When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France

"When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France"
Sheet music cover, 1918
Song
Written1918
Songwriter(s)Edgar Leslie, Cliff Hess, Alfred Bryan

"When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France" is a World War I era song written by Alfred Bryan, Cliff Hess, and Edgar Leslie in 1918. The song was performed by Marion Harris and released as a single by Victor Records in June 1918.[1][2]

Sheet music

Albert Barbelle provided the cover illustration for the sheet music, which features a drawing of a marching band. Belle Baker is featured in the photograph inset.[3]

Reception

Marion Harris' performance of When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France reached number four on the US song charts in 1918.[4][nb 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's methodology for creating pre-1940s chart placings has been criticised,[5] and they should not be taken as definitive.

References

  1. ^ "Browse All Recordings - When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France, Take 5 (1918-06-18) - National Jukebox LOC.gov". loc.gov.
  2. ^ "When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France". pritzkermilitary.org.
  3. ^ Tyler, Don (2016). Music of the First World War. ABC-CLIO. p. 202. ISBN 9781440839962.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Pop Memories: 1890-1954. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ^ "Joel Whitburn criticism: chart fabrication, misrepresentation of sources, cherry picking", Songbook