Joseph W. Stern & Co.
Illustration — Joseph W. Stern and Edward B. Marks in 1919 Joseph W. Stern & Co. Was a music publisher in New York City. The Library of Congress has dozens of their songsheets including numerous coon songs in its collection.
Joseph W. Stern & Co.
90-year-old (1919) magazine article photograph (public domain) specifically published in "Joseph W. Stern Co. Celebrate 25th Anniversary" The Music Trade Review, vol. 68, issue 7, date: Feb. 15, 1919 · Public domain
- Founded
- 1894
- Founder
- Joseph Stern
- Headquarters
- United States
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Illustration — Joseph W. Stern and Edward B. Marks in 1919 Joseph W. Stern & Co. Was a music publisher in New York City. The Library of Congress has dozens of their songsheets including numerous coon songs in its collection.
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Joseph W. Stern (January 11, 1870 - March 31, 1934) was a self taught pianist and traveling salesman. He partnered with fellow travelling salesman Edward B. Marks (November 28, 1865 - December 17, 1945) to found the music publishing company in 1894. They promoted their music with performances accompanied by colored lantern slides."The Little Lost Child" was the first song they published and became a huge hit. Stern retired in 1920 and the firm became Edward B. Marks Music Company. Its publishings include hits such as "Strange Fruit" by Abel Meeropol (made famous by Billie Holiday) in 1939. The company has been a subsidiary of Carlin America since 1980.
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• "The Little Lost Child" • Music and songs from the 1902 Broadway show Sally in Our Alley • "Eli Green's Cakewalk" • "Don't Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve" • "Games We Used to Play" • The Glow-Worm
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- 1.Joseph W. Stern & Co. Celebrate 25th anniversary. The Music Trade Review. 68. 7. 48. 1919.
- 2.stern, jos w. Search results from Historic Sheet Music Collection, 1800 to 1922, Available Online, Jos. W. Stern. Library of Congress.
- 3.Joseph W. Stern | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- 4.E. B. Marks collection of photographs and ephemera. 2015.
- 5.David A. (2003). Tin Pan Alley encyclopedia of the golden age of American song. Routledge. pp. 270–1/475. ISBN 0-415-93877-5.
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