• Ren Shields was an American folk musician born in 1868 in Chicago, Illinois. He died on 25 October 1913 in Massapequa, New York. He co-wrote the song...
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    with music by the vaudeville group The Leighton Brothers and lyrics by Ren Shields. It became one of the first hit recordings in the United States through...
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    in 1902 with music by George Evans and lyrics by Ren Shields. The song is in the public domain. Shields and Evans were at first unsuccessful in trying to...
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    January 20, 1930) was an American lyricist and composer. He and a partner, Ren Shields, produced several popular musicals and musical comedies in the early...
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    Andrew B. Sterling m. Kerry Mills "In The Good Old Summer Time" w. Ren Shields m. George Evans. Introduced by Blanche Ring in the musical The Defender...
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  • m. Kerry Mills "The Longest Way 'Round Is The Sweetest Way Home" w. Ren Shields m. Kerry Mills "Love Is Like A Cigarette" w. Glen MacDonough m. Victor...
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    by Gussie L. Davis "In the Good Old Summer Time" (1902) – written by Ren Shields and George Evans "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" (1905) – written...
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  • The music is composed by Ted Snyder, and the lyrics are written by Ren Shields . The song is about a domestic worker who is fed up with the mistreatment...
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    Washington, It's Good Enough For Me" 1908 Ren Shields Jerome H. Remick & Co. "Up in My Balloon" 1908 Ren Shields Jerome H. Remick & Co. "Dixie Darlings"...
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  • rooty-toot-toot The 1912 "Frankie and Johnny" by the Leighton Brothers and Ren Shields also identifies "Nellie Bly" as the new girl to whom Johnny has given...
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