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1. 1 microfilm reel.

Subject

1. Popular music -- United States -- 1921-1930
2. Popular music -- United States -- 1931-1940

Contents

1. P.S. 1930 series 3: The alpine milkman / words and music by Leslie Sarony -- Amapola (Pretty little poppy) / by Joseph M. Lacalle [in English and Spanish] -- Amos ‘n’ Andy / lyric by Wm. Tracey, music by Jack Stanley -- At the end of the world (If I only kne I’d find you there) / lyrics by Al. J. Neiburg, music by Doc Daugherty & Ellis Reynolds -- Betty co-ed / words and music by J. Paul Fogarty and Rudy Vallee -- A big bouquet for you / lyric by Gus Kahn, music by Seymour Simons -- Blue again / lyric by Dorothy Fields, music by Jimmy McHugh -- Blue Pacific moonlight / by Jack Payne & Wallace Herbert -- Blue, turning grey over you / words by Andy Razaf, music by Thomas Waller -- Bye bye blues / by Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown & Chauncey Gray -- Do what the bluebirds do / lyric and music by Irving Caesar and William Fountain -- Do you know? / [by] Harold Knight, Moe Jaffe and Clay Boland -- Drifting on to Avalon / words by Chas. O’Flynn and Al Hoffman, music by Max Rich -- Football Freddy / lyric by Edgar Leslie, music by Con Conrad -- (If you could just) Forgive and Forget / by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal and Pierre Norman -- Gee! It must be love / words and music by Lee Richards -- Get happy / by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler -- Got a man on my mind / words by Dick Howard, music by Ralph Rainger -- Gypsy sweetheart / lyric by Mitchell Parish, music by Cornell -- Hand me down my walkin’ cane / words and music by E.V. Body -- Hawaii and you / words and melody by Harry Park, arranged by Harry A. Powell -- This home town thistledown news / [by] Phillips H. Lord -- I’m satisfied with you / words & music by Ozzie Nelson -- I love you so / words by Gus Kahn, music by Ted Fiorito -- I’ll be a friend with pleasure / by Maceo Pinkard -- I’ll take care of you / by Sam Coslow & Newell Chase -- If I were king / words by Leo Robin, music by Newell Chase and Sam Coslow -- In the heart of the Sierra Nevada / words by Neil Pardette, music by M.K. Jerome -- The king’s horses (and the king’s men) / by Noel Gay & Harry Graham -- Skippy / words by Benny Davis, music by Con Conrad -- (Old man hard times) Make way for kid prosperity / by Sam Coslow -- My future just passed / words by Geo. Marion Jr., music by Richard A. Whiting -- My happiness means you / words and music by Vic Insirilo (Ince) -- My man o’ war / by Andy Razaf and Spencer Williams -- My reveries / lyric by Joe White, music by Keith McLeod -- My Rocky Mountain home / words and music by Spencer Williams -- Once upon a time / lyric by Frederic A. Kummer, music by Sigmund Romberg -- One little raindrop / by Harry Richman, Jack Meskill and Jean Schwartz -- Only a moonbeam dream / words by Leo Robin, music by Dimitri Tiomkin -- Pal of my college days (Smoky dreams) / words and music by THornton W. Allen -- Parade of Jack and Jill / by Mayhew Lake -- Parlez-moi d’amour = Speak to me of love / french words and music by Jean Lenoir, American version by Bruce Siever -- A porter’s love song to a chambermaid / by Andy Razaf & JImmy Johnson -- Sharing / words by Benny Davis, music by J. Fred Coots -- She’ll be comin’ ‘round the mountain (when she comes) / by Spencer Williams -- Since they’re all playing miniature golf / by Eddie Cantor, Ballard MacDonald and Dave Dreyer -- Sing you sinners / by Sam Coslow and W. Franke Harling -- Smoke your troubles away / by Phil Cook -- Somewhere in old Wyoming / by Charlie Tobias and Peter De