Sweet Genevieve
Last updated: 11.04.25
Sweet Genevieve is one of a number of songs that I learned whilst trying to learn to play the piano and can be found in the Regina Song Album No. 17. In this category, it's one of my favourites. My piano playing was so poor that I had to sing it very slowly, a habit I've continued with the concertina. This combined with my imitation of a drunk makes a very comic effect, something which was certainly not the intention of its composer, a certain Henry Tucker (words by George Cooper) according to the album notes.
| Composer | Performers | Issue |
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H. Tucker | Will Oakland William H. Thompson |
Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record: 1484 |
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H. Tucker | Frederick J. Wheeler as James F. Harrison | Edison Amberol: 210 |
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H. Tucker | Ida Gardner | Edison Blue Amberol: 3079 |
| Composer | Sequencer |
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H. Tucker | James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Sweet Genevieve (1921) | H. Tucker | Clara Butt | Columbia: 74277 |
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Sweet Genevieve (1913) | H. Tucker | Vernon Archibald | Edison: 2491 |
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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John McCormack | John McCormack-Acoustic Victor & HMV recordings, Vol 2 |      
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Various Artists | All The Best From A London Pub |
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The Sons of the Pioneers | Songs of the Prairie |
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| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Sweet Genevieve (1869) | H. Tucker (music) George Cooper (words) Metropolitan Glee Club (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Sheet Music Singer |
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