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THE
JUNE IS, 1918 .
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
WHY MUSIC IS AN ESSENTIAL
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AMERICA'S GREATEST MARCH SONG
Take the Civil War—what helped to win it?
Music, of course. Ask any of the old Grand
Army men that are still alive—how their eyes
will glisten and their weak and bent shoulders
will stiffen as you all noticed on last Decoration
Day, when they marched so bravely past the
Soldiers' Monument on Riverside Drive, to the
stirring tune of "Marching Through Georgia."
While even down South our gallant adversaries
were inspired at the same time by the tune of
"Dixie, the Land of Cotton."
What inspired our boys during the Spanish-
American war—when they marched away to fight
at Santiago—the songs like "The Blue and the
Gray," "No Flag Like the Old Red, White and
Blue" and "Break the News to Mother."
So is there any reason why music should be
called "non-essential," especially at the present
time when so many well-known and loyal music
composers whose patriotism has been aroused to
the highest pitch it ever has reached, have
all been inspired to write the greatest number
of war songs ever written in the history of this
country; songs that are surely going to help
win the war, without a doubt.
An incident that struck home to me some-
what deeply, was when I visited the music show
at the Grand Central Palace last week where
the piano manufacturers and piano dealers were
holding their annual convention, and saw the
wonderful strides that the industry had made
during the past few years, both in workman-
ship and tone, besides the phonograph and music
roll manufacturers in their new and marvelous
musical records and word and music rolls. It
certainly was a wonderful and inspiring sight
at this convention. Nevertheless, I thought of
the fallacy of it all. The fact was everything
upon the floor in this mammoth hall was me-
chanical, from a piano to a musical record and
musical roll, and the one most important essen-
tial was absent—a sheet of music. Now, for
instance, just take away that piece of sheet
Hurrah! For The Liberty Boys!!
By E. T. Paull, The Famous March Writer
"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, The Boys Are Marching
To-Day For Freedom, Liberty and Right"
Absolutely the greatest patriotic March Song written since the civil war. The
one live up-to-date song that is a universal favorite with every one who hears it.
FREE COPY TO SHEET MUSIC DEALERS
A sample copy will be sent free to any Sheet Music Dealer who will write u« mentioning this ad.
Address The Publishers
E. T. PAULL MUSIC CO., 243 West 42nd Street, New York
music and, like a house of cards, would fall the
piano, record, word roll, and the entire musical
instrument industry.
This sight at the convention brought the
story home to me clearer than ever before—
better than I can write it, or place it on paper,
and that is: sheet music is not only essential
for all the industries as above mentioned, but is
essential as well to brighten the homes of the
mothers, sweethearts and sisters of the boys
who have answered the call, and is essential to
the boys, to cheer their way across the ocean,
up to the very trenches, and over the top.
Music is essential to soothe the wounded, lying
in far-away hospitals, away from home and
friends. Music is essential to every nation in
the world, and its influence is too great to be
adequately measured.
I, therefore, hope and trust that the dear, kind
public, in the future, will give to the music
publishers and their staff of music writers all
the credit that is justly due them, and never
again utter the doleful cry that music is a "non-
essential."
WM. JEROME'S LATEST SONG
Weil-Known Writer Issues First Number Un-
der the Feist Standard
A new song has just been issued by Leo Feist,
Inc., entitled "God Spare Our Boys Over There."
This is the first song from the pen of William
Jerome, who recently joined the Feist organiza-
tion and who ranks among the leading lights
of the song writers of the country. The num-
ber is one which should have an appeal to the
homes of the country, as most of them now have
boys over there or soon will have. Its words
are not in the least depressing, being more in
the nature of a prayer. It has a melody of
great appeal.
NEW MUSIC PUBLISHING HOUSE
A new publishing firm was incorporated last
week under the laws of the State of New York.
It will do business under the name of Marvin
Radnor and will be located in Buffalo, N. Y.
MUSIC DEALERS' DIRECTORY TO HITLAND
"HELLO CENTRAL GIVE ME NO MAN'S LAND"
By Sam Lewis, Joe Young and Jean Schwartz
"GIRLS OF FRANCE"
"THEY WERE ALL OUT OF STEP BUT JIM"
By Alfred Bryan, Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby
By Irving Berlin
"WHEN ALEXANDER TAKES HIS RAGTIME
BAND TO FRANCE"
"THERE'S A BATTLE FIELD IN EVERY
MOTHER'S HEART"
By Al Bryan, Edgar Leslie and Cliff Hess
By Howard Rogers and M. K. Jerome
"OVER THE SEA BOYS"
"MARCH ON—MARCH ON"
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(With Our Comrades Over There)
By Irving Berlin
By Lew Colwell, Ernie Aldwell, Pete Wendling
"JUST A BABY'S PRAYER AT TWILIGHT"
(FOR HER DADDY OVER THERE)
By Sam Lewis, Joe Young, M. K. Jerome
"I HATE TO LOSE YOU"
"HOW'D YOU LIKE TO BE MY DADDY"
(I'm So Used to You Now)
By Sam Lewis, Joe Young and Ted Snyder
By Grant Clark and Archie Gottler
"OVER THE TOP"
BLUE BIRD (Bring Back My Happiness)
By Al Bryan, Jack Wells, P. Wendling
By George Graff, Jr., and Bert Grant
"JOAN OF ARC, THEY ARE CALLING YOU"
"MY SWEETIE"
By Alfred Bryan, Willie Weston and Jack Wells
By Irving Berlin
"FOR THE TWO OF US"
By Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby
"THE GOLDEN WEST AND YOU"
By Harry Hoch and M. K. Jerome
" I F YOU'RE CRAZY ABOUT THE WOMEN YOU'RE NOT
CRAZY AT ALL"
By Edgar Leslie, Al Bryan and Harry Ruby
"I MISS THAT MISSISSIPPI MISS THAT
MISSES ME"
By Sam Lewis, Joe Young and Pete Wendling
WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER CO.
STRAND THEATRE BUILDING,
Broadway at 47th Street,
NEW YORK, N. Y.