John Klenner (24 February 1899 – 13 August 1955) was a German-born American

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. He composed both classical and popular music and is best known for writing the song "

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Sam M. Lewis Sam M. Lewis (October 25, 1885 – November 22, 1959) was an American singer and lyricist. Career Lewis was born Samuel M. Levine in New York City, United States. He began his music career by singing in cafés throughout New York City, and be ...

in 1931.

Compositions

;Concertante * ''Fantasia'' for viola and orchestra ;Vocal *"Down the River of Golden Dreams" (1930) *" Heartaches" (1931) *"

" (1931) *"Round the Bend of the Road" (1932) *"Smoke Dreams" (1937) *"On the Street of Regret" (1942)

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* * 1899 births 1955 deaths American male composers German emigrants to the United States 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians {{US-composer-19thC-stub