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m Tin 1 1 I I 1 | 1 I 1 I 1 I COUNTTEN Before deciding what SONGS YOU ARE GOING TO SING. 'Member how mother cautioned you to COUNT TEN when it looked as if you and the boy next door were going to duplicate the European War. All through life, it pays to COUNT TEN before taking action, when excited. But, if you COUNT TEN with us and read what we have to say about the TEN BEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN, you'll sit right down and write for them —before you euk itoi. /-\ii uuuugii uic, u pays iu v^vsv/i^ a COUNT TEN 1 i 1 Take, a deep breath before you pan this number by, because you " ■ won't encounter one like it very quickly. It's the wonder ballad WHEN SHADOWS FALL (By FROST & KEITHLEY) The Amusement World's universal song—equally at home m Grand Opera and Vaudeville. P "The song that had to be written" Some contend that our greatest songs are combinations of one man's poetic ideas and another's melodic knowledge. Others be- lieve that the man who writes one end of a song should be able to prepare the rest. We don't care to argue the point, but maintain that the words and music of this song—the products of a single brain—are perfectly wedded. 3. We all like a "story" song with a laugh and a "punch." PARADISE BLUES OH! PRETTY PAPA! OH! PRETTY PAPA! (By HIRSCH A WILLIAMS) possesses that mysterious something which makes you want to shake your feet and shout. A Here we hare one of those "logical" love songs, simple in lyrical expression, full m harmony, that holds an audience's interest from the first line to the last. Just Because You Won My Heart Words by J. WILL CALLAHAN Music by CLARENCE M. JONES C Every season a new erase sweeps everything before it on the **■ American stage. A few years ago, it was the "bear." Row vaudeville audiences have forgotten them all in their enthusiasm for the latest craze—the "Jar" band. ii'V When I Hear That "Jaz" Band Play (By JERRY JOYCE & EDDIE GRAY) £ a Those who appreciate a descriptive song of easy range but tremendous effects will know how to "put over" Down the Sunset Trail to A V A LO N I'll Travel On to You! (FROST & KEITHLEY'S Metrical Masterpiece) "9 Once in a great while we present a sons; with the title so well ■ " w rilt w n n pliining so much—telling such a complete story— that no explanation is necessary. YOU CANT PUT THE BEAUTY BACK IN THE ROSE AFTER IT WITHERS AND DIES Try to hum a song around this title and see how close it is to the one - by EDWARD CAVANAUGH and ROBERT ALLAN that we'll gladly send you. 0 Give your audience what it wants in the shape of a rollicking Southern "boat" song, full of ginger. ON THE ROCKIN' By W. BENTON OVERSTREET Help spread this glowing ragtime picture of a joyful river ride on the way to Mammy's cabin in Tennessee. O Opinions differ on songs, but everybody likes WHEN THE MOON SHINES DOWN IN OLD ALASKA THEN I'LL ASK HER TO BE MINE because it opened up a new field of possibilities in the realms of popu- lar songs. 1Q We complete the count with a song that will be counted among 1 v " your "best bets," if serio-comedy quality counts. I AIN'T GOT NOBODY MUCH AND NOBODY CARES FOR ME Entertainers count on it for sure applause. Mckinley music co. CHICAGO OFFICE, Grand Opera House Bldg. E. CLINTON KEITHLEY, Mgr. Professional Dept. NEW YORK OFFICE 80 FIFTH AVE. i I 1 i I 1 I i