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I'll Be There, Laddie Boy, I'll Be There

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Supplementary Document

Title
I'll Be There, Laddie Boy, I'll Be There - Lyrics
Composer
Keithley, E. Clinton  
Lyricist
Frost, Jack  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Local Identifier
2014_12996_336
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
I'll Be There, Laddie Boy, I'll Be There
Composer
Keithley, E. Clinton  
Lyricist
Frost, Jack  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-10
Physical Description
1 score ([1], 2-3, [1] p.). Folio.
Type
Musical notation  
Comment
Despite a favorable review in The Billboard, this title appears to have been wholly eclipsed by Gus Edwards’ popular “Laddie Boy”, which appeared six months earlier.
Historical Note
Reviewed in The Billboard on May 11, 1918, but little noted thereafter, with only one printing and no recordings.
Musical Note
  • Termed a “sympathetic march” in The Billboard review, and marked “marcia”, this march ballad is also a typical mother song
  • the square rhythms, occasional rat-a-tat-tat figures, and secondary dominants are march-like, and the arching melody and rubato in the refrain suggest a ballad.
Repository
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Back Cover Description
Advertisement for “Late Patriotic Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for There’s a Little Blue Star in the Window (© 1918, advertised 1918 01 16) I’m Hitting the Trail to Normandy (© 1917 09 15) Second row: samples for Old Glory Goes Marching On (© 1918 04 10) Will the Angels Guard My Daddy Over There? (© 1918 04 10) When a Boy Says Good Bye to His Mother and She Gives Him To Uncle Sam (© 1917 09 04) Third row: samples for When It Comes to a Lovingless Day (© 1918 01 23) Let the Chimes of Normandy Be Our Wedding Bells (© 1918, advertised 1918 05 15) When the Kaiser Does the Goose-step to a Good Old American Rag (© 1917 10 22) Fourth row: samples and covers for A-M-E-R-I-C-A (© 1917 06 22) Giddy Giddap! Go on, Go on (© 1917 09 04)
Local Identifier
2014_12996_336
Collection Title
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleI'll Be There, Laddie Boy, I'll Be There
ComposerKeithley, E. Clinton  
LyricistFrost, Jack  
PublisherFrank K. Root & Co.  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-10
Physical Description1 score ([1], 2-3, [1] p.). Folio.
TypeMusical notation  
CommentDespite a favorable review in The Billboard, this title appears to have been wholly eclipsed by Gus Edwards’ popular “Laddie Boy”, which appeared six months earlier.
Historical NoteReviewed in The Billboard on May 11, 1918, but little noted thereafter, with only one printing and no recordings.
Musical Note
  • Termed a “sympathetic march” in The Billboard review, and marked “marcia”, this march ballad is also a typical mother song
  • the square rhythms, occasional rat-a-tat-tat figures, and secondary dominants are march-like, and the arching melody and rubato in the refrain suggest a ballad.
RepositorySousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Back Cover DescriptionAdvertisement for “Late Patriotic Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for There’s a Little Blue Star in the Window (© 1918, advertised 1918 01 16) I’m Hitting the Trail to Normandy (© 1917 09 15) Second row: samples for Old Glory Goes Marching On (© 1918 04 10) Will the Angels Guard My Daddy Over There? (© 1918 04 10) When a Boy Says Good Bye to His Mother and She Gives Him To Uncle Sam (© 1917 09 04) Third row: samples for When It Comes to a Lovingless Day (© 1918 01 23) Let the Chimes of Normandy Be Our Wedding Bells (© 1918, advertised 1918 05 15) When the Kaiser Does the Goose-step to a Good Old American Rag (© 1917 10 22) Fourth row: samples and covers for A-M-E-R-I-C-A (© 1917 06 22) Giddy Giddap! Go on, Go on (© 1917 09 04)
Local Identifier2014_12996_336
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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