Dave Franklin (September 28, 1895 – February 2, 1970) was an accomplished American

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

and

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

. A member of

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 ...

, Franklin co-wrote "

The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" is a song written in 1937 by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin and published by Harms Inc., New York. It is best known as the theme tune for the ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon series and ''Merrie Melodies'' reissued cartoon ...

", which was adopted as the theme song to the ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'' cartoon series. His primary collaborator was lyricist

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 Down ...

. His other collaborators included

Al Dubin Alexander Dubin (June 10, 1891 – February 11, 1945) was an American lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren. Life Al Dubin came from a Russian Jewish family that emigrated to the United States from Swi ...

Isham Jones Isham Edgar Jones (January 31, 1894 – October 19, 1956) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter. Career Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio, United States, to a musical and mining family. His father, Richard Isham Jones ...

, Irving Taylor. Franklin worked in vaudeville and night clubs in the U.S. and Europe. According to ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900–1950'', by Roger Kinkle, he left school at 13 to work as a pianist in a publishing house. Some of his songs were recorded by

Glen Gray Glenn Gray Knoblauch (June 7, 1900 – August 23, 1963), known professionally as Glen Gray, was an American jazz saxophonist and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra.''The Mississippi Rag'', "Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra," George A. Bo ...

Guy Lombardo Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was an Italian-Canadian-American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racer. Lombardo formed the Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor, and othe ...

and

Frankie Trumbauer Orie Frank Trumbauer (May 30, 1901 – June 11, 1956) was an American jazz saxophonist of the 1920s and 1930s. His main instrument was the C-melody saxophone, a now-uncommon instrument between an alto and tenor saxophone in size and pitch. He al ...

Shows and films

*Paramount on Parade *That's Right—You're Wrong

Songs

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*Cincinnati Rag *If I Had a Magic Carpet *Rhythm of the Tambourine (in 1929 ''

Broadway Scandals ''Broadway Scandals'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical film. Cast * Sally O'Neil - Mary * Jack Egan - Ted Howard * Carmel Myers - Valeska * J. Barney Sherry - Le Claire * Charles C. Wilson - Jack Lane * Doris Dawson - Bobby * Wild Bill El ...

'')

1930

*I'm Isidore the Toreador

1934

*Blue Lament *I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreaming *It's Funny to Everyone But Me

1935

*Give a Broken Heart a Break *I Woke Up Too Soon

1936

*Breakin' in a New Pair of Shoes *I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music *When My Dreamboat Comes Home

1937

*Everything You Said Came True *Never Should Have Told You *The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down *Two Dreams Got Together *You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming

1938

*I Come From a Musical Family *I Must See Annie Tonight *There's a Brand New Picture in My Picture Frame *Who Do You Think I Saw Last Night?

1939

*Happy Birthday to Love *I'm Building a Sailboat of Dreams *The Concert in the Park *You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer

1941

*El vals del aniversario

1942

*The Penny Arcade

1943

*It's Like Old Times

1944

*By The Old Corral

1945

*Lily Belle

1946

*One-zy Two-zy

1947

*Dreamer's Holiday *Lone Star Moon

1949

*California Orange Blossom *The Golden Sands of Hawaii

1950

*A Good Time Was Had By All *A Man Wrote a Song *You Are My Love

1954

*Still You'd Break My Heart

1958

*The Voice in My Heart

Audio recordings of songs

1956–

John Serry Sr. John Serry Sr. (born John Serrapica; January 29, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an American concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator. He performed on the CBS Radio and Television networks and contributed to Voic ...

recorded ''When My Dreamboat Comes Home'' for Dot Records (''See

Squeeze Play (album) ''Squeeze Play'' is an Ultra High Fidelity monaural phonographic album (33 RPM) which was released on the Dot Records label in 1956 (DLP-3024) featuring John Serry Sr. It includes an original composition by Serry, classical works, and popular mus ...

'') 1956

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

recorded ''When My Dreamboat Comes Home'' for

Imperial Records Imperial Records is an American record company and label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd. The label was reactivated in 2006 by EMI, which owned the label and back catalogue at the time. Imperial is owned by Universal Music Group. Early years to 19 ...

(''See

Fats Domino Rock and Rollin' ''Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'' is a 1956 album by Fats Domino. Reception Bruce Eder of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 out of five stars, praising the album for "Fats' piano takes the spotlight on the rollicking 'Swanee River Hop', a genuine virtu ...

'') 1965

re-recorded ''When My Dreamboat Comes Home'' for

ABC-Paramount Records ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955. It originated as the main popular music label operated by the Am-Par Record Corporation. Am-Par also created the Impulse! jazz label in 1960. It acquired many labels bef ...

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