George Fairman

George Wayne Fairman (1881–1962) was a lyricist, composer, and music publisher whose work includes popular songs. Several of his songs charted including two that reached #1.^[1] Fairman's work includes coon songs, ragtime, songs related to World War I, and a foxtrot.

The Peerless Quartet recorded his song "I think we've got another Washington and Wilson is his name" in 1916 on Silvertone Records.

Songs

"Bugavue Rag" (1902)^[2]
"Preacher and the Bear" (1904)
"Fever's on" (1906)^[3]
"Fare-Thee-Well" (1909), with Tell Taylor^[4]
"Way Down South" (1912)^[5]^[6]
"I Think We've Got Another Washington (and Wilson Is His Name)" (1915)^[7]^[8]
"I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way (1917)^[9]
"Good-bye My Rosary"^[9] (1917)^[10]
"Hello America, hello!" (1917)^[11]
"When You Find There's Someone Missing" (1917), words by Joe McCarthy^[9]
"Here's to Your Boy and My Boy" (1918)^[12]
"It's All Over Now" (1918)^[13]
"He's a Better Man Than You Kaiser Bill" (1918)
"Bo-La-Bo" (1919),^[14] a fox trot
"Syncopated Butterfly" (1922) published by Jack Mills Inc., New York
"Syncopated Polish Dance" (1922)
"Silence 'N Fun" (1923)
"Syncopated Scarf Dance" (1923)
"Minuet In Blue" (1928)

References

^ "George Fairman ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
^ Jasen, David A. (February 22, 2007). Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415978620 – via Google Books.
^ "George Fairman". www.loc.gov.
^ "057.115 - Fare-Thee-Well. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
^ Fairman, George (February 22, 1912). "Way down South". Allan & Co – via National Library of Australia (new catalog).
^ "Fordham University Libraries Digital Collections". www.library.fordham.edu.
^ "I Think We've Got Another Washington and Wilson Is His Name". Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library.
^ "I think we've got another Washington (and Wilson is his name) / words & music by George Fairman - Collections - Sheet Music Collection - Digital Gallery - BGSU University Libraries". digitalgallery.bgsu.edu.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. February 22, 1944 – via Google Books.
^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. February 22, 1917 – via Google Books.
^ "George Fairman". Open Music Library.
^ "Here's to your boy and my boy". Library of Congress.
^ Carolina, University of South (February 22, 2005). The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalogue. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570035906 – via Google Books.
^ "Fairman, George 1881-1962 [WorldCat Identities]".