George W. Meyer

Composer

1884 – 1959

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Who was George W. Meyer?

George William Meyer aka Geo. W. Meyer was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter. University of Michigan Ph.D. 1941 and a Guggenheim award winner.

Meyer wrote the music for the song "For Me and My Gal" and many others. He had a publishing company Geo. W. Meyer Co. located at the Exchange Bldg, 143 West 45th Street, New York City, where he published his songs and the songs of other songwriters as well.

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Born
Jan 1, 1884
Boston
Also known as
  • George Meyer
  • Geo. W. Meyer
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • PhD, University of Michigan
    ( - 1941)
Lived in
  • New York City
    ( - 1959/08/28)
Died
Aug 28, 1959
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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