John Stromberg  (1853-1902)
Last updated: 04.05.21
John Stromberg was an American composer of popular music and songwriter who was born in New York. He worked together with lyricist Edgar Smith on stage shows for Webber and Fields which included The Geezer (1896), The Glad Hand (1897), Hurley-Burley (1898) and Whirl-i-gig (1899). Lillian Russell introduced several of his songs in the latter production. Stromberg also wrote a number of songs with Harry B. Smith. Of ragtime interest is his cakewalkThe Sun Do Move (1899). He committed suicide in New York in 1902, his Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star was published posthumously.


John Stromberg  (1853-1902) has at least 26 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
American Serio-Comic, The
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Edgar Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 3 pages. Limited availability.
Colonel, The
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1900. Sheet Music.
I'm Making a Bid For Popularity
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Irish Sidewalk Conversationalists, The
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Edgar Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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 ⇑ Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 5 pages. Limited availability.
Keep Away Fom Emmaline
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 5 pages.
King Gilhooly
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Edgar Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Kiss Me Honey Do
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Edgar Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Kissing Bug, The
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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 ⇑ Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 5 pages.
La Danse d'Arabe
Music by: John Stromberg.
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Large Cold Bottle and a Small Hot Bird, A
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Little Brunette Soubrette
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Little Old New York Is Good Enough For Me
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Edgar Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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 ⇑ Printed: 1898. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
Maud
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Moonlight Serenade
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music.
My Josephine
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Old Glory Song of the Navy
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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 ⇑ Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 15 pages.
Opening of the Season, The
Music by: John Stromberg.
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music.
Oriental Guards March
Music by: John Stromberg.
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music.
Queen of Bohemia, The
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Say You Love Me Sue
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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 ⇑ Printed: 1899. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Skirt Dance
Music by: John Stromberg.
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
b0000d3vez_m.jpgSun Do Move, The Cake Walk and Two Step
Music by: John Stromberg.
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1899. Sheet Music.
There Was a Time When on Broadway
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Edgar Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 3 pages. Limited availability.
What! Marry Dat Gal?
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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 ⇑ Printed: 1899. Sheet Music. Limited availability.
When Chloe Sings a Song
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1897. Sheet Music 5 pages.
Who'll Help Me Spend My Money
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith
Publisher: Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
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Printed: 1898. Sheet Music 9 pages. Limited availability.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 52 works by John Stromberg (1853-1902). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
If You Love Me Truly 1897 Kenneth Lee (words)  wvicon.gif
When Chloe Sings a Song 1897 Harry B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
American Serio-Comic, The 1898 Edgar Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Her Name Is Mandy 1898 Beaumont Sisters (sung by)
How I Love My Lu 1898 Edgar Smith (words)
Louis De Lange (words)
Peter F. Dailey (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
Irish Sidewalk Conversationalists, The 1898 Edgar Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Keep Away Fom Emmaline 1898 Harry B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Kiss Me Honey Do 1898 Edgar Smith (words)
Peter F. Dailey (sung by) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
La Danse d'Arabe 1898  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Large Cold Bottle and a Small Hot Bird, A 1898 H.B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Little Old New York Is Good Enough For Me 1898 Harry B. Smith (words)
Edgar Smith (words) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
⇑ Moonlight Serenade 1898 H.B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
My Josephine 1898 H.B. Smith (words)
Peter F. Dailey (sung by) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Opening of the Season, The 1898  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Skirt Dance 1898  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
There Was a Time When on Broadway 1898 Edgar Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Who'll Help Me Spend My Money 1898 Harry B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
I'm Making a Bid For Popularity 1899 Harry B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
If All the Stars Were Mine 1899 H.B. Smith (words)  wvicon.gif
King Gilhooly 1899 Edgar Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Kissing Bug, The 1899 H.B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Little Brunette Soubrette 1899 H.B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Maud 1899 H.B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Old Glory 1899 H.B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Oriental Guards March 1899  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Queen of Bohemia, The 1899 Harry B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Say You Love Me Sue 1899 Harry B. Smith (words)
Peter F. Dailey (sung by) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
⇑ Sun Do Move, The 1899  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
What! Marry Dat Gal? 1899 Harry B. Smith (words)
F. Templeton (sung by) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Beautiful Arizona 1900 Edgar Smith (words)
De Wolf Hopper (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
Colonel, The 1900 H.B. Smith (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Come Back My Honey Boy to Me 1900 Lillian Russell (sung by)
Joe Weber (sung by)
Lew Fields (sung by)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
De Cake Walk Queen 1900 Harry B. Smith (words)
Bessie Clayton (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
Fiddle-Dee-Dee 1900
Ma Blushin' Rosie, Ma Posie Sweet 1900 Edgar Smith (words)
F. Templeton (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
Nothing Doing 1900 Edgar Smith (words)
American Billionaire, The 1901
As on Moonlit Waves We Ride 1901 Lew Fields (sung by)
Lillian Russell (sung by)
De Pullman Porters' Ball 1901 Edgar Smith (words)
Fritz Williams (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
Easy Money 1901 F. Templeton (sung by)
I'm a Respectable Workin' Girl 1901 Edgar Smith (words)  wvicon.gif
King Kazoo of Kakaroo 1901 Edgar Smith (words)
John T. Kelly (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
Mary Black 1901 Edgar Smith (words)
F. Templeton (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
⇑ My Japanese Cherry Blossom 1901
Poor Little Fluttering Moths 1901
Queen of Society, The 1901 Lillian Russell (sung by)
Tell Us Pretty Ladies 1901 Edgar Smith (words)  wvicon.gif
When Two Little Hearts Are One 1901 Lillian Russell (sung by)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star 1902 Robert B Smith (words)
Lillian Russell (sung by)
Joe Weber (sung by)
Lew Fields (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
Love a La Mode 1902
Susie Woosie 1902 Edgar Smith (words)
Peter F. Dailey (sung by) 		 wvicon.gif
Lydy What Is Studin' For the Stage ? H.B. Smith (words)
     Title Dur Performer Composer Score/Song
           
youtube15.jpg De Cake Walk Queen 2:19 Ragtime Dorian Henry J. Stromberg 
youtube15.jpg The Sun Do Move 2:40 Ragtime Dorian Henry J. Stromberg