Happy Wright Brothers Day! "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine" was composed by Fred Fisher, with lyrics by Alfred Bryan, in 1910, during the early years of aviation. The popular song tells of a young man courting his gal by "flying machine" and expresses the technological optimism of the era.
Come Josephine in my flying machine up she goes words by Alfred Bryan ; music by Fred Fischer
- Notes
- First line of chorus: Come Josephine, in my flying machine
- For voice and piano
- Illustrated title page features a man and woman in a biplane with inset portrait of Blanche Ring (from photograph). Signed "Starmer"
- Publisher's advertisement on page [2] shows chorus of song: In dear old Tenneessee / words by Olive L. Frields ; music by Harry L. Newman; and on verso of page 5, a collection entitled: The GEM dance folio for 1911
- Also available online
- Elecresource
- Four other copies in Landauer collection, one incomplete
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Author
- Fisher, Fred 1875-1942
- Bryan, Alfred 1871-1958
- Starmer
- Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI
- Subject
- Ring, Blanche
- Date
- 1910
- 1901-1910
- 1910-1920
- Physical description
- 1 score (5 pages) 35 cm
- Type
- Songs and music
- Portraits
- Advertisements
- Sheet music covers
- Sheet music
