George Wayne Fairman (1881–1962) was a lyricist, composer, and music publisher whose work includes popular songs. Several of his songs charted including two that reached #1.[1] Fairman's work includes coon songs, ragtime, songs related to World War I, and a foxtrot.
The Peerless Quartet recorded his song "I think we've got another Washington and Wilson is his name" in 1916 on Silvertone Records.
Songs edit
- "Bugavue Rag" (1902)[2]
- "Preacher and the Bear" (1904)
- "Fever's on" (1906)[3]
- "Fare-Thee-Well" (1909), with Tell Taylor[4]
- "Way Down South" (1912)[5][6]
- "I Think We've Got Another Washington (and Wilson Is His Name)" (1915)[7][8]
- "I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way (1917)[9]
- "Good-bye My Rosary"[9] (1917)[10]
- "Hello America, hello!" (1917)[11]
- "When You Find There's Someone Missing" (1917), words by Joe McCarthy[9]
- "Here's to Your Boy and My Boy" (1918)[12]
- "It's All Over Now" (1918)[13]
- "He's a Better Man Than You Kaiser Bill" (1918)
- "Bo-La-Bo" (1919),[14] a fox trot
- "Syncopated Butterfly" (1922) published by Jack Mills Inc., New York
- "Syncopated Polish Dance" (1922)
- "Silence 'N Fun" (1923)
- "Syncopated Scarf Dance" (1923)
- "Minuet In Blue" (1928)
References edit
- ^ "George Fairman ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
- ^ Jasen, David A. (February 22, 2007). Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415978620 – via Google Books.
- ^ "George Fairman". www.loc.gov.
- ^ "057.115 - Fare-Thee-Well. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
- ^ Fairman, George (February 22, 1912). "Way down South". Allan & Co – via National Library of Australia (new catalog).
- ^ "Fordham University Libraries Digital Collections". www.library.fordham.edu.
- ^ "I Think We've Got Another Washington and Wilson Is His Name". Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.
- ^ "I think we've got another Washington (and Wilson is his name) / words & music by George Fairman - Collections - Sheet Music Collection - Digital Gallery - BGSU University Libraries". digitalgallery.bgsu.edu.
- ^ a b c "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. February 22, 1944 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. February 22, 1917 – via Google Books.
- ^ "George Fairman". Open Music Library.
- ^ "Here's to your boy and my boy". Library of Congress.
- ^ Carolina, University of South (February 22, 2005). The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalogue. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570035906 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Fairman, George 1881-1962 [WorldCat Identities]".