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Charles B. Lawlor (June 2, 1852 – May 31, 1925) was an American vaudeville performer and composer of popular songs. He was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1869. Lawlor is primarily remembered today as the composer of the 1894 song, " The Sidewalks of New York ," a song for which he wrote the melody.
Sheet music cover from 1914 "The Sidewalks of New York" is a popular song about life in New York City during the 1890s. It was composed in 1894 by vaudeville actor and singer Charles B. Lawlor (June 2, 1852 – May 31, 1925) with lyrics by James W. Blake (September 23, 1862 – May 24, 1935).
song "The Sidewalks of New York" by Charles Lawlor and James W. Blake: Production companies. Out of the Inkwell Studios (1925 version) Fleischer Studios (1929 version)
Blake became a hat salesman, and songwriting was only a hobby, which he turned to when sales were slow. One day in 1894, Charles Lawlor, a friend who was also a well-known vaudevillian and singer, walked into John Golden's hat store on Third Avenue between East 13th and East 14th Streets to visit Blake, humming the melody that became The Sidewalks of New York.
Music by Charles Lawlor; Lyrics by James W. Blake; In the score during the "Rolling Home" number; Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean (1843) Written by David T. Shaw; Arranged by Thomas A. Beckett; In the score during the "Rolling Home" number; Also in the score during the "Swingin' the Jinx Away" number and partially sung by the chorus
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