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 426-450 of 499 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E26091-E26092 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | You taught me how to love you, now teach me how to forget | Buell Kazee | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and whistling | composer | |
Brunswick | E30609-E30610 | 10-in. | Aug. 1929 | My song of the Nile | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E31203-E31204 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | (Things we want the most are) Hard to get | Herbert Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E31205-E31206 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | You can’t believe my eyes | Herbert Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | IND644 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | The drag | Charlie Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | C3974 | 10-in. | 7/30/1929 | My song of the Nile | Jay Richards Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | composer | |
Brunswick | C3988 | 10-in. | 8/6/1929 | My song of the Nile | Kalaluhi Honolulu Quartet | Instrumental quartet, with vocal | composer | |
Brunswick | C3990 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | My song of the Nile | Frank Sylvano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | C3991 | 10-in. | 8/5/1929 | My song of the Nile | Frank Sylvano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | C7102 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | To whom it may concern (A quien concierna) | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
Brunswick | C8252 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Sugar | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | C311-C312½ | 10-in. | 5/7/1926 | Her beaus are only rainbows | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | C329-C331 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | Her beaus are only rainbows | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | C471-C472 | 10-in. | 7/14/1926 | Someone is losin’ Susan | Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | C7472-C7473 | 10-in. | 3/31/1931 | You don’t know what you’re doin’ | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | LTR232 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | Song of the Nile | Billy Lennon | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | LAE634 | 10-in. | 10/19/1929 | If I can’t have you (If you can’t have me) | Earl Burtnett Biltmore Trio | Male vocal trio, with guitars, piano, and harp | composer | |
Brunswick | 1266W-1269W | 10-in. | 8/31/1925 | Brown eyes, why are you blue? | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | TCL1544 | 10-in. | 11/18/1931 | Can’t you read between the lines | Tom Lillis | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 3477 | 10-in. | Dec. 1914 | That moonlight serenade | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4138 | 10-in. | 9/23/1915 | I'm a lonesome melody | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4210 | 10-in. | 10/20/1915 | There's a little lane without a turning (On the way to home sweet home) | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4414 | 10-in. | 1/11/1916 | My mother's rosary | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4597 | 10-in. | 3/20/1916 | Where did Robinson Crusoe go with Friday on Saturday night | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 5180 | 10-in. | 11/28/1916 | Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
Meyer, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
"Meyer, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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