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Reed, David
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Guild of America. Has own music publishing business. Songs: "Sweet­heart of Mine"; "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"; "The Man With the Mandolin"; "When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp"; "Crosstown ; "Gaucho Serenade"; "Big Apple"; "You're a Sap Mister Jap'; "Youre Breaking My Heart All Over Again";. "American Booties on a Musical Cruise" (album of songs); "You'll Never Be Blue in a Blue Uniform"; "Grand Central Station"; "Dream, Dream, Dream"; "Give, Give, Give" (official song March of Dimes 1947); "Christmas in Killarney"; "Buffalo Billy"; "Thirty-Two Feet and 8 Little Tails." Also, Songs of Brotherly Love, album. Home: Hackensack, N.J. Ad­dress: c/o ASCAP.
Reed, David (Dave Reed), author, composer, singer; b. New York, N.Y., July 30, 1872; d. New York, N.Y., April 11, 1946. ASCAP 1934. Educ: public school, self-educated in music. Banjo soloist, then actor in vaudeville; composed and sang original songs. Wrote much original material for stars of 90's and later. Specialized writing lyrics for instrumental works, such as marches and two-steps. Staff writer for New York music publishing houses. Songs: "My Hannah Lady"; "Love Me and the World is Mine"; "In the Sunshine of Your Love"; "On a Good Old Time Straw Ride"; "Dixie Rose"; "Below the Mason Dixon Line"; "Sailing on the Good Ship Sunshine"; "Take Me Back Again to Melody Lane"; "Good Time Town"; "Honey Won't You Please Come Downr Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Reed, Robert B., composer; b. Phila­delphia, Pa., March 25, 1900. ASCAP 1945. Educ.: Univ. of Pa., Bachelor of Music, student of Dr. H. Alexander Matthews. Colleague of American Guild of Organists. Formerly organist and choirmaster St. Martin's Church, Radnor, Pa., conductor Girard Trust
Company Glee Club, Philadelphia. Member of staff, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Works: "Rise Up, O Men of God"; "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men"; "God Bless Thy Year"; "I Hear America Singing"; Shadow March"; "Sea Dreams"; The Incar­nate Word, pageant for Christmas; A Series of Christmas Carols; "The Arkansas Traveller," male voices. Also many arrangements. Home: The Cromwell, Apt. 406, 1515 Ogden St., N.W., Washington 10, D.C.
Reichert, Heinz, author; b. Vienna, Austria, Dec. 27, 1877; d. Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 16, 1940. ASCAP 1940. Educ.: Real-gymnasium, Vienna. Be­came actor in Berlin, then journalist Ullstein Verlag, Berlin. Returned to Vienna 1906, turned to playwriting. For many years a director of AKM (Austrian Performing Right Society). To U.S. 1938. Works: operettas Das Dreimaederllxaus (produced in Amer­ica as Blossom Time); The Great Waltz, Johann Strauss music adapted by Korngold; several operettas with Franz Lehar: Frasquita; The Czare-witsch; Where tlie Lark Is Singing; also book and lyrics Puccini's opera La Rondine; and many songs. Ad­dress: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Reichner, S. Bickley (Bix Reichner), author, newspaperman; b. Philadel­phia, Pa., Apnl 6, 1905. ASCAP 1938. Educ.: high school, West Phila­delphia; Brown Prep school, Phila­delphia. From 1930 wrote lyrics for several annual musical productions of Mask and Wig, Univ. of Pa. Sang in original company of The Student Prince; then to newspaper work. Songs: "When I Go A-Dreaming", "The Fable of the Rose"; "Not So Long Ago"; "Ya Got Me"; "Midnight on the Trail"; "Easy Pickins"; "All Around the Town"; "Great Guns"; "Out of This World"; "Red Points and Blue"; "Stop Beatin' Round the Mul­berry Bush ; "Stop! It's Wonderful";