Pete Wendling (1888-1974)
Last updated: 12.03.23
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 Music by: Pete Wendling. Words by: Bert Kalmar
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By the Sycamore Tree | Edison Gold Moulded Record: 8526 | Harry MacDonough |
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I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me | Edison Blue Amberol: 3501 | Arthur Collins Byron George Harlan |
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Monastery Bells | Edison Blue Amberol: 4510 | Henry W. Lange |
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Monastery Bells | Indestructible Record: 1465 | Indestructible Military Band |
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My Little Sister Mary | Edison Blue Amberol: 4400 | Lewis James |
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Oh! What a Pal Was Mary | Edison Blue Amberol: 3872 | Edward Allen |
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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 | |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band (1917) | P. Wendling (music) Lew Cobwell (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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All the Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down in Quaker Town (1919) | P. Wendling (music) B. Kalmar (words) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Crying for the Moon (1922) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Down by the Meadow-Brook (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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False Faces (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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He Loves It (1922) | P. Wendling (music) G. Clarke (words) E. Leslie (words) Monica Young (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Hello! Lemonade (1919) | P. Wendling (music) B. Kalmar (words) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me (1918) | P. Wendling (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Music of Wedding Chimes, The | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home | P. Wendling (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Home | P. Wendling (music) Sam M. Lewis (words) J. Young (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Oh! What a Pal Was Mary | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words) |
Piano, Voice | Kirk | Pub. |
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⇑Oh! What a Pal Was Mary | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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Sleepy Little Village (1922), A | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Take Me to the Land of Jazz (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Take Your Girlie to the Movies if You Can't Make Love at Home (1919) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) B. Kalmar (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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What Cha Gonna Do When There Ain't No Jazz? (1920) | P. Wendling (music) E. Leslie (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 77 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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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| By the Sycamore Tree | 1904 | H. Gillespie (words) Harry MacDonough (perf.) |
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| Mysterious Tango, The | 1914 | |
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| Foxy Grandpa | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Hee Haw | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub.  |
| Jelly Roll | 1915 | Henry Santley (co-author) | |
| Rockaway Hunt | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Steeplechase | 1915 | Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Blue Monday | 1916 | Milton Ager (co-author) | Pub. |
| Call of a Nation, The | 1916 | Fred Ahlert (co-author) | Pub. |
| Chromatic Rag | 1916 | Ed Gerhart (co-author) | Pub. |
| Honky Tonk | 1916 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Panatella | 1916 | M. Kay Jerome (co-author) | Pub. |
| Priscilla Waltz | 1916 | |
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| Zig Zag | 1916 | M.K. Jerome (co-author) | Pub. |
| Alexander's Back From Dixie With His Rag-Time Band | 1917 | Lew Cobwell (words) | |
| Buzzin' the Bee | 1917 | Jack Wells (co-author) | Pub. |
| 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) Arthur Collins (perf.) Byron George Harlan (perf.) |
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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 (perf.) |
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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) | Pub. |
| Hello! Lemonade | 1919 | Bert Kalmar (words) Edgar Leslie (words) |
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| Music of Wedding Chimes, The | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) | Pub. |
| Oh! What a Pal Was Mary | 1919 | Edgar Leslie (words) Bert Kalmar (words) Edward Allen (perf.) |
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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 (perf.) James Blyler (perf.) |
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| My Little Sister Mary | 1921 | Lewis James (perf.) | |
| Crying for the Moon | 1922 | Edgar Leslie (words) | |
| Flirt (w&m) | 1922 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| ⇑ He Loves It | 1922 | G. Clarke (words) Edgar Leslie (words) Monica Young (perf.) |
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| Monastery Bells | 1922 | Indestructible Military Band (perf.) Henry W. Lange (perf.) |
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| Sleepy Little Village, A | 1922 | Edgar Leslie (words) | Pub. |
| Whenever You're Lonesome Just Telephone Me | 1922 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Grandma's Boy | 1922. | Harold Lloyd (perf.) | |
| Black'n Blue | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Buck Shots | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Butter Fingers | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Flower of Spain | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
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| Left Hand Tricks | 1924 | Max Kortlander (co-author) | |
| New Orleans Fizz | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | |
| Silver Screen | 1924 | Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| Steps - Modern Progression | 1924 | M. Kortlander (co-author) | Pub. |
| She Keeps Me in the Dark But I Met Her in the Moonlight | 1926 | Alfred Bryan (words) William Raskin (words) |
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| There's Something Nice About Everyone But There's Everything Nice About You | 1926 | Arthur Terker (words) Alfred Bryan (words) |
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| Lonesome Waltz | 1927 | Alfred Bryan (words)
Arr. by Harry Tiedeman |
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| Arms of Love | 1928 | A. Bryan (words) Francis Wheeler (words) |
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| Cherie Chilly-Pom-Pom-Pee | 1928 | Alfred Bryan (words) Nick Lucas (perf.) Scrappy Lambert (perf.) |
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| Don't Keep Me in the Dark, Bright Eyes | 1928 | T.H. Lodge (co-author) Joe Rea (perf.) |
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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 (perf.) |
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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 (perf.) |
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| I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You From Now On (w&m) | 1930 | George Whiting (co-author) Lou Breese (perf.) Frank Wilson (perf.) |
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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 (perf.) |
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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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| Rock Me in a Cradle of Kalua | 1931 | Al Bryan (words) Smith Ballew (perf.) |
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| Thanks to You | 1931 | G. Clarke (words) | Pub. |
| 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 (perf.) |
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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) | |
| ⇑ Rockin' on the Porch | 1934 | Tot Seymour (words) Lillian Roth (perf.) |
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| 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) | |