The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-20
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wasa musician almost from MS crauie.
To,eompose the words and muse OF a
song was the delight of his cn en-
I,E.eP. Cbristy gave Foster $4OO lor the
privilege of Elaving his name printed on
one edition ct his Ole Folks at la1Olne,
! as the author and composer. Ho sa
was verv ipnroyident, and was often
forced To sell fora few dollars, song
which brorlxbt a fortune TO It's pur-
en-. Several of his best songs were
cornnosed in the back room II agrocery
store. in New York. 'en pieces OF brown
wraoping peper. He died In the City
H0sp:tai. wkerehe had been taken from
a hEmble boarding house in the Bowery-
JuIg Is, 1874,
"BEN BOLT"
Was very ,Popnlar seng. It,wes writ
ten by Thomas Dunn English, tor the
New York Mirror. The song had a
wonderful ran for .Snany years; but,
then like maRy other songs, passsd ouC
of memory.
"a L1EEsoN THE OCEAN WAVE"
WasEritten by Epas Sergeant, and was
pronounced failure by his friends.
Russell, of the Boston firm of music
publishers took the words and seated
h'mseE at piano, read over the hneS
ate siEely and hnmmeI2an air or two to
himself; then ran his hands over the
keys, then stepped as though non
plissed- sSuddealy bright idea seemed
to dawnupon him. A melody seemed
all at once to come to his brain, and he
began to hunt it, and to sway himself
to its movement. Then striking the
keys tentatively a few times, he at last,
confidently launched into tie tune since
known as IA Life on the Ocean Wave. "
1t was a success; it proved so. The
copyright became valuable, though the
author never got anything for 1t. 1t
became very popular in England as well
as ia this country.
"TRkMP, 1gAMP, TRAMP
Was written by George F. Root, form
erly g music publisher, of Boston. Root
was also the author of The Battle
Cry Of Freedom"
''wHEE JOHNNIE CONES MARCHING HOME
Is by P. S. Gilmore. The words dc not
amount to much; it is not a temper
ance song as the lines. We'll all Drink
Stone Bliad" are everything but sober;
but it is a rollicking, devil-may-care
kind of song that is very catching.
The fact is, Gilmore bNilt his words
to suit the air, on the same principle
that in old Virginia, they build the
chimney first. and then erect the
house against 1t.
"CoLUABIA, TIE GEM OF TIE OCEAN"
This song was made very popular by E.
L. Davenport. the actor. He sang it for
many years, but he informed the writer
that he got it from tie mother Land. He
pat Columbia" instead of "Brittanla'
10 it, and made it a great faVorlte by
Americanizing it.
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"
Is the most sublime OF all the songs
written during the late war. 1t was by
Mrs. Howe.
"KINGDoM COMING"
Henry Clay Work wrote the above
song, He also wrote the song, March
ing through Georgia" The air OF The !
latter song is very inspiring one, and
makes a capital quickstep. Work died |
In haftlOTuy OOIl.i 1901.
"BEAUTIFUL SNOW"
This exquisite poem has been attributed !
to many writer's. Some onein Atlanta
aot long ago. said that it was the pro-
duction of the eccentric, bnt talented |
actress, Dora Shaw. She often read the |
poem in public, but she is too proud and |
honest to lay any claim to it, more than |
To admire it. The poem was written by |
Henry w. Faxon, now diseased, of the
Louisville COurier-JOurndL. 1t is as full |
IF pathos of blasted life as can be met
With anywhere, and cannot be read
Without a shudder at the contrast be-
ween the purity of virtue and the de-
Ormity of vice.
"JoHN BROWNS BODY"
By the by. who is responsible Tor this
lir? Had it father, or did it grow"
ike Topsy? Where did it spring from?
Who can tell? All can learn of it is
hat it was famous war song, and
Feated .firrore among all classes.
,'TRE BONNIE BLUE FLAG"
Vas very popular song in the South.
I was written IN Jackson, Miss, in the
pring of 1851, by Harry Mccarthy, all
ctor. It made a great impression,
Slackner. the publisher, in New Orleans
made 500 90 by the sale of the music, but
obbed Harry of his percentage. az he
allied, and Mccarthy was among his
reditors. Harry is now in San Fran
isco, playing in Dives" He is a fine
mimic and singer, but cannot manage
imself and will not allow anyone else
D manage HIM; otherwise, he would be
ne of the finest attractions of the day,
ut owing to his unreliability, he can
OF get an engagement in any first class
lace of entertainment. Alas what q
ity it is, that the qualities that make
enius do not make business man.
"DIxIE."
t was on Saturday night, in 1859,
aat Dan Bryant asked Dan Emmett, if
e could not get him up walk /
round" something new and lively for
Ionday. At that date all minstrel l
bows used to wind up with walk d
round" Emmett went to work; BY
unday afternoon he had the words and |
lusic of Dixie" finished, and on
fonday morning, it was rehearsed and
t night it was sung TO crowded house {
nd half the audience went home sing
lg Dixie" It became the rage. .