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 51-75 of 493 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-15135 | 10-in. | 8/17/1914 | When you're a long, long way from home | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-15266 | 10-in. | 10/9/1914 | Corker | Pietro Deiro | Accordion solo | composer | |
Victor | C-15836 | 12-in. | 3/26/1915 | Don't take my darling boy away | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-16585 | 10-in. | 10/4/1915 | There's a little lane without a turning (On the way to home sweet home) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-16870 | 12-in. | 12/9/1915 | I'm simply crazy over you | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-16979 | 10-in. | 1/6/1916 | My mother's rosary | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-17006 | 10-in. | 1/12/1916 | I'm a lonesome melody | Olive North | Female vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-17239 | 10-in. | 3/1/1916 | Oh promise me (That you'll come back to Alabam') | Billy Murray ; Will Oakland | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-17240 | 10-in. | 3/1/1916 | Long live the ladies | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-17241 | 10-in. | 3/1/1916 | Roll your Yiddish eyes for me | Rhoda Bernard | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-17430 | 12-in. | 4/4/1916 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-17474 | 10-in. | 4/10/1916 | Where did Robinson Crusoe go with Friday on Saturday night? | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-17814 | 10-in. | 6/7/1916 | My mother's rosary | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-18184 | 10-in. | 8/7/1916 | Since Maggie Dooley learned the hooley-hooley | Marguerite Farrell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-18186 | 10-in. | 8/7/1916 | Come on and baby me | Marguerite Farrell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-18554 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | Way down in Iowa, I'm going to hide away | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-18892 | 10-in. | 12/29/1916 | Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19057 | 10-in. | 1/17/1917 | Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo | Louise and Ferera | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | B-19065 | 10-in. | 1/18/1917 | For me and my gal | Wright and Dietrich | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19145 | 10-in. | 1/30/1917 | Dance and grow thin | Gene Greene | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19319 | 10-in. | 2/28/1917 | Let's all be Americans now | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-19328 | 10-in. | 3/1/1917 | Dance and grow thin | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19329 | 10-in. | 3/1/1917 | For me and my gal | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-19367 | 10-in. | 3/13/1917 | From here to Shanghai | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-19779 | 10-in. | 5/14/1917 | Dance and grow thin | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Meyer, George W.," accessed July 2, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
Meyer, George W.. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105829.
"Meyer, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 2 July 2022.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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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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