Maurice Abrahams

Maurice Abrahams (March 18, 1883 – April 13, 1931) was an American songwriter and music publisher, who was successful in the early years of the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1883 (Odessa), Died April 13, 1931 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-11906	10-in.	4/23/1912	Ragtime cowboy Joe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12512	10-in.	10/14/1912	Hitchy koo	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12789	10-in.	1/10/1913	Let's go to Savannah, Ga.	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13418	10-in.	6/11/1913	Oh you million dollar doll	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13419	10-in.	6/11/1913	The Pullman porters on parade	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13937	10-in.	10/9/1913	Pullman porters on parade	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-14076	10-in.	11/14/1913	He'd have to get under, get out and get under	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14106	10-in.	11/21/1913	At that bully wooly Wild West show	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-14130	12-in.	12/2/1913	He'd have to get under, get out and get under	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-14391	10-in.	1/28/1914	On the steps of the great white Capitol (Stood Martha and George)	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14639	10-in.	3/27/1914	He's have to get under, get out and get under medley	Pietro Deiro	Accordion solo, with drums	composer
Victor	B-14781	10-in.	4/30/1914	The 20th century rag	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14837	10-in.	5/18/1914	All he does is follow them around	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15035	10-in.	7/2/1914	He'd push it along	Elizabeth Murray	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15073	10-in.	7/17/1914	I can't believe you really love me (It's like a wonderful dream)	Billy Watkins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15139	10-in.	8/21/1914	They start the Victrola and go dancing around the floor	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15276	10-in.	10/16/1914	Metropolitan hits	Pietro Deiro	Accordion solo	composer
Victor	B-15444	10-in.	11/30/1914	When the grown-up ladies act like babies (I've got to love 'em that's all)	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15461	10-in.	12/4/1914	Ruff Johnson's harmony band	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-15482	10-in.	12/12/1914	Tip-top	Pietro Deiro	Accordion solo	composer
Victor	B-16892	10-in.	12/10/1915	Is there still room for me 'neath the old apple tree?	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-17550	12-in.	4/28/1916	Are you prepared for the summer	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-19144	10-in.	1/30/1917	Ruff Johnson's harmony band	Gene Greene	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22208	10-in.	8/12/1918	I always think I'm up in heaven (When I'm down in Dixieland)	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25325	10-in.	5/31/1921	You made me forget how to cry	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27556	10-in.	2/19/1923	When the gold turns to gray (You will be the same girl to me)	John Steel	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28512	10-in.	8/27/1923	Jubilee blues	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30338	10-in.	6/30/1924	You can't tell	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-37508	10-in.	1/4/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-37540	10-in.	1/12/1927	High, high, high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-40092	10-in.	11/25/1927	Everybody loves my girl	Parker Gibbs ; Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-41049	10-in.	11/18/1927	Everybody loves my girl	Four Aristocrats	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-57907	10-in.	12/11/1929	I'll still go on wanting you	Welcome Lewis	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-99399	10-in.	2/27/1936	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Tune Wranglers	String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio	composer
Victor	BS-037740	10-in.	6/21/1939	Ragtime cowboy Joe	Van Alexander Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-053147	10-in.	6/18/1940	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Connie Barleau ; Bernie Cummins Orchestra ; Chet James	Jazz/dance band, with female-male duet and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	[Trial 1916-12-15-06]	Not documented	12/15/1916	Rufe Johnson's harmony band	Gene Greene	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-16-07]	Not documented	12/16/1918	I wish I could sleep till my daddy comes home	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-16-08]	Not documented	12/16/1918	Put it on take it off	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-16-09]	Not documented	12/16/1918	Just a little sunshine in the Y.M.C.A.	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	19974	10-in.	6/19/1912	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Ed Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19980	10-in.	6/20/1912	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Bob Roberts	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38285	10-in.	9/20/1912	Hitchy koo	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38591	10-in.	1/24/1913	Oh! What a night	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38901	10-in.	6/4/1913	Pullman porters' parade	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39018	10-in.	9/16/1913	Oh you million dollar doll	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39106	10-in.	11/20/1913	He'd have to get under, get out and get under	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39113	10-in.	11/26/1913	He'd have to get under, get out and get under	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	39193	10-in.	1/23/1914	Camp meeting band	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39300	10-in.	3/25/1914	He'd push it along	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39339	10-in.	4/24/1914	Do they love it	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39397	10-in.	5/22/1914	All he does is follow them around	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39665	10-in.	12/3/1914	When the grown up ladies act like babies	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39698	10-in.	12/16/1914	Ruff Johnson's harmony band	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	39871	10-in.	2/17/1915	Cheer up (Better times will soon be here)	William J. Halley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46197	10-in.	11/13/1915	Is there still room for me 'neath the old apple tree?	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	47217	10-in.	12/11/1916	Pray for sunshine (But always be prepared for rain)	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77713	10-in.	3/5/1918	At the cotton pickers' ball	Marimbaphone Band	Marimba band	composer
