On the Alamo
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| "On the Alamo" | ||||
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 1922 On the Alamo sheet music cover | ||||
| Single by Isham Jones Orchestra | ||||
| A-side | "By The Sapphire Sea" | |||
| Published | March 17, 1922 Tell Taylor, Inc., Chicago,[1] assigned on August 2, 1922 to Forster Music Publisher, Inc.[2] | |||
| Released | April 1922[3][4] | |||
| Recorded | February 1922[5] | |||
| Studio | Brunswick Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | American Dance Music, Jazz | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Brunswick 2245 | |||
| Composer(s) | Isham Jones | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Gilbert Keyes, Joe Lyons | |||
| Isham Jones Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
Recording of On the Alamo, performed by the Benson Orchestra of Chicago (1922) | ||||
"On the Alamo" is a 1922 composition by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn (under the nom-de-guerre of Gilbert Keyes) and Joe Lyons. Jones and his Orchestra recorded it at Brunswick Studios in New York City in February without a vocalist, as was his custom at the time, and it was released as the b-side of "By the Sapphire Sea" on Brunswick 2245 in April.
On March 17, a copyright was filed by Tell Taylor, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, possibly the last song published by William 'Tell' Taylor, who sold his business to Forster Music Publisher, Inc., and retired to Ohio, where he bought a home for his parents. 'Sapphire Sea' failed to make the charts, but by mid-Summer, 'On the Alamo' hit number 1 for four weeks., and finished as the 7th highest ranking single for 1922.[6]
