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"Kindly Remit"; "Where Are You?"; "When the Winds Blow North I'm Going South." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Davis, Mack, author; b. New York, N.Y., Dec. 7, 1898; d. New York, N.Y., March 27, 1947. ASCAP 1939. Educ: De Witt Clinton High School, New York. Orchestra leader; member of executive staff C.B.S. Artist Bureau and Music Corp. of America. Songs: "Moon Love"; "I Never Mention Your Name (Oh No)"; "There's Honey on the Moon Tonight"; "Comin' Round the Corner"; "What is Love?"; "There's Music in the Stars"; "An Evening in Paris"; "Just a Moon Ago"; "Yesterday's Love"; "My Songs"; "Down in My Heart"; "Pretty Little Hindu"; "For Your Love"; "Au Revoir"; "In the Land of Let's Suppose"; "Nothing Ever Happens to Me"; "Serenade to Love." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Dawson, Eli, composer, author, publisher; b. New York, N.Y., Nov. 2 1880. ASCAP 1921. Educ: Public School 74, New York, night schools. In clerical post with New York music publisher, became songwriter, vaudeville singer and comedian. Played in shows, Welcome Stranger, Canary Cottage, Mary, George White's Scandals, and others. Cave up show business for song writing. In 1930 served as Master of Keystone Lodge #235 F. & A.M.; 1931 wrote, produced and played in show for 150th anniversary of Grand Lodge, State of N.Y. and George Washington celebration 1932. Also assists in producing and plays end man in Minstrel shows, giving shows annually for chanty purposes. Own music publishing house from 1943. Songs: "Good Night Mr. Moon"; "Pucker Up Your Lips Miss Lindy"; "Mazie"; *In the Valley of Dreams"; "That's Big Business for Me"; "Beautiful Danube No Wonder You're Blue"; "Pop Pop Poppm' Pop |
Corn"; "The Sweetheart's Manual of Arms"; "Water, Water Wild Flower"; "Gee! I'm Tickled Pink"; "Just a Feather From the Wings of an Angel"; "She's too Skinny"; "He Told Her to Wait by the Garden Gate"; "When I Get Back to Ireland Once Again"; "Rika Jika Jack"; "Busy Body Moon"; "Little Red Riding Hood's Christmas Tree." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: ciC ASCAP.
De Cevee, Alice, composer, pianist; b. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 25, 1904. ASCAP 1942. Of musical parentage, educated in music with father; Ossi-ning School for Girls with William H. Barber; piano Ernest Hutcheson, artist member of his Concert Class, Chautauqua, N.Y. Composition with Harry Rowe Shelley, Harvey Gaul and Henry Hadley. Director of Harrisburg Cons, of Music; head of piano department. Debut as pianist Town Hall, New York 1936; toured U.S. Member Natl. Assn. of American Composers and Conductors, director 1940-41, Director Glee Club of The Junior League, Harrisburg, Pa.; founder The Women's Committee of the Harnsburg Symph. Orch.; vice president The Symph. Soc. of Harrisburg. Works incl. songs: "Down by the Salley Gardens"; "The Owl and the Pussv Cat"; "Anniversary"; "Show Boat", "the Wish Bone Blues"; "The Night is Ours"; "It Takes Two"; "Kiss Me (As Though It Were the Last Time)"; Cabaret, musical comedy; Boogie Woogie Goes High Hat, piano fantasy; ballet, Coney Island; Holland Tunnel, for two pianos. Home: Beaufort Lodge, R.D. 2, Harrisburg, Pa.
De Costa, Harry, author, composer; b. New York, N.Y., June 25, 1885. ASCAP 1925. Pianist from childhood, became professional pianist for music publishing houses, New York, radio-script writer and composer long associated with Jones and Hare. Piano accompanist playing vaudeville cir- |
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