Ashley, Glenn Wright (pseud: Roy Hartzell) 11.dec.1885-23.may.1961 USA Illinois, Chicago Lansing - Washington DC
pianist, organist, tenor singer, 1900 boarding with his grandparents Morris and Emma Wright at 4012 Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, 1908 in Chicago he established a music factory, composing music on order by mail to the words of lyricists from all over the USA and Canada and sold them the copyright, 1908-1909 he advertized his services for 'superior music and excellent arrangements' in the Chicago Tribune, 1910 as teacher of music residing at 34 Q Street North West in Washington DC, unknown how he offered his service to lyricists from 1910, 1910-1923 organist and choirmaster of the St Aloysius Church Georgetown, 1912 for his clients he changed to the publisher H. Kirkus Dugdale Co. Washington DC (the music factory, mass production of music and arrangements on order by mail for would-be lyricists and composers from all over the world. By 1911 dominating the song production industry but 1915 went bankrupt after being indicted for mail fraud in 1913), for his 'own' music he always kept his Chicago publishers, 1919-1929 he did not compose music, 1918-1920 as insurance agent residing at 1542 First Street North West in Washington DC, 1930 as manager chain store residing with wife and 8 children at 4231 Monroe Street, after 1932 he no longer composed music, 1932-1938 teacher of singing and piano, 1938-1942 as organist of Holy Trinity Church residing at 4402 Illinois Avenue North West ; son of farmer Daniel Peter Ashley (NY, Grafton 17.sep.1845-13.aug.1935 Michigan, Kalamazoo) and Jesse F Wright (NY, Clyde 1861-1886/1889 Lansing (? on giving birth)) ; 17.dec.1906 he became stepson of Adella Jane Marshall (NY, Steuben 24.aug.1854-10.jan.1946 Michigan, Jackson) ; 15.oct.1907 in Chicago he married Catherine Elizabeth Hughes (Canada Ontario, Crysler 12.aug.1888-17.oct.1957 Washington DC)

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his "own" compositions which he did not produce for his clients :
[] Normandie. Valse. Piano pub Victor Kreiner Co., Chicago Illinois 31mar1908
[] Boots and saddles. March two step. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 25aug1910
[] In joy triumphant, praise the Lord words Augustine Wright pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago Illinois 14sep1908
[] Blue eyes. Waltzes. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 14sep1908
[] Moonlight on the river. Reverie. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 14sep1908
[] Babes in the wood. Waltz. Piano pub Frank K. Root & Co., Chicago 1nov1910
[] Fairy footsteps. Piano pub Frank K. Root & Co., Chicago 1nov1910
[] The brownies revels. Piano pub Frank K. Root & Co., Chicago Illinois 11nov1910
[] Sheridan's ride. Descriptive march. Piano pub Frank K. Root & Co., Chicago 12nov1910
[] In Thy hands. Sacred song. High or medium voice and piano words Augustine Wright pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 1910
[] The Charioteer. March and two-step. Piano pub Frank K. Root & Co., Chicago Illinois 1911
[] Bells of Notre Dame. Piano pub Brehm Bros., Erie Pennsylvania 28apr1911
[] Pansies bring thoughts of you. Voice and piano words Dolly R. Brown pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 20oct1911
[] The Battle of Bunker Hill. Descriptive march and two-step. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 20oct1911
[] Cathedral bells. Piano pub Frank K. Root & Co., Chicago 24oct1911
[] Rose leaves. An idyl. Piano pub Lyle Pub. Co., Chicago 10aug1912
[] Budding rose waltz. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 27aug1912
[] Heather blossom. Waltz. Piano edited and fingered R. De Roode pub Brehm Bros., Erie Pennsylvania 25sep1912 copyright renewal Glenn W. Ashley, Washington DC 15apr1940
[] Mavis waltz. Piano pub Brehm Bros., Erie Pennsylvania 30sep1912 copyright renewal Glenn W. Ashley, Washington DC 15apr1940
[] The wings of the morning. Reverie. Piano pub Frank K. Root & Co., Chicago 6nov1912
[] Off to Mexico. March. Piano pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 8may1914
[] O bounteous love. Sacred song. Medium voice words Augustine Wright pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 17jul1916
[] Big bad bogey man. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 25nov1930
[] Under southern stars. Meditation. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 25nov1930
[] Travel sketches. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 25nov1930	[] - Navajo legend. Indian dance [] - Night in Nankin. Chinese song [] - Sands of Sahara. Oriental patrol [] - Sunday in Tuscany
[] Alice in Wonderland. Piano pub McKinley Music Co., Chicago 30dec1932
[] Missa in honorem SSMI. cordis Jesu. The sacred heart copyright Glenn W. Ashley 25apr1960
selection of compositions which he produced for his clients :
[] Despondency. Voice and piano words H. T. Dimick pub W. J. Deane & Son, Sydney 1908 copyright words and music H. T. Dimick, Shreveport Louisiana 18may1908
[] Tease me the whole day long words Wallace Green copyright words and music Wallace Green, Mexia Texas 4jun1908
[] Taft's the man to lead the band words Arthur R. Furnish copyright words and music Arthur R. Furnish, Chicago Illinois 15aug1908
[] 'Neath Southern skies poem by Nancy Bliss Colby pub Byron Colby, Libertyville Illinois copyright words and music Nancy Bliss Colby, Libertyville Illinois 26aug1908
