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Food and Ragtime

Featuring The Oyster Rag (1910) by Tom Lyle and other Food-related Rags

By Ted Tjaden

 

Two of my favourite hobbies are ragtime piano and food, so what better way to celebrate these hobbies by combining them! Set out below are links to the sheet music to 109 food-related rags. Following this table is a list of over 50 additional food-related rags that I have yet been able to obtain copies of or which remain protected by copyright.

I hope to add some .MP3 recordings (by me) of The Oyster Rag (below) and other rags, so check back soon. I chose to feature The Oyster Rag because it is a fun piece to play, it has a nice cover, and I love to eat oysters at Rodney's Oyster House in Toronto.

So if you like food and ragtime as much as I do, bon appetit!

 

Food-Related Ragtime Compositions

A Little More Pepper Sheet Music Cover

A Little More Pepper. Harry J. Lincoln. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Publishing Co., 1916.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

All the Candy Sheet Music Cover

All the Candy. E. Harry Kelly. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins Son's Music Co., 1907.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]

All the Grapes Sheet Music Cover

All the Grapes. James Fahy. Springfield, MO: Theron C. Bennett Co., 1908.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]

Angel Food Rag Sheet Music Cover

Angel Food. Al F. Marzian. Chicago, IL: Forster Music, 1911.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection

Apple Blossoms Valse Sheet Music Cover

Apple Blossoms Valse. Ralph Weekes. Sydney : M.S. Clarkson Music Seller, 1909.

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Source: National Library of Australia   [top]

Apple Blossoms Waltz Sheet Music Cover

Apple Blossoms Waltz. Charles B. Brown. Chicago, IL: Will Rossiter, 1911.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

Apple Jack Rag Sheet Music Cover

Apple Jack Rag. Charles L. Johnson. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Publ. Co., 1909.

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Source: The E. Azalia Hackley Collecttion, Detroit Public Library

Apple Sass Rag Sheet Music Cover

Apple Sass Rag. Harry Belding. St. Louis, MO: Buck and Lowney, 1914.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]

Banana Peel Rag

Banana Peel. Gus Winkler. Chicago, IL: Forster Music Pub., 1913.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection   [top]

Beets and Turnips: Fox-Trot Sheet Music Cover

Beets and Turnips: Fox-Trot. Cliff Hess and Fred Ahlert. New York, NY: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, 1914.

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Source: University of South Carolina Sheet Music Collection  [top]

Boiled Owl Rag Sheet Music Cover

"Boiled Owl" Rag. Margaret Woodin. New York: F.B. Haviland, 1911.

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Source: Library of Congress, Music Division  [top]

The Brazilian Nut Sheet Music Cover

Brazilian Nut. Sol Wolerstein. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1915.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

Butcher Rag Sheet Music Cover

Butcher Rag. Louis Mentel. Cincinnati, OH: Mentel Brothers Pub. Co., 1914.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

Cabbage Leaf Rag Sheet Music Cover

Cabbage-Leaf Rag. Les Copeland. Wichita, KS: Marsh & Needles, 1909.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)   [top]

Candied Cherries: Rag Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Candied Cherries. Lucien Denni. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins, 1911.

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Source: Personal copy [top]

Canned Corn Rag First Page

Canned Corn Rag. George L. Cobb. Buffalo, NY: Bell Music Co., 1910.

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Source: Photocopy provided by Andrew Barrett  [top]

Champagne Sheet Music Cover

Champagne Rag. Joseph F. Lamb. St. Louis, MO: Stark Music Company, 1909.

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Chasing the Chickens Sheet Music Cover

Chasing the Chickens. Abe Olman and Raymond Walker. Chicago, IL: Forster Music, 1917.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Cheese and Crackers Rag Sheet Music Cover

Cheese and Crackers. Homer Denny. Cincinnati, OH: Denney and Newlin, 1909.

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Source: Personal copy  [top]

Cherry: Intermezzo Two-Step Sheet Music Cover

Cherry: Intermezzo Two-Step. L. Albert. New York: Jerome H. Remick, 1905.

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Source: Personal copy  [top]

Cherry Leaf Rag Sheet Music Cover

Cherry Leaf Rag. El Cota. Chicago, IL: Victor Kramer, 1909.

