Robert A. King
Born(1862-09-20)September 20, 1862
DiedApril 13, 1932(1932-04-13) (aged 69)
Other namesMary Earl,
Betty Chapin,
Robert A. Keiser
Occupation(s)composer and lyricist
Years active1900-1932
Notable workLafayette, We Hear you Calling,
Beautiful Ohio

Robert A. King (September 20, 1862 – April 13, 1932) was a prolific early twentieth century American composer, who wrote under pen names including the pen names, Mary Earl,[1][2][3][4][5] Robert A. Keiser,[6] and Betty Chapin.[7]

Career

Some authors believe that King wrote the song The Fountain in the Park, credited to vaudevillian Ed Haley.[8][9]

In January 1903, King managed the Teachers' Department for Leo Feist Inc., one of Tin Pan Alley's music publishers.[10]

His first hit was ‘’Anona.’’[1] He collaborated musically with Ballard Macdonald, Billy Moll, Ted Fiorito, Howard Johnson, Gus Kahn,[11] and Charley Straight.[12]

In 1918, King as Mary Earl composed Beautiful Ohio with lyrics by Ballard Macdonald. A chart topper during the year of its release, it sold more than five million copies for publisher Shapiro, Bernstein, & Company.[13]

Selected works

  • You're the Only One (1900)[7]
  • My Moonbeam Babe (1901)[7]
  • De Sandman's Coming 'round (1901)[7]
  • Beyond the Gates of Paradise (1901)[7]
  • Anona (1903)
  • The Daisy and the Butterfly (1902)[7]
  • An Afternoon Tea (1903)[7]
  • Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (1903)[7]
  • With Robert Recker. Zenobie: march and two step. (1904) OCLC 11185049
  • Romany Waltz[7]
  • Gee! What a Wonderful Time We'll Have When the Boys Come Home (1917) OCLC 20119914
  • My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France[7]
  • ’’Lafayette, We Hear you Calling’’ (1918)[14][15]
  • From Valley Forge to France (1918) OCLC 84533041
  • With Ballard MacDonald. Beautiful Ohio (1918) Arranged for dance orchestra by Bob Haring in 1936. OCLC 696390859
  • Cheer Up, Mother (1918)
  • ’’Dreamy Alabama’’ (1919)
  • Ruspana (1919)[7]
  • Wild flower (1920))[7]
  • ’’In Old Manila’’ (1920) OCLC 26006985
  • ’’Love Bird’’ (1921)[7]
  • Isle of Paradise (1921)[7]
  • I Ain't Nobody's Darling (1921)[7]
  • Just Like a Rainbow (1921)[7]
  • By the Old Ohio Shore (1921)[7]
  • In Rosetime (When We Said Goodbye) (1922)[7]
  • Honeymoon Chimes (1922)[7]
  • I've Got the 'Yes, We Have No Bananas' Blues (1923)[7]
  • Mississippi Ripples (1923)[7]
  • The Clock is Playing (1924)[7]
  • Why Did I Kiss that Girl? (1924)[7]
  • With Charley Straight. I Need Some Pettin` (1924)[12]
  • Peter Pan (I Love You) (1925)[12]
  • Seminola(1925)[12]
  • Keep Your Skirts Down, Mary Ann(1925)[12]
  • Tell Me You Love Me (1926)[12]
  • With Billy Moll, and Howard Johnson. I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream (1927) and (1928) OCLC 43026474
  • With Marvin Lee. Rocky Mountain Lullaby (1931) OCLC 18861363
  • With Morton Downey, and Sam M. Lewis. An Old Fashioned Home in New Hampshire (1931) OCLC 18852827

References

  1. 1 2 "Mary Earl".
  2. ↑ "Mary Earl i.e., Robert King". Library of Congress.
  3. ↑ "WOMEN IN AMERICAN MUSIC, PAGE 2".
  4. ↑ WALSH, THOMAS P. (2013). Tin Pan Alley and the Philippines American Songs of War And Love, 1898-1946. Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 245. ISBN 978-0810886087.
  5. ↑ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 51. ISBN 0899509525.
  6. ↑ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine, INc. pp. 35, 304. ISBN 1556110995.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Robert King (composer) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  8. ↑ Marcuse, Maxwell F. (1959). Tin Pan Alley in gaslight;a saga of the songs that made the gray nineties "gay.". Watkins Glen, N.Y.: Century House. p. 60. hdl:2027/uc1.31822013278122.
  9. ↑ Studwell, William E. (William Emmett) (1997). The Americana song reader. New York: Haworth Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7890-0150-4. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  10. ↑ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers, and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 1556110995.
  11. ↑ "Robert A. King". IMDb.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jansen, David A. (2004). Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 1135949018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  13. ↑ Jasen, David A. (1988). Tin Pan Alley: the Composers, the Songs, the Performers and their Times. New York: Donald I. Fine. p. 111. ISBN 1556110995.
  14. ↑ "Lafayette: (we hear you calling). - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
  15. ↑ "Lafayette: (we hear you calling) - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
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