John Stromberg (1853-1902)

Overview

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.

Websites:
	John Stromberg	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: John Stromberg	List of 91 historic recordings from 1896 to 1921.

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
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
⇑ 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
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

King Gilhooly
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Edgar Smith

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

La Danse d'Arabe
Music by: John Stromberg.

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Little Old New York Is Good Enough For Me
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith, Edgar Smith

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music. Limited availability.

Maud
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Moonlight Serenade
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music.

My Josephine
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: H.B. Smith

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music 15 pages.

Opening of the Season, The
Music by: John Stromberg.

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music.

Oriental Guards March
Music by: John Stromberg.

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music.

Queen of Bohemia, The
Music by: John Stromberg.
Words by: Harry B. Smith

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1899.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Skirt Dance
Music by: John Stromberg.

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music. Limited availability.

Sun Do Move, The Cake Walk and Two Step
Music by: John Stromberg.

Publisher:	Weber, Fields and Stromberg Music Publishers
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
⇑ 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
Suppliers:
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
Suppliers:
Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music 9 pages. Limited availability.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


	Tell Us, Pretty Ladies (1902?)		Arthur Collins Joseph Natus	Edison Gold Moulded Record: 7905

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star (1902)		Unknown
	De Cake Walk Queen (1900)		James Pitt-Payne
	De Pullman Porters' Ball (1901)		James Pitt-Payne
	How I Love My Lu (1898)		James Pitt-Payne
	King Kazoo of Kakaroo (1901)		James Pitt-Payne
	My Best Girl's a New Yorker (1895)		James Pitt-Payne
	My Blushin' Rosie (1900)		Unknown
	When Chloe Sings a Song (1897)		Benjamin R. Tubb

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


	Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star (1902)	J. Stromberg	Mina Hickman	Columbia: 955

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star (1902)	J. Stromberg (music) Robert B Smith (words) Lillian Russell (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Sheet Music Singer
De Pullman Porters' Ball (1901)	J. Stromberg (music) Edgar Smith (words) Fritz Williams (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Easy Money (1901)	J. Stromberg (music) Smith, Edgar (words) F. Templeton (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana	Pub.
How I Love My Lu (1898)	J. Stromberg (music) Edgar Smith (words) Louis DeLange (words) Peter F. Dailey (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
King Gilhooly (1899)	J. Stromberg (music) Smith, Edgar (words) J. Kelly (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Kiss Me Honey Do (1898)	J. Stromberg (music) Edgar Smith (words) Peter F. Dailey (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
My Best Girl's a New Yorker (1895)	J. Stromberg (w&m) Washburn Sisters (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
⇑My Blushin' Rosie (1900)	J. Stromberg (music) Edgar Smith (words)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Tell Us, Pretty Ladies (1901)	J. Stromberg (music) Edgar Smith (words) Lillian Russell (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
When Chloe Sings a Song (1897)	J. Stromberg (music) Harry Bache Smith (words) Lillian Russell (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 55 works by John Stromberg (1853-1902). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1895-1898

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


My Best Girl's a New Yorker (w&m)	1895	Washburn Sisters (perf.)
If You Love Me Truly	1897	Kenneth Lee (words)
When Chloe Sings a Song	1897	Harry B. Smith (words) Lillian Russell (perf.)
American Serio-Comic, The	1898	Edgar Smith (words)	Pub.
Clink, Clink	1898	H.Bache Smith (words) Allen and Angelis Sisters (perf.) Beaumont Sisters (perf.)
Her Name Is Mandy	1898	Beaumont Sisters (perf.)
How I Love My Lu	1898	Edgar Smith (words) Louis De Lange (words) Peter F. Dailey (perf.)	Pub.
Irish Sidewalk Conversationalists, The	1898	Edgar Smith (words)	Pub.
Keep Away Fom Emmaline	1898	Harry B. Smith (words)	Pub.
Kiss Me Honey Do	1898	Edgar Smith (words) Peter F. Dailey (perf.)	Pub.
La Danse d'Arabe	1898		Pub.
⇑ Large Cold Bottle and a Small Hot Bird, A	1898	H.B. Smith (words)	Pub.
Little Old New York Is Good Enough For Me	1898	Harry B. Smith (words) Edgar Smith (words)	Pub.
Moonlight Serenade	1898	H.B. Smith (words)	Pub.
My Josephine	1898	H.B. Smith (words) Peter F. Dailey (perf.)	Pub.
Opening of the Season, The	1898		Pub.