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Source: Library of Congress Sheet Music Collection (Music, Theatre and Dance)   [top]

Chestnuts Sheet Music Cover

Chestnuts. Percy Wenrich. Chicago, IL: Arnett-Delonais, 1906.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Chewin' the Rag Sheet Music Cover

Chewin' the Rag. Fred Heltman. Cleveland, OH: Fred Heltman Co., 1912.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

Image of first page of Chewing Rag

Chewing Rag. Alcide J.E.Giroux. Montreal, QC: J.E. Belair, 1915.

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Chicken Chowder Rag Sheet Music Cover

Chicken Chowder. Irene Giblin. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1905.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Chicken Patty Sheet Music Cover

Chicken Patty. Theodore Morse. New York, NY: F.B. Haviland, 1908.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Chicken Pickin's: Dance Descriptive Sheet Music Cover

Chicken Pickin's: Dance Descriptive. Thos. S. Allen. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1910.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Chicken Tango Sheet Music Cover

Chicken Tango. E.J. Stark. St. Louis, MO: Stark Music Co., 1914.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Chili Con Carne: A Hot Rag Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Chili Con Carne: A Hot Rag Two Step (TAR). Elmer B. Griffith. La Fayette, IN: Rinker Music Co., 1911.

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Source: IN Harmony: Sheet Music from Indiana   [top]

Chili-Sauce Rag Sheet Music Cover

Chili-Sauce Rag. H.A. Fischler. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music Pub. Co., 1910.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Chocolate Creams: A Rag with Flavor Sheet Music Cover

Chocolate Creams: A Rag with Flavor. Warren Camp. Chicago, IL: Victor Kremer, 1909.

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Source: Personal copy  [top]

Chow-Chow Rag Sheet Music Cover

Chow-Chow Rag. Phil Schwartz. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1909.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Combination Salad Sheet Music Cover

Combination Salad: Fox Trot. Julius L. Bafunno. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1916.

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Source: Maine Music Box  [top]

Corn Shucks Rag Sheet Music Cover

Corn Shucks Rag. Ed Kuhn. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins, 1908.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Crab Apples Sheet Music Cover

Crab Apples. by Percy Wenrich. Erie, PA: Brehm Bros., 1908.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Cucumber Rag

Cucumber Rag. W.C. Powell (i.e., William C. Polla). Detroit, MI: Jerome H. Remick, 1911.

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Source: Personal copy  [top]

Cup O' Tea: Japanese Intermezzo Sheet Music Cover

Cup O' Tea: Japanese Intermezzo. Karl Lenox. Boston, MA: Lenox Music Co., 1910.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Dill Pickles Rag Sheet Music Cover

Dill Pickles Rag. Charles L. Johnson. Kansas City, MO: Carl Hoffman Music, 1906.

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Source: Duke University: Historic American Sheet Music    [top]

Dish Rag: Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Dish Rag: Two Step. Richard Goosman. Cleveland, OH: Charles I. Davis, 1908.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

Double Fudge Sheet Music

Double Fudge. Joe Jordan. St. Louis, MO: Hunleth Music, 1902.

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Source: Digital copy provided by Vincent Johnson [top]

Eatin' Time Rag Sheet Music Cover

Eatin' Time Rag. Irene Cozad. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins, 1913.

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Source: University of Missouri Digital Library  [top]

Fizz Water: Trot and One-Step Sheet Music Cover

Fizz Water: Trot and One-Step. Eubie Blake. New York, NY: Jos. W. Stern, 1914.

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Source: The E. Azalia Hackley Collecttion, Detroit Public Library

French Pastry Rag Sheet Music Cover

French Pastry Rag. Les Copeland. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1914.

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Source: Photocopy  [top]

Frog Legs Rag Sheet Music Cover

Frog Legs Rag. James Scott. New York, NY: John Stark & Son, 1906.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]

From Soup to Nuts Sheet Music Cover

From Soup to Nuts. Felix Arndt. New York, NY: G. Ricordi & Company, 1914.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Ginger Snaps: A Snappy Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Ginger Snaps: A Snappy Two Step. Egbert Van Alstyne. Chicago, IL: Will Rossiter, 1904.

