The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-27
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Hello. My Baby ......i500l9 sep
Tho Sidewalks o. Sew
York Q.awlorj ......... i50.ool $40
By way 81 parent hesir d may be- well
% remark tfat tire mcst popular s0ns
ever written g. one with which every per
son over thirty years Cd IS familiar
Gathering ~ the Shells r ON the Sea-
shore. Nor than a On llirn copies Of -
have been sold. aud 10 g. ceiling set
The number Of "one-hH" song writers
greatly exceed those who have written
several successes. The makers Of these
songs come from every walk IN lfe. except
the higher Intellectual ones. Il is onsier
10 write over the heads Of peole than down
90 them.
Many Of the successful song writer are.
OF have been. vaudeville performers. o.
farce-c0medy actors. Paul Dresser G. =.
Iawlor. John Bratfon ana james Thorn
ION belong 10 the actor fold. Charles *.
Harris. who has wriften' many successcs,
beginning ulth After the Ball. WAS O.
pawuhrokcr In Milwaukee. Eraisied and
Carter are the pen names 81 swo young
men engaged OBJ business that does not be-
gln 20 yield ihem as much - their songs.
Carl Kenneth who wroie the words or
.Just one CIR" works in "a hotel IN Port
land ore Lynn TIDAL who wrote the
music. e. employed by a railroad company
IN ere same city.
Most SONGS have their origin in a phrase
Of expressions. which Is usually made tire
tile Every expressive bt 81 slang that
spreads over fhe country D. Incorporated
IN song Writers are on the lookou, Tor
these. just as professional humorisi -
constantly strn ming out for things ~ can
twist into Jokes SONG writers call this
phrase o. expression. the "cafch.' Ere
ouentiy song IL held for months for lack
81 , title that 8 considered acceptable.
Charlie - Lawlor found his inspiration
fsr s.rhe s dewalks Of New York" while
watching children dancing about pere-
erlnotlur piano. ERNEST Hogan. one of tho
formoss writer OF coon songs. paih
rather dearly for IAN Coons Look Alike
10 Ne That remark WIS actually made
IN hlw hv a Chicago police sergeant be-
fore whom he was taken through n niF-
lake in identity Scores of Instances OF
ms kind might be given. Nearly al the
writer Of verses OF popular songs say
that shsv take them from hfe. tharie"
x Harris whose words are about as
b,d from = literary view-po1nt, as any
,hlng can well be. emphasizes this point
particularly.
An successful writers agree ul'i in'
clements which make up a song the peo-
~ ain alnr are melody. sentiment ar
humor. little novelty and simplicity
warmed over melodies" play an I'M
portant part in song writing. often only
ihc tempo il changed An Illustration OF
this was furnished several years ogo when
pave Braham's "Ny Johanna Llvos ~
Harlem was one 81 the popular melo-
dles and most people didn't know thar q
was ..-rhe Last Rose Of summer with The
time quickencd Another good Cd tune
chat has made several people rich 81
maid OF Athens Fifteen or twenty
wears ago q went forth under the title
Of when the Leaves Begin TO Turn.
ana laiteriy II was Immensely popular Rs
..7rhe New Bully" Maggie Murnhy's
Home" bore a strange resemblance -
"Anre,s Ever Bright and Fair" recent
song thnt promises 60 be nit" is
strike Up the Band. Here Comes q Sail
or" II r. said 20 hc q revival Of 81 very
old one. which began Drive care away.
rrlcvipg is folly" with only the time
qulckened Scores OF similar illustrations
might be- given