Oh! You Beautiful Doll Player PIano Roll

Here is a great turn of the century piece from Nat Ayer. This fine arranged piece of early Americana reflects the vaudville and show tune origins of this music.

Enjoy the performance on the Stroud Duo Art Pianola, and subscribe to my channel for more great old piano roll videos.

Thanks !

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[velvcurtshow1]

Wonderul!

[Pianosyncrazy]

@velvcurtshow1 Thank you very much, you are most kind.. this seems to be one of my most popular one's.

[regviewer]

@Pianosyncrazy Sounds great and thanks for posting these songs. Do you play yourself?

[Pianosyncrazy]

@regviewer Only by ear and only for my own amusement... LOL

[MastersoftheOpera]

This was a ragtime classic from 1911/1912. It's listed on the White Star Line Songbook which means orchestras playing on the RMS Titanic, Olympic and Britannic played this song. I love the melody!

[Pianosyncrazy]

Thanks for viewing and the info on this. :)

[awardaudio]

Wonderfully played and great sounding upright!  Really nicely done!

[KawhackitaRag]

Does anyone out there in Youtube-land know if Wurlitzer used Aeolian roll arrangments ("Eighty-Eight Note", "Sixty-Five Note", and "Universal" brands) as the basis of their APP and PianOrchestra roll arrangements? I know at least one Aeolian roll arranger (Herman Avery Wade) also worked for Wurlitzer, so it makes sense that his personal roll arranging style would carry over.

HOWEVER, this roll is NOTE-FOR-NOTE almost IDENTICAL to the Wurlitzer pianino roll of the same tune!

[CGAlex22007]

@MastersoftheOpera I know they play it in the movie while Murdoch is launching the first boat. Its interesting to know that the White Star's orchestra played this song.

[galoon]

@MastersoftheOpera That's right! Do you have the White Star Line Orchestra CD? Alexander's Ragtime Band, Frankie and Johnny, and Waiting for the Robert E. Lee were evidently in their songbook, too. I love turn-of-the-century ragtime and Dixieland, myself!