This sheet music is for the song “Hawaiian Nightingale” that was written by Anne Hampton and composed by Vaughn De Leath. The sheet music was published by Joe Davis Inc. of New York, New York in 1937.The blue cover features an image of a herald blowing a trumpet, while the flag contains the titles of all of Joe Davis’s best sellers.
This sheet music is for the song "Annie Laurie" from the opera La Dame Blanche. The music was arranged by P.K. Moran. This sheet music serves as an advertisement for Emerson’s headache cure, Bromo-Seltzer. The sheet music was published by the Emerson Drug Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The cover features an image of a woman blowing a trumpet with a banner unfurling from it.
This sheet music is for the song “Mona Lisa,” with words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. This song was published by Famous Music Corporation in New York, New York, in 1950. This song was featured in the 1950 Paramount crime film Captain Carey, U.S.A. directed by Mitchell Leisen and starred Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix. The cover features an image of Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix. The song was performed in the film by American trumpeter and bandleader Charlie Spivak with Tommy Lynn. American jazz pianist and vocalist Nat King Cole had a #1 hit with his version of the song in 1950.
This sheet music for the song “The Musical Gift” was published by Spear and Denhoff of New York, NY in 1881. The cover features a border of flowers that enclose the title with a lyre, trumpet, and violin crossed in the center. This “Musical Gift” seems to have been the sixth volume of a collection of popular music published by Spear and Denhoff.
This sheet music is for the song “Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer,” with lyrics by Harold Adamson and music by Jimmy McHugh. It was published by Robbins Music Corporation in 1943. The cover features an inset image of American trumpeter and band leader, who featured this song with his orchestra.
This sheet music is for the song “That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day),” with lyrics by Hoven Gillespie and music by Beasley Smith. It was published by Robbins Music Corporation in New York, New York, in 1949. The cover features an image of Vaughn Monroe, who had a Top 10 Hit record of this song with his orchestra.
Vaughn Wilton Monroe (1911-1973) was an American baritone singer, trumpeter, big band leader, actor, and businessman, who had his most success in the 1940s and 1950s.