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Source: Personal copy [top]

Good Gravy Rag Sheet Music Cover

Good Gravy Rag. Harry Belding. St. Louis, MO: Buck & Lowney, 1913.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Gum Drops: Novelty Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Gum Drops: Novelty Two Step. Henry Lodge. San Francisco, CA: Popular Music Distributing Co., 1915.

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Source:  Library of Congress, Music Division  [top]

Ham and! Sheet Music Cover

Ham and! Arthur Marshall. New York, NY: Stark Music Company, 1908.

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Source: Duke University: Historic American Sheet Music    [top]

Hard Boiled Rag Sheet Music Cover

Hard Boiled Rag. Louis Mentel. Cincinnati, OH: Mentel Brothers, 1910.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Honey Rag Sheet Music Cover

Honey Rag. Egbert Van Alstyne. Detroit, MI: Jerome H. Remick, 1909.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Hot Cabbage Sheet Music Cover

Hot Cabbage. Homer Denny. Cincinnati, OH: Homer Denny, 1908.

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Hot off the Griddle: Novelty Cakewalk Sheet Music Cover

Hot off the Griddle: Novelty Cakewalk. James White. Chicago, IL: Frank K. Root, 1915.

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Source: Personal copy [top]

Hot Tamale Man! Rag

Hot Tamale Man! Rag. Herbert Ingraham. New York: Shapiro Music, 1909

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Source: Personal copy [top]

Ida Sweet as Apple Cider: Foxtrot Sheet Music Cover

Ida Sweet as Apple Cider: Foxtrot. Eddie Munson. New York, NY: Jos. W. Stern & Co., 1916.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

It's a Pipp'n: Novelty Fox Trot Sheet Music Cover

It's a Pipp'n: Novelty Fox Trot. Otto Motzan. New York, NY: Karczag Publishing Co., 1917.

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Source: Duke University: Historic American Sheet Music    [top]

Ketchup Rag Sheet Music Cover

Ketchup Rag. Irene M. Giblin. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1910.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections

Leg of Mutton (Le Gigot): One Step, Two Step, and Turkey Trot Sheet Music Cover

Leg of Mutton (Le Gigot): One Step, Two Step, and Turkey Trot. S. Romberg. New York, NY: Jos. W. Stern & Co., 1913.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Lemon Drops Sheet Music Cover

Lemon Drops. Mike Bernard. New York, NY: Jos. Morris Co., 1910.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Lemons Sheet Music Cover

Lemons. Ollie McHugh. Cincinnati, OH: H.A. Sturm Music Publishing Co., 1907.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Little Sticks O' Licorice: Two-Step Rag Sheet Music Cover

Little Sticks O' Licorice: Two-Step Rag. Ray Ruddy. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1911.

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Source: Personal copy  [top]

The Lobster Glide Sheet Music Cover

The Lobster Glide. Malvin M. Franklin. New York, NY: The Great Eastern Music Publisher, 1909.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)  [top]

The Main Gazabo at a Corn Party: Cake Walk Sheet Music Cover

The Main Gazabo at a Corn Party: Cake Walk. Chris Praetorius. New York, NY: Crown Music, 1903.

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Source: Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 (from Duke University)  [top]

More Mustard (Plus Moutarde) Sheet Music Cover

More Mustard (Plus Moutarde). Louis Mentel. Cincinnati: Louis Mentel, Cable Piano Bldg., 1914.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

The Oyster Rag Sheet Music Cover

The Oyster Rag. Tom Lyle. Detroit, MI: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1910.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections

Pass The Pickles: Tango Sheet Music Cover

Pass The Pickles: Tango. Grace LeBoy. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1913.

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Source: Personal copy  [top]

The Peach: A Ragtime Two Step: Sheet Music Cover

The Peach. Arthur Marshall (New York, NY: Stark Music Company, 1908).

