Felix F. Feist
Felix F. Feist (July 15, 1883 - April 15, 1936) was a lyricist[1][2] and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executive. He wrote the lyrics for songs in several Broadway shows.[3] Leo Feist was his brother and Felix E. Feist was his son. Several of the songs he wrote the lyrics for became prominent. "Strolling 'Long the Pike" was a song set at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Ada Jones recorded the song "Bull Frog & Coon" in 1906 for Edison Records. It was also recorded by the Five Brown Brothers in 1911.[4] Feist wrote the lyrics for the song now known as "Skidamarink", a popular children's song.
Work
- "Skiddy-Mer-Rink-A-Doo"[5] and the lyrics to other songs for the Broadway show The Echo
- "Get Your Partner for the Barn Dance" from the musical Fluffy Ruffles[1]
- Stolling 'Long the Pike, 1904 World's Fair[6]
- Señora Waltzes[7]
- My little Zu-oo-oo-lu - Love in a Jungle[8]
- "Johnnie was a Drummer Boy"
- "L-o-v-e spells Trouble to me" composed by Joel P Corin performed by Arthur Collins
- Bull Frog & Coon[9] performed by Five Brown Brothers
- "I'm Going on the War Path" (1908), lyrics
- "Get Your Partner For the Barn Dance" (1908) for the musical Fluffy Ruffles
References
- ^ a b "Felix F. Feist – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "Felix F. Feist (lyricist) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- ^ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/felix-f-feist-387955
- ^ https://www.archeophone.com/artists/f/five-brown-brothers/
- ^ [1] Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Strolling 'long the pike / words by Felix F. Feist ; music by Harry Bennett. · WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions". omeka.wustl.edu.
- ^ "Senora waltzes; Spanish waltz". Duke Digital Collections.
- ^ "Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington". Treasury Department. 30 April 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Felix F. Feist". Discogs.