Forster Music Publisher, Inc. was a major

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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

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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

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in sheet music. In 1922, Forster merged F. J. A. Forster with Forster Music Publisher, Inc.

Selected publications

* ''Chasing the Fox,''

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

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, lyrics by

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(1917) – recorded by Bonnie Baker with the

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Orchestra ( Columbia Records: over 1 million records sold) *piano and vocal works by

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Songs by Charles L. Johnson * ''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