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 201-225 of 493 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 38973 | 10-in. | 7/30/1913 | That naughty melody | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39126 | 10-in. | 12/1/1913 | Daddy did a wonderful thing | Billy Watkins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39151 | 10-in. | 12/17/1913 | 'Cross the great divide | Henry Burr ; Andrea Sarto | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39497 | 10-in. | 7/17/1914 | The high cost of loving | Elida Morris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39638 | 10-in. | 11/25/1914 | That moonlight serenade | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39696 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | When you're a long, long way from home | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39699 | 10-in. | 12/16/1914 | San Francisco | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39787 | 10-in. | 1/20/1915 | What'll you do? | Henry Burr ; Miriam Clark [i.e., Grace Kerns] | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39800 | 10-in. | 1/27/1915 | What'll you do? | Henry Burr ; Frances Fisher | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39866 | 10-in. | 2/13/1915 | All for the love of a girl | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45795 | 10-in. | 6/19/1915 | There's a little lane without a turning on the way to home sweet home | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46290 | 10-in. | 12/18/1915 | My mother's rosary | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46459 | 10-in. | 2/28/1916 | Where did Robinson Crusoe go with Friday on Saturday night? | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46732 | 10-in. | 4/21/1916 | I've got the blues for home sweet home | Oscar Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46829 | 10-in. | 6/13/1916 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Samuel Jospe ; Howard Kopp | Piano and drums duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 46953 | 10-in. | 8/12/1916 | Come on and baby me | Marguerite Farrell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47072 | 10-in. | 10/16/1916 | Way down in Iowa I'm going to hide away | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47166 | 10-in. | 11/14/1916 | Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo | Knickerbocker Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | 47176 | 10-in. | 11/20/1916 | Yaddie kaddie kiddie kaddie koo | Watson Sisters | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47177 | 10-in. | 11/20/1916 | Way down in Iowa I'm going to hide away | Watson Sisters | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47182 | 10-in. | 11/22/1916 | Yaaka hula hickey doola | Saxo Sextette [i.e., Columbia Saxophone Sextette] | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 47277 | 10-in. | 1/6/1917 | For me and my gal | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47408 | 10-in. | 3/9/1917 | Let's all be Americans now | Knickerbocker Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 77329 | 10-in. | 9/12/1917 | Hello, aloha, hello! | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with guitar, steel guitar, and orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77396 | 10-in. | 10/2/1917 | In the land of wedding bells | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | 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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