Forster Music Publisher, Inc. was a major
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publisher of popular songs founded in 1916 in Chicago by Fred John Adam Forster (1878–1956). The company had an office in New York and its music was of the
Tin Pan Alley
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genre. For most of its existence, the firm was located at 216 South Wabash, Chicago.
History
Forster founded an earlier firm, F. J. A. Forster, in 1903 as a
jobber in sheet music. In 1922, Forster merged F. J. A. Forster with Forster Music Publisher, Inc.
Selected publications
* ''Chasing the Fox,''
Percy Wenrich
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(1922)
* ''
Oh, Johnny, Oh, Johnny, Oh!'' music by
Abe Olman, lyrics by
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(1917) – recorded by
Bonnie Baker with the
Orrin Tucker Orchestra (
: over 1 million records sold)
*piano and vocal works by
Louise Cooper Spindle
Songs by
Charles L. Johnson
* ''Butterflies: Caprice'' (1908)
* ''Teasing the Cat'' (1916)
* ''Monkey-Bizniz: Novelty for Piano'' (1928)
* ''Pink Poodle One Step'' (1914)
* ''Blue Goose Rag'' (Johnson uses the pseudonym Raymond Birch) (1916)
See also
*
Charles L. Johnson, Fred Forster's closest business partner
*
Raymond A. Sherwood, lyricist
References
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Music publishing companies of the United States
Defunct companies based in Chicago
Publishing companies established in 1916