Oh! Charley Take It Away
Sheet Music
1926 (published)
1926 (published)
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This music sheet cover for Oh! Charley Take It Away is illustrated with an image of its performers, the Hedges brothers and Jacobson. The original act came over from the States ca.1912. Charles Hedges (1886-1920) sang with Jesse Jacobson while Elven (1889-1931), once described as: 'the finest syncopated pianist in the world', played piano, saxophone and guitar. All three sang and danced. The act broke up during World War I but reformed in 1919. Charles 'Freddie' Hedges took his own life in 1920 but was replaced by Forest Tell. The act eventually came to an end in 1927, but at the height of their fame they signed a five-year contract with Moss Empires for £40,000. They recorded eight songs for Columbia in 1913-1914, and six for Zonophone in 1920.
Jesse Jacobson (1882-1959), the man known as: 'the man who brought Ragtime to Britain' was born in San Francisco. He sang Ragtime Cowboy Joe at the Palace Theatre when the trio and the song were new to Great Britain, and Some of These Days before Sophie Tucker made it her own. He once said he was: 'too darned foolish to pay 60 dollars for a song that went on to make three million'. He served as an ARP warden in Westminster during the war and toured his own shows to entertain the troops, and later, factory workers. He later returned to San Francisco, while Charles Elven committed suicide.
Jesse Jacobson (1882-1959), the man known as: 'the man who brought Ragtime to Britain' was born in San Francisco. He sang Ragtime Cowboy Joe at the Palace Theatre when the trio and the song were new to Great Britain, and Some of These Days before Sophie Tucker made it her own. He once said he was: 'too darned foolish to pay 60 dollars for a song that went on to make three million'. He served as an ARP warden in Westminster during the war and toured his own shows to entertain the troops, and later, factory workers. He later returned to San Francisco, while Charles Elven committed suicide.
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Title | Oh! Charley Take It Away (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph, intermediate pages composed of printed text |
Brief description | Music sheet for Oh! Charley Take It Away written and composed by Elven Hedges, Fred Malcolm and Arthur Leclerq, sung by the Hedges Brothers and Jacobson. Feldman's 6d Edition published by Bert Feldman & Co., 1926 |
Physical description | Music sheet for Oh! Charley Take It Away with a photograph of the trio Hedges Brothers and Jacobson. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr R.S. Arnold |
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Summary | This music sheet cover for Oh! Charley Take It Away is illustrated with an image of its performers, the Hedges brothers and Jacobson. The original act came over from the States ca.1912. Charles Hedges (1886-1920) sang with Jesse Jacobson while Elven (1889-1931), once described as: 'the finest syncopated pianist in the world', played piano, saxophone and guitar. All three sang and danced. The act broke up during World War I but reformed in 1919. Charles 'Freddie' Hedges took his own life in 1920 but was replaced by Forest Tell. The act eventually came to an end in 1927, but at the height of their fame they signed a five-year contract with Moss Empires for £40,000. They recorded eight songs for Columbia in 1913-1914, and six for Zonophone in 1920. Jesse Jacobson (1882-1959), the man known as: 'the man who brought Ragtime to Britain' was born in San Francisco. He sang Ragtime Cowboy Joe at the Palace Theatre when the trio and the song were new to Great Britain, and Some of These Days before Sophie Tucker made it her own. He once said he was: 'too darned foolish to pay 60 dollars for a song that went on to make three million'. He served as an ARP warden in Westminster during the war and toured his own shows to entertain the troops, and later, factory workers. He later returned to San Francisco, while Charles Elven committed suicide. |
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Accession number | S.1114-2014 |
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Record created | May 7, 2014 |
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