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Paul Barnes
Born
George Franklin Feger

(1868-10-10)October 10, 1868
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 8, 1922(1922-05-08) (aged 53)
New York, New York
Occupation(s)Songwriter, actor, singer
Notable work"Goodbye, Dolly Gray"

Paul Barnes (pseudonym of George Franklin Feger; October 10, 1868 – May 8, 1922) was a vaudeville comedic actor, singer, pianist, and songwriter who, with Will D. Cobb as lyricist, in 1897 composed the Spanish–American War-era hit, "Goodbye, Dolly Gray."[1][2]

Selected works

Cruger Bros., New York[a]
  1. "The moon and Crescent" (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 681500347
  2. "My Sweetheart Gets Married To Me," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497648186
  3. "Love Me As I Love You," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647638
  4. "A Venetian Lullaby" (©1894)
    Emil Oscar Wolff (1858–1929) (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 498330451
  5. "Forget Me Not," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647533
  6. "In the Old Churchyard," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647615
  7. "Pretty Little Mary" (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497648251
  8. "Please Come Home," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497648236
  9. "Thoughts of Thee," ballad (©1894)
    Dox Cruger (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 497779785
  10. "Nellie Mavourneen Sweetheart" (©1894)
    Dox Cruger (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 497779736
  11. "I'm the Boy for Nellie" (©1894)
    Dox Cruger (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 497647600
  12. "Since Katie Moved Away," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497648272
  13. "A Few Old Broken Playthings," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647506
  14. "Pretty Little Mountain Pink," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497648263
  15. "Nannie Gray," ballad (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497648197
  16. "Darling Nellie" (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647484
  17. "Dreamland," cradle song (©1894)
    Dox Cruger (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 497779063
  18. "The Ferryman" (©1894)
    Dox Cruger (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 497779071
  19. "The Bellman" (©1895)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647444
  20. "Heigh-Ho!" (©1894)
    Dox Cruger (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 497779141
  21. "Swinging on de Golden Gate" (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 54688663
  22. "Love by Telephone" (©1894)
    Emil Oscar Wolff (1858–1929) (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 1061988234, 498330382
  23. "What Do You Think of That?" (©1894)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 58561097
Morse Music Publishing Company
  1. "Goodbye, Dolly Gray" (1897)
    Paul Barnes (music)
    Will D. Cobb (words)
Howley, Haviland & Dresser
  1. "Down by the Riverside" (©1900)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 48596907
  2. "Josephine, My Jo" (©1898)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647625
  3. "For I Want To Be a Soldier," comic song & chorus (©1898)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647520
  4. "One I Love, Two I Love" (©1900)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497648214
  5. "I Love You Dearly, For I Love No One But You" (©1902)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 497647590
  6. "Buzzin' Around" (©1903)
    Paul Barnes (w&m)
    OCLC 50925255
  7. "Down in the Meadow Where the Green Grass Grows" (©1903)
    Theodore F. Morse (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 1061749760
Paul Dresser Publishing Company
  1. "When the Right Little Girl Comes Along" (©1905)
    E. Ray Goetz (music)
    Paul Barnes (words)
    OCLC 1061711759

Family

Paul Barnes' father, Pvt. William J. Feger, was a musician (E♭ cornetist) and organizer and leader of a band in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War under the command of Brig. Gen James Nagle.[3]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Cruger Bros., music publisher, was a New York firm run by three brothers, Bertram Cruger (1859–1943), Melvin Sheppard Cruger (1965–1916), and Randolph "Dox" Cruger (1858–1938), a composer. Their office was located at 39 West 28th Street, between Broadway and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, in what then was Tin Pan Alley.

References

  1. ^ "Composer of 'Dolly Gray' Dies, Blind and a Pauper". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 1, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved January 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Author of 'Goodby, Dolly Gray,' Did Not Pass Away a Pauper". The Boston Globe. June 7, 1922. p. 24. Retrieved January 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Back Pension". Pottsville Republican. March 30, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved January 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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