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Source:  Library of Congress, Music Division  [top]

Peanuts: A Nutty Rag Sheet Music Cover

Peanuts: A Nutty Rag. Ethel Earnist. Kansas City, MO: Charles Johnson, 1911.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Pepper Pot Sheet Music Cover

Pepper Pot. Harold Ivers. New York, NY: M. Witmark & Sons, 1913.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]

Pepper Sauce: A Hot Rag Sheet Music Cover

Pepper Sauce: A Hot Rag. H.A. Fischler. Williamsport, PA: Vandersloot Music, 1910.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections   [top]

Pickled Beets Rag Sheet Music Cover

Pickled Beets Rag. Ed Kuhn. Kansas City, MO: J.W. Jenkins, 1910.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]

Pickles and Peppers Sheet Music Cover

Pickles and Peppers. Adaline Shepherd. Milwaukee, WI: Joseph Flanner, 1906.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]

Pine Apple Rag Sheet Music Cover

Pine Apple Rag. Scott Joplin. New York, NY: Seminary Music Co., 1908.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection  [top]

The Pippin Sheet Music Cover

The Pippin. Arthur Marshall. New York, NY: Stark Music Company, 1908.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection  [top]

Pop-Corn Cakewalk and Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Pop-Corn: Cakewalk and Two Step. May Summerbelle. Australia?: s.n., 189?.

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Source: National Library of Australia   [top]

Pop Corn Man Sheet Music cover

Popcorn Man. Jean Schwartz. Detroit, MI: Jerome H. Remick, 1910.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]

Pork and Beans Sheet Music Cover

Pork and Beans. C. Luckyth Roberts. New York, NY: Jos. W. Stern & Co., 1913.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Possum and Taters: A Ragtime Feast Sheet Music Cover

Possum and Taters: A Ragtime Feast. Charles Hunter. Nashville, TN: H. A. French, 1900.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

The 'Possum Barbecue Sheet Music Cover

The 'Possum Barbecue. John Martin. New York, NY: S. Brainard's Sons, 1899.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

First Page of Sheet Music for Potato-bug Parade: An Aroostook Episode

Potato-bug Parade: An Aroostook Episode. George L Cobb. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, Inc., 1922.

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Source: Maine Music Box  [top]

Red Onion Rag Sheet Music Cover

Red Onion Rag. Abe Oleman (Olman). New York: George W. Myer Music Co. 1912.

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Source: Library of Congress, Music Division  [top]

Red Onion Rag Sheet Music Cover

Red Onion Rag. Roy Steventon & Lloyd Kidwell. Cincinnati, OH: Associated Music, 1911.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)  [top]

Red Pepper: A Spicy Rag Sheet Music Cover

Red Pepper A Spicy Rag. Henry Lodge. New York, NY: M. Witmark & Sons, 1910.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Salt and Pepper Rag Sheet Music Cover

Salt and Pepper Rag. Herbert Ingraham. New York: Shapiro Music, 1909

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Source: Personal copy [top]

First Page of Music for Salted Peanuts: Two Step

Salted Peanuts: Two Step. Anna Dahlman. Milwaukee, WI: Joseph Flanner, 1908.

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Source: Photocopy from University of Wisconsin-Madison Library  [top]

Scrambled Eggs Sheet Music Cover

Scrambled Eggs. James A. Brennan. Boston, MA: O.E. Story, 1914.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Some Pumpkins: March and Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Some Pumpkins: March and Two Step. Ed Kuhn. Columbia, MO: W.B. Allen Music, 1908.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Soup and Fish Rag Sheet Music Cover

Soup and Fish Rag. Harry Jentes & Pete Wendling. New York, NY: George W. Meyer Music, 1913.

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Source: Digital copy provided by Vincent Johnson [top]

Sour Grapes Rag Sheet Music Cover

Sour Grapes Rag. Will B. Morrison. Indianapolis, IN: Will B. Morrison, 1912.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Spaghetti Rag Sheet Music Cover

Spaghetti Rag. Lyons & Yosco. New York, NY: Maurice Shapiro, 1910.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Spuds: Novelty March and Two Step Sheet Music Cover

Spuds: Novelty March and Two Step. Lawrence B. O'Connor. Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1907.

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Source: Duke University: Historic American Sheet Music    [top]

Stewed Chicken Rag Sheet Music Rag

Stewed Chicken. Glenn C. Leap. New York, NY: Glenn C. Leap, 1912.

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Source: Indiana Historical Society - Digital Images Collection  [top]

Stewed Prunes Slow Drag Sheet Music Cover

Stewed Prunes Slow Drag. Oscar Lorraine. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1910.