Columbia	78023	10-in.	8/23/1918	I always think I'm up in heaven (when I'm down in Dixieland)	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79248	10-in.	6/5/1920	He'd have to get under, get out and get under	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79867	10-in.	5/26/1921	You made me forget how to cry	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	36541	12-in.	approximately 1913	La gallina (Turkey-trot)	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	37475	12-in.	11/20/1915	When you're down in Louisville	Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson	Band	composer
Columbia	48540	12-in.	1/6/1916	Hello Hawaii, how are you?	Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson	Band	composer
Columbia	143215	10-in.	12/24/1926	High-high-high up in the hills	WMCA Broadcasters	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	143224	10-in.	12/27/1926	High-high-high up in the hills	Tom and Jerry	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W143297	10-in.	1/12/1927	High-high-high up in the hills	Charles Kaley	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Columbia	W143330	10-in.	1/20/1927	High, high, high up in the hills	Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Johnny Marvin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	144696	10-in.	9/20/1927	Everybody loves my girl	The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W144817	10-in.	9/30/1927	Everybody loves my girl	Seger Ellis ; Radiolites	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	144907	10-in.	10/25/1927	Everybody loves my girl	Harmony Brothers	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W149042	10-in.	9/24/1929	I'll still go on wanting you	James Melton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	149062	10-in.	9/27/1929	I'll still go on wanting you	Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W149434	10-in.	11/18/1929	Take everything but you	The Columbia Photo Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	C2143	10-in.	2/28/1938	Ragtime Cowboy Joe	Girls of the Golden West	Female vocal duet, with guitar	composer
Columbia	W100338	10-in.	11/18/1929	Take everything but you	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
OKeh	112	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Way down yonder in the corn field	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	341	10-in.	ca. Sept. 1918	Big Chief Kill-A-Hun	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	643	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1919	I always think I'm up in heaven (When I'm down in Dixieland)	Watson Sisters	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	W80311	10-in.	1/19/1927	High-high-high up in the hills	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W80454	10-in.	2/21/1927	High-high-high up in the hills	Ray-O-Vacs	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
OKeh	W81507	10-in.	10/3/1927	Everybody loves my girl	The Texans [Lanin's Famous Players]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W403260	10-in.	11/14/1929	(I'll still go on) Wanting you	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W403276	10-in.	11/18/1929	Take everything but you	Arthur Schutt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5239-a]	10-in.	approximately June 1918	Cotton pickers' ball	American Marimbaphone Band	Marimba band	composer
Brunswick	E29848	10-in.	5/16/1929	Sweet Ida Joy	Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E31550	10-in.	Dec. 1929	I’ll still go on (Wanting you)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E4310-E4312	10-in.	12/28/1926	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Peggy English	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E4358-E4360	10-in.	1/6/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Peggy English	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E21307-E21309	10-in.	1/25/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E21369-E21371	10-in.	1/29/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Bonnie Laddies ; Harry Archer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Brunswick	E25200-E25203	10-in.	11/12/1927	Ev'rybody loves my girl	Bernie Cummins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E25203)	composer
Brunswick	C4751	10-in.	11/25/1929	I’ll still go on wanting you	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE617	10-in.	9/12/1929	Take everything but you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	DAL685	10-in.	Oct. 1928	Everybody loves my girl	Billy and his Uke	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	composer
Brunswick	TCL1456	10-in.	4/16/1931	Wanting you	Marion Newberry	Female vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 1000-a]	10-in.	Mar. 1927	High-high-high up in the hills	Fred Elizalde Varsity Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 122-b]	10-in.	approximately July 1927	Wanting you	Helen Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	3541	10-in.	1/25/1915	Ruff Johnson's Harmony Band	Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	11496	10-in.	2/3/1927	High-high-high up in hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Radio Franks ; Frank White	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	11497	10-in.	2/4/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Ross Gorman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Edison	11505	10-in.	2/6/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds go by)	Frederick Kinsley	Pipe organ solo	composer
Edison	18144	10-in.	12/29/1927	Ev'rybody loves my girl	The Rollickers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Edison	S-41	10-in.	1928	Halleluia - everybody loves my girl (?) -unidentified test recording	Unidentified performer(s) (Edison Records)		composer
Gramophone	BLR6226	10-in.	4/4/1930	I’ll still go on wanting	Marek Weber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1051	10-in.	5/4/1928	Oui papa	Pierre Chagnon ; Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abrahams, Maurice," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111370.

Abrahams, Maurice. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111370.

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