Composer
Bob Carleton
American pianist and composer (1896-1956)
1896–1956
27 works in the index
- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1956
- Birthplace
- St. Louis
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Robert Louis Carleton (November 8, 1894, Missouri — July 13, 1956, Burbank, California) was an American pianist and composer of popular music.
He grew up in St Louis, Missouri, the son of a saloon keeper, and was earning a living by age 15 as a theatre musician.
He composed over 500 songs, including the World War I hit, "Ja-Da" in 1918. He made a brief appearance as a pianist in the 1946 film Bringing Up Father.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; songwriter
- Instruments played
- piano
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 46335731
- ISNI
- 0000000043961902
- Library of Congress ID
- no94002144
- MusicBrainz ID
- 7150eec6-b343-4c7d-9644-4df8bde2051c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 27
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja-Da | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | Jazz | 27 |
| A Teenager In Love | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Ain't Gonna Wash Up For A Week | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| All Shook Up | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Gloria | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Go Now | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Good Vibrations | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Great Balls Of Fire | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| I Heard It Through The Grapevine | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| I'm Gonna Change The World | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| It's A Mans World | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Johnny B. Goode | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Monster Mash | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Mr Spaceman | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Only The Lonely | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Robot Man | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Shake Rattle And Roll | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| She's Not There | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Tell Him (Tell Her) | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Telstar | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| The Young Ones | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Who's Sorry Now? | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Wipeout | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Young Girl | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | — |
| Ja-Da - Piano | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 46335731.