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According to the Internet source given below, Harry von Tilzer was an American composer of popular music. He was born in Detroit, Michigan under the name Harry Gummbinsky which he shortened to Harry Gumm before taking the name Harry von Tilzer. Using his new name he ran away joining a travelling circus at age 14, where he played piano and calliope writing new tunes and incidental music for the shows. After selling My Old New Hampshire Home (1898) to a publisher for $15, and decided to become a professional songwriter after seeing this title become a national hit selling over 2 million copies of the sheet music. He was a partner in the Shapiro Bernstein Publishing Company. His 1900 number A Bird In A Gilded Cage (1900) became one of the biggest hits of the age. He formed his own publishing company in 1902 being joined by his younger brother Albert von Tilzer.
List of Harry von Tilzer's works.
Sheet Music:
William Bolcom on "Let's Do It: Bolcom & Morris at Aspen" 
Jo Ann Castle on "Jo Anne Castle - 22 Greatest Ragtime Hits: Vol. 2" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) 
Jo Ann Castle on "Ragtime Favorites" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band on "Preserves, Vol. 1" Jody Dall'Armi on "On the Level, You're a Little Devil--Songs of Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley" Dawn of the Century Ragtime Orchestra on "The Dawn of the Century Ragtime Orchestra" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Sue Keller on "I Got What It Takes" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Johnny Maddox on "Where the Southern Crosses the Yellow Dog" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Various Artists on "Player Piano Memories" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Various Artists on "Shine on Harvest Moon" Various Artists on "Thatsum Rag!" Max Morath on "Presenting That Celebrated Maestro" St. Louis Ragtimers on "The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 2" St. Louis Ragtimers on " The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 4" St. Louis Ragtimers on " The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 5"