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Source: Personal copy [top]

Sugar Cane Sheet Music Cover

Sugar Cane: A Ragtime Classic Two Step. Scott Joplin. New York, NY: Seminary Music Co., 1908.

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Sweet Potatoes Sheet Music Cover

Sweet Potatoes. Justin Ringleben. New York, NY: Seminary Music Co., 1906.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Sweetmeats Sheet Music Cover

Sweetmeats. Percy Wenrich. Chicago, IL: Arnett-Delonais, 1907.

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Source: Personal collection  [top]

Sweet Pickles: Characteristic Two-Step

Sweet Pickles: Characteristic Two-Step. George E. Florence (pseudonym for Theron C. Bennett) (Chicago, IL: Victor Kremer, 1907)

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Source: Personal collection  [top]

Swiss Cheese Rag Sheet Music Cover

Swiss Cheese Rag. A.E. Bohrer. New York, NY: A.E. Bohrer, 1913.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University: The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Thanks for the Lobster (Merci du Homard) Sheet Music Cover

Thanks for the Lobster (Merci du Homard). Clarence M. Jones. Chicago, IL: Frank K. Root & Co., 1914.

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Source: Indiana University Sheet Music Collections    [top]

Tobasco: Rag-Time Waltz Sheet Music Cover

Tobasco: Rag-Time Waltz. Charles L. Johnson. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1909.

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Source: Photocopy from Center for Popular Music  [top]

Too Much Ginger Sheet Music Cover

Too Much Ginger. Joseph M. Daly. Boston, MA: Joseph M. Daly, 1913.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

The Viceroy Tea Waltz Sheet Music Cover

The Viceroy Tea Waltz. Alberto Agrati. Adelaide: Wilkinson & Co., 192-?

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Source: National Library of Australia Digital Collections   [top]

Washington Pie: A Ragtime Piece Sheet Music Cover

Washington Pie: A Ragtime Piece. Theodore Morse. New York: F.B. Haviland, 1907.

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 Source: Personal copy   [top]

Watermelon Club Sheet Music Cover

Watermelon Club. J. Bodewalt Lampe. Chicago, IL: Lyon & Healy, 1907.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

The Watermelon Trust Sheet Music Cover

The Watermelon Trust. Harry C. Thompson. New York, NY: Barron & Thompson Co., 1906.

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Source: University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection    [top]

Watermelon Whispers: Fox: Trot Sheet Music Cover

Watermelon Whispers: Fox: Trot. George Hamilton Green. Chicago, IL: Ted Browne Music Co., 1918.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

Whipped Cream Rag Sheet Music Cover

Whipped Cream Rag. Percy Wenrich. New York, NY: Wenrich-Howard, 1913.

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Source: Personal collection  [top]

White Seal Rag Sheet Music Cover

White Seal Rag. Kittie M. Hamel. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1907.

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Source: Duke University: Historic American Sheet Music    [top]

Wild Cherries Rag Sheet Music Cover

Wild Cherries Rag: Characteristic Rag. Ted Snyder. New York, NY: Ted Snyder Company, 1908.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

The Wish Bone: Ragtime Two-Step Sheet Music Cover

The Wish Bone: Ragtime Two-Step. Charlotte Blake. New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1909.

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Source: Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection Ragtime (MSU)    [top]

 

Additional Food-Related Rags

I could not find online versions (or even print versions, in some cases) of the following 60 or so food-related rags but I thought I would list them for anyone interested in more food-related rags (I generated this list using my own collection and "Appendix D - A Checklist of 2,002 Published Rags" in That American Rag: The Story of Ragtime from Coast to Coast, Jasen and Jones, 2000).

