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active in Chicago theatrical field and later similarly engaged in New York. Wrote for many shows, for Chicago stage presentations. Songs: "Yama Yama Man" (in show Three Twins 1908); "Feather Your Nest"; "Worried." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Davis, John Carlyle, composer; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31, 1878; d. Wyoming, Ohio, July 17, 1948. ASCAP 1925. Educ: Cincinnati public schools; Cincinnati College of Music (Springer Gold Medal); Harvard Univ. Brief career as newspaper reporter Cincinnati Post. Founded, and directed Wyoming Institute of Musical Art when ill health forced him to stop newspaper career. Organist and choirmaster Hartwell Presbyterian Church 1904-08, Wyoming Presbyterian Church 1908-15; Avon-dale Methodist Church 1915-17. Gave lectures on musical subjects; invented and obtained patents on improvements on piano and electric action pipe organ. Wrote poetry and short stories, also thesis, Gravity is a Function of Light. Works: Violin Concerto; Prairie Song (one movement); Sonata in D\> Major; About the World Suite; Three Dances for Orch. Piano: "Heart of Nature"; "Pippa Passes"; "Hymn to Spring"; "Through the Leaves"; "Where Willows Droop"; "For a Rainy Day"; "The Singing Tour"; "Far, Far Below the Weary Camels Lie"; "Zira Dances" (Desert Sketches); "Glory Song"; "Valse Vieux Carre"; "Over the Bridge and Into Town." Songs: "Love and Infinity"; "Men"; "The First Blackbird"; "Mr. Squirrel." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Davis, Joseph M. (Joe), composer, author, publisher; b. New York, N.Y., Oct. 6, 1896. ASCAP 1946. Songs: "Nighty Night"; "I Learned a Lesson HI Never Forget"; "The Meeting's Called to Order"; "Queen Isabella"; "Riding on the Old Ferris Wheel"; |
"Nero"; "Am I Dreaming?"; "Miles Apart"; "Alligator Crawl; "Indiana Moonlight"; "Shame, Shame"; "Neglected"; "Julia"; "I Was a Fool to Let You Go"; "Peach Tree Street"; "Cu Tu Gu Ru"; "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"; "Sunset Serenade." Home: New Preston, Conn. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Davis, Katherine K., composer, author; b. St. Joseph, Mo., June 25, 1892. ASCAP 1941. Educ.: majored in music at Wellesley Coll.; first piano and theory instruction from Jessie L. Gaynor; studied piano with Clarence C. Hamilton and Wesley Weyman; composition and orchestration with Stuart Mason and Nadia Boulanger. Taught at Wellesley Coll. and in private schools, Boston and Philadelphia. Works: Arrangements: choral arrangements of folksongs, carols, a number of volumes of sacred songs and choral music for women's voices and for mixed voices; collection of sacred solos, piano books based on folk music, a children's folk operetta; Original compositions: choral music; sacred songs for solo voice; children's songs; piano music; symphonic poem, The Burial of a Queen. Home: 1 Bow St., Concord, Mass.
Davis, Lou, author; b. New York, N.Y., May 14, 1881. ASCAP 1923. Educ.: public school. Songs: "Hot Lips"; •Will You Remember Me?"; "I'm Sittin Pretty in a Pretty Little City"; "While We Danced Till Dawn"; "Put Your Arms Where They Belong"; "A Love Tale of Alsace Lorraine"; "A Precious Little Thing Called Love"; "It Took Just a Moment to Fall in Love"; Two Tired Eyes"; "Once Upon a Time"; "When the World is at Rest"; "Moonlight Madness"; "My Little Dream Boat"; "Forgive Me For I Can't Forget"; "I'm Referrin Just to Her'n Me"; "Pretty Little Maid of Old Madrid"; |
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