George W. Meyer
George William Meyer (January 1, 1884– August 28, 1959) was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884. He graduated from Roxbury High School, and began working in accountancy for Boston department stores, before moving to New York City in his mid-20s. He wrote the music for the songs "For Me and My Gal", "In the Land of Beginning Again", "There Are Such Things", and many others. Meyer had a publishing company, Geo. W. Meyer Co., located at the Exchange Building, 143 West 45th Street, New York City, where he published his songs and the songs of other songwriters. He collaborated with eminent lyricists of his era, including Joe Young, Grant Clarke, Roy Turk, Arthur Johnston, Al Bryan, Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz, Pete Wendling, Abel Baer and Stanley Adams. Meyer also wrote the score for a Broadway show, Dixie to Broadway, and songs for films, such as Footlights and Fools (1929). He died in New York City in 1959, aged 75. Meyer was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1884 (Boston), Died August 28, 1959 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 351-375 of 499 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | S-70731 | 10-in. | June 1922 | Kicky-koo, kicky-koo (You for me, me for you) | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | S-71094 | 10-in. | Dec. 1922 | Open your arms, my Alabamy | Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71354 | 10-in. | March 1923 | Come on home | Rega Orchestra ; Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71369 | 10-in. | March 1923 | Come on home | Blue Diamond Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71477 | 10-in. | Apr. 1923 | Down among the sleepy hills of Tennessee | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71591 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Down among the sleepy hills of Tennessee | Okeh Star Trio | Vocal trio, with orchestra and banjo vocal imitation | composer | |
OKeh | S-71897 | 10-in. | September 1923 | Sittin' in a corner | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72098 | 10-in. | Nov. 1923 | Sittin' in a corner | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | S-72226 | 10-in. | December 1923 | Cover me up with the sunshine of Virginia | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-73026 | 10-in. | 12/17/1924 | Mandy, make up your mind | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | S-73027 | 10-in. | 12/17/1924 | I'm a little blackbird looking for a bluebird | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | S-73267 | 10-in. | Mar. 1925 | Take me back to your heart | Justin Ring Quintette | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | composer | |
OKeh | S-73494 | 10-in. | 7/2/1925 | Row, row, Rosie! | Arkansaw Travellers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | S-73498 | 10-in. | July 1925 | Row! Row! Rosie | The Bow-Wows ; Billy Jones ; Joe Ross ; Joe Samuels | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
OKeh | 73617 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Sam Lanin ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 73745 | 10-in. | Nov. 1925 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Justin Ring Trio ; Bruce Wallace | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
OKeh | 74227 | 10-in. | 7/15/1926 | Someone is losing Susan | The Goofus Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
OKeh | W402858 | 10-in. | 8/16/1929 | My song of the Nile | Justin Ring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W402879 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | My song of the Nile | Smith Ballew ; Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W402884 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | My song of the Nile | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W403081 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | If I can't have you (If you can't have me) | Annette Hanshaw | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | W404817 | 10-in. | 1/26/1931 | When you were the blossom of Buttercup Lane and I was your Little Boy Blue | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1187-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Johnny's in town | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | [OK cat 1187-b] | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland | Bert Harvey | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | 573 | 10-in. | approximately early 1917 | Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
Meyer, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
"Meyer, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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