Charles E. Pratt (1841 – August 11, 1902)Howard, John Trasker
Our American music: a comprehensive history from 1620 to the present
p. 704 (1965) was an American composer of popular music in the 1860s through 1890s, musician, and band leader.

Biography

In 1873, with lyricist Samuel N. Mitchell, he published ''Put My Little Shoes Away'', which has endured as a popular song among bluegrass performers. In 1881, under the duo of pseudonyms H.J. Fulmer and J.T. Wood, Pratt published the popular "Bring Back My Bonnie To Me" (aka

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), which is said to be an adaptation of a traditional Scottish folk song.Raph, Theodore
The American song treasury: 100 favorites
p. 201-03 (1964)Herder, Ronald
500 best-loved song lyrics
p. 231 (1998) Theodore Raph in his 1964 book ''American song treasury: 100 favorites'', writes that people were requesting the song at sheet music stores in the 1870s, and Pratt was convinced to publish a version of it under the pseudonyms, and the song became a big hit, especially popular with college singing groups but also popular for all group singing situations. As a musician and orchestra leader, Pratt worked with artists including

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(serving as her manager for a time), Emma Thursby, Anna Bishop,

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, Alice Dunning Lingard,

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(Ilma de Murska), and

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.(12 August 1902)
Death List of a Day - Charles Pratt
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in 1841 and died in

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in 1902 of

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.(12 August 1902)
Charles E. Pratt Dead
''The Minneapolis Journal''Angels' Visits & Other Vocal Gems of Victorian America (liner notes)
, Retrieved September 13, 2011

Notable songs

*''Walking Down Broadway'' (1868) (lyrics by

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, made popular by

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in ''Ixion'')Ewen, David
American popular songs : from the Revolutionary War to the present
p. 422 (1966) ("The song was introduced and popularlized in 1869 by Lisa Weber in the burlesque ''Ixion, Ex-King of Thessaly'') *''Angels Rock My Babe to Sleep'' (1873)Angels rock my babe to sleep / by Chas. E. Pratt(sheet music)
Library of Congress *''Put My Little Shoes Away'' (1873) (lyrics by Samuel N. Mitchell) *''Deck My Grave with Violets Blue'' (1878) (lyrics by John Keynton)Deck my grave with violets blue / by Charles E. Pratt (sheet music)
Library of Congress * ''Lovely Mercedes, Where Art Thou Flown?'' (1878) (lyrics by C. Curtis) (for the death of

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) *''When Jamie comes over the sea!'' (1879)(lyrics by John Keynton)When Jamie comes over the sea! / by Charles E. Pratt (sheet music)
Library of Congress *'' Bring Back My Bonnie To Me'' (1881) (lyrics by "J.T. Wood", composed by "H.J. Fulmer") *''Bonnie Blue-Eyed Bessie'' (1887) (lyrics by John Keynton) Bonnie blue eyed Bessie / Charles E Pratt (sheet music)
Library of Congress *''Don't Go Out Tonight, Boy'' (1895) (lyrics by George Cooper)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pratt, Charles E. 1841 births 1902 deaths Musicians from Hartford, Connecticut Songwriters from Connecticut Songwriters from New York (state)