Words & Music by… Jerome Kern - The Shedd Institute

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Words & Music by…

The Best Things In Life

Jerome Kern

(1885-1945)

Artwork

I'd Like To Meet Your Father

(1907) The Dairymaids

Words by M. E. Rourke - Music by Jerome D. Kern

You're Here And I'm Here

(1914) The Marriage Market

Words by Harry B. Smith - Music by Jerome Kern

Bought And Paid For

(1914) The Laughing Husband

Words by Harry B. Smith - Music by Jerome D. Kern

Love Is Like A Violin

(1914) The Laughing Husband

Words by Harry B. Smith - Music by Jerome D. Kern

Take A Step With Me

(1914) The Laughing Husband

Words by Harry B. Smith - Music by Jerome D. Kern

The Same Sort Of Girl

(1914) The Girl From Utah

Words by Harry B. Smith - Music by Jerome Kern

They Didn't Believe Me

(1914) The Girl From Utah

Words by Michael Rourke - Music by Jerome Kern

The Magic Melody

(1915) Nobody Home

Words by Shuyler Greene - Music by Jerome Kern

Any Old Night

(1915) Nobody Home

Words by Harry B. Smith, Shuyler Greene - Music by Jerome Kern, Otto Motzan

Thirteen Collar

(1915) Very Good Eddie

Words by Shuyler Greene - Music by Jerome Kern

Go, Little Boat

(1915) Miss 1917

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

You Said Something

(1916)

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Words & music by Jerome Kern

On The Shore At Le Lei Wi

(1916) Very Good Eddie

Words by Herbert Reynolds - Music by Jerome Kern, Henry Kailimai

A Peach Of A Life

(1917) Leave It To Jane

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

The Sun Shines Brighter

(1917) Leave It To Jane

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

A Package Of Seeds

(1917) Oh Boy!

Words by P. G. Wodehouse, Herbert Reynolds - Music by Jerome Kern

A Pal Like You

(1917) Oh Boy!

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

Words Are Not Needed

(1917) Oh Boy!

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

Till The Clouds Roll By

(1917) Oh Boy!

Words by Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

You Never Knew About Me

(1917) Oh Boy!

Words by Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

Cleopatterer

(1917) Leave It To Jane

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

An Old-Fashioned Wife

(1917) Oh Boy!

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

Bill

(1917/27) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

Bill

(1917/27)

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

When The Ships Come Home

(1918) Oh, Lady! Lady!

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

The Big Show

(1918) Head Over Heels

Words by Edgar Allan Woolf - Music by Jerome Kern

Before I Met You

(1918) Oh, Lady! Lady!

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

On With The Dance

(1920)

Words by Clifford Grey - Music by Jerome Kern

A Heart For Sale

(1920) The Night Boat

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Whose Baby Are You?

(1920) The Night Boat

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Left All Alone Again Blues

(1920) The Night Boat

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Good Night Boat

(1920) The Night Boat

Words by Anne Caldwell, Frank Craven - Music by Jerome Kern

I'd Like A Lighthouse

(1920) The Night Boat

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

The Old Town

(1920) Hitchy-Koo 1920

Words by Anne Caldwell, Glen MacDonough - Music by Jerome Kern

You Must Come Over

(1921) Ziegfeld Follies of 1921

Words by B. G. DeSylva - Music by Jerome Kern

Easy Pickin's

(1921) Good Morning Dearie

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Didn't You Believe

(1921) Good Morning Dearie

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Look For The Silver Lining

(1921)

Words by B. G. DeSylva - Music by Jerome Kern

Ka-Lu-A

(1921) Good Morning Dearie

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Blue Danube Blues

(1921) Good Morning Dearie

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Love And The Moon

(1922) Rose Briar

Words by Booth Tarkington - Music by Jerome Kern

Raggedy Ann

(1923) The Stepping Stones

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

In Love With Love

(1923) The Stepping Stones

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Everybody Calls Me Little Red Riding Hood

(1923)

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Pie

(1923) The Stepping Stones

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Our Lovely Rose

(1923) The Stepping Stones

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Wonderful Dad

(1923) The Stepping Stones

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

Once In A Blue Moon

(1923) The Stepping Stones

Words by Anne Caldwell - Music by Jerome Kern

A Year From Today

(1924)

Words by P. G. Wodehouse - Music by Jerome Kern

Who

(1925) Sunny

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

When The Bo-Tree Blossoms Again

(1925) Lucky

Words by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby - Music by Jerome Kern

That Little Something

(1927) Lucky

Words by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby - Music by Jerome Kern

You Are Love

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

I Still Suits Me

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

I Might Fall Back On You

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun'

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

I Have The Room Above

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Life Upon The Wicked Stage

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Ol' Man River

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Make Believe

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Why Do I Love You?

