Last update: November 2011 Included in these pages is material acquired since publication, also corrections to the original edition. Acknowledgements are due to Tony Barker for additional material.

ARTISTES' REPERTOIRES - R

RABY, W. B.	With My Little Pail And Shovel In My Hand
RADCLIFFE, ERNEST	I'm Right, Don't You Know Ocean Trip, The
RADCLIFFE, HERBERT	Roll Up!
RADCLIFFE, J. A.	Leave Me Comrades Looking For A House To Let
RADCLIFFE, MARGARET	Good-Night, My Little Daffodil Belle Of The Dardanelles, The
RADFORD, BERT	To Celebrate The Diamond Jubilee
RADFORD, ROBERT	Roaming In Foaming Billows
RADNOR, NELLY	For Many A Thousand Miles He Came
RAE, BOB	1866-99
RAEBURN, KITTY	See RAYBURN, KITTEE/KITTY
RAFFERTY, PAT	Gilligan's Black Cat I Did Enjoy Myself Last Night
RAINFORD, TOM H.	1831-06
RAINS, FRED	When Father Laid The Carpet On The Stairs
RALEIGH, KATE	see LENNOX, NELLY
RA-LESLIE, ETHEL	fl. c1910
RAMSDEN, ARCHIBALD	I'm Not Myself At All
RAMSDEN, DAISY	Courting In The Moonlight
RAMSEY, WALTER	Satan's Address To His Imps
RANDALL, DAN	Martha Swallowed A Jelly-Fish!
RANDALL, EMILY	Strolling Down The Lanes
RANDALL, HARRY	Mutton
RANDALL, POLLIE	dr. of WILLIAM RANDALL
RANDALL, WILLIAM	f. of POLLIE RANDALL Song Of The Ghost
RANDS, HARRY	Moonlight, Starlight, Daylight
RANSFORD, Mr	Gipsy King, The Pope He Leads A Merry Life, The
RANSON, BLANCHE	1855-92
RANSON, CHARLES	Ma-In-Law Outside The Workhouse Door
RAWLINGS, W. H.	That's Evidence
RAWLINSON, JOHN	1839-75 Beautiful Isle Of The Sea Bird On The Tree, The Happy Bird correction: I'll Meet Thee (not Then) In The Lane I'm Happy As The Day Is Long Lily Of The Vale My Star Of Heaven Oh Sing That Old Familiar Song Waiting At The Well
RAY, BEN jnr	Deary, Deary Me
RAY, JOHN (FOX)	1830-73
RAY, MARIE	He's Bowled Me Over For Anuver Donah Mr Brown Poppies When The Days Grow Longer
RAY, PHIL	Seventeen (My Girl Is Only 17) Wail Of The Coon Singer, The
RAYCOTT, GEORGE	Army Hospital Corps, The Dinah I Love 'Er All The More On Strike Waiting For His Arrival Whistling Copper, The
RAYMOND, MAUD   (US)	I Needed Dem Wages Bad
RAYNOR, MADGE	Clink Your Glasses They Want A Bit Of Finding
RAYNOR, MAY	Sweet Ivy May
RAYNOR, THOMAS	d.Feb 1873 (w. Raynor & Pierce's Christy Minstrels)
RAYNOR, WILL	1874-1904 Fiscal Showman, The
READ, JOHN	Battle Of Life, The Be Up, Boys, And Doing Flower Girl, The I Shall Never Make A Gentleman Of You, John They All Do It You Are A Lucky Fellow, John
REECE, ARTHUR	She Wanted To Go To Chicago
REED, Mrs T. GERMAN	Come Unto These Yellow Sands Full Fathom Five Jewel, The (w. FANNY HOLLAND) Mama Won't Bring Me Out Murmur Of The Shell, The Musing On Days Gone By O Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly Where The Bee Sucks Young Man From The Country, The
REES, ERNEST	As I Sat In The Private Bar Mary Anne
REEVE, ADA	Auntie Sent Me Marketing Born Not Made June She's Had Experience
REEVE, MARIE	Ebb And Flow Maria And Her Motor
REEVES, J. SIMS	Oh! Farewell Phoebe, Dearest, Tell, Oh Tell Me Twilight Is Dark'ning Who Shall Be Fairest?
