Benny Davis(1893-1979)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("Margie", "Baby Face", "Goodbye Broadway, Hello
France"), and author, educated in public schools. He appeared in
vaudeville at 14, then toured the country with Benny Fields as
accompanist to Blossom Seeley. He wrote the Broadway stage scores for
"Artists and Models of 1927" and "Sons o' Guns", and also three
editions of the Cotton Club Revues. Joining ASCAP in 1921, his chief
musical colaborators included Milton Ager, Harry Akst, Con Conrad, J.
Fred Coots, Nathaniel Shilkret, Billy Baskette, Arthur Swanstrom, Ted
Murry, and J. Russel Robinson. His other popular-song compositions
include "There Goes My Heart", "Oh How I Miss You Tonight", "Yearning",
"Carolina Moon", "Sleepyhead", "I Still Get a Thrill", "Why", "Cross
Your Fingers", "It's You I Love", "Lonesome and Sorry", "I'm Nobody's
Baby", "Chasing Shadows", "Sweetheart", "With These Hands", "Make
Believe", "Angel Child", "Lost a Wonderful Girl", "A Smile Will Go a
Long Long Way", "Copper-Colored Gal", "You Started Me Dreaming", "To
You", "When Will the Sun Shine for Me", "Patricia", "Baby's First
Christmas", "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You", "Say It While
Dancing", "The Old Mill Wheel", "Follow the Boys", "This Is My Happiest
Moment", and "There's No Other Girl".