Jesse Greer

Jesse Greer (August 26, 1896 New York City – October 3, 1970 Columbia, Connecticut) was an American Broadway songwriter. His musical Shady Lady was staged in 1933 with additional music by Sam H. Stept. Greer composed "Just You, Just Me" for the 1929 musical film Marianne with lyrics by Raymond Klages, as well as "Kitty from Kansas City", "Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now", "Climbing Up the Ladder of Love", "Spellbound", "Flapperette", "Freshie", "What Do I Care", "Sleepy Head", "Once in a Lifetime", and "Baby Blue Eyes".

The Dining Hall of the June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation in Ashford, Connecticut, is named in his honor. Greer was an early financial contributor to the Boy Scouts of America and would often visit the camp until his death. The Camp Staff would sing "The Hills of My Connecticut" upon his arrival.

The Greer Music Library at Connecticut College is named in his honor and was funded by a $50,000 gift from Jesse and his wife Josephine Lauter Greer through the Lauter Foundation. Their Jesse Greer Sheet Music Collection contains over 100 songs that he composed.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 26, 1896, Died October 4, 1970

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 294 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E18155-E18157 10-in. 3/2/1926 I don’t want the world Jack Denny Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E18326-E18328 10-in. 3/9/1926 Oh! Oh! Oh! What a night! Ray Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E18754-E18756 10-in. 4/13/1926 Reaching for the moon Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E18798-E18800 10-in. 4/14/1926 Reaching for the moon Marsh McCurdy Organ solo songwriter  
Brunswick E18804-E18806 10-in. 4/15/1926 Reaching for the moon John Priest Pipe organ solo songwriter  
Brunswick E18810-E18812 10-in. 4/16/1926 Reaching for the moon John Priest Pipe organ solo songwriter  
Brunswick E18821-E18822 10-in. 4/17/1926 Reaching for the moon John Priest Pipe organ solo songwriter  
Brunswick E19212-E19214 10-in. 5/10/1926 Only you and lonely me Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E19458-E19460 10-in. 6/3/1926 Only you and lonely me Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E19605-E19607 10-in. 6/17/1926 Sleepy head Nick Lucas Male vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Brunswick E19727-E19730 10-in. 7/10/1926 Flapperette Harold Leonard and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E19811-E19813 10-in. 7/19/1926 Only you and lonely me Franklyn Baur ; Virginia Rea Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E19870-E19872 10-in. 7/22/1926 Flapperette Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E19894-E19896 10-in. 7/23/1926 It’s a wonderful world after all Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E20294-E20295 10-in. 9/29/1926 Climbing up the ladder of love Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E20372-E20373 10-in. 10/8/1926 Climbing up the ladder of love Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E21145-E21147 10-in. 1/7/1927 Here or there (As long as I'm with you) Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E21186-E21188 10-in. 1/13/1927 Here or there (As long as I'm with you) Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Brunswick E21316-E21318 10-in. 1/26/1927 Here or there (As long as I'm with you) Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
Brunswick E21740-E21742 10-in. 3/4/1927 I’ll always remember you Harry Archer Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E24883-E24886 10-in. 10/24/1927 Lonely in a crowd Park Lane Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24886) composer  
Brunswick E25292-E25294 10-in. 11/26/1927 Say it with a red, red rose Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal and with humming chorus (take 25294) composer  
Brunswick E27095-E27097 10-in. 3/22/1928 Speedy boy Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27097) composer  
Brunswick E30355-E30356 10-in. 7/22/1929 At close of day Bob Haring Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick E30617-E30618 10-in. Aug. 1929 Just you, just me Al Goodman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
(Results 226-250 of 294 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Greer, Jesse," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110389.

Greer, Jesse. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110389.

"Greer, Jesse." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110389

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jesse Greer

IMDb: Jesse Greer

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Greer, Jesse, 1896-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96063299

Wikidata: Jesse Greer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16006764

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/104152701

MusicBrainz: Jesse Greer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a216236e-fc6f-4d48-ab57-e5f1cc0ea99b

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1530772

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