LITTLE JOHNNY JONES
Composer: George
M. Cohan
Lyricist: George M. Cohan
Opened: November 7, 1904, Liberty Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 52
Note: An unidentified medley appears on 78/Victor 4382 (Vess L. Ossman, banjo, with orchestral accompaniment).
Always Leave Them Laughing When You Say Good-Bye (ASCAP/Library of Congress; originally used in RUNNING FOR OFFICE and also used in MOTHER GOOSE and the television version of FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM BROADWAY):
1. 78/Victor 16186 (Billy
Murray)
2. Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway, AEI Records 1159 (Larry
Blyden and Tammy Grimes) [reissued as CD/AEI Records AEI-CD 026]
3. Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway, AEI Records 1159 (Ensemble)
[reissued as CD/AEI Records AEI-CD 026]
4. One Night With Fanny Brice, CD/Original Cast
OC3831 (Kimberly Faye Greenberg with Mark Goodman, piano, and
Jonathan Russell, violin)
American Ragtime (added to the 1980
Goodspeed Opera House revival; originally used in THE
AMERICAN IDEA):
1. 78/Victor 16144 (Billy
Murray)
2. George M!, Columbia (S) KOS 3200 (Joel Grey and company with
orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton) [reissued as CD/Columbia CK
3200]
3. The Yankee Doodle Tunes: Mickie Finn Plays George M. Cohan,
RCA Victor (S) DS-50041 (Mickie Finn)
Blue Skies, Gray Skies (added to the
1980 Goodspeed Opera House revival; originally used in THE
MERRY MALONES):
1. Yankee Doodle Dandy,
CD/Rhino R2 78210 (James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Walter Huston,
and Rosemary DeCamp with the Warner Bros. orchestra conducted by
Ray Heindorf)
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy, CD/Rhino R2 78210 (James Cagney, Jeanne
Cagney, Walter Huston, and Rosemary DeCamp with piano)
Give My Regards To Broadway:
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this Cohan standard
beyond original cast member performances.
1. Cavalcade Of American Music, Ariel (M) CAM-11 (George M.
Cohan) [reissued on CD/Music & Arts
CD-971]
2. The Complete George M. Cohan: Maybe Someone Ought To Wave The
Flag, CDr/Vaudeville Archive VAR 1009 (George M . Cohan)
Good-Bye Flo:
1. 78/Victor 4545 (Billy
Murray and The Haydn Quartet)
2. George M. Cohan Tonight!, CD/Ghostlight 7915584410124 (Jon
Peterson with music direction by Sterling Price-McKinney)
I’m Mighty Glad I’m Living And That’s
All (not in programs):
1. 78/Victor 60044
(George M. Cohan) [reissued on Music From The New York
Stage Vol. 1: 1890-1908, CD/Pearl GEMM CDS 9050-2]
Irish American (not in programs):
1. 78/Victor matrix B-3159
(Victor Orchestra)
Let’s You And I Just Say Goodbye (added
to the 1980 Goodspeed Opera House revival; originally used
in THE RISE OF ROSIE O’REILLY):
1. 78/Grey Gull 2110
(Arthur Fields with orchestra)
2. Steppin’ Around, CD/Stomp Off SOSCD 1415 (Dan Levinson)
Life’s A Funny Proposition (After All):
1. 78/Victor 60042 (George
M. Cohan) [reissued on Music From The New York Stage Vol. 1:
1890-1908, CD/Pearl GEMM CDS 9050-2]
2. Fishing For Amour, Flying Fish (S) FF 330 (Mike Craver)
3. George M. Cohan Tonight!, CD/Ghostlight 7915584410124 (Jon
Peterson with music direction by Sterling Price-McKinney)
4. Dawn Of An Era: 1905-1919, CD/Good Music 12575 (unknown
performer)
5. Boardwalk Empire, Vol. 1, CD/Elektra 88259 (Stephen DeRosa)
6. Taking America To America, CD/Jenkins-Peabody (Tom Hensley)
7. Moonlight Bay: Songs As Is And Songs As Was, CD/Albany Music
318 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
8. Swingbillies: Hillbilly And Western Swing, CD/Ace CDCHD893
(unknown performer)
9. The Sidewalks Of New York: Tin Pan Alley, CD/Winter &
