The Parlor Songs Collection
February, 1998 Edition, Featured Covers
This month, I am featuring love songs in celebration of Valentines Day. Music has always seemed to be one of the best ways to convey the emotion of love. That is no less true today than in the 19th century and early 20th century. Many of the songs from the collection are love songs. The songs of the 10's and 20's were sweet and coy. Many of the lyrics were innocent but with a hint of mischief. Unlike today's rather rude lyrics, these were more indirect and only hinted at what songs today come right out and shove in your face. Let's enjoy the kinder gentler musical Valentines of the period. This month's gallery will also feature just love songs.
Our guest submission this month is a unique piece of music from an incredible collection that has been shared with me by Don Taddia from Memphis. This collection has such startlingly beautifil covers, I will be featuring several of these works over the next few months.
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Angela Mia (My Angel) 1928 Music by: Erno Rapee Lyrics by: Lew Pollack This 1928 hit is from the William Fox movie production, "Street Angel". Film music has always been popular, ever since the very first talkie. Many of the works in the collection are from films. |
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Rose Of My Heart 1909 Music by: Leo Friedman lyrics by: Milton Weil This work is a typical love song from the early 20th century. |
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For-Get-Me-Not 1924 Music and Lyrics by: Harry Hanbury, Art Conrad & Frank Gillen This is one of those great 20's Fox-trots that gets your toes a tappin' and your mouth a hummin'. This tune is one that to me is memorable. This particular song is out of Canada. |
 | For My Sweetheart 1926 Music by: Walter Donaldson Lyrics by: Gus Kahn Cover artist: Starmer Gus Kahn is one of the greatest lyricists of this century. He collaborated with virtually every one of the great song composers and his career spanned from the turn of the century into the 50's. There was a great movie made about his life starring Doris Day and Danny Thomas. The inset photo here is of Fisher & Smith and is inscribed; "in popular sonology". |
And Now, for February, another great guest submission!
The following piece was submitted by one of the "fans" of the Forward collection. Don Taddia is a co-worker of mine at FedEx. He recently acquired a superb collection of near mint condition sheet music from the period when sheet music was in its glory days. This collection is so good, I will be featuring several works from his collection over the next months.If any of you have works you would like me to include in future editions, please E-mail me with the details.
 | Let's Be The Same Old Sweethearts 1916 Music by: Betty Bellin & Will Livernash Don Taddia discovered a treasure trove of old music while in Pittburgh. He and his wife went to an
estate sale and discovered a dirty box covered with an inch of dust and dirt in the basement of the old home. Inside they discovered over 300
pieces of sheet music. Many of the works are in mint condition and are of obscure works that surely are valuable collectors items.
Don graciously has shared these works with me. Listen to this great work. |
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