I have identified two of the unknown tunes on Jack Conway's APP rolls:
1845-4 is "Because of You (The World is Mine)", words by Walter Hirsch,
music by Ted Fiorito.
1845-5 is "Honey, I'm In Love With You", from the 1925 Broadway show
"Mercenary Mary", words and music by William Friedlander and Con Conrad.
(A recording of this tune is on YouTube.)
I don't claim to have a photographic memory for music. I found these
tunes using a method that is often successful when a portion of the
tunes on a roll are known. According to the Billings QRS Rollography,
the three known tunes on APP 1845 were issued in July and August of
1925. I looked at the other tunes issued by QRS during that period,
trying to isolate titles that fit the chorus of the sound clip.
I then played the candidate piano rolls and found these missing titles.
1845-4 is QRS 3182 and 1845-5 is QRS 3169, both issued in August, 1925.
Gary Watkins
[ Good research, Gary. Here's the correlation:
[ QRS 3160 7/25: 1845-2 We're Gonna Have Weather (Whether Or Not)
[ QRS 3168 7/25: 1845-3 Pal Of My Cradle Days - Marimba Waltz
[ QRS 3169 8/25: 1845-5 Honey, I'm In Love With You
[ QRS 3176 8/25: 1845-1 Collegiate
[ QRS 3182 8/25: 1845-4 Because of You (The World is Mine)
[ -- Robbie
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