Ren Shields

Ren Shields was an American folk musician born in 1868 in Chicago, Illinois. He died on 25 October 1913 in Massapequa, New York. He co-wrote the song with George "Honey Boy" Evans "In the Good Old Summer Time", (a part of which is sung by Laurel and Hardy in Below Zero (1930 film)), amongst other songs, such as "Dreamy Eyes", and "Come, take a Trip in My Air-ship".

Birth and Death Data: Born 1868, Died 1913

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1414 7-in. 5/23/1902 It's got to be a minstrel show tonight Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1414 10-in. 5/23/1902 It's got to be a minstrel show tonight Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1655 7-in. 10/2/1902 In the good old summer time Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1655 10-in. 10/2/1902 In the good old summer time Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1700 7-in. 10/17/1902 Wait at the gate for me J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1700 10-in. 10/17/1902 Wait at the gate for me J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1793 7-in. 11/20/1902 In the good old summer time Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1793 10-in. 11/20/1902 In the good old summer time Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1833 7-in. 12/17/1902 In the good old summer time Sousa's Band Band, with male vocal duet and cornet and trombone solos lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1833 10-in. 12/17/1902 In the good old summer time Sousa's Band Band, with male vocal duet and cornet and trombone solos lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1984 7-in. 2/19/1903 They were all doing the same Edward M. Favor Male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1984 10-in. 2/19/1903 They were all doing the same Edward M. Favor Male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]2053 7-in. 3/3/1903 When the winter time comes 'round Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]2053 10-in. 3/3/1903 When the winter time comes 'round Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]2157 7-in. 4/3/1903 They were all doing the same Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet composer, lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]2157 10-in. 4/3/1903 They were all doing the same Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet composer, lyricist  
Victor B-290 10-in. 8/25/1903 When the winter time comes 'round Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor B-418 10-in. 9/16/1903 In the good old summer time Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor A-945 7-in. 1/19/1904 The sweetest flower that grows in Tennessee Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-945 10-in. 1/19/1904 The sweetest flower that grows in Tennessee Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor A-1161 7-in. 3/24/1904 In the good old summer time Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-1161 10-in. 3/24/1904 In the good old summer time Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor E-1161 8-in. 5/10/1906 In the good old summer time Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor A-1582 7-in. 7/11/1904 Come take a trip in my airship Billy Murray Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor B-1582 10-in. 7/11/1904 Come take a trip in my airship Billy Murray Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor B-2176 10-in. 1/21/1905 They were all doing the same Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet lyricist, composer  
Victor C-2176 12-in. 1/21/1905 They were all doing the same Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet composer, lyricist  
Victor B-2443 10-in. 4/4/1905 Come take a trip in my airship Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-2492 10-in. 4/25/1905 Waltzing with the girl you love Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor A-2847 7-in. 10/27/1905 In the good old summer time Sousa's Band Band, with male vocal duet and cornet and trombone solos lyricist  
Victor B-2847 10-in. 10/27/1905 In the good old summer time Sousa's Band Band, with male vocal duet and cornet and trombone solos lyricist  
Victor B-3380 10-in. 5/10/1906 Waltz me around again, Willie Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-3380 8-in. 5/10/1906 Waltz me around again, Willie Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4036 10-in. 11/14/1906 Moses Andrew Jackson, good bye Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-4510 12-in. 5/20/1907 Moses Andrew Jackson, good bye May Irwin Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6872 10-in. 3/10/1909 The longest way round is the shortest way home Will Oakland Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6873 10-in. 3/11/1909 When you know that your girlie loves you Elise Stevenson Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-7063 10-in. 5/11/1909 The recipe for love Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-7094 10-in. 5/18/1909 Make a noise like a hoop and roll away Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8097 10-in. 7/7/1909 Take me out for a joy ride Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8963 10-in. 5/17/1910 Just for a girl Edward M. Favor Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-10151 10-in. 4/5/1911 Steamboat Bill Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-10179 10-in. 4/13/1911 Steamboat Bill Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14940 10-in. 6/9/1914 In the good old summertime Arthur Pryor's Band Band, with male vocal chorus lyricist  
Victor C-16216 12-in. 7/20/1915 Songs of the past, no. 4 Victor Mixed Chorus Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor CVE-16216 12-in. 5/11/1927 Songs of the past, no. 4 Victor Mixed Chorus Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-18925 12-in. 12/22/1916 Songs of the past, no. 23 Victor Mixed Chorus Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-37908 10-in. 2/17/1927 Down where the watermelon grows Ernest Moody ; Phil Reeve Male vocal duet, with guitar and ukulele lyricist  
Victor BVE-38921 10-in. 5/23/1927 Steamboat Bill Ernest Rogers Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) lyricist  