1898-1900

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Skirt Dance	1898
There Was a Time When on Broadway	1898	Edgar Smith (words)	Pub.
Who'll Help Me Spend My Money	1898	Harry B. Smith (words)	Pub.
I'm Making a Bid For Popularity	1899	Harry B. Smith (words)	Pub.
If All the Stars Were Mine	1899	H.B. Smith (words)	Pub.
King Gilhooly	1899	Edgar Smith (words) John T. Kelly (perf.)	Pub.
Kissing Bug, The	1899	H.B. Smith (words)	Pub.
Little Brunette Soubrette	1899	H.B. Smith (words)	Pub.
Maud	1899	H.B. Smith (words)	Pub.
Old Glory	1899	H.B. Smith (words)	Pub.
Oriental Guards March	1899		Pub.
⇑ Queen of Bohemia, The	1899	Harry B. Smith (words)	Pub.
Say You Love Me Sue	1899	Harry B. Smith (words) Peter F. Dailey (perf.)	Pub.
Sun Do Move, The	1899		Pub.
What! Marry Dat Gal?	1899	Harry B. Smith (words) Fay Templeton (perf.)	Pub.
Beautiful Arizona	1900	Edgar Smith (words) De Wolf Hopper (perf.)

1900-1901

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Colonel, The	1900	H.B. Smith (words)
Come Back My Honey Boy to Me	1900	Lew Fields (perf.) Lillian Russell (perf.) Joe Weber (perf.)
De Cake Walk Queen	1900	Harry B. Smith (words) Bessie Clayton (perf.)
Fiddle-Dee-Dee	1900
Ma Blushin' Rosie, Ma Posie Sweet	1900	Edgar Smith (words) Al Jolson (perf.) Larry Parks (perf.) Fay Templeton (perf.)	Pub.
My Blushin' Rosie	1900	Edgar Smith (words)	Pub.
Nothing Doing	1900	Edgar Smith (words)
American Billionaire, The	1901
As on Moonlit Waves We Ride	1901	Lew Fields (perf.) Lillian Russell (perf.)
De Pullman Porters' Ball	1901	Edgar Smith (words) Fritz Williams (perf.)	Pub.
Easy Money	1901	Fay Templeton (perf.)
⇑ I'm a Respectable Workin' Girl	1901	Edgar Smith (words)	Pub.
King Kazoo of Kakaroo	1901	Edgar Smith (words) Lew Fields (perf.) John T. Kelly (perf.) John Kelly (perf.)	Pub.
Mary Black	1901	Edgar Smith (words) Fay Templeton (perf.)	Pub.
My Japanese Cherry Blossom	1901
Poor Little Fluttering Moths	1901

1901-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Queen of Society, The	1901	Lillian Russell (perf.)
Tell Us, Pretty Ladies	1901	Edgar Smith (words) Arthur Collins (perf.) Joseph Natus (perf.) Lillian Russell (perf.)
When Two Little Hearts Are One	1901	Lillian Russell (perf.)
Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star	1902	Robert B Smith (words) Lew Fields (perf.) Mina Hickman (perf.) Lillian Russell (perf.) Joe Weber (perf.)	Pub.
Love a La Mode	1902
Susie Woosie	1902	Edgar Smith (words) Peter F. Dailey (perf.)	Pub.
Lydy What Is Studin' For the Stage	?	H.B. Smith (words)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	J. Stromberg	Come Down, Ma Evenin' Star (2:49)	Lillian Russell