Sheet Music, 1930-1967

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Maybe / words by Allan Flynn and Frank Madden

Allan Flynn, Frank Madden, and Robbins Music Corporation (New York)

Cover: photo of Phil Regan; Publisher: Robbins Music Corporation (New York)
It Ain't Necessarily So / music by George Gershwin; words by DuBose Hayward

George Gershwin, DuBose Hayward, and Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)

Cover: drawing of an African American couple about to kiss; from Porgy and Bess; Publisher: Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)
Summertime / music by George Gershwin; words by DoBose Heyward

George Gershwin, DoBose Heyward, and Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)

Cover: drawing of an African American couple about to kiss; from Porgy and Bess; Publisher: Gershwin Publishing Corp. (New York)
Oh Dem Golden Slippers / music by Nick Manoloff

Nick Manoloff and Calumet Music Co. (Chicago)

Cover: drawing of an African American male singing and playing guitar; photo of the Prairie Ramblers, a Caucasian, male musical group; Publisher: Calumet Music Co. (Chicago)
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny / music by James Bland; words by James Bland; revised and edited by Harold Potter

James Bland, James Bland, and Morris Music (Philadelphia)

Cover: drawing of an African American female picking cotton; Publisher: Morris Music (Philadelphia)
Wagon Wheels / music by Peter De Rose; words by Billy Hill

Peter DeRose, Billy Hill, and Shapiro Bernstein and Co. (New York)

Cover: a photo of Everett Marshall; Publisher: Shapiro Bernstein and Co. (New York)
Eili Eili / words by Jacob Koppel Sandler

Jacob Koppel Sandler and Robbins Music Inc. (New York)
Stormy Weather / music by Harold Arlen; words by Ted Koehler

Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, and Mills Music Inc. (New York)
When The Sun Bids The Moon Goodnight / words by Jack Little Little, Dave Oppenheimer, and Ira Schuster

Jack Little Little, Dave Oppenheimer, Ira Schuster, and Leo Feist Inc. (New York)

Cover: a photo of Abe Lyman; Publisher: Leo Feist Inc. (New York)
Harlem Rhythm Dance / music by Andy Razaf; words by Clarence Williams

Andy Razaf, Clarence Williams, and Clarence Williams Music Publishing Co. (New York)

Cover: photo of the three scamps; Publisher: Clarence Williams Music Publishing Co. (New York)
When the Wandering Boy Comes Home / words by Jack Little Little, Dave Oppenheimer, and Ira Schuster

Jack Little Little, Dave Oppenheimer, Ira Schuster, and Robbins Music Corporation (New York)

Cover: a photo of a man; Publisher: Robbins Music Corporation (New York)
I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In My Mother's Hair (For All the Gold in the World) / words by Little Jack Little and J. Fred Coots

Little Jack Little, J. Fred Coots, and Irving Berlin Inc. (New York)

Cover: drawing of a portrait (profile) of an elderly lady; Publisher: Irving Berlin Inc. (New York)
Sing and Old-Fashioned Coon Song / music by Phyllis Mayhead; words by Kathleen Wooffitt

Phyllis Mayhead, Kathleen Wooffitt, and Cecil Lennox Ltd. (London)

Cover: drawing of an African American male singing and playing banjo; Publisher: Cecil Lennox Ltd. (London)
Underneath the Harlem Moon / music by Harry Revel; words by Mack Gordon

Harry Revel, Mack Gordon, and De Sylvia Brown and Henderson (New York)
Now That I Have You / music by Rubinoff; words by Harrison, Cato, and Wilhite

Rubinoff, Harrison Cato and Wilhite, and Harry Bloom Inc.

Key of G. Cover: a tree and on the left side a man's silhouette on the right side a woman's; Publisher: Harry Bloom Inc.
Rhyth-Mania / music by Harold Arlen; words by Ted Koehler

Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, and Mills Music Inc. (New York)

Cover: caricature drawings of well-dressed African Americans dancing; Publisher: Mills Music Inc. (New York)
That's Why Darkies Were Born / words by Lev Brown and Ray Henderson

Lev Brown, Ray Henderson, and De Sylvia Brown and Henderson (New York)

Cover: from George Whites Scandals; Publisher: De Sylvia Brown and Henderson (New York)
Just Friends / music by John Klenner; words by Sam M. Lewis

John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis, and Robbins Music Corporation (New York)

Cover: photo of Red McKenzie; Publisher: Robbins Music Corporation (New York)
Call Me Darling / words by Bert Reisfeld, Mart Fryberg, and Rolf Marbot

Bert Reisfeld; Mart Fryberg; Rolf Marbot; and Santly Bros., Inc. (New York)

[orig. German text (Sag mir Darling) translated by Dorothy Dick]; Publisher: Santly Bros., Inc. (New York)
When It's Sleepy Time Down South / words by Leon Rene, Otis Rene, and Clarence Muse

Leon Rene, Otis Rene, Clarence Muse, and Freed and Powers (New York)

Cover: photograph of Miss Mildred Bailey; Publisher: Freed and Powers (New York)
Marta, Rambling Rose of the Wildwood / music by Moises Simons; words by L. Wolfe Gilbert

Moises Simons, L. Wolfe Gilbert, and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (New York)

Cover: photo of a man (Arthur Tracy?); Publisher: Edward B. Marks Music Co. (New York)
A Lil Coon's Dilemma / music by Pauline Winslow; words by Enid Hey

Pauline Winslow, Enid Hey, and Muse Publishing Co. (Brooklyn)

Cover: drawing of a frightened African American girl and an on looking African American woman; description reads a humorous encore song; Publisher: Muse Publishing Co. (Brooklyn)
River, Stay way from My Door / music by Harry Woods; words by Mort Dixon

Harry Woods, Mort Dixon, and Shapiro Bernstein and Co. (New York)

Cover: drawing of an African American male staring at a flooding river; photo inset of Billy Shaw; Publisher: Shapiro Bernstein and Co. (New York)
What Good Am I Without You / words by Milton Ager

Milton Ager and Ager Yellen and Bornstein Inc. (New York)

Cover: river bank with trees and flowers and a portrait of a woman; Publisher: Ager Yellen and Bornstein Inc. (New York)
Song of The Day / music by Milton Ager; words by Jack Yellen

Milton Ager, Jack Yellen, and Ager Yellen and Bornstein Inc. (New York)

Cover: Songs list: Song of the Dawn, I like to do things for you, a bench in the park, Happy Feet, Music has Charms, My lover; Publisher: Ager Yellen and Bornstein Inc. (New York)