George William Meyer (January 1, 1884– August 28, 1959) was an American

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 ...

songwriter. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884. He graduated from Roxbury High School, and began working in accountancy for Boston department stores, before moving to

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

in his mid-20s. He wrote the music for the songs " For Me and My Gal", "In the Land of Beginning Again", "

There Are Such Things "There Are Such Things" is a popular song by Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, and George W. Meyer, published in 1942. The first and most popular version of the song was performed by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pip ...

", and many others. Meyer had a publishing company, Geo. W. Meyer Co., located at the Exchange Building, 143 West 45th Street, New York City, where he published his songs and the songs of other songwriters.''ASCAP Biographical Dictionary'', Fourth Edition, compiled for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers by

Jaques Cattell Press Jaques (Jack) Cattell (2 June 1904 in Garrison, New York – 19 December 1961) was an American publisher and founder of a company bearing his name, "Jaques Cattell Press, Inc.," based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Jaques Cattell Press, Inc. The Sci ...

;

R.R. Bowker R. R. Bowker LLC (trading as Bowker) is an American limited liability company domiciled under Delaware Limited Liability Company Law and based in Chatham, New Jersey. Among other things, Bowker provides bibliographic information on publishe ...

(1980) He collaborated with eminent lyricists of his era, including Joe Young,

Grant Clarke Grant Clarke (May 14, 1891, Akron, Ohio – May 16, 1931, California) was an American songwriter. Clarke moved to New York City early in his career, where he worked as an actor and a staff writer for comedians. He began working on Tin Pan Alley, ...

Roy Turk Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to ...

, Arthur Johnston, Al Bryan,

Edgar Leslie Edgar Leslie (December 31, 1885 – January 22, 1976) was an American songwriter. Biography Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a lo ...

E. Ray Goetz Edward Ray Goetz (June 12, 1886 – June 12, 1954) was an American composer, lyricist, playwright, theatre director, and theatrical producer. A Tin Pan Alley songwriter, he published more than 500 songs during his career; many of them origin ...

Pete Wendling Pete Wendling (June 6, 1888 – April 7, 1974) was an American composer and pianist, born in New York City to German immigrants. He started his working life as a carpenter, but gained fame during the mid-1910s as a popular music composer, with ...

Abel Baer Abel Baer (March 16, 1893 – October 5, 1976) was an American songwriter, associated with Tin Pan Alley. Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Baer graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, specialising in dentistry. Baer left ...

and Stanley Adams. Meyer also wrote the score for a Broadway show, ''Dixie to Broadway'', and songs for films, such as '' Footlights and Fools'' (1929). He died in New York City in 1959, aged 75. Meyer was inducted into the

Songwriters Hall of Fame The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is an American institution founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer, music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman, and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work, represent, and maintain, the her ...

in 1970.

Selected songs

* "Brass Band Ephraham Jones" * " Bring Back My Daddy To Me" in 1917 (lyrics by William Tracey & Howard Johnson) * "Cover Me Up with the Sunshine of Virginia" * "Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia" in 1918 with

Milton Ager Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 – May 6, 1979) was an American composer, regarded as one of the top songwriters of the 1920s and 1930s. His most lasting compositions include " Ain't She Sweet?” and “ Happy Days Are Here Again”. Biography ...

(lyrics by

) * " For Me and My Gal" in 1917 (lyrics by

and

) * "Friends" in 1919 (lyrics by Howard Johnson & Joseph H. Santly) * "The Girl I Left Behind Me" in 1935 * " Homeward Bound" in 1917 (lyrics by Howard Johnson & Coleman Goetz) * "I Believe in Miracles" with

(lyrics by Sam M. Lewis) in 1934 * " If He Can Fight Like He Can Love, Good Night Germany!" in 1918 (lyrics by

& Howard E. Rogers) * "I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird" in 1924 * "I'm Awfully Glad I Met You" in 1909 * "I'm Growing Fonder of You" in 1935 * "I'm Sure of Everything But You" in 1932 * "Johnny's in Town" in 1919 with Abe Olman (lyrics by

Jack Yellen Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs " Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the th ...

) * " Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware, General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine" in 1918 (lyrics by Howard Johnson) * "Ki-Ki-Koo" * " Let's All Be Americans Now" in 1917 with

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...

* "Mandy, Make Up Your Mind" in 1924 * "My Song of the Nile" in 1929 * "Mother's Tears" in 1919 (lyrics by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young) * "Sittin' in a Corner" in 1923 with

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo ...

* " Some Lonesome Night" words by Grant Clarke and George Whiting; music by George W. Meyer * "Someone Is Losin' Susan" in 1926 * "

" * "There'll Be a Hot Time for the Old Men While the Young Men Are Away" in 1918 with

* "There's a Dixie Girl Who's Longing for a Yankee Doodle Boy" (lyrics by Robert F. Roden) * "There's a Little Lane Without a Turning on the Way to Home, Sweet Home" in 1915 (lyrics by Sam M. Lewis) * "Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old 'Tucky Home" * "When I First Met You" * "Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?" (used in the musical '' Robinson Crusoe, Jr.'') in 1916 * "You'll Find Old Dixieland in France" in 1918 (lyrics by

)

References

External links

George W. Meyer recordings
at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, George W. 1884 births 1959 deaths Songwriters from Massachusetts Musicians from Boston