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Von Tilzer was born in Detroit, Michigan.His parents, Sarah (Tilzer) and Jacob Gumbinsky, were Polish Jewish immigrants. [2] Harry ran away and joined a traveling circus at age 14, where he adopted his mother's maiden name as his own, seeking to make it sound even classier by tacking on a "Von."
Pages in category "Songs with music by Harry Von Tilzer" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Harry von Tilzer, composer William A. Dillon, lyricist. The song was one of the most popular of 1911, bested only by "Alexander's Ragtime Band" by Irving Berlin. [3]According to Dillon's 1966 obituary in The New York Times, the song sold over five million score sheets and recordings.
"A Bird in a Gilded Cage" is a song composed by Arthur J. Lamb and Harry Von Tilzer. It was a sentimental ballad (or tear-jerker) that became one of the most popular songs of 1900, [1] reportedly selling more than two million copies in sheet music. [2] [3] Jere Mahoney and Steve Porter recorded two early popular versions of this song. [3]
Advertisement for popular sheet music in the New York Sun on March 3, 1899, with "My Old New Hampshire Home" listed first "My Old New Hampshire Home" is an 1898 song that was the first popular hit of composer Harry Von Tilzer, with lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling.
Harry James recorded a version in 1941 on Columbia 36466. In a long-standing tradition, floor traders at the New York Stock Exchange sing this song on the last trading day of every year and on Christmas Eve. [6] The song has been the stock exchange anthem at least back as far as 1934. [7] [8] It is also a popular song in barbershop music.
Harry Von Tilzer composed the music. [2] The song was published by Harry Von Tilzer Publishing Company of New York, New York. [3] It was written for both voice and piano. [4] Edward H. Pfeiffer designed the sheet music cover. Pfeiffer illustrated more than 1,500 covers throughout his career. [5]
Some sources give the author as William Jerome [2] and the melody by Harry Von Tilzer [3] in 1912. As a popular classic children's song today, it is an example of a cumulative song. It is similar to the Irish folk song The Rattlin' Bog, and versions exist in many other cultures and under many titles. [1]
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