Arthur Longbrake

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Arthur Longbrake was an American songwriter and lyricist. He established the Eclipse Music Company.[1] He wrote the words to "I'd like to know where I met you" and "On the Beach 'Neath the Old Willow Tree".[2]

"Brother Noah Gave Out Checks for Rain" recounts the story of a church deacon with a leaky roof and a baseball game with Biblical figures.[3]

Several performances of the songs he wrote were recorded with Arthur Collins singing them. They are minstrel songs. Joseph Morris published several.

Arthur Collins recorded "Nobody Knows Where John Brown Went".[4]

  1. ^ Hoffmann, Frank; Cooper, B. Lee; Gracyk, Tim (November 12, 2012). Popular American Recording Pioneers: 1895-1925. Routledge. ISBN 9781136592294 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks". Patent Office. May 7, 1908 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Holloway, Diane (August 1, 2001). American History in Song: Lyrics from 1900 to 1945. iUniverse. ISBN 9781469704531 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Arthur_Collins/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_01172012/Arthur_Collins_-_03_-_Nobody_Knows_Where_John_Brown_Went/