“I'd Leave Ma Happy Home for You”

Description:

This sheet music for the song “I’d Leave Ma Happy Home For You“ was written by Will A. Heelan and composed by Harry Von Tilzer. The sheet music was published by Shapiro, Bernstein, and Von Tilzer in New York, New York in 1899. The cover calls the song, “The Funniest in Years, The Great “Oo, Oo, Oo Song, rendered by Little May Hoey,” and features an inset portrait of Ms. Hoey. The cover also features a caricatured illustration of a young black woman wearing a fancy hat singing.

Publishing Date: 1899

Composer: Von Tilzer, HarryPerformer: Hoey, Little MayPublisher: Bernstein and Von Tilzer

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

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Credit Line: Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.1154.19Accession Number: 1979.1154Catalog Number: 1979.1154.19

Object Name: sheet music

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-ee38-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_662347

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