Charles T. Straight  (1891-1940)
Last updated: 04.11.25
p_straightc.jpg
Websites:
url15.gif Charley Straight Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Charley Straight List of 115 historic recordings from 1911 to 1930.
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif Ev'rybody Calls Me Honey (1920) C.T. Straight Helen Clark
Joseph Anthony Phillips
Edison Blue Amberol: 4019
cylinder15.gif Humpty Dumpty Rag (1914) C.T. Straight New York Military Band Edison Blue Amberol: 2458
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Blue Grass Rag (1918), The Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Ev'rybody Calls Me Honey (1919) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif King of the Bungaloos (1911) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Mocking Bird Rag (1912) Colin D. McDonald
audiomidi15.gif Santa Claus Blues (1924) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Humpty Dumpty Rag (1914) C.T. Straight National Promenade Band Edison: 3239
record15.gif I Never Had the Blues (1925) C.T. Straight Emmett Miller OKeh: 9327
record15.gif In the Land of Rice and Tea (1920) C.T. Straight Paul Biese Trio Columbia: 79215
recordmp3.gif King of the Bungaloos (1911) C.T. Straight G. Greene Victor: B-10211
record15.gif Kiss Your Little Baby Good-Night (1926) C.T. Straight Pennsylvanians Victor: BVE-35520
recordmp3.gif Mississippi Bound (1920) C.T. Straight A. Bernard Edison: 7423
record15.gif Pretty Lips (1926) C.T. Straight Bing Crosby
A. Rinker
Victor: BVE-37286
recordmp3.gif Santa Claus Blues (1925) C.T. Straight Eva Taylor
C. Todd
C. Williams
OKeh: 73721
recordmp3.gif Santa Claus Blues (1925) C.T. Straight Eva Taylor OKeh: 73695
recordmp3.gif Smiling Skies (1928) C.T. Straight Carleton A. Coon Victor: BVE-48625
record15.gif That's Everything (1923) C.T. Straight Oriole Orchestra Brunswick: 11649-11651
record15.gif Whole World Is Dreaming of Love, The (1925) C.T. Straight Benson Orchestra of Chicago Victor: BVE-32711
record15.gif You Went Away (1913) C.T. Straight Charles W. Harrison Victor: B-13894
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
cd15.gif George Chisholm Early Days 1935-1944 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Various Artists Classic Ragtime: Roots and Offshoots flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists That Devilin' Tune CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Alan Martin Everything is Ragtime Now flag15us.gif flag15de.gif
cd15.gif Brown Brothers Rusty Rags CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Frederick Hodges Kitten on the Keys: Ragtime, Novelty & Stride Classics flag15us.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
Ev'rybody Calls Me Honey (1919) C.T. Straight (music)
Joe Lyons (words)

Piano, Voice Greer
Indiana
Sheet Music Singer
wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Forest Queen (1913) C.T. Straight (music)
Walsh (words)
J. B. (words)
Chief Caupolican (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
Hot Hands (1916) C.T. Straight (music)
Piano IMSLP
Indiana
wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Humpty Dumpty (1914) C.T. Straight (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif I Found the End of the Rainbow (1918) C.T. Straight (music)
William Sandefur (coauth.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
I Love You Sunday (1920) C.T. Straight (w&m)
Charles E. Byrne (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP
Indiana
Pub.
pdf15.gif I'm Goin' to Stay on Solid Ground (1911) C.T. Straight (music)
G. Greene (words)
S. Murphy (words)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
 King of the Bungaloos (1911) C.T. Straight (music)
G. Greene (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP
Sheet Music Singer
wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Let's Go (1915) C.T. Straight (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Little Thoughts (1922) C.T. Straight (music)
Roy Bargy (coauth.)
Hal Billings (words)
Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Meet Me in May-Time Marie (1911) C.T. Straight (music)
R. Shields (words)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Mississippi Lou (1913) C.T. Straight (w&m)
Billy Beard (perf.)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.


pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
Mocking Bird Rag - Song (1912) C.T. Straight (music)
J. Brandon Walsh (words)
G. Greene (perf.)
G. Greene (perf.)
Piano, Voice

IMSLP
Indiana
Pub.
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
Red Raven Rag (1915) C.T. Straight (music)
Piano IMSLP
Indiana
Pub.
pdf15.gif Santa Claus Blues (1924) C.T. Straight (w&m)
G. Kahn (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif  See Those Mississippi Steam-Boats on Parade (1916) C.T. Straight (music)
Joe Kelsey (words)
Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
The peformer is featured on 5 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg What a Man! (1926) Walter Donaldson(w&m) Ralph Williams (co-author)
Charley Straight (perf.)
perf15.jpg Petrushka (1926) Fred Fisher Charley Straight (perf.)
perf15.jpg Tweedle-Dee Tweedle-Doo, You Love Me - I'll Love You (1923) Mel Stitzel Art Kassel (co-author)
Charley Straight (perf.)
perf15.jpg Gimme a Little Kiss Will ''Ya'' Huh? (1926) Roy Turk(w&m) Jack Smith (co-author)
Maceo Pinkard (co-author)
Charley Straight (perf.)
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 56 works by Charles T. Straight (1891-1940). 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
       