RENNOLF, ALFRED	Call Her Back And Kiss Her
RETFORD, ELLA	information re husbands is incorrect - should be against entry for FANNY ROBINA Borneo Good Night, Mr Brown, I'm Out I'm Going, I'm Going, I'm Gone I Want Mr Schneider Over A Cup Of Tea Ragtime Goblin Man, The Say, Mr Johnson You Know What I Mean
RAYMOND, PHIL	All Because He Saw Me Out With Sarah Have Pity On Poor Old Joe
REYNOLDS, ARTHUR	I'm The Man That Murdered Daisy Bell Marching Round The Neighbour Hood
RHODES & CONLEY	Johnny Doolan's Cat
RHODES, BILLY	br. J. W. RICKABY
RICHARDS, NELLIE	Sunshine And Rain You'll Be An Angel By And By
RICHARDS, SAM	Positions White Heather
RICHARDS, S. W.	A + L&C She Was Fair 1894
RICHARDSON, ERNEST	A + L&C How You Show It 1891 A + L&C Super's Lament, The 1894
RICHARDSON, NELL	Wake My Little Sunflower
RICHMOND, ARTHUR	Daddy's Little Yelling Baboon News From The War
RICKARDS, HARRY	b. 4 Dec 1843 Blunders Of A Bashful Man I'll Stand Sam For Today I'm Twenty One
RICKS, PAT J.	Ireland Will Be Represented There Old Stage Door, The Welcome, Sister Norah What One Can't Do, The Other Can
RIDGEWELL, GEORGE	d. 27 May 1916 I Love You Best Of All
RIECHELMAN, C.	Red And Blue
RIGBY, ARTHUR	Pictures Unlady Like What Broke Their Hearts
RIGHTON, EDWARD	1838-99 Young Village Beauty
RILEY, PAT	1857-94 So Did Casey
RILEY, WILL	What Would I Not Give
RIPON, GEORGE	d. 1909 Come Away (parody) Every Time Leave The Rest To Chance My Washing Bill She Told Me To Go To Jericho Some Day - Not Today
RITTE, PHILIP	b. 1873 Battle Of Eve Until Roses Of Picardy When My Ship Comes Sailing Home
RIVERS, ALBERT	Trafalgar
ROBERTS, ARTHUR	Do Not Trust Him I Don't Love You For That I'm A Don, I've Got 'Em On It Isn't The Thing That I Want Man With Mashing Eye, The Peep Bo Plain Potatoe, The
ROBERTS, CHARLES    ADOLPHUS	d. 1839
ROBERTS, FRED J..	Did You Ever See An Oyster Walk Upstairs? I Left I'm Going To Take It Out Never Go Back
ROBERTS, FRED (US)	She Bolted With A Lodger To Chicago Nod Your Head When You Mean Yes
ROBEY, Sir GEORGE	Camille Drawing It A Bit Too Fine Got 'Em Again I Haven't Had A Bite Since Christmas In The Sun Oh, Those Beetles Oh, Those Rowdy Boys See His Face In Next Week's Police News Servants' Registry Office, The That's Why I Linger Longer Then Draw Your Own Conclusion They're Beginning To Notice Me
ROBINA, FANNY	m. (1) Frederick Stanislaus (1844-91) (2) J. H. Pierce (1856-95) of Pierce & Monaghan (3) BILLY BINT No Relations
ROBINA, FLORRIE	1866-1953
ROBINA, LILIAN	d. 6 Jun 1903 m. Joe Edmonds
ROBINS, GEORGE	Are We Down-Hearted? No!
