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- AArmy
- BBurlington Bertie from Bow
Ella Shields, the British music-hall star, on 'Army' and 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', Decca F5228. 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' is a celebrated music-hall standard; Shields is best remembered for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' and was a major British variety performer.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie
- BNelly Gray
Ella Shields, the British music hall star famous for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performing 'Burlington Bertie' and 'Nelly Gray' on Broadcast 472; Shields is a major name in early 20th-century variety recording.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie
- BBaa Lambs
Ella Shields recorded 'Burlington Bertie' and 'Baa Lambs' for Regal Records 7037. Shields was a British music-hall star who made 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' one of the most famous cockney songs; 'Burlington Bertie' was her signature number and remains iconic.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- B(F Howard)Every little While(16)
Ella Shields performs the music-hall standard 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' and 'Every Little While' on this early Columbia record, catalogue 629, an acoustic pressing from the 1900s.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- B(F Howard)Every little While(16)
Ella Shields, a British music-hall performer of the early 20th century, recorded her signature song *Burlington Bertie from Bow* on Columbia, a major British label; a canonical music-hall recording.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- B(F Howard)Every little While
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- ABurlington Bertie from Bow
- BBaa Lambs
Ella Shields, the British music-hall entertainer famous for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', on Regal G7037 performing that signature song and 'Baa Lambs'.AI summary
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- ABurlington Bertie/If you knew Susie
Ella Shields was the Canadian-born music-hall artist famous above all for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow'. This disc is catalogued as EXPT 1 on a label abbreviated 'EXPT' — almost certainly denoting an experimental or test pressing, with catalogue number 1. A test pressing by a major music-hall star, particularly of a signature song, would be an extraordinary survival. This item must be examined physically and by a specialist before any sale.AI summary
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- ADon't say Goodbye
- B(Gitana) Morning Star
Ella Shields, the male-impersonator and music-hall star forever associated with 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performs 'Don't Say Goodbye' and — with Gertie Gitana — 'Morning Star' on Regal 7323. Regal was a Woolworths budget label; even a collected music-hall name like Shields carries only modest value on this marque, though the Gitana coupling adds interest.AI summary
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- AI don't admire the girls in White
- BJust one Kiss
Ella Shields, a British music-hall star best known for her 1912 hit 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performing on Regal with the characteristic comic-song material of her stage act.AI summary
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- AI'm going back again to Yarrawonga
- BSteward of the Ocean Liner
Ella Shields, a celebrated American music-hall star, performs 'I'm Going Back Again to Yarrawonga' and 'Steward of the Ocean Liner' on this Regal record, catalogue 8138, from the late 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
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- AI'm not all there
- BWhy did I kiss that Girl
Ella Shields, the Canadian-born music-hall star famous above all for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow', performing 'I'm Not All There' and 'Why Did I Kiss That Girl?' on Columbia catalogue 996. A Columbia catalogue number as low as 996 is among the earlier pressings in the series; any Shields recording is of collector interest for her connection to 'Burlington Bertie'.AI summary
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- AJolly good Fellows
- BSan Francisco
Ella Shields, a British music-hall performer famous for her gender-bending novelty songs, on Columbia. Shields was a major recording star in the 1910s-1920s.AI summary
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- AJolly good Fellows
- BSan Francisco
Ella Shields, a British music-hall star and singer of novelty and comic songs, recorded 'Jolly Good Fellows' and 'San Francisco' for Columbia; she was well known in Edwardian and interwar British variety.AI summary
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- AKing's Navee(19)
- BStick to London Town
Ella Shields, the British music-hall performer, on two numbers: King's Navee and Stick to London Town, on Columbia 788. An early recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
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- AMurphy McCarthy McGinty and McGhee
- BWhy did you creep into my heart?
Ella Shields, the British music-hall star, performing two song-comedy numbers on Regal; further evidence of her extensive recording output during the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
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- AOh what a Difference the Navy's made to me
- BSmith Jones Robinson and Brown
Ella Shields was an American-born male-impersonator who became a major star of the British music hall, most famous for 'Burlington Bertie from Bow.' Columbia 3007 — 'Oh What a Difference the Navy's Made to Me' and 'Smith Jones Robinson and Brown' — is a standard Columbia popular-series pressing. Shields is a collected music-hall name.AI summary
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- ASettle down in a one Horse town
- B(D Russell)What is Love
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- AShow me the Way to go Home
- BAll the nice girls are in the Ballroom
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- ASyncopated Walk
- BMinstrel Parade
Ella Shields on Columbia 546 — 'Syncopated Walk' and 'Minstrel Parade.' Columbia catalogue number 546 is a very low number, placing this among the earliest Columbia pressings, likely from the early acoustic era before 1910. Shields is a collected music-hall name and a very low Columbia number adds rarity well above her standard issues.AI summary
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- AWhen the Bloom is on the Heather
- BIf you knew Susie
Ella Shields, the British music-hall star and composer, performing 'When the Bloom is on the Heather' and 'If you knew Susie' for Columbia 3734.AI summary