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  1. " After the Ball " is a popular song written in 1891 by Charles K. Harris. The song is a classic waltz in 3/4 time. In the song, an uncle tells his niece why he has never married. He saw his sweetheart kissing another man at a ball, and he refused to listen to her explanation.

  2. This tearjerker was the first million selling song.words and music by Charles K. Harrisarranged by Joseph Clauderpublished by Chas. K. Harris, New York Citys...

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  3. May 6, 2024 · The songAfter the Ball” was written by Charles K. Harris in 1892 and became one of the most popular songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Initially performed in New York City’s vaudeville theaters, it soon spread throughout the country and became a favorite of both performers and audiences alike.

  4. Dec 13, 2012 · AFTER THE BALL, A SONG FROM 1892 WRITTEN BY CHARLES K. HARRIS. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SONGS OF THE 1890's RECORDED BY MANY ARTISTS INCLUDING GERALD ADAMS AND THE ...more.

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  5. [Chorus] After the ball is over, Just at the break of dawn After the dance is ended; And all the stars are gone; Many is the heart tha'ts aching, If you could read them all; Many the hopes that have vanished After the ball. [Verse 2] "Low lights were shining in the grand ballroom, Softly the organ was playing the tunes.

  6. “After the Ball’s” sentimentality ultimately helped sell over five million copies of sheet music, making it the biggest hit in Tin Pan Alley’s long history. Typical of most popular 1890s tunes, the song was a tearjerker, a melodramatic evocation of lost love.

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  8. Nov 26, 2009 · Charles K. Harris - After the Ball. Charles K. Harris sings his own song "After the Ball," from A Trip to Chinatown. Published in 1892, it was supposedly the first song to sell a million copies...

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