Abel Baer (March 16, 1893 – October 5, 1976) was an American songwriter, associated with

Tin Pan Alley Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street ...

Biography

Born in

Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

, Baer graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, specialising in dentistry. Baer left medicine after serving in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and began work as a songwriter for a music publisher. Among Baer's collaborators were L. Wolfe Gilbert, Stanley Adams,

Cliff Friend Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including " Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and " The Merry-Go-Round Broke Do ...

, Sam M. Lewis and Mabel Wayne. Baer moved to Hollywood in 1929, contributing songs to ''

Paramount on Parade ''Paramount on Parade'' is a 1930 all-star American pre-Code revue released by Paramount Pictures, directed by several directors including Edmund Goulding, Dorothy Arzner, Ernst Lubitsch, Rowland V. Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Lothar Mendes, O ...

'', ''

True to the Navy ''True to the Navy'' is a 1930 romantic comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle for Paramount Pictures. The film stars Clara Bow as a counter girl at a San Diego drugstore with a predilection for sailors. Eventually she sets her sights on Bull's Eye ...

'' and ''

Frozen Justice ''Frozen Justice'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Allan Dwan. The picture starred Lenore Ulric in her first sound film and is based on the 1920 novel, ''Norden For Lov og Ret'', by Ejnar Mikkelsen. A shorter, silent versio ...

''. On Broadway, Baer worked on the scores for the musicals ''Lady Do'' and ''Old Bill M.P.''

Songs written by Baer

*"Am I to Blame?" *"Blue Hoosier Blues" *"Chapel of the Roses" *"Don't Wait 'Til the Night Before Christmas" *"Don't Wake Me Up, Let Me Dream" *"Garden in Granada" *"Gee But You're Swell" *"Harriet" *"I Miss My Swiss" *"I'm Sitting Pretty in a Pretty Little City" *"It’s the Girl" *"June Night” *"

Lucky Lindy! "Lucky Lindy!" is a fox-trot song composed by Abel Baer, with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert. It was published by Harmony in 1927. The song was the first to celebrate Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in the '' Spirit of St. Louis'' and his l ...

" *"Mama Loves Papa: Papa Loves Mama" *" My Mother's Eyes" *"The Night When Love Was Born" *" There Are Such Things" *"When the One You Love, Loves You"

References

External links

Abel Baer recordings
at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. {{DEFAULTSORT:Baer, Abel 1893 births 1976 deaths American dentists American military personnel of World War I Writers from Baltimore American male songwriters 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century dentists