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 Milton Ager (1893-1979)

According to the Internet source given below, Milton Ager was an American composer of popular music and was born in Chicago. He was the 6th of nine children and began his musical education on his sister's piano with his mother's encouragement. After only three year at McKinley High School, New York, he dropped out to become a pianist in the silent film cinemas. From there he went an the vaudeville circuit finishing up writing hit songs for Hollywood. His hits include "Nobody's Baby", "Ain't She Sweet?" ,"Happy Days Are Here Again" which became the theme song for Roosevelt's first inauguration in 1932 and has been the Democratic Party's theme ever since. He was elected to membership in the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. Ager died in Los Angeles aged 86.
List of Milton Ager's works.

Sheet Music:

  1. [§] Happy Days Are Here Again, Descant/Treble/Tenor/Bass
2. More sheet music at the Amazons
Further sheet music at DBE: ON HOLD
Websites:
Milton Ager , place of burial.
AGER, MILTON BIOGRAPHY
Books:
[§] Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me by Shana Alexander amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca

Ragtime Music CDs:
CD tracks/info Budapest Ragtime Band on "Caravan" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info "Perfessor" Bill Edwards on "Perfessor Bill Sings Volume 3" 
CD tracks/info James P. Johnson on "Runnin' Wild (1921-1926)" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Sue Keller on "Nola" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de
CD tracks/info Jim Kweskin on "Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band: Acoustic Swing & Jug" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
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CD tracks/info Johnny Maddox on "Red Hot Ragtime Volume 2" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
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CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Honky Tonk Piano" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Various Artists on "Key One Up" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
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CD tracks/info Joan Reynolds on "Deep Hollow" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
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