Songs Written by James ThorntonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
James Thornton (December 5, 1861 – July 27, 1938) was an Irish-American songwriter and vaudeville performer. He is primarily remembered today as the composer of the 1898 song, "When You Were Sweet Sixteen". == Career == Thornton started his career as a "singing waiter" in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and then achieved success with his then-wife, Elisabeth "Bonnie" Cox, in music halls throughout the US as what was then called a "serio-comic" or "monologist" (essentially a stand-up comic) and singer.... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, James Thornton first charted in 1900 with When You Were Sweet Sixteen.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.
Top songs: #1: When You Were Sweet Sixteen - #2: When You Were Sweet Sixteen - #3: When You Were Sweet Sixteen - #4: When You Were Sweet Sixteen - #5: When You Were Sweet Sixteen
