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 376-400 of 499 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | [Br cat 5107-a] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | For me and my gal | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5165-b] | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1917 | For me and my gal | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5219-a] | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1918 | Just like Washington crossed the Delaware | Brunswick Military Band | Band | composer | |
Brunswick | 4674 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1920 | My isle of golden dreams | Frank Ferera ; Anthony J. Franchini | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Brunswick | 6067 | 10-in. | approximately July 1921 | Tuck me to sleep (In my old 'Tucky home) | Billy Jones ; Strand Male Trio | Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 8289 | 10-in. | approximately June 1922 | Kicky-koo | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 8391 | 10-in. | approximately June 1922 | Kicky-koo | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra ; Brox Sisters | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 8653 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1922 | No wonder I'm lonesome | White Way Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 9042 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Come on home | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra ; Brox Sisters | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 5588-5589 | 10-in. | approximately May 1921 | Now I lay me down to sleep | James Lynch ; James J. Sheridan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 6502-6504 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Cry baby blues | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 6538-6540 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Tuck me to sleep in my old 'Tucky home | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 8463-8465 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | My cradle melody | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 8503-8505 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | My cradle melody | Marion Harris ; Isham Jones Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 9492-9494 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1922 | Open your arms, my Alabamy | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 10221-10223 | 10-in. | 3/30/1923 | Down among the sleepy hills of Tennessee | Brox Sisters | Female vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 10304-10306 | 10-in. | 4/7/1923 | Down among the sleepy hills of Tennessee | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra ; Brox Sisters | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 10540-10543 | 10-in. | 5/2/1923 | Down among the sleepy hills of Tennessee | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 11601-11603 | 10-in. | 10/11/1923 | Sittin' in a corner | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 11822-11824 | 10-in. | 11/7/1923 | Sittin' in a corner | Brox Sisters | Female vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 12552-12554 | 10-in. | 2/18/1924 | Cover me up with the sunshine of Virginia | Morey Pearl Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 14005-14008 | 10-in. | 10/16/1924 | Mandy, make up your mind | Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 14644-14646 | 10-in. | 1/13/1925 | Take me back to your heart | Frank Bessinger | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E16456 | 10-in. | 9/29/1925 | Brown eyes—why are you blue? | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E28895 | 10-in. | 12/17/1928 | The sun is at my window (Throwing kisses at me) | Jack Denny Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
Meyer, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
"Meyer, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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