Rose -- Song of the wets / words by R. Lee Phillips, music by Alice Wilson -- South / lyric by Ray Charles, music by Bennie Moten & T. Hayes -- Speak to me of love = Parlez-moi d’amour / French words and music by Jean Lenoir, American version by Bruce Siever -- The sunshine city / by Ruth Cashen Lippert -- Tears / lyric by Frank Capano, music by Billy Uhr -- There ought to be more like you / by Elsie Janis, Ben Light and Paul Light -- To the land of my own romance / lyric by Harry B. Smith, music by Victor Herbert -- Two loves have I = J’ai deux amours / French lyrics by Geo. Koger and H. Varna, English version by J.P. Murray and Barry Trivers, music by Vincent Scotto -- Waiting by the silv’ry Rio Grande / lyric by Billy Moll, music by Murray Mencher -- When I look to the west (I think of you) / words & music by Jack Brown and Milt Taggart -- When it’s daylight saving time in Oshkosh / lyric by Leo Robin, music by Richard A. Whiting -- Where are you now? / [by] Kamie Belfils -- Where were you (when I called on the telephone?) / by Betty Morse Laidlaw -- Without my gal / by Little Jack Little -- You brought a new kind of love to me / by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal and Pierre Norman.
2. P.S. 1930 series 4: All in a day / words and music by Al Sherman & Al Lewis -- Be careful with those eyes / by Harry Woods -- Benny sent me / by Louis Rubin & Bert Shape -- Can’t we be sweethearts again / words by Ben Ryan, music by Lou Handman -- Dancing in a dream / by Chas. K. Harris -- Do ya, don’tcha, won’tcha / lyrics by Bernie Grossman, music by Lou Handman -- East of the western seas (come to the land of my dreams) / words by Betty Morrison, music by Albert Helfman -- ‘Leven-thirty Saturday night / [by] Earl Burtnett, Bill Grantham, Jess Kirkpatrick -- For sweethearts only / words by Sammy Lerner & Edward Hurley, music by Harry Cantor -- The ginger cat / written and composed by Maurice Scott and Geo. Alton -- The girl next door to me / written by Elmer Lincoln, composed by Pete Hammond -- Golden sands / words and music by Jesse Greer, Ray Klages -- The golden west, a silv’ry nest, and you / by Al Sherman & Al Lewis -- Gone / lyrics by Andy Razaf & Thomas Waller, music by Harry Link -- Gotta lotta love for someone / by Ben Gordon -- He’s my secret passion / words by Val Valentine, music by Arthur Young -- Highway to heaven / lyric by Al Dubin, music by Joe Burke -- I’m so lonesome I could cry / by Al Sherman and Al Lewis -- I didn’t have the heart-to break your heart / words by Jean Herbert and Al Koppell, music by Irving Actman -- I hate myself (for falling in love with you) / words and music by Abner Silver, Cornell & Dave Oppenheim -- I’ve gone goofy over miniature golf / by Leo Diston, Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins -- I lost my gal from Memphis / lyric by Charles Tobias, music by Peter De Rose [partially mutilated] -- I still get a thrill (thinking of you) / words by Benny Davis, music by J. Fred Coots -- I wanna go to bed / written and composed by Cecil Harrington and Algernon More -- I’ll remember your eyes / lyric by Al Bryan, music by George B. McConnell and Lester Raymond -- I wonder how it feels (to be head over heels in love) / [by] Al Sherman and Al Lewis -- I’d give a thousand dollars to be a millionaire / by Clarke Van[illegible], music by M. Smoler -- Ida! Sweet as apple cider / lyric by Eddie Leonard, music by Eddie Munson -- If I’d only listened to you / words by Coleman Goetz, music by Pete Wendling [vocal trio lead sheet] -- In my dreams your mine / words by Estelle Brown, music by Ray Hibbeleer -- In my heart, it’s you / words and music by Charles O’Flynn, Max Rich and