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Title
Rosie Carey
Additional title: Down in the valley where daisies grow, lives Rosie Carey, my girl. [first line of song]
Additional title: Rosie Carey, no other girl is so fair. [first line of chorus]
Names
Johnson, Lee (Songwriter) (Composer)
Johnson, Lee (Songwriter) (Lyricist)
King, Charles E., 1889-1944 (Singer)
Donigan, Johnnie (Copyright holder)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: San Francisco, Cal.
Publisher: Lee Johnson & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Waltzes
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Summary: No other girl compares to Rosie Carey, the narrator's girlfriend.
Content: Cover design includes a thumbnail photograph of Lee Johnson.
Content: On cover: A first night hit featured by Irene Franklin, Lydia Barry, Johnnie Carroll, Kelly & Violette, Walter Talbot, and other leading artists.
Content: On cover: Sung nightly by the famous contra-tenor Charles King of the Gypsy Quintette; cover includes photograph of Charles King with a facsimile of his signature.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Lee Johnson.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8122df70-c595-012f-acf2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rosie Carey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f003-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rosie Carey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f003-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Rosie Carey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f003-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Rosie Carey