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 151-175 of 499 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-70247 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | Sugar | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71920 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | You're dancing on my heart | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72655 | 10-in. | 6/7/1932 | Ev'ry little bit of me (Loves ev'ry little bit of you) | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Jimmy Underwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | ESHQ-72879 | 8-in. | 6/13/1932 | Every little bit of me loves every little bit of you | The New Yorkers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-73856 | 10-in. | 10/21/1932 | I'm sure of everything but you | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-73902 | 10-in. | 11/1/1932 | I'm sure of everything but you | Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-73979 | 10-in. | 11/22/1932 | I'm sure of everything but you | May Singhi Breen ; Peter De Rose ; Peter De Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-74904 | 10-in. | 1/12/1933 | Sittin' by the fireside with you | Glen Gray Orchestra ; Kenny Sargent | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-74935 | 10-in. | 1/20/1933 | Sittin' by the fire with you | Walter Goodman ; Tommy Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-75926 | 10-in. | 7/10/1933 | Did my heart beat, did I fall in love! | Virginia Hamilton ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-76576 | 10-in. | 7/6/1933 | Did my heart beat, did I fall in love? | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee ; Barry Wells | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | 79661 | 10-in. | 8/21/1934 | Que lindo dia vamos ter | Francisco Alves | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-80224 | 10-in. | 2/5/1934 | Looks like a beautiful day | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-81065 | 10-in. | 1/16/1934 | It's an old fashioned world after all | Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-84924 | 10-in. | 11/7/1934 | I'm growing fonder of you | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-86443 | 10-in. | 12/13/1934 | The debutante waltz | Rhythm Kings Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-87086 | 10-in. | 1/5/1935 | I believe in miracles | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-87231 | 10-in. | 1/2/1935 | I believe in miracles | Hal Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-92920 | 10-in. | 8/2/1935 | The girl I left behind me | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-98428 | 10-in. | 12/14/1935 | Quicker than you can say Jack Robinson | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-98440 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Quicker than you can say Jack Robinson | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-07772 | 10-in. | 4/12/1937 | For me and my gal | The Riversiders | Male vocal quartet, with steel guitar and piano | composer | |
Victor | PBS-019301 | 10-in. | 6/1/1938 | Don't wake up my heart | Elmer Feldkamp ; Freddy Martin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-021873 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | It's raining sunshine | Rose Marie | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-023506 | 10-in. | 5/28/1938 | Don't wake up my heart | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | 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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