Meet me in St. Louis, Louis / words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Kerry Mills.
Mills, Kerry, 1869-1948. 2000. “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis Words by Andrew B. Sterling ; Music by Kerry Mills”. New York (48 W. 29 St.), N.Y. : F.A. Mills, Class, Race, and Sheet Music at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, accessed March 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/lpemusic/item/3575
- Description
- For voice and piano.
- T.p. ill. (copy 1): light green cover with red lettering. In the upper left-hand corner is a red-tinted photo of Will. H. Sloan; in the middle of the page is a drawing of a woman's face-over and extending from her long brown hair are coral colored flowers and ribbons, and green garland; in the lower right-hand corner is a list of singers who have sung this song.
- T.p. ill. (copy 2): light green cover with red lettering. In the upper left-hand corner is a red-tinted photo of Will. H. Sloan; in the middle of the page is a drawing of a woman's face-over and extending from her long brown hair are coral colored flowers and ribbons, and green garland; in the lower right-hand corner is a list of singers who have sung this song. NOTE: the color alignment in copy 2 differs significantly from that of copy 1, resulting in sloppier, fuzzier words and illustrations.
- "Also sung with great success by Ethel Levey, Will H. Sloan, Nat Wills, Lew Hawkins, Lottie Gilson, Paul Barnes, Lizzie B. Raymond, Anna Caldwell, Nora Bayes, Fields & Ward, Billie Clifford, Stuart Barnes, Bonnie Thornton, Evans & St. John, Vera King, Marguerite Starr, Tom Gillen, Raymond Teal."
- P. [6] of both copies contains extra verses.
- T.p. (copy 2) signed in ink "Lena Marty" and "Lena Blanchard."
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T.p. (copy 2) stamped in blue ink "C.S. Engle Piano
House. Successor to Northup's. Sheet music, pianos, musical instruments. 56-58-60 East Santa Clara St., San Jose, Calif." - Subject
- Topical -- Sterling, Andrew B., -- 1874- -- Musical settings.
- Added entry -- Person - Mills, F.A.
- Meeting - Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) Songs and music.
- Topical -- Songs with piano.
- Topical -- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Songs and music.
- Added Entry -- Person - Sloan, Will H.
- Added Entry -- Person - Sterling, Andrew B.,1874-
- Creator
- Mills, Kerry, 1869-1948
- Publisher
- New York (48 W. 29 St.), N.Y. : F.A. Mills,
- Date
- c1904
- Format
- 1 score (5 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
- Rights
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- Site pages
- White Popular Culture
Mills, Kerry, 1869-1948. 2000. “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis Words by Andrew B. Sterling ; Music by Kerry Mills”. New York (48 W. 29 St.), N.Y. : F.A. Mills, Class, Race, and Sheet Music at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, accessed March 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/lpemusic/item/3575