Al Hoffman -- Isle of love / lyric by George Karle, music by James Matté -- It may be for the best after all / lyric by Al Piantadosi, music by Harold Solomon -- Jealous of you = Tango della gelosia / Italian lyrics by Peppino Mendes, English lyrics by Marjorie Harper, music by Vittorio Mascheroni, arranged by J. Rosamond Johnson -- Keep a song in your heart / written and composed by Leo Towers and Will E. Haines -- I know a lazy lane / lyric by J. Keirn Brennan and Darrel Martin, music by Maurie Rubens -- Let George do it / written by R.P. Weston and Bert Lee, composed by Harris Weston -- Let’s get on a merry-go-round / lyrics by Bernie Grossman, music by Lou Handman -- The lovely aspidistra in the old art pot / written by R.P. Weston and Bert Lee, composed by Harris Weston -- Make yourself a happiness pie / words by Steve Nelson, music by Frank Perkins -- Makin’ time with you / words by Tot Seymour, music by Carmen Lombardo -- Just a little dance mam’selle / words by Charles O’Flynn & Ben Gordon, music by Pete Wendling -- (Me an’ my baby) My baby an’ me / words by Bernie Grossman, music by Lou Handman -- My Highland Rose / written, composed and sung by Sandy MacFarlane -- My red-headed dream girl / words and music by David Shechtman -- O passionate moon! / words & music by Harry Sacoder -- Our cottage isn’t for sale anymore / lyric by Wm. Tracey, music by Maceo Pinkard -- Paper and comb your blues away / written and composed by Arthur Le Clerq, Harold E. Wood and Ernie Briton -- Pick up your feet! (Keep on toddle-in’ on) / written and composed by Fred Holt -- Roguish youth (The rollicking “kid” song) / words and music by David Shechtman -- Chantey song (When my ship comes sailin’ home again) / written, composed and sung by Sandy MacFarlane -- She said “yes, yes, yesterday” / words by Billy Peters, music by Jules Bennett & Bob West -- Silly Willie / written, composed and sung by sandy MacFarlane -- Singing a love song that nobody hears / by Herman Pincus and Billy Barry -- The song from the sky / by Thomas Hearon -- That’s what I get for looking in your eyes / words by Phil Jarmark and Al Koppell, music by Geo. B. McConnell and Max Eckstein -- Then I’ll grow tired of you / lyric by Al Lyons, music by George B. McConnell and Gene Galley -- To-night / words by J. Paul Fogarty, music by Arnold Johnson -- Tune in / words and music by David Shechtman -- (You’re nice people and I’m nice people) Two of a kind / words by Tom Ford, music by earl Lawrence & Jack Mason -- Underneath the Tennessee moon / words by Ben Ryan, music by Lou Handman -- We must all pull together! (The prosperity song) / written by R.P. Weston and Bert Lee, composed by Harris Weston -- Wedding bells are ringing for Sally (but not for Sally and me) / words and music by Al Sherman and Al Lewis -- What do you want of me? / by Charles K. Harris -- What you need is someone to love / words by Jean Herbert & Al Koppell, music by Irving Actman -- When love comes in the moonlight / lyric by Al Dubin, music by Joe Burke -- When the bloom is on the sage / words and music by Fred Howard and Nat Vincent, arr. by John Bach -- When they changed my name to a number / words and music by Art Carter, Ben Gordon and Nat Osborne -- Where that ol’ man river flows / lyric by Eugene West, music by Joe Verges -- Why did you make me cry? / words by Herb Magidson, music by Felix Bernard -- with my guitar and you / lyric by Mort Harris, Edward Heyman, music by Ted Snyder -- Wond’ring / by Al Sherman & Al Lewis -- You’re the one I care for / lyrics by Harry Link, music by Bert Lown & Chauncey Gray -- You can’t tell the diff’rence after dark / by Maceo Pinkard -- You gotta get goin’ / [by] Moe Jaffe, Scrappy Lambert and Clay Boland -- You will always be the one that I love / by Clinton Lewis, Dixie Brand and Ray O’Hara -- Your glance is like a sweet caress / words & music by Harry Sacoder.
