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 201-225 of 499 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 38252 10-in. 9/11/1912 That mellow melody Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 38622 10-in. 2/10/1913 Underneath the cotton moon Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 38973 10-in. 7/30/1913 That naughty melody Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39126 10-in. 12/1/1913 Daddy did a wonderful thing Billy Watkins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39151 10-in. 12/17/1913 'Cross the great divide Henry Burr ; Andrea Sarto Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39497 10-in. 7/17/1914 The high cost of loving Elida Morris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39638 10-in. 11/25/1914 That moonlight serenade Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39696 10-in. 12/16/1914 When you're a long, long way from home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39699 10-in. 12/16/1914 San Francisco Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39787 10-in. 1/20/1915 What'll you do? Henry Burr ; Miriam Clark [i.e., Grace Kerns] Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39800 10-in. 1/27/1915 What'll you do? Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39866 10-in. 2/13/1915 All for the love of a girl Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 45795 10-in. 6/19/1915 There's a little lane without a turning on the way to home sweet home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46290 10-in. 12/18/1915 My mother's rosary Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46459 10-in. 2/28/1916 Where did Robinson Crusoe go with Friday on Saturday night? Al Jolson Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46732 10-in. 4/21/1916 I've got the blues for home sweet home Oscar Shaw Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46829 10-in. 6/13/1916 Yaaka hula hickey dula Samuel Jospe ; Howard Kopp Piano and drums duet composer  
Columbia 46953 10-in. 8/12/1916 Come on and baby me Marguerite Farrell Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 47072 10-in. 10/16/1916 Way down in Iowa I'm going to hide away Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 47166 10-in. 11/14/1916 Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo Knickerbocker Quartet Male vocal quartet, with guitar composer  
Columbia 47176 10-in. 11/20/1916 Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo Watson Sisters Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 47177 10-in. 11/20/1916 Way down in Iowa I'm going to hide away Watson Sisters Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 47182 10-in. 11/22/1916 Yaaka hula hickey doola Saxo Sextette [i.e., Columbia Saxophone Sextette] Saxophone sextet composer  
Columbia 47277 10-in. 1/6/1917 For me and my gal M. J. O'Connell Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 47408 10-in. 3/9/1917 Let's all be Americans now Knickerbocker Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
(Results 201-225 of 499 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.

Meyer, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.

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