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"The Watermelon Trust" was an American popular song, composed by Harry C. Thompson in the style of a slow drag. It was published by Barron & Thompson Co., New York. The work was dedicated to Coates and Grundy.
Extant copies
[edit]- "The Watermelon Trust," courtesy of Duke University Libraries Digital Collection
- Engraver, lithographer (cover artist): Max Henrich (born around 1853, Germany, U.S. naturalized 1872)
- Green, white, red
Henrich cover art
[edit]- "Massa's in de cold, cold ground"
- Stephen Collins Foster
- Chicago: Adams Publishing Company
- E. A. Stege Co., Lithographer & Engraver, New York — Colophon.
- (Edward Albert Stege, 1861–1933)
- OCLC 952186332
- What's the matter with the mail?" (1904)
- Fred. J. Hamill (words)
- Percy Wenrich (music)
- Chicago: Frederick J. Hamill (1869– )
- (in Chicago, Fred J. Hammill Music Company went bankrupt in 1904)
- OCLC 50633964
- "Foolish Lizz:" Nancy Brown's sister" (1905)
- Frank Finney (words)
- Harry L. Alford (music)
- Chicago: W.C. Polla Co.
- OCLC 921882790
- "Knockin'" (1905)
- "Not because your hair is curly" (1906)
- "Beside the old oak gate" (1906)
- Ted S. Barron (music)
- Sam M. Lewis (words)
- New York: Barron & Thompson Co.
- OCLC 13152937
Copyright
[edit]- "The Watermelon Trust"
- Harry Chester Thompson (1876–1947)
- Barron & Thompson
- Ted S. Barron (né Theodore S. Barron; 1879–1943)[1]
- Harry Chester Thompson
- "Dedicated to Coates and Grundy"
- © 1906
Links to scores
References
[edit]Notes
Inline citations
- ^ "Ted Barron, 64, Songwriter, Kills Himself," Long Island Star-Journal, November 28, 1943, pps. 1 & 2