Robert Morrison Stults (1861-1933)
Last updated: 30.04.22
When transcribing the two cakewalks Smoky Sam (1898) and Walkin' on de Rainbow Road (1899) , both published by M.D. Swisher, Philadelphia, for recorder ensemble back in 2006, I took the publisher's blurb at its face value. On the front cover of the latter, the publisher proclaims S. M. Roberts to be "the man that perpetrated Smoky Sam and a few other feet wrigglers.". As a result I believed S. M. Roberts to be yet another obscure ragtime era composer of whom nothing was known.
While researching Stults in March, 2015, however, I found that he used S. M. Roberts as a pseudonym for his three ragtime compositions the third piece being A Moonlight Meander (1900).
While researching Stults in March, 2015, however, I found that he used S. M. Roberts as a pseudonym for his three ragtime compositions the third piece being A Moonlight Meander (1900).
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Robert Morrison Stults | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Smoky Sam (1898) | A(T)/T/T/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Walkin' on de Rainbow Road (1899) | A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B) | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. |
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Walkin' on de Rainbow Road (1899) | Midi | Colin McDonald |
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Won't You Love Me as of Old (1898) | Midi | James Pitt-Payne |
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| DBE603 | Smoky Sam (1898) - Characteristic Two Step A(T)/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins. |
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| DBE604 | Walkin' on de Rainbow Road (1899) - Cake Walk and Two Step A/T/T/T+B/B/GB(B), approx. 4 mins. |
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Academic March (1885) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP |  |
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Again (1904) | R.M. Stults (music) Edwin M Abbott (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Amazons (1914), The | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Among the Hills of Maryland (1899) | R.M. Stults (music) Grace & Frank Graham (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | |
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Avenge the Good Ship Maine (1898) | R.M. Stults (music) J. Aldrich Libbey (perf.) |
Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Battle Monument (1875) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Because You Told Me So (1897) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Bird's Ball (1911), The | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Birds and the Brook (1893), The | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Breathe Those Tender Words Again (1901) | R.M. Stults (words & music) Myra Morella (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Bulls and Bears (1901) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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For Love's Sweet Sake (1910) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Vpice | IMSLP | |
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⇑Hollywood Waltzes (1885) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I Am the Resurrection and the Life (1917) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I Love Her All Day Long (1895) | R.M. Stults (words & music) Frank J. Taylor (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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I Wonder if You Ever Think of Me (1901) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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If Dreams Were Only True (1902) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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In the Golden Long Ago (1897) | R.M. Stults (words & music) Gertrude Rutledge (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Joan of Arc (1895) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Kiss and Say Good-Night (1898) | R.M. Stults (words & music) Joe O'Hare (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Let Me Call You 'Dearie' (1910) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Love's Sweet Story (1891) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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M.A.C. (1897) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Madrienne (1891) | R.M. Stults (music) Marion Lee (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Midnight Meander (1900), A | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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⇑My Clementine (1890) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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My Little Red Rose, Good Night (1897) | R.M. Stults (music) Samuel Minturn Peck (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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My Little Yaller Coon, Good Night (1896) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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My Mother's Favorite Hymn (1892) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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No Sweeter Words Were Ever Said (1897) | R.M. Stults (words & music) Sig. Giannini (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Old First Love Is Best of All (1896), The | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Old Sentinel March (1898), The | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Once in the Bygone Days (1896) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Our Orioles (1894) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Pretty Bright Flowers for Thee (1888) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Redemption | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | Kirk | |
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Redemption (1902) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Smoky Sam (1898) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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⇑St. Valentine's March (1899) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Story of Christmas (1915), The | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Sweetest Little Girl I Know (1894), The | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Sweetest Story Ever Told (1892), The | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Sweetest Story Ever Told, The | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Sweetest Words of All (1922), The | R.M. Stults (music) Marion Roberts (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Take Me Back to Dear Old Dixie (1910) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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That Song Divine (1912) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Under the Apple Blossoms (1897) | R.M. Stults (words & music) Frances Hartley (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Under the Stars I Met You, Love (1899) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Visions of the ''Old Folks at Home'' (1888) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Walkin' on de Rainbow Road (1899) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Way Down South in Dixie (1908) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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⇑When the Twilight Softly Falls (1908) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Whisper (1900) | R.M. Stults (words & music) Mai Myota (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Won't You Love Me as of Old (1898) | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Words that Made You Mine (1900), The | R.M. Stults (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Yes, I Love You (1893) | R.M. Stults (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 58 works by Robert Morrison Stults (1861-1933).
