Performance: Alexander

Performed by
Emma Carus
Performance date
April 17, 1911
Comments
Probably performed first by Emma Carus when she was headliner of the Big Easter Vaudeville Carnival at Chicago's American Music Hall. Other vaudevillians included the song in their acts. Among them were Neil McKinley, Eddie Miller, Adele Oswaldand Helen Vincent. The song became known as "Alexander's Ragtime Band".
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Song info

Song
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Written by
Irving Berlin
First performance
Alexander by Emma Carus (April 17, 1911)
First recording
Alexander's Ragtime Band by Collins and Harlan with Orchestra (May 23, 1911)
First release
Alexander's Ragtime Band by Collins and Harlan with Orchestra on audio single Alexander's Ragtime Band (1911)
Language
English

Versions

Title Performer Release date down Info
1 Alexander Emma Carus April 17, 1911 (performance date)
2 Alexander's Ragtime Band Collins and Harlan with Orchestra 1911
3 Alexander's Ragtime Band Prince's Band 1912
4 Alexander's Ragtime Band Joe Daniels & His Hot Shots 1936
5 Alexander's Ragtime Band Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1938
6 Alexander's Ragtime Band Svend Asmussens Kvintet 1941
7 Alexander's Ragtime Band Kordt Sisters med swingtet 1941
8 Alexander's Ragtime Band Johnnie Ray with Percy Faith & His Orch. 1954
9 Alexander's Ragtime Band Lizzie Miles 1956
10 Alexander's Ragtime Band Lou Stein 1956
11 Alexander's Ragtime Band The Dukes of Dixieland 1957
12 Alexander's Ragtime Band Bobby Henderson 1958
13 Alexander's Ragtime Band Ella Fitzgerald 1958
14 Alexander's Ragtime Band Ray Charles October 1959
15 Alexander's Ragtime Band Charlie Shavers 1959
16 Alexander's Ragtime Band Sarah Vaughan + Billy Eckstine with Hal Mooney & His Orchestra 1959
17 Alexander's Ragtime Band Pee Wee Hunt 1960
18 Alexander's Ragtime Band Neal Hefti Quintet 1960
19 Alexander's Ragtime Band Turk Murphy 1962
20 Alexander's Ragtime Band King Curtis 1962
21 Alexander's Ragtime Band The Anita Kerr Singers 1962
22 Alexander's Ragtime Band Ray Conniff & Billy Butterfield 1963
23 Alexander's Ragtime Band Tony Parenti and His Downtown Boys 1965
24 Alexander's Ragtime Band Lou Stein With Banjo and Rhythm Section 1966
25 Alexander's Ragtime Band Julie London 1967
26 Alexander's Ragtime Band Brother Jack McDuff 1967
27 Alexander's Ragtime Band Wynder K. Frog 1968
28 Alexander's Ragtime Band Don Patterson with Sonny Stitt 1970
29 Alexander's Ragtime Band Ray Price [1] 1971
30 Alexander's Ragtime Band Papa Oscars Dixielanders 1971
31 La banda de Alejandro Tres Para El Jazz 1971
32 Alexander's Ragtime Band Eva Olmerová & the Traditional Jazz Studio 1973
33 Alexander's Ragtime Band Max Collie Rhythm Aces 1974
34 Alexander's Ragtime Band George Segal and the Imperial Jazzband 1974
35 Alexander's Ragtime Band Judith Durham and the Hottest Band in Town 1974
36 Alexander's Ragtime Band Christiania Jazzband 1976
37 La banda de Alejandro Hernan Oliva 1976
38 Alexander's Ragtime Band Milcho Leviev 1983
39 Alexander's Ragtime Band Sylvia Vrethammar, Georgie Fame 1983
40 Alexander's Ragtime Band Paris Washboard 1988
41 Alexander's Ragtime Band The Gerry Wiggins Trio 1996
42 Alexander's Ragtime Band Harry Connick, Sr. 1998
43 Alexander's Ragtime Band Beegie Adair 2006
44 Alexander's Ragtime Band Rob Astor 2008
45 Alexander's Ragtime Band Ben Tucker 2009
46 Alexander's Ragtime Band Charlie Hunter September 14, 2010
47 Alexander's Ragtime Band Lisa Yves 2010

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