Look up artist Harris, Charles K.


Name: Harris, Charles K.
Born: May 1, 1867 (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Died: Dec 22, 1930 (NYC)

Songs written or composed


Title: A Rabbi's Daughter
Author: Harris, Charles K.
Composer: Harris, Charles K.
Genre: Novelty/Tin Pan Alley/
Subject: Rabbi/Daughter/Intermarriage/Obedience/Heartbreak/Death
Additional song notes: See Gottlieb 29

Recording:


On album: G-057(c) (Funny It Doesn't Sound Jewish/ Compilation by Jack Gottlieb accompaning book with same title.)
Track ID: 31655
Vocal Sager, Sarah
Piano Baras, Jack -- באַראַס, דזאַק
First line: A rabbi sat one evening, with bible on his knee,
Language: English
Style: Pop/Theater/
Length: 5:08

Title: Der Boer Krig Mit England -- דער באָער קריג מיט ענגלאָנד
Author: Simoronsky, Abraham -- סימאָראָנסקי, אבֿרהם
Composer: Harris, Charles K.
Genre: Concert/March/Patriotic/Music Hall
Origin: Boer War/Volunteers/Jew/Officer/Hero/Mother/Killed/Battle
Transliteration: K-176(a)
Translation: K-176(a)
Additional song notes: The Boer War With England

Recording:


On album: K-176(a) (Katsha'nes/Don't Ask Silly Questions -- קאָטשאָנעס)
Track ID: 42855
Vocal Lachs, Vivi
Violin Curzon, FlorA
Vocal/Saxaphones Moore, Sarha
Vocal/Piano Wedell, Rebekka
Arrangers Katshanes
First line: O to fight far Englands frayheyt mit shverd in hant, di voluntirn zet nor ve freylekh geven zey, a yeder vil nor…
First line (Yiddish):אָ טו פֿײַט פֿאַר ענגלאַנדס פֿרײַהײַט מיט שווערד אין האַנט, די וואָלונטירן, זעט נאָר ווי פֿריילעך זענען זיי, אַ יעדער...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Concert/March/Patriotic
Length: 5:09

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