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 476-499 of 499 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 8930 | 10-in. | 4/17/1923 | Down among the sleepy hills of Tennesee | Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 9000 | 10-in. | 5/29/1923 | Night after night | Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 9221 | 10-in. | 10/24/1923 | Sittin' in a corner | Nathan Glantz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 9872 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | Mandy, make up your mind | Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 9894 | 10-in. | 12/8/1924 | Dixie dreams | Million Dollar Pier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 9968 | 10-in. | 1/27/1925 | Take me back to your heart | Charles Hart ; Top Notchers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 10531 | 10-in. | 7/29/1925 | Row, row, Rosie! | Arthur Hall ; Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; John Ryan ; Mike Speciale | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Edison | 10575 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10661 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Dave Kaplan ; That Singing Four | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 10992 | 10-in. | 5/20/1926 | Her beaus are only rainbows | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 11163 | 10-in. | 8/11/1926 | Someone is losin' Susan | John F. Burckhardt ; Ponce Sisters | Female vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 19040 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | The sun is at my window (Throwing kisses at me) | Ernest L. Stevens | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 19235 | 10-in. | 6/4/1929 | Broadway baby dolls | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 19252 | 10-in. | 6/14/1929 | My song of the Nile | Phil Dewey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | N-731 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | The sun is at my window (Throwing kisses at me) | Ernest L. Stevens | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | N-939 | 10-in. | 6/4/1929 | Broadway baby dolls | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | N-957 | 10-in. | 6/14/1929 | My song of the Nile | Phil Dewey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | N-997 | 10-in. | 7/2/1929 | My song of the Nile | Muriel Pollock | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | N-1121 | 12-in. | 9/12/1929 | My song of the Nile | Fredric Fradkin Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0B303 | 10-in. | 2/5/1931 | For me and my girl | Joseph Fiers | Concertina solo | composer | |
Plaza/ARC | 6195 | 10-in. | 9/24/1925 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor (Canada) | [Vic cat 263658-A] | 10-in. | September 1929 or earlier | Mon chant du Nil | Georges Beauchemin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Vocalion | 148W-150W | 10-in. | 12/22/1924 | Take me back to your heart | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WA2820 | 10-in. | between approximately January 30th 1926 and March 8th 1926 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Layton and Johnstone | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter |
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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