Rufe Johnson's Harmony Band

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]Rufe Johnson leads a band [first line]Here they come, just listen to that drum [first line of chorus]E flat [key]Allegro moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Emma O'Neil (photograph) [illustration]H. Peda [graphic artist]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note

Take me to the midnight cake walk ball

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]Honey get your dancing shoes hurry there's no time to lose [first line]Take me to that midnight cake walk ball (I want to be there) [first line of chorus]G major [key]Popular song [form/genre]Photograph: Daphne Pollard [illustration]A.W.B. [engraver]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note

Queenie.

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]The moon above am shining love I'm out here waiting [first line]Queenie my own I'll build a nice little home [first line of chorus]G major [key]Moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre

All he does is follow them around.

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]G major [key]Allegro moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Photo: Stepp Goodrich & King [illustration]E. F. Pfeiffer, N.Y. [engraver]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note]Featured by Stepp Goodrich & King [note

They start the Victrola.

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]F major [key]Allegro Moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Couple dancing to music from a victrola ; photograph: Norine Coffey [illustration]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note

Pullman porters parade.

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]E flat major [key]Allegro moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Men parading with USA flag ; photograph: Watson sisters [illustration]E. F. Pfeiffer, N.Y. [engraver]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note

When the gold turns to grey.

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]Summer days are o'er and they sit once more [first line]When the gold turns to gray and your beauty fades away [first line of chorus]B flat major [key]Moderato con espress [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Man, woman [illustration]Wohlmans [engraver]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note

He always sings raggy music to the cattle, as he swings back and [first line of chorus]

Performance Medium: Piano, Voice and Chord

At that bully wooly wild west show.

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]F major [key]Allegro moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Cowboy, horse; photograph: Florence Moore [illustration]E. F. Pfeiffer, N.Y. [engraver]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note

He'd have to get under - get out and get under : (to fix up his automobile).

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.Piano vocal [instrumentation]E flat major [key]Allgretto [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Man under car, woman; photo: Hilda Glyder [illustration]E. F. Pfeiffer, N.Y. [engraver]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note