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 1-25 of 498 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-6348 | 10-in. | 8/13/1908 | Cheer up, cherries will soon be ripe | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6712 | 10-in. | 1/11/1909 | Summer-time reminds me of you | Arthur C. Clough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6745 | 10-in. | 1/22/1909 | In those good old country days | Harry Tally | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6759 | 10-in. | 1/29/1909 | Love me like I liked to be loved | Clarice Vance | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6975 | 10-in. | 4/9/1909 | Whistle, and I'll wait for you | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6983 | 10-in. | 4/13/1909 | Summer reminds me of you | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-7075 | 10-in. | 5/13/1909 | Under the Irish moon | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8002 | 10-in. | 5/21/1909 | Oh, you lovin' gal | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8014 | 10-in. | 5/28/1909 | I am awfully glad I met you | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8081 | 10-in. | 6/28/1909 | Let's go back to baby days | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8148 | 10-in. | 8/11/1909 | 'Red head' medley two-step | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8152 | 10-in. | 8/18/1909 | My prairie song bird | Henry Burr ; Frank C. Stanley | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8219 | 10-in. | 9/9/1909 | Lonesome | Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8319 | 10-in. | 10/26/1909 | Little Miss Golden Curls | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8572 | 10-in. | 1/21/1910 | You'll come back | Elida Morris ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-8687 | 10-in. | 3/2/1910 | Cupid's I.O.U. | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9403 | 10-in. | 9/1/1910 | Somebody else, it's always somebody else! | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9666 | 10-in. | 11/21/1910 | That's the fellow I want to get | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9667 | 10-in. | 11/21/1910 | You never miss the water till the well runs dry | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9668 | 10-in. | 11/22/1910 | Nightingale | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9817 | 10-in. | 1/16/1911 | Nightingale | "That Girl" Quartet | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9984 | 10-in. | 2/21/1911 | Honey love | "That Girl" Quartet | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-10147 | 10-in. | 4/5/1911 | That was before I met you | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-10153 | 10-in. | 4/5/1911 | I'm crazy 'bout the turkey trot | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-10377 | 10-in. | 5/24/1911 | Night time's the right time | "That Girl" Quartet | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
Meyer, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
"Meyer, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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