[] My heart is beating for you words Charles A. Glenn pub Victor Kreiner Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music Charles A. Glenn, Velpen Indiana 15oct1908
[] When love creeps into the heart words Anna V. Cooper pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music Anna V. Cooper, Topeka Kansas 15oct1908
[] In Rawhide, where young and old are finding gold words Fred E. Jones copyright words and music Fred E. Jones, Rawhide Nevada 23oct1908
[] Sweethearts of our boyhood days words Kate B. Milks pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music Kate B. Milks, St. Louis Missouri 26oct1908
[] Tell Bessie I'm not coming home words Milton Otis pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music Milton Otis, Aniwa Wisconsin 31oct1908
[] When Bryan comes to the White House in nineteen hundred nine words A. H. Tiffy pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright word and music A. H. Tiffy, Washington D. C. 31oct1908
[] When skating time is once more words John J. Tiboni pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music John J. Tiboni, Fort Williams Ontario 10nov1908
[] Won't you tell me that you love me words G. W. Smith pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music G. W. Smith, Chicago Illinois 12nov1908
[] Ever sweet are my dreams of thee words C. C. Collins pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music C. C. Collins, Elizabethan Tennessee 12nov1908
[] My silver ray words George L. Benjamin pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music George L. Benjamin, Baton Rouge Louisiana 16nov1908
[] Some days words Charles L. Bringier pub Victor Kremer Co., Chicago 1908 copyright words and music Charles L. Bringier, Burnside Louisiana 16nov1908
[] Love is blind but finds the way. Voice and piano words Mack W. Peachee pub Victor Kremer Co., New York 1908 copyright words and music Mack W. Peachee, Indianapolis Indiana 9jan1909
[] Seattle, the peerless city words Arthur O. Dillon copyright words and music Arthur O. Dillon, Seattle Washington 10may1909
[] Jerusalem, Jerusalem words Lucy Cowan copyright words and music Mrs. L. W. Cowan, Dillon Montana 17jul1909
[] Ever true or, The lovers' quarrel words Jane C. Strange copyright words and music Jane C. Strange, Menasha Wisconsin 16aug1909 pub F. B. Haviland Pub. Co., New York 16jun1910
[] The Indian maiden words Frederick H. Green copyright words and music Frederick Hamilton Green, Muscatine Iowa 11apr1910
[] We parted by the morning glory vines words N. McCuin copyright words and music N. McCuin, El Dorado Arkansas 27dec1910 pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1911
[] My dream words Frank A. J. Koons pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington 1912 copyright words and music Frank A. J. Koons, Highland N.Y. 15jan1912
[] Thou hast been gone so many years words Jennetta Knauss, pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1912 copyright words and music Jennie Knauss, Indianapolis 15jan1912
[] Isene words Mary Dobson Poston pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1912 copyright words and music William H. Poston, Savage South Carolina 29jan1912
[] Yesterday, today and tomorrow words Julia A. Duranceau pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1912 copyright words and music Julia Duranceau, Escanaba Nebraska 8apr1912
[] Beautiful isle where the shamrock grows words William H. Bloye pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1912 copyright words and music William H. Bloye, Todmorden, Ontario, Canada 12jun1912
[] Our apple blossom. Song words Ruth Herndon Burr pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1913 copyright words and music Mrs. George H. Burr, Conway Arkansas 14oct1913 copyright renewal Ruth Herndon Burr, Conway Arkansas 30dec1940
[] Love's rosary words Anna M. Scheffler pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1913 copyright words and music Josephine Scheffler, Arvada Colorado 25apr1913
[] The Christian's home words Mrs. N. S. Monroe pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1913 copyright words and music Mrs. N. S. Monroe, Arthur Illinois 1aug1913
[] I would come from heaven to you words Daisy Sollee Macaulay pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1914 copyright words and music Mrs. George Macaulay, Jacksonville Florida 10jan1914
[] Caledonia for aye! words J. Bruce Straith pub H. Kirkus Dugdale Co., Washington DC 1914 copyright words and music J. Bruce Straith, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada 8may1914
[] Americans get in this fight words James Cohen pub Fairchild Music Co., New York 1918 copyright words and music James Cohen, Northampton Massachusetts 8apr1918
[] I am glad my boy is brave enough to fight words Ezilda J. Lancaster music Roy Hartzell (pseudonym of Glenn W. Ashley) pub Fairchild Music Co., New York 1918 copyright words and music Ezilda J. Lancaster, Lincoln Maine 15apr1918
[] Woodrow Wilson words M. Isabella Osmun, music Roy Hartzell (pseudonym of Glenn W. Ashley) pub Fairchild Music Co., New York 1918 copyright words and music M. Isabella Osmun, Chicago 15apr1918
[] I'll be waiting at the pearly gate for you words Alice May Hiltner pub Fairchild Music Co., New York 1918 copyright words and music Alice May Hiltner, Harrisburg Pennsylvania 15apr1918
[] The rose you gave to me lies withered words Pearl L. Cochran copyright words and music Pearl L. Cochran, Los Angeles 8aug1931

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