George W. Meyer

George William Meyer a.k.a. Geo. W. Meyer (January 1, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts – August 28, 1959, New York City) was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter.

Meyer wrote the music for the song "For Me and My Gal" and many others. He had a publishing company Geo. W. Meyer Co. located at the Exchange Bldg, 143 West 45th Street, New York City, where he published his songs and the songs of other songwriters as well.

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 476-493 of 493 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 9872 10-in. 11/25/1924 Mandy, make up your mind Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9894 10-in. 12/8/1924 Dixie dreams Million Dollar Pier Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9968 10-in. 1/27/1925 Take me back to your heart Charles Hart ; Top Notchers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison 10531 10-in. 7/29/1925 Row, row, Rosie! Arthur Hall ; Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; John Ryan ; Mike Speciale Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet composer  
Edison 10575 10-in. 9/15/1925 Brown eyes, why are you blue? Golden Gate Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 10661 10-in. 11/2/1925 Brown eyes, why are you blue? Dave Kaplan ; That Singing Four Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Edison 10992 10-in. 5/20/1926 Her beaus are only rainbows Markel's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 11163 10-in. 8/11/1926 Someone is losin' Susan John F. Burckhardt ; Ponce Sisters Female vocal duet, with piano composer  
Edison 19040 10-in. 2/11/1929 The sun is at my window (Throwing kisses at me) Ernest L. Stevens Piano solo composer  
Edison 19235 10-in. 6/4/1929 Broadway baby dolls California Ramblers Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 19252 10-in. 6/14/1929 My song of the Nile Phil Dewey Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison N-731 10-in. 2/11/1929 The sun is at my window (Throwing kisses at me) Ernest L. Stevens Piano solo composer  
Edison N-939 10-in. 6/4/1929 Broadway baby dolls California Ramblers Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison N-957 10-in. 6/14/1929 My song of the Nile Phil Dewey Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison N-997 10-in. 7/2/1929 My song of the Nile Muriel Pollock Piano solo composer  
Edison N-1121 12-in. 9/12/1929 My song of the Nile Fredric Fradkin Salon Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Gramophone 0B303 10-in. 2/5/1931 For me and my girl Joseph Fiers Concertina solo composer  
Vocalion 148W-150W 10-in. 12/22/1924 Take me back to your heart Castlewood Marimba Band Marimba band composer  
(Results 476-493 of 493 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed July 4, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.

Meyer, George W.. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 4, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.

"Meyer, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 4 July 2022.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829

External Sources

Wikipedia: George W. Meyer

Discogs: Meyer, George W.

Allmusic: Meyer, George W.

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Meyer, George W., 1884-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88051275

Wikidata: George W. Meyer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5545696

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37100346

MusicBrainz: George W. Meyer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b4824c55-a402-4023-9a21-5c1a3b5bbc4e

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