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 226-250 of 499 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 77329 | 10-in. | 9/12/1917 | Hello, aloha, hello! | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with guitar, steel guitar, and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77396 | 10-in. | 10/2/1917 | In the land of wedding bells | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77402 | 10-in. | 10/3/1917 | Homeward bound | Greek Evans | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77617 | 10-in. | 1/8/1918 | Bring back my daddy to me | Robert Lewis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77676 | 10-in. | 2/18/1918 | There'll be a hot time for the old men (while the young men are away) | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77755 | 10-in. | 4/4/1918 | Just like Washington crossed the Delaware (General Pershing will cross the Rhine) | Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77777 | 10-in. | 4/20/1918 | If he can fight like he can love | Farber Sisters | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77822 | 10-in. | 5/13/1918 | I'm sorry I made you cry | Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 77954 | 10-in. | 7/22/1918 | Everything is peaches down in Georgia | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78030 | 10-in. | 8/29/1918 | You'll find old Dixieland in France | Bert Williams | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78055 | 10-in. | 9/18/1918 | In the land of beginning again | Reed Miller | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78075 | 10-in. | 9/25/1918 | Some lonesome night | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78108 | 10-in. | 10/10/1918 | You'll find old Dixieland in France | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78274 | 10-in. | 1/27/1919 | Johnny's in town | Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78368 | 10-in. | 3/24/1919 | Chong (He come from Hong Kong) | Columbia Saxophone Sextette [i.e., Master Saxophone Sextet] | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
Columbia | 78375 | 10-in. | 4/1/1919 | Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland | Harry Fox | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78399 | 10-in. | 4/18/1919 | Friends | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 78419 | 10-in. | 5/8/1919 | Friends | George Hamilton Green ; Joe Green | Xylophone duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78799 | 10-in. | 11/6/1919 | At the high brown babies ball | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
Columbia | 78837 | 10-in. | 12/3/1919 | There's a lot of blue-eyed Marys down in Maryland | Cliff Edwards ; Pierce Keegan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78987 | 10-in. | 2/20/1920 | Only a dream of the past | Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78988 | 10-in. | 2/20/1920 | I'm always falling in love with the other fellow's girl | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 79015 | 10-in. | 3/3/1920 | Hiawatha's melody of love | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 79057 | 10-in. | 3/19/1920 | Yaddie, kaddie, kiddie, kaddie, koo | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Columbia | 79300 | 10-in. | 6/22/1920 | Nobody to love | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
Meyer, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.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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