 1916 | |
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| Cradle Time (w&m) | 1917 | |
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| Longing For My Dixie Home (w&m) | 1917 | Pub. | |
| Love's Melody (w&m) | 1917 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Sunshine Valley | 1917 | ||
| Tale of the Fireside, A | 1918 | J.J. Thornton (words) | Pub. |
| There's a Red Bordered Flag in the Window | 1918 | Fred Ziemer (words) | Pub. |
| When the Roses Bid Summer Goodbye | 1919 | ||
| Daddy's Doll | ? |