3. P.S. 1930 series 5: It happened in Monterey : from the King of jazz / words by Billy Rose, music by Mabel Wayne -- New Yorkers. Love for sale / words and music by Cole Porter.
4. P.S. 1931 (A-K): Abraham / words and music by Bob MacGimsey -- After the dance = Der Tanz ist aus [from Die Glocke toent bim bam] / by Irving Caesar, William Frisch & Otto Motzan -- After the rain / words and music by Richard Himber, Al Garry and Ben Greenblatt -- After tonight / words by Jack Yellen & Sid Silvers, music by Dan Dougherty -- Ain’t that the way it goes? / words by Roy Turk, music by Fred E. Ahlert -- All on account of your kisses (I’m no account any more) / by Dave Oppenheim -- Alone in a corner / words by Jack Yellen & Sid Silvers, music by Dan Dougherty -- Another broken heart / by Howard Johnson and Joe Davis -- Are you blue / word by Jack Meskill & Ray Klages, music by Vincent Rose -- ‘Round my Indiana home / words by J. Will Callahan, music by Joe Dann -- As long as you’re there / lyric by Edgar Leslie, music by James V. Monaco -- At your command / lyric by Harry Tobias and Bing Crosby, music by Harry Barris -- Believe me / by James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon -- A big temptation like you / words by Edgar Leslie, music by George W. Meyer -- The birthday of a kiss / words by Paul Francis Webster, music by John Jacob Loeb & Rudy Vallée -- Blue Ridge moon / by Gus Kahn, Gene Arnold and Egbert Van Alstyne -- Boo hoo hoo! Ha ha ha! (I’m between a laugh and a cry) / words by Edgar Leslie, music by Harry Warren -- The bottle song / lyrics by Del Porter, music by Ray Johnson -- Bubbling over with love / by Benée Russell & Milton Ager -- Building a home for you / lyric by Gus Kahn, music by Joseph H. Santly & Joe Bennett -- By a lazy country lane / words and music by Bud Green and Sam H. Stept -- By the sycamore tree / words by Haven Gillespie, music by Pete Wendling -- Bye-bye Mister Dry / by Monty Siegel -- Call me darling / English text by Dorothy Dick, German text & music by Bert Reisfeld, Mart Fryberg & Rolf Marbot -- The candy parade / words & music by Ann Ronell -- Can’t we be in love again / words and music by Art Randall -- Can’t you read between the lines? / lyric by Al Dubin and Pearl Fein, music by Geo. W. Meyer -- Can’t you see? / words by Roy Turk, music by Fred E. Ahlert -- Carolina’s calling me / by Bob Charles -- Concentratin’ (on you) / words by Andy Razaf, music by Thomas Waller -- The Cubalero / words and music by Les Banker, Joe Young and John Siras -- The cutest kid in town / words by Herb Magidson, music by Felix Bernard and Al Hoffman -- Dancing with the daffodils (down at the garden ball) / lyric by JOe Young, music by Little Jack Little -- Dearest, it’s you / written by Jos. Geo. Gilbert, composed by Noel Gay, American lyrics by Benny Davis -- Dip your brush in the sunshine (and keep on painting away) / words by Andy Razaf, music by J.C. Johnson -- Doin’ the rumba / by Frank Perkins, Irving Mills and Chas. Kenny -- Dream a little dream of me / words by Gus Kahn, music by W. Schwandt and F. Andree -- Dreams / words by Smith Ballew and Ken Nichols, music by Jack Golden -- Each little kiss (makes me want just one more) / words and music by Percy Wenrich -- Egyptian-ella / by Walter Doyle -- Everybody sings a love song in the spring / by George Brown and Alfred Solman -- A faded summer love / words and music by Phil Baxter -- Fate introduced me to you / by Marion Rosette and Charles Halle -- Father of the land we love / by George M. Cohan -- The first girl I met (was the last girl I loved) / by Dale Wimbrow & Charles Abbate -- (The day begins and ends) For you / words & music by Harry Sacoder -- Gee! I’d love to be your sweetheart / by Charles Tobias, Harry Tobias, Charley Kisco -- Give me your affection / by Al Bryan, Carmen Lombardo & Pete Wendling -- Give me your love / words by Ann Ronell, music by Muriel Pollock -- Good-night sweet dreams / words by Al Piantadosi, music by Harold Solomon -- Got a date with an angel / words by Clifford Grey and Sonnie Miller, music by Jack Waller and Joseph Tunbridge -- Hang out the stars in Indiana / words by Billy Moll, music by Harry Woods -- Have you forgotten? / words by Leo Robin, music by Dana Suesse (popular version of “Syncopated love song” by Dana Suesse and Nat Shilkret) -- Hawaiian stars are gleaming / English version by Henrik N.. Ege, original lyric by Willy Rosen & Kurt Schwabach, music by Willy Rosen -- Heartaches / words by John Klenner, music by Al Hoffman -- Heaven on earth / words by Tot Seymour / music by Al Hoffman -- Hello! Beautiful! / by Walter Donaldson -- Hikin’ down the highway / [by] Irving Kahal and Lee David -- History in a few words / by Clayton McMichen and Dan Hornsby -- Home / by Peter Van Steeden, Harry & Jeff Clarkson -- Honeymoon lane / by Billy Moll, Eddie Dowling and James F. Hanley -- Hot Dog Joe from Mexico / lyric by Frank Larsen, music by Adolphe Alstrom -- How’s your uncle? / lyric by Dorothy Fields, music by Jimmy McHugh.
5. I’m all dressed up with a broken heart / words and music by Fred Fisher, Stella Unger and Harold Stern -- I’m an unemployed sweetheart (looking for somebody to love) / words by Edgar Leslie & Ned Washington, music by James V. Monaco -- I’m bidding my buddy goodbye / words by Mort Dixon, music by Harry Woods -- I’m crazy ‘bout my baby (and my baby’s crazy ‘bout me) / words by Alexander Hill, music by Thomas Waller -- I’m falling in love / by Ruth Etting, Phil Schwartz and George Ward -- I’m happy when you’re jealous / words by Bert Kalmar, music by Harry Ruby -- I’m just a dancing sweetheart / by Charlie Tobias & Peter De Rose -- I’m keepin’ company / by Lu C. Bender, Vee Lawnhurst and Dave Dreyer -- I’m losing you / words and music by Bert Grant -- I’m only guessin’ / lyric by Raymond B. Egan, music by Nacio Herb Brown -- I’m ridin’ straight to heaven (on a one-way street) / words by Carroll Loveday, music by Wac Clifford -- I’m so sorry / by Maceo Pinkard & Murray Rich -- I’m thru with love / words by Gus Kahn, music by Matt Malneck & Fud Livingston -- I can’t do it alone / words & music by Everett W. Johnson & Shirley Snow -- I can’t get Mississippi off my mind / words by Joe Young, music by Harry Akst -- (With you on my mind, I find) I can’t write the words / words & music by Gerald Marks and Buddy Fields [2 copies] -- I do, do you? / words by Jack Meskill & Ray Klages, music by Vincent Rose -- I found you / by Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly -- I’ve got a communistic feeling for you / words and music by Allie Wrubel -- I’ve got a sweet somebody to love me / words by Ben Ryan, music by Lou Handman -- I’ve just got eyes for Susie / words by Sam M. Lewis, music by Harry Woods -- I have to laugh (when I think how I danced with tears in my eyes over you) / lyric by Jack McGowan, music by Al Siegel -- I idolize my baby’s eyes / words by Joan Jasmyn, music by M.K. Jerome -- I lost my gal again / words by Sam M. Lewis, music by Jesse Greer -- I love you in the same sweet way / words by Billy Moll, music by Robert A. King -- I love you more each day / words and music by Mitchell Parish, Luigi