The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-01
stories Of Famous songs.
Denver Post

Denver Post
Among the extracts from the diary Charley White the
od-time negro minstrel published recently the history
OF the famous song Dixie White spent much time IN
tracing the history OF other and in his Diary ne gave
The results Of his work Some OF these histories are IN
tercstng and few OF them have been selected by the new
York Sun follows:
The words Of THE Star Spangled Banner" written
every knows by Francis S Key during the lombard
OF Fort Mcenry but the history OF the music to which
they set is less familiar.
The verses" wrote White were printed ballad form
and scattered through the camp Federal HILL Baltimore
One evening OF the soldiers picked up copy and read
aloud three times until the entire division eeetrihed
by its patriotic eloquence An idea struck FeTd Durans an
who hunted up old volume Of flute music which he
found in his He impatently whised tune after tune
just they caught his quick One called Anaereon IN
Heaven struck his fancy and rivcted his attention Note
after note fell from his lips With laugh and shout ne
excaimed
Boys I've hit it, and fitting the words to the tune
there rung for the first time the song of The Star Span
ged Banner Getting short furough, Ferd and Charley
Durang sang the stage OF Holiday Street theaer The
first published by George Wilg, IT, OF Baltimore
"Ferd Durang died in New York in 1880 well remem-
Der Tom Bakey saying his wife Poor Ferd
Durans dying Durang born in Harrisburg Pa His
father Frenchman and fair musician. Durang died
in poverty and but for his coaborer the stage
he would have found pauper's grave
Kathleen Mavourneen sold by Crouch the author
for $as and brought the publishers thousands
Crouch hopeessly mprovidcnt and in his later days
became tramp. When Mile Titens in this country
number Of years she Kathleen Mavourneen' in
New York dirty introduced himself as Crouch,
recognized and thanked her for singing the song we'll
life the Ocean Wave, written by Epes Sargent
pronounced failure by his friends Russell of Boston
firm of music publishers took the words from Sargent and
the latter tells this story OF the melody:
owe passed through music store Russell seated him
self piano read the lines attentive hummed air
two himself and his hands the keys then stopped
as if nonpussed Suddenly bright idea seemed dawn
him. melody all at into his brain and he
hogan to hum and to himself to its movement Then
striking the keys he at last confidently launched into
Ocean Waves"
The melody proved success The copyright became very
vain
fame It popular in England we'll in this country
The Arkansas Traveller. The famous traveller known
the Arkansas Traveller myth but beathes and has
his being IN that State The traveller lives in Little Rock
and be every day the Of town ndulg
ing his taste for music and telling He is known
Colonel Sandy Faulkner He born Kentucky in 1904
In 1892 he to Arkansas and became acquainted with
Walter Wright the original squatter in his song
=" My Maryland was written by James E Randall Ran
dali was described OF the delightful to meet
met Randall some time in Admission Ala He was an
editor Of The Hot Blast in that city He said that he only
received $2s in Confederate money for his songs"
Charley White did hesitate ascrbc beautiful
Snow to Henry w. FaXon OF the Louisville Journal
Old Dog Tray Suanee River Massas in de Gold
Cold Ground, Camp Town Races Old Folks at Home
Ellen Bayne' Willie We Have Missed You, and NV old
Kentucky Home" White were written by Stephen
{ Foster. He musician almost from his cradle and
at the OF he had mastered the ageot without teacher
1t IS said that publishing house alone paid $4,000 for
his compositions Foster very mprovident and was
often forced to sell for few dollars what brought fortune
to ITS purchaser Several of his best songs composed in
the back OF grocery pieces OF brown paDer
He died in the City hospital York where he had been
removed from Bowery boarding house January 49, 1864
e. Rock Me to Sleep written by Mrs Allen of Maine
She was paid S. for it by Russell Co. of Boston, who in
three years gained $4oou by ii.
he Bonnie Blue Flag popular song in the South
4 was written by H. p Mccarthy, actor, in Jackson,
Miss. in the spring Of 1861
Silver Threads Among the Gold was written bv H. p
banks, an organst who sold it for $40.
Put Me in My Little Bed and Come, Birdie Come
were composed by A. White and fully 10000 copies Of
each have been sold"
Shoe, Fly, Don't Bodder Me-" which was once credited
to T. Brigham Bishop the old minstrel was written accord
ing to Whites diary by Rolin Howard an actor and min
sie some years ago when Rolin Howard composed his
song and dance he took his production of which he t ~
proud to Pond Co. and offered to sell it to them They
looked 1t over and returned it with the remark Vc do |
publish such stuff that" Mr. Howard Went 10 Ros,
snort time later where he engaged sing in minstrel
err heard Howard and offered to publish his dscar5d
his IS how Shoe Fly Don't Bodder Me- came to he
PRINTED ~ soon became popular The publisher sold 400 600
copies and with the profits established the Boston 6 ~
/ White Smith Co. " 'ip OF
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