(1927) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Don't Ever Leave Me

(1929) Sweet Adeline

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Why Was I Born?

(1929) Sweet Adeline

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Here Am I

(1929) Sweet Adeline

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

A New Love Is Old

(1931) The Cat And The Fiddle

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

She Didn't Say "Yes"

(1931) The Cat And The Fiddle

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Poor Pierrot

(1931) The Cat And The Fiddle

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

The Night Was Made For Love

(1931) The Cat And The Fiddle

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

One Moment Alone

(1931) The Cat And The Fiddle

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Try To Forget

(1931) The Cat And The Fiddle

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

And Love Was Born

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

I've Told Ev'ry Little Star

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

One More Dance

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

I Am So Eager

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

We Belong Together

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

When The Spring Is In The Air

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

I'm Alone

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

There's A Hill Beyond A Hill

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

In Egern On The Tegern See

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

The Song Is You

(1932) Music In The Air

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

You're Devastating

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Armful Of Trouble

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

The Touch Of Your Hand

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

I'll Be Hard To Handle

(1933)

Words by Bernard Dougall - Music by Jerome Kern

Yesterdays

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Something Had To Happen

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Fraternity Madrigal

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Hold 'Em High, You Are Going For A Ride

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Don't Ask Me Not To Sing

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Clementine

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

Let's Begin

(1933)

Words by Otto Harbach - Music by Jerome Kern

I Won't Dance

(1934) Three Sisters

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Lovely To Look At

(1935) Roberta

Words by Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh - Music by Jerome Kern

I Won't Dance

(1935) Roberta

Words by Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh - Music by Jerome Kern

The Way You Look Tonight

(1936)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

Pick Yourself Up

(1936)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

Never Gonna Dance

(1936)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

Bojangles Of Harlem

(1936)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

Waltz In Swingtime

(1936)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

A Fine Romance

(1936)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

The Folks Who Live On The Hill

(1937) High, Wide, And Handsome

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

A Heavenly Party

(1938)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

You Couldn't Be Cuter

(1938)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

Just Let Me Look At You

(1938)

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

All In Fun

(1939) Very Warm For May

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

All The Things You Are

(1939) Very Warm For May

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Remind Me

(1940) One Night In The Tropics

Words by Dorothy Fields - Music by Jerome Kern

The Last Time I Saw Paris

(1941) Lady Be Good

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

You Were Never Lovelier

(1942) You Were Never Lovelier

Words by Johnny Mercer - Music by Jerome Kern

I'm Old Fashioned

(1942) You Were Never Lovelier

Words by Johnny Mercer - Music by Jerome Kern

These Orchids

(1942) You Were Never Lovelier

Words by Johnny Mercer - Music by Jerome Kern

Dearly Beloved

(1942) You Were Never Lovelier

Words by Johnny Mercer - Music by Jerome Kern

The Shorty George

(1943)

Words by Johnny Mercer - Music by Jerome Kern

Wedding In The Spring

(1943) You Were Never Lovelier

Words by Johnny Mercer - Music by Jerome Kern

And Russia Is Her Name

(1943) Song Of Russia

Words by E. Y. "Yip" Harburg - Music by Jerome Kern

Californ-i-ay

(1944) Can't Help Singing

Words by E. Y. Harburg - Music by Jerome Kern

Long Ago And Far Away

(1944) Cover Girl

Words by Ira Gershwin - Music by Jerome Kern

Cover Girl

(1944) Cover Girl

Words by Ira Gershwin - Music by Jerome Kern

You Are A Brute

(1945) Dick Tracey In B flat

Words by Meredith Willson - Music by Jerome Kern

parody of All The Things You Are

In Love In Vain

(1946)

Words by Leo Robin - Music by Jerome Kern

Nobody Else But Me

(1946) Show Boat

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

All Through The Day

(1946)

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II - Music by Jerome Kern

Jerome Kern works are featured in these Words & Music by… The Poets of Tin Pan Alley events:

Wednesday Jul 31

1:30 p

Sing-Along: Gems from the 1920s & '30s

7:30 p

A Fine Romance

Friday Aug 2

7:30 p

The Best Things In Life

Saturday Aug 3

1:30 p

Jeepers Creepers

Wednesday Aug 7

1:30 p

Sing-Along: Gems from the 1940s & '50s

Thursday Aug 8

1:30 p

The Best Things In Life

Friday Aug 9

7:30 p

Jeepers Creepers

Saturday Aug 10

1:30 p

A Fine Romance

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