Victor CVE-49077 12-in. 1/18/1929 Minstrel show of 1929 Victor Minstrels Minstrels, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BS-81969 10-in. 3/21/1934 Frankie and Johnny Helen Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BS-037123 10-in. 5/17/1939 Steamboat Bill Smoothies Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia 940 7-in. ca. 1902 In the good old summer time J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 940 10-in. ca. 1902 In the good old summer time J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 1013 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Wait at the gate for me J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1013 10-in. ca. 1902-1908 Wait at the gate for me J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1051 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 My Yankee Doodle Daisy Male vocalist (unidentified; Columbia Records) Baritone vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1051 10-in. ca. 1902-1908 My Yankee Doodle Daisy Male vocalist (unidentified; Columbia Records) Baritone vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 1417 7-in. ca. 1903-Oct. 1905 They were all doing the same Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist, composer  
Columbia 1417 10-in. ca. 1903 They were all doing the same Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist, composer  
Columbia 1878 10-in. ca. Jan.-Nov. 1904 Come take a trip in my airship J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 1913 7-in. ca. 1904 In the good old summer time J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 3034 7-in. approximately 1904 Come take a trip in my airship J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 3450 10-in. ca. Jan.-Aug. 1906 Waltz me around again, Willie Columbia Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3479 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1906 The Rambler Minstrel Company : Record D Collins and Harlan ; Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels and male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3554 10-in. between 1906 and January 1907 The Rambler Minstrel Company : Record F Arthur Collins ; Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels, with male vocal solo and orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3660 10-in. ca. Jan.-June 1907 You'll have to wait 'till my ship comes in Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3900 10-in. ca. Jan.-Apr. 1908 Come to the land of Bohemia Harvey Hindermyer Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3995 10-in. ca. Jan. 1908-Mar. 1909 Make a noise like a hoop and roll away Fred Duprez Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4277 10-in. ca. 1909-Feb. 1910 Take me out for a joy ride Paul Southe Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4448 10-in. ca. Jan.-July 1910 Ain't you coming out to-night Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19134 10-in. 11/29/1910 The longest way round is the sweetest way home Will Oakland Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19280 10-in. 3/31/1911 Steamboat Bill Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19878 10-in. 5/4/1912 That's what I call a good time Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79881 10-in. 6/10/1921 Frankie and Johnny Frank Crumit ; Paul Biese Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia 81626 10-in. 3/7/1924 Steamboat Bill Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist  
Columbia 140361 10-in. 1/25/1925 Frankie and Johnny Harry Frankel Male vocal solo, with ukulele songwriter  
Columbia W141084 10-in. 10/2/1925 In the good old summertime Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist  
Columbia [W]143771 10-in. 3/26/1927 Waltz me around again, Willie Chris Bouchillon Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Columbia W143998 10-in. 4/21/1927 Frankie and Johnny Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W145014 10-in. 10/25/1927 In the good old summertime Leake County Revelers String band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Columbia W149364 10-in. 11/4/1929 Frankie and Johnny Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar songwriter  
Columbia W149542 10-in. 12/5/1929 Frankie and Johnny Nick Nichols Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano songwriter  
Columbia W149543 10-in. 12/5/1929 Frankie and Johnny Nick Nichols Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano songwriter  
Columbia [W]149668 10-in. 12/3/1929 Frankie and Johnny Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist  
Columbia W149723 10-in. 12/13/1929 Frankie and Johnny Kate Smith Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W150549 10-in. 5/28/1930 Steamboat Bill Paul Tremaine Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh S-73037 10-in. 12/18/1924 Steamboat Bill Fiddlin' John Carson Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) lyricist  
OKeh W81360 10-in. 9/20/1927 Down where the watermelon grow Avoca Quartet Vocal quartet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar lyricist  
Brunswick E27651 10-in. 6/6/1928 In the good old summer time Richard Brooks ; Rueben Puckett Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar lyricist  
Brunswick E27826 10-in. 7/3/1928 Frankie and Johnnie Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio songwriter  
Brunswick E34984 10-in. Oct. 1930 Steamboat Bill “Happy” Dixon’s Clod Hoppers Jazz/dance band, with vocal lyricist  
Brunswick E3704-E3705 10-in. 9/8/1926 In the good old summer time Uncle Dave Macon Male vocal solo, with banjo lyricist  
Brunswick E19192-E19194 10-in. 5/7/1926 Frankie and Johnny Joe Cook Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Brunswick E23397-E23399 10-in. 6/1/1927 Steamboat Bill Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Brunswick E24858-E24861 10-in. 10/21/1927 Frankie and Johnny Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 1081 10-in. between 6/17/1912 and 6/18/1912 Ain't you coming out to-night Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3045 10-in. May 1914 Ain't you coming out to-night Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7283 10-in. 4/9/1920 Steamboat Bill Edward Meeker Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 231-A] 10-in. between late 1908 and early 1909 Make a noise like a hoop and roll away Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shields, Ren," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106550.

Shields, Ren. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106550.

"Shields, Ren." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106550

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LCNAR: Shields, Ren, 1868-1913 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92054080

Wikidata: Ren Shields - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7312319

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FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1960566

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