Rivers Project Music Collection

 

These river songs were gathered by Illinois high school students as part of the Rivers Project, founded by Dr. Robert A. Williams, Emeritus Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Song Title Composer Date Place of Pub. Publisher Notes  
Another Mississippi River Song La Fond, Gene 1983     pg. 46-47
Big Human River Miller, James I. 1983     pg. 12
By the Bend of the River Edwards, Clara 1927 New York, NY Schirmer Pub. No. 33500

By Thy Rivers Gently Flowing, Illinois

 Johnson, Archibald and Charles H. Chamberlin 1966 Illinois Otto Kerner official state song of Illinois
Circlet of Brilliants: Rippling Waves.  Millward, G.   Boston, MA W.A. Evans & Bro.  
Cottage by the River Dulfuss, Gustavus 1881 St. Louis, MO J.L. Peters  
Cry Me a River Hamilton, Arthur 1953 New York, NY Saunders Pub. No. S106-2
Daisies from the Island Wagner, Pop 1981     pg.45
Dat Fas'natin' Rivah Gal! Byars, Mary Warner 1940 Boston, MA R.F.Wood Music  
De Boatman Dance Emmett, Daniel Decatur 1882 Boston, MA Oliver Ditson & Co. Copy from "A Treasury of Mississippi River Folklore"
pg. 566-567
Deep, Deep Sea Gabriel, Chas H.   St. Louis, MO Wm. Barr Dry Goods Co.  
Down by the River Rodgers, Richard 1935 New York, NY Famous Music Co.  
Down the River   Mason, A.W. 1916 Indianapolis, IN Indiana Historical Commission Copy from "A Treasury of Mississippi River Folklore"
pg. 564-565
Down the River We Swiftly Glide Kneass, Nelson 1865 St. Louis, MO J.L. Peters Pub. No. 3987
Drifting Melody Connell, Grant 1944 Philadelphia, PA Theodore Presser Co.  
East Saint Louis Handy, W.C. 1937 New York, NY Handy Brothers Music Co.  
Floating Down the River White, James 1913 Chicago, IL Will Rossiter  
Flow on Thou Shining River Stevenson, John Sir   Baltimore, MD John Cole Pub. No. 183
Fun on the Levee Washburn, R.E. 1895 St. Louis, MO Thiebes-Stierlin Music  
Gliding Down the Waters of
the Old Mississippi		 Rosenkrans, Geo 1905 Chicago, IL L.S.Norris Co.  
Green River Van & Schenck 1920 Chicago, IL Schoenhofen Co. Missing pages
Hello Swanee Hello Coslow, Sam and Addy Britt 1926 New York Henry Waterson Inc.  
High Water Blues Conner, Daryl Sinclair.,
& Clarke Tate		 1927 Augusta, AK Conner Publishing Co.  
Illinois Chamberlin, C.H. 1894 Illinois Clayton F. Summy Co.  
I Love the River   1983 Onalaska, WI   Sung to the tune of
"I Love the Mountains"
pg.70
The Land is Your Mother:
( La Tierra es tu Madre)		 Westerman, Floyd 1983   Red Crow Productions pg.44
Lazy River Carmicheal, Hoagy;
Sidney Arodin		 1931 New York, NY Peer International Co.  
Lost on the Steamer "Stonewall" Brown, G.W.   St. Louis, MO Balmer & Weber Pub. No. 206
Mississippi Williams, Curley.,
& Billy Simmons		 1950 Nashville, TN Acuff-Rose Publications  
Mississippi: A Tone Journey Grofe, Ferdie 1926 New York, NY Leo Feist, Inc. Pub. No. 5864-13
Miss the Mississippi and You         Lyric only
Mississippi Cradle Olman, Abe 1921 Chicago, IL Forster Music Pub.  
Mississippi Dream Boat Fain, Sammy 1943 New York, NY Leo Feist, Inc. Pub. No. 7426-3
Mississippi Flood Song Hoover, Joe 1927 New York, NY Max Kortlander Music Co.  
Mississippi Flood Song Westcott, Sarah A. 1927 New York, NY Ager, Yellen, & Bornstein Inc.  
Mississippi Lullaby Richard, Hector 1940   Buck Enlow  
Mississippi Moon Brown, G.W. 1983     pg.77
Mississippi River Starner, Fred 1980     pg.74
Mississippi River Rage Sisson, Kenn 1941 New York, NY Cason Music Co.  
Mississippi River Scenes:
Suite for the Piano		 Kern, Carl 1917 Philadelphia, PA Theodor Presser Co.  
Mississippi Rose Quasha, Sol 1960 New York, NY LaSalle publishers Pub. No. 52
Mississippi Shanty Wesley, Les 1934 Chicago, IL T.S. Denison & Co.  
Mississippi Shore