ROBINSON, GEORGE	1800-57 My Pretty Jane
ROBINSON, JOSEPH	1816-98 Village Blacksmith, The
ROBINSON, P. S.	'Ole King Cole (Army version)
ROBSON, ERNEST	Comme Il Faut My Pretty Jane
ROBSON, FREDERICK	Old Dog Tray
ROBSON, MARY	Fairy Tales
ROBSON, STUART	If Only I Knew Where He Was My Idea Of Love Oh, Teacher One Little Hair Sawney
ROBSON, T. F.	A + L&C Three Old Flats In Town 1897 A + L&C She Must Be Witty, She Must Be Pretty 1896
ROLLITT, JOE	1878-1917
ROMAINE, EDGAR	1868-1951 Come Along, Little Girl, Come Along Come In The Corner Lucy Have Another Try Boys t Makes A Lot Of Difference When You're Poor Keep Your Optic On The Lady Mixed Dream, A Pennies Tiddle-Hi-Ti Boys, The
ROMER, ?	1825-86 (w. Moore & Burgess)
ROMER, HARRY	Fly Away! Mr Eagle
ROOKE, KATE	All Through A Lad So Simple My Whistling Lover Tom And May
ROSE, HARRY	One's Enough
ROSE, NITA	Anchored
ROSE, WILL	billed as The Radical Representative
ROSEDEN, ARTHUR	Charming Girls New One At The Game Shout Hip Hooray
ROSELLE, AMY	Charge Of The Light Brigade, The (recitation)
ROSENTHAL, EDITH	nee Martha Edith Metcalf (Mrs William Harcourt Sparrow k.a. H. Cecil Beryl) Outside Show  Whoop-De-Doo-Den-Doo
ROSING, VAL	21 Feb 1910 - 14 Jun 1969 Valerian Rosing a.k.a. Gilbert Russell. f. Vladimir Rosing (1890 - 23 Nov 1963)
ROSS, CHARLES	To-Morrow
ROSS, EDIE	Girl With The Paralytic Wink, The
ROSS, JEANNIE	Match For A Man!, A
ROSS, W. G.	31 July 1819-1881  (William Gribbon Ross)
ROUSE, J.	Lovely Wilhelmina
ROUSEBY, ARTHUR	Follow The Drum
ROWLEY, J. W.	Billy Bell The Coster Old Thingummy's Daughter Plumber, The Shamus
ROYALE, JACK	I Thought It Was Time I Shifted It Wouldn't Take Long To Get One I've Been There Again Since Then
ROYBURN, LEO	Yawning
ROYD, ARTHUR J.	For England! (The Colonies' Message)
ROYD, JESSIE	Nets And Cages Song And Summer
ROZE, ADELE	You Mustn't Make Naughty Eyes
ROZE, MARIE	Farewell If Ever
RUDD, AUSTIN	Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Gee-Gee I'll Do All The Fancy Work Pansy Faces (parody)
RUSSELL, AMY	Queen Of The Earth
RUSSELL, ANDY	d. 5 Jan 1867 (minstrel?)
RUSSELL, BOBBIE	I Want To Go Back To Michigan
RUSSELL, CHARLES	Best That You Can Find, The Good News From Home
RUSSELL, CISSY	fl. c1890s Don't It Tickle Little Bit Of Explanation, A Little Longer, A  You Have Not
RUSSELL, H. SCOTT	1868-1949 unidentified recordings listed in NSA catalogue Drinking Song (Rose of Persia) Old Brigade, The
RUSSELL, JENNY	I'm Coming Mother Don't Make A Fuss Of Course It's As Well To Know
RUSSELL, LILLIAN	Lillian Te Amo Would I Were Somebody's Darling
RUSSELL, THOMAS	possibly Tom H. Russell d. 9 Jul 1892
	Drink Drink Together My Boys
RUSSON, ALICE	My Daintiest Daisy
RUSSON, F.	d. 11 May 1911
RUSSON, HARRY	Last Of The Cabbies, The (1909) There's Always Room For A Girl
RUTLAND, EDWIN	Rollicking Students Victoria Our Queen
RYAN, CHARLES	I Never Do It No Organ Grinder, The
RYDE, WILL	d. 1917
RYDER, WILLIE	1872-99
RYHART, SYDNEY	Laugh And The World Laughs With You
RYLAND & GOLDEN	He Knows Where He Are Margeroot

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