I'm Goin' to Stay on Solid Ground 1911 Gene Greene (words)
Stanley Murphy (words)
 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
King of the Bungaloos 1911 Gene Greene (words)
Gene Greene (perf.)
 wvicon.gif pdf15.gifpdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif
Meet Me in May-Time Marie 1911 Ren Shields (words)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
Mocking Bird Rag 1912  wvicon.gif 
Mocking Bird Rag - Song 1912 J. Brandon Walsh (words)
Gene Greene (perf.)
 Pub. pdf15.gifpdf15.gif
My Rose of Old Kildare 1912 J. Brandon Walsh (words)  Pub.
Everything Is Ragtime Now 1913 J. Brandon Walsh (words)
Forest Queen 1913 Walsh (words)
J. B. (words)
Chief Caupolican (perf.)
 Pub. pdf15.gif
Mississippi Lou (w&m) 1913 Billy Beard (perf.)  Pub. pdf15.gif
You Went Away 1913 J. Brandon Walsh (words)
Charles W. Harrison (perf.)
  record15.gif
That Australian Rag 1913c Gene Greene (words)  Pub.
Humpty Dumpty Rag 1914 National Promenade Band (perf.)
New York Military Band (perf.)
 Pub. pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif cylinder15.gif
To-Morrow Morn 1914 Bob F. Sear (words)
Gil.R. Wells (words)
 Pub.
Let's Go 1915  Pub. pdf15.gif
Red Raven Rag 1915  Pub. pdf15.gifpdf15.gif
Hot Hands 1916  Pub. pdf15.gifpdf15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Itsit 1916
Lazy Bones Rag 1916
Playmor 1916
S'more 1916
See Those Mississippi Steam-Boats on Parade 1916 Joe Kelsey (words)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
Try Me 1916
Black Jack Rag 1917
Out Steppin' 1917
Blue Grass Rag, The 1918  wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg 
Dippy Ditty, A 1918
Fastep 1918
I Found the End of the Rainbow (w&m) 1918 William Sandefur (co-author)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
Mitinice 1918
Mow 'em Down 1918 Rube Bennett (words)  youtube15.jpg
Nifty Nonsense 1918
Rag-A-Bit 1918
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Red Rose Waltz 1918  wvicon.gif
Sweet Pickin's Rag 1918  wvicon.gif
Ev'rybody Calls Me Honey 1919 Joe Lyons (words)
Helen Clark (perf.)
Joseph Anthony Phillips (perf.)
 Pub. pdf15.gifpdf15.gifpdf15.gif  cylinder15.gif
Memory-Land 1919 Gus Kahn (words)  wvicon.gif
Universal Rag 1919-22
Hold Me in Your Heart 1920 Ray Sherwood (words)
I Love You Sunday 1920 Charles E. Byrne (words)  Pub. pdf15.gifpdf15.gif
I'm Doublin' Back to Dublin 1920 Roy Bargy (co-author)
Chas. E. Bryne (words)
 wvicon.gif
In the Land of Rice and Tea 1920 Paul Biese (co-author)
Paul Biese Trio (perf.)
  record15.gif
Lady O' Dreams 1920 Gus Kahn (words)  Pub.
Mississippi Bound 1920 Spencer Williams (words)
Al. Bernard (perf.)
  recordmp3.gif
Rickety Stairs 1921 Roy Bargy (co-author)
George Moriarty (words)
Jen Latona (perf.)
 Pub. youtube15.jpg
Little Thoughts 1922 Roy Bargy (co-author)
Hal Billings (words)
 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
Buddy's Habits 1923  wvicon.gif
That's Everything 1923 Alfred Kvale (co-author)
Oriole Orchestra (perf.)
  record15.gif
Forsaken Blues 1924 Don Morgan (words)
Duncan Sisters (perf.)
 wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
I Found a Way to Love You 1924 Don Morgan (words)  wvicon.gif
Santa Claus Blues 1924 Gus Kahn (words)
Eva Taylor (perf.)
Clarence Todd (perf.)
Clarence Williams (perf.)
 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif recordmp3.gif
I Never Had the Blues 1925 Spencer Williams (words)
Emmett Miller (perf.)
  record15.gif
Whole World Is Dreaming of Love, The 1925 Don Bestor (co-author)
Benson Orchestra of Chicago (perf.)
  record15.gif
Kiss Your Little Baby Good-Night 1926 Walter Donaldson (co-author)
Pennsylvanians (perf.)
  record15.gif
Pretty Lips 1926 Walter Donaldson (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
Al Rinker (perf.)
  record15.gif
Smiling Skies 1928 Milton Samuels (co-author)
Walter Hirsch (words)
Carleton A. Coon (perf.)
Charles T. Straight (perf.)
 wvicon.gif  recordmp3.gif
Funny, Dear What Love Can Do 1929
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg C.T. Straight The Blue Grass Rag (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg C.T. Straight Itsit (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg C.T. Straight Mow 'em Down (0:00) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg C.T. Straight Rickety Stairs (3:07) J. Latona