A wonderful composer who wrote complete songs. He often also worked with lyricists. Here are some of his songs on this website:
Continue reading “Walter Donaldson songs”Benjamin R. Tubb’s website
It was a sad day when Benjamin Tubb retired from music. Here is his old website full of 1800s song resources found now at the Internet Archive in the Wayback Machine:
George Gershwin songs
He had a wonderful sense of harmony, rhythm, music theory and a whole bunch of natural talent. His main lyricist was his brother Ira Gershwin until 1937 when George died. Here are some of the songs composed by George Gershwin:
Continue reading “George Gershwin songs”William S. Hays songs
His schoolmates named him “Shakespeare” because of his poetry. From Louisville, Kentucky, he wrote 350 songs. You can find info on his interesting life online. As we develop his catalog you can learn about his music here:
Continue reading “William S. Hays songs”Albert Von Tilzer songs
Here is a great composer who had a delightful style. He was a little brother to Harry Von Tilzer. They made up their professional names. His real name was Elias Gumbinsky. This is a working file of his songs in progress (below).
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