Winter 9100382 (Uri Caine with the Uri Caine Orchestra)
Little Johnny Jones (not in programs):
1. 78/Victor matrix B-2620
(Arthur Pryor’s Band) [also 78/Victor matrix C-2620]
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy, CD/Rhino R2 78210 (James Cagney with the
Warner Bros. orchestra conducted by Ray Heindorf)
Oh, You Wonderful Boy (added to the1980
Goodspeed Opera House revival; originally used in THE LITTLE
MILLIONAIRE):
1. 78/Columbia A 1104
(Andrea Sarto with orchestral accompaniment) (as “Oh, You
Wonderful Girl”)
2. 78/Victor matrix B-11138 (Helen Clark and Walter Van Brunt
with orchestra) (as “Oh, You Wonderful Girl”)
3. George M!, Columbia (S) KOS 3200 (Bernadette Peters with
orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton) [reissued as CD/Columbia CK
3200]
4. Vaude-Villities ’69: From Broadway To Berkeley Square, No
label (S) 90612 (unknown performer)
5. George M. Cohan Tonight!, CD/Ghostlight 7915584410124 (Jon
Peterson with music direction by Sterling Price-McKinney) (as
“Oh, You Wonderful Girl”)
6. Yankee Doodle Dandy, CD/Rhino Movie Music R2 78210 (James
Cagney; Jeanne Cagney; Walter Huston & Rosemary DeCamp with
the Warner Bros. Orchestra conducted by Ray Heindorf) (as “Oh,
You Wonderful Girl”)
7. Yankee Doodle Dandy, CD/Rhino Movie Music R2 78210 (James
Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Walter Huston & Rosemary DeCamp with
piano) (as “Oh, You Wonderful Girl”)
They’re All My Friends (subsequently used as “They’re All
My Boys” in LITTLE NELLIE KELLY and revised for use as
“(They’re) All Our Friends” in GEORGE M!):
1. George M!, Columbia (S)
KOS-3200 (Harvey Evans and Company with orchestra directed by
Jay Blackton) (as "All Our Friends")
2. Songs From The Hit Musical George M!, Columbia (S) CS 9643
(The Banjo Barons, Chorus, and Orchestra conducted by Teo
Macero) (as "All Our Friends")
3. Living Voices Sing The Music From The Broadway Musical George
M!, RCA Camden (S) CAS-2275 (Living Voices with orchestra
conducted by Bob Armstrong) (as "All Our Friends")
4. The Yankee Doodle Tunes: Mickie Finn Plays George M., RCA
Victor (S) DS-50041 (Mickie Finn) (as "All Our Friends")
5. Cohan - The Man Who Owns Broadway, Custom Fidelity (S)
CFS-3625 (Southern Gateway Chorus) (as "All Our Friends")
6. Scarce Rarities 5503 (Jane Powell) (as "They're All My Boys")
The Voice In My Heart (added to the
1980 Goodspeed Opera House revival; originally used in
LITTLE NELLY KELLY):
1. 78/Path 020905 (Casino
Dance Orchestra) [also 78/Perfect 14095]
2. You’re A Grand Old Rag, CD/New World
Records 80685-2 (Paragon Ragtime Orchestra directed by Rick
Benjamin) (part of overture)
(The) Yankee Doodle Boy:
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this Cohan standard
beyond original cast member performances.
1. Cavalcade Of American Music, Ariel (M) CAM-11 (George M.
Cohan) [reissued on
CD/Music & Arts CD-971]
2. The Complete George M. Cohan: Maybe Someone Ought To Wave The
Flag, CDr/Vaudeville Archive VAR 1009 (George M. Cohan)
Unrecorded Material:
Captain Of A Ten-Day Boat
The Cecil In London Town
Finale
George Washington, Jr. (not in programs)
A Girl I Know
Girls From The U.S.A.
Good Old California
If Mr. Boston Lawson Has His Way (added for the return
engagement)
Mam’selle Fauchette
March Of The Frisco Chinks
Nesting In A New York Tree (Nesting Time In New York Town)
Nothing New Beneath The Sun (not in programs; originally used in
1903 revival of THE GOVERNOR’S SON and subsequently used in THE
YANKEE PRINCE and THE HONEYMOONERS)
Off To The Derby
‘Op In My ‘Ansom
Sailors Of The St. Hurrah
So Long, Sing Song (added for the return engagement)
Under A Blanket In A Folding Bed (ASCAP/Library of Congress
only)