J. Russell Robinson was a prominent ragtime and jazz composer active in the early 20th century, best known for his work with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Sherman, Clay & Co. was a well-known music publishing and instrument retailer in San Francisco, active from the late 1800s into the 20th century. The theme, title, and styling suggest this piece was likely published during the 1920s to early 1930s, when there was a popular American fascination with Hawaiian music and South Sea exoticism.
