Abe Olman
Songwriter, Composer
1887 – 1984
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Who was Abe Olman?
Abe Olman, born Abraham Olshewitz, was an American songwriter and music publisher. He composed a number of successful ragtime and popular songs including Red Onion Rag, Down Among the Sheltering Palms, Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!, and Down By the O-Hi-O. He was later director of ASCAP, and a founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame which, in 1983, named the annual Abe Olman Publisher Award in his honor.
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- Born
- Dec 20, 1887
Cincinnati - Profession
- Died
- Jan 4, 1984
Rancho Mirage
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on July 23, 2013
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