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  • Appetite Pete. H.H. Kratz (New York, NY: F.B. Haviland, 1909).
  • Barbecue Rag. Mamie Thornton (Cinncinnati, OH: Emerson Music, 1909).
  • Bean Soup Blues. Jess H. Valentine (Memphis, TN: Pace & Handy, 1918).
  • Bob’s Chili Rag. Robert E. Cleary (Spokane, WA: Robert E. Cleary, 1921).
  • Budweiser Rag. Grace Kuykendall (Morgantown, KY: Grace Kuykendall, 1908).
  • Buffalo Dish Rag. Bernisne G. Clements (New York, NY: F.B. Haviland, 1910).
  • The Candy. Clarence Jones (Cincinnati, OH: John Arnold, 1909).
  • Champagne. Zez Confrey (Boston, MA: Boston Music Company, 1932) (available in Zez Confrey Piano Solos (Ragtime, Novelty & Jazz) (Belwin Mills, 1982).
  • Coffee Rag. Lily Coffee (Houston, TX: W.C. Munn Company, 1915) (available in Zimmerman, Gems of Texas Ragtime).
  • Cranberry Stomp. Sue Keller (Oak Forest, IL: Ragtime Press, 1983). Available for purchase here.
  • Cucumber Rag. W.C. Powell (New York, NY: Joe Morris, 1910).
  • Eatin' Chocolates. T. Fred Henry (Des Moines, IA: Midland Music Co., 1903) (available in Zimmerman, 101 Rare Rags).
  • Fried Chicken Rag. Ella Hudson Day (Galveston, TX: Thomas Goggan & Brothers, 1912)  (available in Zimmerman, Gems of Texas Ragtime).
  • Ham Bones. Homer Denny (Cincinnati, OH: Joseph Krolage Music, 1912).
  • Heavy on the Catsup. Lewis F. Muir (New York, NY: F.A. Mills, 1913).
  • Hot Chestnuts. George J. Trinkhaus (New York, NY: Herald Square Music, 1910).
  • Hot Chocolate Rag. Malvin M. Franklin & Arthur Lange (New York, NY: Joseph W. Stern, 1909) (available in Ragtime Gems, Dover)
  • Mashed Potatoes. Calvin Lee Woolsey (Braymer, MO: Calvin Lee Woolsey, 1911) (available in Ragtime Rarities, Dover).
  • Oh You Turkey. Henry Lodge (New York, NY: Waterson, Berlin & Synder, 1914).
  • Ole Virginny Barbecue. J.E. Andino (New York, NY: Andino & Ruehl, 1899) (available in Ragtime Rediscoveries, Dover).
  • Paprika: "Hot Stuff" March Two Step. Luella Lockwood Moore. Detroit, MI: Grinnell Bros., 1909 (sheet music in Hulse, Ragtime Refreshments).
  • Peaches and Cream. Percy Wenrich (New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1905).
  • Piano Salad. George L. Cobb (Boston, MA: Walter Jacobs, 1923).
  • Pork and Beans. Theron C. Bennett (Chicago, IL: Victor Kremer, 1909) (available in Zimmerman, 101 Rare Rags).
  • Pumpkin Pie: A Rag Piano Solo. David R. Lee (Dundas, ON: Dun-Val Music Publishers, 1975).
  • Ragapples. "Grown by" Marty Mincer and William "Perfessor Bill" Edwards (Ashburn, VA: Siggnal Sounds, 2002). Available for purchase here. 
  • Ravioli Rag. Frank Lucanese & Charles Lucotti (New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1914).
  • Salad Dressing: A Rag Piano Solo. David R. Lee (Dundas, ON: Dun-Val Music Publishers, 1975).   
  • Salted Peanuts. Sydney Chapman (Troy, NY: Koninsky Music, 1911).
  • Some Chocolate Drops (Bonbons de Chocolat): Trot and One Step (1914) (Fred Irvin and Will Vodery) (Available in print at University of Colorado)
  • Supper Club. Harry Carroll (New York, NY: Jerome H. Remick, 1917).
  • Too Much Raspberry. Sydney K. Russell (Berkeley, CA: Sydney K. Russell, 1916).
  • Tough Bananas: A Rag Piano Solo. David R. Lee (Dundas, ON: Dun-Val Music Publishers, 1975).
  • Triskelion: Too Many Beans. Glen Jenks (Camden, ME: Bonnie Banks Production, 1993). Available for purchase here.
  • Who Got The Lemon? Buck Dance Rag. Marcella A. Henry (Peru,IL: Marcella A. Henry Pub. Co., 1909) (sheet music in Hulse, Ragtime Refreshments).
  • Wiener Schnitzel Rag. William "Perfessor Bill" Edwards (Ashburn, VA: Siggnal Sounds, 2002). Available for purchase here.
  • Wild Grapes. Clarence Jones (Cincinnati, OH: Emerson Music, 1910).

 

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