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Abe Olman (1888-1984)

Abe Olman was an American songwriter and composer of popular music born in Cincinnati. He was very active in the American Society ASCAP and was its director between 1946 and 1956. As a co-founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame he is honoured there by having its highest award, The Abe Olman Award, named after him. His most successful songs were Down Among The Sheltering Palms (1915) and Oh Johnny, Oh! (1917). Of ragtime interest is his Red Onion Rag (1912) which was one of around half-a-dozen of such pieces. He died in Rancho Mirage, California.
List of Abe Olman's works.

Sheet Music:
Further sheet music at DBE: ON HOLD
Websites:
OLMAN, ABE BIOGRAPHY by www.naxos.com.
Ragtime Music CDs:
 Jo Anne Castle - 22 Greatest Ragtime Hits: Vol. 1 by Jo Ann Castle
 Eddie Condon 1947-1950 by Eddie Condon
 Stephane's Tune-Original Recordings by Stephane Grappelli
 Hits of '21: Ain't We Got Fun? by Various Artists
 Ragtime to Jazz: Vol. 1 by Various Artists
 Ragtime, Vol. 1: 1897-1919 by Various Artists
 That Devilin' Tune by Various Artists
 More Candy by Paragon Ragtime Orchestra