Forster Music Publisher, Inc. was a major

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

publisher of popular songs founded in 1916 in Chicago by Fred John Adam Forster (1878–1956). The company had an office in New York and its music was of the Tin Pan Alley genre. For most of its existence, the firm was located at 216 South Wabash, Chicago.

History

Forster founded an earlier firm, F. J. A. Forster, in 1903 as a jobber in sheet music. In 1922, Forster merged F. J. A. Forster with Forster Music Publisher, Inc.

Selected publications

* ''Chasing the Fox,''

Percy Wenrich Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. Personal life and career Born in Joplin, Missouri to Daniel Wenrich and Mary Ray, he left for Chicago in 1901 where he attended classe ...

(1922) * '' Oh, Johnny, Oh, Johnny, Oh!'' music by

Abe Olman Abe Olman (December 20, 1887Many sources state his birth year as 1888, but this appears to be an error. – January 4, 1984), born Abraham Olshewitz, was an American songwriter and music publisher. He composed a number of successful ragtime an ...

, lyrics by Ed Rose (1917) – recorded by Bonnie Baker with the Orrin Tucker Orchestra (

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

: over 1 million records sold) *piano and vocal works by Louise Cooper Spindle Songs by

Charles L. Johnson Charles Leslie Johnson (December 3, 1876 - December 28, 1950) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, died in Kansas City, Missouri, and lived his entire life in those two cities. He published o ...

* ''Butterflies: Caprice'' (1908) * ''Teasing the Cat'' (1916) * ''Monkey-Bizniz: Novelty for Piano'' (1928) * ''Pink Poodle One Step'' (1914) * ''Blue Goose Rag'' (Johnson uses the pseudonym Raymond Birch) (1916)

References

{{reflist Music publishing companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Chicago Publishing companies established in 1916

History

Selected publications

See also

References