"Daddy Mine" is a
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
song released in 1918. Lew Wilson wrote and Alfred Dubin composed this ballad. It was published by M. Witmark & Songs in
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harb ...
. It was written for both voice and piano.
The cover features a photo of
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh (born Mary Warne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress whose career spanned over 50 years.
Early life
Mae Marsh was born Mary Warne Marsh i ...
, a Goldwyn Pictures Star, holding an infant.
This song, performed by Charles Hart, and
Elizabeth Spencer, was included in a 1918 sound disc recording entitled "Three Wonderful Letters from Home."
The sheet music can be found at the
Pritzker Military Museum and Library, and the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina.
[Sudduth, Elizabeth A. ''The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection at the University of South Carolina: An Illustrated Catalogue''. Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 2005. ]
References
Bibliography
*Parker, Bernard S. ''World War I Sheet Music 1.'' Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. .
*''Music Trades. Vol. 57''. Englewood, N.J., etc.: Music Trades Corp., 1919. Print.
External links
Sheet music and MP3 of song at the Illinois Digital Archives
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Songs about fathers
1918 songs
Songs of World War I
Songs with lyrics by Al Dubin