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 451-475 of 498 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 5187 10-in. 12/1/1916 Way down in Iowa (I'm going to hide away) Billy Murray Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5209 10-in. 12/12/1916 Since Maggie Dooley learned the hooley-hooley Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5419 10-in. 2/28/1917 Let's all be Americans now Adolph J. Hahl Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 5486 10-in. 4/3/1917 For me and my gal Billy Murray Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5825 10-in. 10/2/1917 Hello, aloha, hello! George Wilton Ballard ; Helen Clark Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5867 10-in. 11/2/1917 In the land of wedding bells Arthur Fields ; Grace Woods Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5964 10-in. between 1/10/1918 and 1/14/1918 Homeward bound George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6021 10-in. Feb. 1918 Homeward bound George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6097 10-in. Mar. 1918 Just like Washington crossed the Delaware (General Pershing will cross the Rhine) George W. Reardon ; John Young Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6125 10-in. Mar. 1918 Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, General Pershing will cross the Rhine Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6192 10-in. between 5/24/1918 and 5/30/1918 If he can fight like he can love Elaine Gordon Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6286 10-in. 7/31/1918 Everything is peaches down in Georgia Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6351 10-in. between 9/5/1918 and 9/6/1918 You'll find old Dixieland in France Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6570 10-in. 1/17/1919 In the land of beginning again (Where broken dreams come true) George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6607 10-in. 2/4/1919 Johnny's in town Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6647 10-in. 3/4/1919 Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7160 10-in. 2/13/1920 The hen and the cow (A dream of the past) Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7250 10-in. 3/30/1920 Hiawatha's melody of love Elizabeth Lennox ; Betsy Lane Shepherd Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7252 10-in. 3/30/1920 I'm always falling in love with the other fellow's girl Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra composer  
Edison 7598 10-in. 10/25/1920 Beautiful Annabel Lee Alfred Curtis Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8146 10-in. 7/27/1921 Tuck me to sleep (In my old Kentucky home) Roy Cropper Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8277 10-in. 11/2/1921 Tuck me to sleep (In my old Kentucky home) Lou Chiha Frisco Xylophone solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8803 10-in. 12/28/1922 Open your arms, my Alabamy Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8808 10-in. 1/3/1923 Open your arms, my Alabamy Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet composer  
Edison 8905 10-in. 4/3/1923 Down among the sleepy hills of Tennessee Robert Denning ; Jack Holt Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
(Results 451-475 of 498 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.

Meyer, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.

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