Ed Rose ''(née'' Edward Smackels Jr.; 24 November 1875 Chicago — 29 April 1935

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), was an

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lyricist who wrote the words to ''

Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" is a popular American song composed by Abe Olman (1887–1984), lyricized by Ed Rose (pseudonym for Edward Smackels Jr.; 1875–1935), and published by Forster Music Publisher, Inc. The music was copyrighted 7 Febr ...

'' composed in 1917 by

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Rose & Snyder Co. Incorporated

In 1906, George M. Krey (a music publisher from Boston),

Ted Snyder Theodore Frank Snyder (August 15, 1881 in Freeport, Illinois – July 16, 1965 in Woodland Hills, California), was an American composer, lyricist, and music publisher. His hits include " The Sheik of Araby" (1921) and " Who's Sorry Now?" (1923). ...

, and Ed Rose formed the music publishing company, Rose & Snyder Co., located in

Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street ...

. In May 1908, the firm was incorporated in the state of New York. The directors were Edward Smackels, George M. Krey, and Maurice H. Rosenzweig, an entertainment lawyer. That same month (May 1908), Ed Snyder severed his affiliation with Ed Rose and

. And, in June 1909,

severed his connection with the firm to form his own music publishing company, the Ted Snyder Company, which evolved into Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Inc., in 1918. In 1909, composer Thomas Lemonier (1870–1945) joined the staff of Rose & Snyder.Advertisement: ''Rose & Snyder Music Publishing Co.''

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, February 4, 1909

Selected works

F.A. Mills, 48 West 29 Street, New York City * ''There Must Be Somethin' the Matter with Me,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1904) * ''The Man in the Moon Was Wise,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1904) * ''The Goblin Man,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1904) * ''Here's My Friend,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1904) * ''Heinie,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1904) * ''I Wonder If You Miss Me as I Miss You,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1904) * ''Nothin' From Nothin' Leaves You,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1905) * ''Don't Notice Me,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1906) * ''I Marched Around Again,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1907) * ''Take a Car,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1908) Ted Snyder Company * ''If You Cared For Me As I Cared for You,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1908) Rose & Snyder Co. Incorporated, New York * ''Don't Worry: It May Not All Be True,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1907) * ''What You Goin' to Tell Old St. Peter: When You Meet Him at the Golden Gate?'' lyrics & music by Rose (1908) * ''Some Heart is Sighing,'' lyrics and music by Rose (1908) * ''Honey Lou: The Suicide Song,'' lyrics by Rose, music by Tom Lemonier (1908) * ''Play Dat Rag,'' words by Rose & Dunston; music by Thomas Lemonier (1870–1945) (1908) * ''Move On Mr. Moon,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1908) F.A. Mills, 48 West 29 Street, New York City * ''I'd Like To Have Your Photograph,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

Kerry Mills Kerry Mills ''(né'' Frederick Allen Mills; 1 February 1869 in Philadelphia – 5 December 1948 in Hawthorne, California), publishing also as F.A. Mills was an American ragtime composer and music publishing executive of popular music during the Ti ...

, F.A. Mills (1909) * ''I'd Like To Be The Fellow That Girl is Waiting For,'' lyrics by Rose, music by

, F.A. Mills (1909) La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., Chicago * ''Sooner or Later Your Heart Will Cry "I Want You," ''lyrics by Rose, music by

(1915) * ''If You've Got A Little Bit Hang On To It, It's Hard To Get a Little Bit More' ''lyrics by Rose, music by

(1915) McCarthy & Fisher, Inc. * ''Good Gracious Annabelle,'' lyrics and music by Rose, George Whiting &

Lew Pollack Lew Pollack (June 16, 1895 – January 18, 1946) was an American song composer and musician active during the 1920s and the 1930s. Career Pollack was born in New York City where he went to DeWitt Clinton High School and was active as a boy sopr ...

(1919) * ''Everybody Wants a Key to my Cellar,'' Rose, Billy Baskette, &

(1919) * '' Oh, Susie, Behave'' lyrics by Rose and music by Abe Olman (1918) Forster Music Publisher, Inc. * ''

'' lyrics by Rose, music by

(1887–1984) (1917; 1944) : Version with patriotic lyrics by Raymond A. Sherwood (1917) * ''Goodnight, Moonlight,'' lyrics by Rose, music by Frank Magine (1924) Milton Weil Music Co., Chicago * ''Right After They Leave My Arms,'' lyrics & music by Rube Bennett,

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, & Billy Baskette (1927) Joe Davis, Inc., New York (Joseph Morton Davis; 1896–1978) * ''Carolina Lullaby,'' words and music by Cecelia Reeker ''(née'' Huenergardt; 1897–1981), Rose, & Billy Baskette (1933)

Family

Ed's Brother, Eugene Smackels (1870–1939), was a singer, vaudevillian actor, and alumnus of

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References

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