FIFTY MILES FROM BOSTON
(Play with Songs)
Composer: George M.
Cohan
Lyricist: George M. Cohan
Opened: February 3, 1908, Garrick Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 32
Harrigan:
1. 78/Victor 20-3170
(George M. Cohan, Jr. with orchestra conducted by Thomas Lender
Jones) [possibly reissued on Yankee Doodle Dandy, CD/Laserlight
15410]
2. 78/Zonophone 827 (Billy Murray) [reissued on Yankee Doodle
Boy, CD/ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5608]
3. 78/Victor 27898 (Brad Reynolds, Ann Warren, and Chorus with
The Victor “First Nighter” Orchestra directed by Leonard Joy)
4. 78/Decca 18454 (Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians)
5. 78/Decca 1886 (Frank Luther, Zora Layman and Leonard stokes
with instrumental accompaniment)
6. 78/Victor 35607 (Victor Mixed Chorus with orchestra)
7. 78/18 Top Hits H 400 (Knuckles O’Toole, piano)
8. 78/Victor 5197 (Billy Murray with orchestra)
9. 45/H7-OH-4797 (Mickey Rooney)
10. Mickey
Rooney Sings George M. Cohan with Van Alexander And His
Orchestra, RCA RD-27038 (Mickey Rooney with the Van Alexander
and His Orchestra) [also 45/Victor EPA 1-1520; reissued on
Pinocchio, CD/Sepia 1118]
11. The Songs From My Fair Lady/Other Broadway Hits, Allegro (M)
1686 (Royale Singers & Orchestra)
12. Hits From Guys And Dolls/Famous George M. Cohan Songs,
Camden CAL-167 (Harold Coates Orchestra, Chorus, and Soloist)
13. George M!, Columbia (S) KOS 3200 (Joel Grey and company with
orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton) [reissued as CD/Columbia CK
3200]
14. Live, Columbia (S) KC 32252 (Joel Grey with orchestra
conducted by Everett Gordon)
15. Songs From The Hit Musical George
M!, Columbia (S) CS 9643 (The Banjo Barons, Chorus, and
Orchestra conducted by Teo Macero)
16. Living Voices Sing The Music From
The Broadway Musical George M!, RCA Camden (S) CAS-2275 (Living
Voices with orchestra conducted by Bob Armstrong)
17. The Yankee Doodle Tunes: Mickie Finn Plays George M., RCA
Victor (S) DS-50041 (Mickie Finn)
18. Vaude-Villities ’69: From Broadway To Berkeley Square, No
label (S) 90612 (unknown performer)
19. A Touch Of Old, Sunrise 6309 (The Suntones) [reissued on The
Complete Works Vol. 3, CD/Acoustix AX 1003]
20. The Sullivan Years: The Best Of
Broadway Volume Two, CD/TVT Records TVTD 9439 (Joel Grey)
21. George M. Cohan Tonight!, CD/Ghostlight 7915584410124 (Jon
Peterson with music direction by Sterling price-McKinney)
22. Yankee Doodle Dandy, CD/Rhino Movie Music R2 78210 (James
Cagney and Sally Sweetland with the Warner Bros. Orchestra
conducted by Ray Heindorf)
23. You’re A Grand Old Rag, CD/New World Records 80685-2 (Colin
Pritchard with the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra directed by Rick
Benjamin)
24. Irish Pub Party - 47 Sing Along Favourites, CD/V & H
Holdings (Steve OShea)
25. Gaslight Varieties , CD/Reader's Digest Music (unknown
performer)
26. Aspects Of Broadway, Vol. 5,
CD/Strik 237166 (Orchestra of the Americas)
27. Tony Kenny Sings Danny Boy, CD/Rego
Irish Music 3490 (Tony Kenny)
28. Sing A To Z,
CD/A&M 43214 (Sharon, Lois & Bram) (as “Lollipop”)
29. The Sound Of Music, CD/Varese Sarabande 06615 (Ferrante
& Teicher)
30. Favorite Irish Sing-A-Long,
CD/Columbia/Legacy CK-48674 (Mitch Miller)
31. 20 Irish Favourites, CD/Gateway
Records 3802 (Barry O’Dowd and The Shamrock Singers)
32. Party Tyme Karaoke: Irish Songs, CD/Sybersound 1634
(karaoke)
33. Magic Of Ireland, CD/Madacy 8078 (Irish Ceili Band &
Singers)
34. 123 Favorite Kids Songs, Vol. 2, CD/Genius Entertainment
32242CD2 (unknown performer)
35. Music Mix, Vol. 2, CD/Countdown Media (Sound Of Musical
Orchestra)
36. Spirit Of The Titanic, Vols. 1-2, CD/St. Clair/Showtunes
9880 (Balmoral Ensemble, Vienna Ballroom Orchestra, and the
Golden Saloon Serenaders)
37. Hello My Baby, CD/Compse Records 9638 (Miss Dorothy’s
Roaring 20’s Band with Jimmy Smith)
38. Sing Along An Irish Song, CD/Celtic
Pride 33113 (MacNamara’s Singers)
39. Essence Of Ireland, Reader's Digest Music (Fireside Singers)
40. Singalong Irish Favourites, CD/Ceol CDC 028 (Dermot O'Brien)
41. Meet The Biggles, CD/Sony 63490
(Kidsongs)
42. Irish Favorites, CD/Special Music 4936 (International
Festival Orchestra)
43. Traditional Folk Songs, Vol. 2, Singing Machine 74448
(karaoke)
44. To You!, CD/Pianissimo (Giora Feidman)
45. My Irish Heart, CD/Phil Klein (Phil Klein)
46. The Best Of Honky Tonk & The
Roaring Twenties, Peter Pan 9010 (Willie Tyler)
47. Misty, CD/Kimball (Kimball
Carpentier)
48. 25 Organ Favorites, CD/Essential Media Group 4943764 (TDP)
49. It's A Great Day For The Irish, CD/Madacy 9896 (unknown
performer)
50. Ireland, CD/N3K Records NSTBX 410 (unknown performer)
51. Hooked On Ireland, CD/K-Tel ECD 3614 (unknown performer)
52. The Best of Irish Pub Sing-Along Songs, CD/Park South
Records 90631 (unknown performer)
53. 100% Irish, CD/Dolphin TDCD 311
(unknown performer)
54. Ireland:
Music from the Emerald Isle, CD/Unknown label (unknown
performer)
55. Heritage of Wales, Scotland And Ireland , CD/Maxpak 04
(unknown performer)
56. The World of Irish Folk, Vol. 3, ZYX Music 11300 (unknown
performer)
57. Kids Sing & Learn
English/Spanish, CD/Mill Creek Entertainment 50476 (unknown
performer)
58. Baby Genius: Rockin' Tots' Favorites, CD/Pacific Music
Marketing 108 (unknown performer)
59. Kids Sing & Learn: Alphabet & Words, CD/Calvin
(unknown performer)
60. My Favorite Kidsongs Collection: My
Favorite Sing-Along Songs, CD/Image Entertainment (unknown
performer)
61. Irish Favourites, CD/Sunfly
(karaoke)
Radio transcriptions performed by the Lenny Herman Orchestra and
George M. Cohan and Chorus with the Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra
are also known to exist.
A Small Town Girl (The Small Town
Girl):
1. 78/Victor 60052 (George
M. Cohan) [reissued on Music From The New York Stage Vol. 2:
1908-1913, CD/Pearl GEMM CDS 9053-5 (George M. Cohan)
Unrecorded Material:
Ain’t It Awful
(The) Boys Who Fight The Flames
The Brookfield Two-Step (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
Jack And Jill
Waltz With Me