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 126-150 of 499 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-35734 | 10-in. | 6/30/1926 | Someone is losin' Susan | Phil Spitalny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36119 | 10-in. | 8/18/1926 | Her beaus are only rainbows | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-39171 | 10-in. | 9/12/1927 | Blue river | The Revelers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-49253 | 10-in. | 12/12/1928 | The sun is at my window | Johnny Marvin ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BRC-53046 | 10-in. | 4/21/1931 | You don't know what you're doin' | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-53432 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | Broadway baby dolls | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-53830 | 10-in. | 6/12/1929 | My song of the Nile | Melody Three | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-54866 | 10-in. | 7/15/1930 | Hooray for baby and me | Ted Fiorito Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-55641 | 10-in. | 7/30/1929 | My song of the Nile | Burt Lorin ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-55659 | 10-in. | 8/29/1929 | If I can't have you | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-55660 | 10-in. | 8/29/1929 | You can't believe my eyes | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Klara Madjette | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-56898 | 10-in. | 2/16/1931 | When you were the blossom of Buttercup Lane (And I was your Little Boy Blue) | Elmo Tanner ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-57091 | 10-in. | 11/14/1929 | My song of the Nile | Miguel Ruggeri | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-57487 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Mi canción del Nilo | Ángel Soto | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-57965 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | My song of the Nile | Giulietta Morino | Violin solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-58376 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | My song of the Nile | Frank Gaviani ; Pietro | Accordion duet | composer | |
Victor | BVE-63617 | 10-in. | 9/3/1930 | Maybe it's love | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-64055 | 10-in. | 12/17/1930 | To whom it may concern | Lois Deppe ; McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-64631 | 10-in. | 1/2/1931 | To whom it may concern | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-64829 | 10-in. | 12/12/1930 | To whom it may concern | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-67751 | 10-in. | 1/2/1931 | To whom it may concern | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-68646 | 10-in. | 11/20/1933 | We were the best of friends | Tom Coakley ; Palace Hotel Orchestra ; Fred Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-68877 | 10-in. | 4/7/1931 | Can't you read between the lines | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Frank Munn | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-68898 | 10-in. | 4/14/1931 | You don't know what you're doin' | Henry Busse Orchestra ; Knox Pugh | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | BRC-68900 | 10-in. | 4/15/1931 | I wanna be around my baby all the time | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten ; Jimmy Rushing | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | 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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