Pete Wendling (1888-1974)
Last updated: 01.03.21
According to the Internet source given below, Pete Wendling was an American composer and pianist born in New York City. He rose to prominence in the 1910's with such hits as Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (1916), Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1919), Take Your Girlie to the Movies (1919) and Oh What a Pal Is Mary (1919). A leading pianist of his day, he joined the Rhythmodik Music Roll Company in 1914 producing piano rolls. By 1916 he was recording for American Piano Company (Ampico) before joining the prestigious QRS in 1918 where he remained until 1925. Thereafter he returned to composing in which he remained until his retirement in the 1950s. Of ragtime interest are his Soup and Fish (1913) andChromatic Rag (1916) which he co-authored with Harry Jentes and Ed Gerhart respectively. He died in New York City.
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Pete Wendling | Brief biography by wikipedia.org |
Pete Wendling (1888-1974) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Take Me to the Land of Jazz By: Pete Wendling. Words by: Edgar Leslie, Bert Kalmar.
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Pee Wee Russell | The Land of Jazz |        |
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Ted Lewis | Jazzworthy 1929-33 | |
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Various Artists | Real Ragtime | |
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Jody Dall'Armi | On the Level, You're a Little Devil | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 69 works by Pete Wendling (1888-1974).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| By the Sycamore Tree | 1904 | H. Gillespie (words) |  |
| Mysterious Tango, The | 1914 | |
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| Foxy Grandpa | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | |
| Hee Haw | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | |
| Rockaway Hunt | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | |
| Steeplechase | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | |
| Blue Monday | 1916 | Milton Ager (co-author) | |
| Call of a Nation | 1916 | Fred Ahlert (co-author) | |
| Chromatic Rag | 1916 | Ed Gerhart (co-author) |  |
| Honky Tonk | 1916 | |
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| Panatella | 1916 | M. Kay Jerome (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Priscilla Waltz | 1916 | |
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| Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula | 1916 | E.R. Goetz (words) Joe Young (words) A. Jolson (sung by) |
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| Zig Zag | 1916 | M.K. Jerome (co-author) | |
| Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band | 1917 | Lew Cobwell (words) | |
| Buzzin' the Bee | 1917 | Jack Wells (co-author) | |
| Over the Top | 1917 | Jack Wells (co-author) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me | 1918 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) |
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| Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home | 1918 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) A. Jolson (sung by) |
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| All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town | 1919 | Bert Kalmar (words) Edgar Leslie (words) |
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| Down by the Meadow-Brook | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| False Faces | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| Music of Wedding Chimes, The | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| Oh! What a Pal Was Mary | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) |
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| Take Me to the Land of Jazz | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) |
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| Take Your Girlie to the Movies if You Can't Make Love at Home | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) |
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| What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz? | 1920 | Edgar Leslie (words) Jane Greene (sung by) James Blyler (sung by) |
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| Flirt (w&m) | 1922 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| He Loves It | 1922 | G. Clarke (words) Edgar Leslie (words) |
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| Sleepy Little Village, A | 1922 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| Whenever You're Lonesome Just Telephone Me | 1922 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Grandma's Boy | 1922. | Harold Lloyd (sung by) | |
| Black'n Blue | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Buck Shots | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Butter Fingers | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Flower of Spain | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| New Orleans Fizz | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Silver Screen | 1924 | Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Steps - Modern Progression | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| She Keeps Me in the Dark But I Met Her in the Moonlight | 1926 | Alfred Bryan (words) William Raskin (words) |
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| Lonesome Waltz | 1927 | Alfred Bryan (words)
Arr. by Harry Tiedeman |
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| There's Something Nice About Everyone But There's Everything Nice About You | 1927 | Arthur Terker (words) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| Cherie Chilly-Pom-Pom-Pee | 1928 | Alfred Bryan (words) Nick Lucas (sung by) |
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| Don't Keep Me in the Dark, Bright Eyes | 1928 | T.H. Lodge (co-author) Joe Rea (sung by) |
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| Humoreskimo | 1928 | Henri Berchman (co-author) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| Cubanella | 1929 | T.H. Lodge (co-author) Jack Meskill (words) |
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| Loose Ankles | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) | |
| Me and the Clock | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) Billy Mann (words) |
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| There's a Four Leaf Clover in My Pocket | 1929 | Lew Colwell (words) Jack Meskill (words) |
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| There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie! | 1929 | Harry Richman (words) Jack Meskill (words) |
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| Wonderful You | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) Max Rich (words) Allyn Reese (sung by) |
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| ⇑ You're a Pain the Heart to Me | 1929 | Jack Meskill (words) Al Hoffman (words) |
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| Crying Myself to Sleep | 1930 | John Klenner (words) Kate Smith (sung by) |
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| I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You From Now On (w&m) | 1930 | George Whiting (co-author) Lou Breese (sung by) Frank Wilson (sung by) |
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| I'm Tickled Pink With a Blue-Eyed Baby | 1930 | Charles O'Flynn (words) | |
| Just a Little Dance Mam'selle | 1930 | Charles O'Flynn (words) Ben Gordon (words) |
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| Swingin' in a Hammock | 1930 | Tot Seymour (words) Chas O'Flynn (words) Husk O'Hare (sung by) |
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| Who's Calling You Sweetheart To-Night | 1930 | Charles O'Flynn (words) Ben Gordon (words) |
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| Give Me Your Affection, Honey | 1931 | Carmen Lombardo (words) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| Thanks to You | 1931 | G. Clarke (words) | |
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| I'm Sure of Everything But You (w&m) | 1932 | G.W. Meyer (co-author) Charles O'Flynn (co-author) |
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| I Believe in Miracles | 1934 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Geo. W. Meyer (words) Joey Nash (sung by) |
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| It's an Old Fashioned World After All | 1934 | Alfred Bryan (words) G.W. Meyer (words) |
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| Ooh! You Miser You! | 1934 | Sam M Lewis (words) | |
| I'm a Fool For Loving You | 1936 | Sam M. Lewis (words) | |
| Quicker Than You Can Say Jack Robinson | 1936 | ||
| Don't Wake Up My Heart | 1938 | G.W. Meyer (co-author) Sam M. Lewis (co-author) |
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| On the Street of Regret | 1942 | John Klenner (words) | |
| Frisky Fingers | 1949 | Solly Violinsky (co-author) | |
| Title | Dur | Performer | Composer | Score/Song |
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Black'n Blue | 2:42 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Blue Monday | 4:18 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Buck Shots | 3:30 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Butter Fingers | 3:55 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Buzzin' the Bee | 2:37 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Call of a Nation | 2:30 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Chromatic Rag | 3:03 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Cubanella | 1:48 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Flower of Spain | 2:47 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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⇑Foxy Grandpa | 3:01 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Frisky Fingers | 2:45 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Hee Haw | 2:31 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Honky Tonk | 2:27 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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The Mysterious Tango | 1:14 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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New Orleans Fizz | 3:08 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Panatella | 3:21 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Rockaway Hunt | 2:10 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Silver Screen | 2:24 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Steeplechase | 3:01 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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⇑Steps - Modern Progression | 1:59 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Take Me to the Land of Jazz | 1:20 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling | |
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Zig Zag | 3:00 | Ragtime Dorian Henry | P. Wendling |