Rare 1902 " I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don ' T Come Home " Black Americana Sheet Music
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:20168974 | Format: Sheet Music |
| Genre: Musicals | Year: 1902 |
Rare 1902 "I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don't Come Home" Black Americana Sheet Music words by Frank Fogerty, music by Woodward and Jerome. Features a picture oa a Vaudeville star: Laura Comstock.
11 x 14 format, published by Howley. Haviland & Dresser. Still acceptable condition.
Rare copycat song from the more popular song "Bill Bailey won't you please come home"
See pictures for better details and of condition.
For information purposes, these are the 4 Bill Bailey songs:H...ughie Cannon, “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?” (c.1902) Fogerty, Woodward and Jerome, “I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don’t Come Home” (c.1902) (Billy) Johnson and Furth, “Since Bill Bailey Came Back Home” (c.1902), McCarron and Vincent, “When Old Bill Bailey Plays the Ukalele” (c.1915) All in the pre-War 11 x 14” format, the first three published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser, NY, the last, much later, by Broadway Music.
11 x 14 format, published by Howley. Haviland & Dresser. Still acceptable condition.
Rare copycat song from the more popular song "Bill Bailey won't you please come home"
See pictures for better details and of condition.
For information purposes, these are the 4 Bill Bailey songs:H...ughie Cannon, “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?” (c.1902) Fogerty, Woodward and Jerome, “I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don’t Come Home” (c.1902) (Billy) Johnson and Furth, “Since Bill Bailey Came Back Home” (c.1902), McCarron and Vincent, “When Old Bill Bailey Plays the Ukalele” (c.1915) All in the pre-War 11 x 14” format, the first three published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser, NY, the last, much later, by Broadway Music.