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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| Battle Monument | 1875 | |
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| Academic March | 1885 | Pub. | |
| Hollywood Waltzes | 1885 | Pub. | |
| Pretty Bright Flowers for Thee (w&m) | 1888 | |
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| Visions of the ''Old Folks at Home'' (w&m) | 1888 | |
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| My Clementine (w&m) | 1890 | |
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| Love's Sweet Story (w&m) | 1891 | Pub. | |
| Madrienne | 1891 | Marion Lee (words) | Pub. |
| My Mother's Favorite Hymn (w&m) | 1892 | |
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| Sweetest Story Ever Told, The (w&m) | 1892 | Pub. | |
| Birds and the Brook, The | 1893 |  |
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| ⇑ Yes, I Love You | 1893 | |
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| Our Orioles | 1894 | |
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| Sweetest Little Girl I Know, The (w&m) | 1894 | Pub. | |
| I Love Her All Day Long (w&m) | 1895 | Frank J. Taylor (perf.) | Pub. |
| Joan of Arc | 1895 | Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| My Little Yaller Coon, Good Night | 1896 | |
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| Old First Love Is Best of All, The (w&m) | 1896 | |
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| Once in the Bygone Days (w&m) | 1896 | |
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| Because You Told Me So (w&m) | 1897 | |
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| In the Golden Long Ago (w&m) | 1897 | Gertrude Rutledge (perf.) | |
| M.A.C. | 1897 | |
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| My Little Red Rose, Good Night | 1897 | Samuel Minturn Peck (words) | Pub. |
| No Sweeter Words Were Ever Said (w&m) | 1897 | Sig. Giannini (perf.) Frances Hartley (perf.) |
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| Papa's Lullaby | 1897 | |
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| Under the Apple Blossoms (w&m) | 1897 | Frances Hartley (perf.) | |
| Avenge the Good Ship Maine | 1898 | J. Aldrich Libbey (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Kiss and Say Good-Night (w&m) | 1898 | Joe O'Hare (perf.) | |
| Old Sentinel March, The | 1898 | Pub. | |
| Smoky Sam | 1898 | as S.M. Roberts | Pub. |
| Won't You Love Me as of Old (w&m) | 1898 | |
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| Among the Hills of Maryland | 1899 | Grace & Frank Graham (perf.) Frances Hartley (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| St. Valentine's March | 1899 | |
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| Under the Stars I Met You, Love (w&m) | 1899 | |
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| Walkin' on de Rainbow Road | 1899 | as S.M. Roberts | Pub. |
| Midnight Meander, A | 1900 | as S.M. Roberts | |
| Whisper (w&m) | 1900 | Mai Myota (perf.) | Pub. |
| Words that Made You Mine, The (w&m) | 1900 | |
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| Breathe Those Tender Words Again (w&m) | 1901 | Myra Morella (perf.) | |
| Bulls and Bears | 1901 | Pub. | |
| I Wonder if You Ever Think of Me (w&m) | 1901 | |
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| If Dreams Were Only True (w&m) | 1902 | |
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| Redemption (w&m) | 1902 | |
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| ⇑ Again | 1904 | Edwin M Abbott (words) | Pub. |
| Way Down South in Dixie | 1908 | Pub. | |
| When the Twilight Softly Falls | 1908 | |
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| For Love's Sweet Sake (w&m) | 1910 | |
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| Let Me Call You 'Dearie' (w&m) | 1910 | |
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