Romanelli and Harry Gesner -- (I met her) on the boulevard = Recontre au bouleard / Paroles françaises de Jacques Beauplan, English words by Tom Ford, music by Yvonne Donnadieu -- I never knew how wonderful you were / by Irving Selzer, Carroll Loveday and Blanche Melvin -- I was only teasing you / words by Charlie Tobias, music by Peter De Rose -- I was true (that’s why I’m blue) / words by Kate Smith, music by J. Russel Robinson -- I wonder who’s under the moon with you to-night / words by Benny Davis, music by J. Fred Coots -- I promise you / words and music by Little Jack Little -- I’ll see you later in Slumberland (tho now we are saying “good-night”) / words by Charles Newman, music by Frank Magine, arr. by Bert Peters -- Ida, I don’t wanna be blue / lyric by Joe Young and Edgar Leslie, music by George W. Meyer -- If I could only have my way / words by Andy Razaf, music by Jack Albin & Paul Denniker -- (If I hadn’t been) So sure of you / words by Sidney Clare and Archie Gottler, music by Sam H. Stept -- If I were only sure of you / words & music by Abner Silver & Nick Kenny -- (If they ever had) An income tax on love / lyric by Ned Washington, music by James V. Monaco -- (If this is love) I don’t want love / words and music by Edward Heyman and John W. Green -- If you haven’t got love / by B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson -- If you should ever need me (you’ll always find me here) / lyric by Al Dubin, music by Joe Burke -- In a boat out to sea / lyric by Dorothy Dick, music by Harry Link -- In a cafe on the road to Calais / by Saul Klein, Jack Le Soir and Ray Doll -- In a little Spanish garden / lyric and melody by Earl Burtnett and Eddie Geldmacher -- In a silly little hilly-billy town / lyric by Al Dubin, music by Joe Burke -- In perfect harmony / words and music by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart and Ed Nelson -- In the candle light / words by Joe Young, music by Peter Tinturin -- (I’ve found somebody new) Instead of you / words by Leo Robin, music by Joseph Meyer -- It’s a long, long way to Carolina / by Singin’ Sam, Emil Seidel and J. Russel Robinson [2 copies] -- It’s a long time between kisses / by Gus Kahn, Harry Akst & Richard A. Whiting -- It looks like Susie / words and music by Cliff Friend -- It’s the girl! / words by Dave Oppenheim, music by Abel Baer -- Jingle bells mean wedding bells in June / lyric by Tot Seymour, music by Jesse Greer -- June time is love time / words by Sidney Clare & Charles Tobias, music by Al Sherman -- Just a crazy song (Hi-hi-hi) / by Chick Smith and Spencer Williams -- Just a minute more to say goodbye / lyric by Sam M. Lewis, music by Meyer Gusman -- Just another love affair / lyric by Bob Lively & Larry Daniels, music by Betty Laidlaw -- Just between us two / lyric by Sidney Clare and Charles Tobias, music by Sam H. Stept [2 copies] -- Just for tonight / words by Tom Ford, music by Earl Lawrence & Jack Mason -- Just one more chance / by Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston -- The kiss that you’ve forgotten (is the kiss I can’t forget) / words by Dorothy Dick, music by Harry Link -- Kissable baby / by Dave Dreyer, Carmen Lombardo & Lu C. Bender.

Call number

1. *ZB-2491 reel 37

Note

1. Popular songs chiefly for voice and piano.
2. Titles in order of apperance on microfilm.

Reproduction (note)

1. Microfilm.

Title

1. American popular songs, 1895-1973 [microform] : reel 37.

Imprint

1. [Various places] : [various publishers], ©1930-1931.

Reproduction

1. Microfilm. New York : New York Public Library, 1991. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (MN *ZZ-31921)

Research call number

1. *ZB-2491 reel 37