Benny Davis (1895-1979)
Last updated: 06.08.21
According to the Internet source given below, Benny Davis was an American vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs born in New York City.
Voted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his most popular song was probably Baby Face (1926) published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA whilst Margie (1920's) with music by Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson became a jazz standard.
He died in Miami, Florida.
Voted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his most popular song was probably Baby Face (1926) published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA whilst Margie (1920's) with music by Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson became a jazz standard.
He died in Miami, Florida.
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Acker Bilk | Aker Bilk Esquire |        |
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Acker Bilk | The Very Best of Acker Bilk | |
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 75 works by Benny Davis (1895-1979).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| At the High Brown Babies' Ball (w&m) | 1919 | Sid Erdman (co-author) E. Erdman (co-author) |
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| She's a Home Girl | 1919 | Abner Silver (co-author) | |
| Mammy's Little Sugar Plum (w&m) | 1920 | E. Erdman (co-author) | |
| Maybe (w&m) | 1920 | |
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| I'm Nobody's Baby | 1921 | Milton Ager (words) Lester Santly (words) Judy Garland (sung by) |
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| Make Believe | 1921 | Jack Shilkret (words) | |
| Angel Child | 1922 | George Price (co-author) Abner Silver (co-author) |
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| Poor Little Me (w&m) | 1922 | |
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| I'm Somebody Nobody Loves | 1923 | Benton Ley, Harry Akst (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Benton Ley (words) Harry Akst (words) |
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| Pretty Little Thing | 1923 | Harry Akst, Russell Hird (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Harry Akst (words) Russell Hird (words) |
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| Smile Will Go A Long Way, A | 1923 | Harry Akst (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Behind the Clouds | 1924 | B. G De Sylva (co-author) Bernie Dunn (sung by) Margie LaMarr (sung by) Mary Tudor (sung by) Charlotte Meyers (sung by) Corinne Copper (sung by) |
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| Main Street Wasn't Big Enough For Mary | 1924 | Abner Silver (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Abner Silver (words) |
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| Nobody Loves You Like I Do | 1924 | Harry Akst (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Harry Akst (words) |
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| Oh, How I Miss You Tonight (w&m) | 1924 | Joe Burke (co-author) Mark Fisher (co-author) Roy Steffens (sung by) George Lipschultz (sung by) |
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| Waitin' Around | 1924 | J.F. Hanley (co-author) | |
| Away From You | 1925 | Milton Ager (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Milton Ager (words) |
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| I Don't Want the World | 1925 | Jesse Greer (co-author) | |
| Little Bit Bad, A | 1925 | Larry Conley (words) Al Eldridge (words) |
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| What Did I Do to You | 1925 | Larry Conley (co-author) | |
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| Yearning Just For You (w&m) | 1925 | Joe Burke (co-author) Vivian Hold (sung by) Myrtle Leonard (sung by) |
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| After a While | 1926 | Harry Akst (co-author) | |
| And Then I Forget | 1926 | Joe Burke (words) | |
| Baby Face | 1926 | Harry Akst (words) Sammy Kaye (sung by) John D'Alessandro (sung by) |
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| Ev'rything's Gonna Be All Right | 1926 | Harry Akst (co-author) John Mertz (sung by) |
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| Here Comes Malinda! | 1926 | Harry Akst (co-author) | |
| I'd Love to Meet That Old Sweetheart of Mine | 1926 | Joe Burke (words) | |
| If I Only Had You Back Again | 1926 | Phil Spitalny (words) | |
| If I'd Only Believed in You | 1926 | Harry Akst (words) | |
| If You Miss Me As I Miss You | 1926 | Joe Burke (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Joe Burke (words) |
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| Lonely Eyes (w&m) | 1926 | Harry Akst (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Harry Akst (words) Tony Pace (sung by) |
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| ⇑ Lonesome and Sorry (w&m) | 1926 | Con Conrad (co-author) Nita Bernard (sung by) Jim Dempsey (sung by) |
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| Mike (w&m) | 1926 | Jesse Greer (co-author) | |
| My Baby Knows How (w&m) | 1926 | Harry Akst, Harry Richman (co-author) | |
| Oh How She Could Play the Ukulele | 1926 | Harry Akst (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Harry Akst (words) |
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| Roses Remind Me of You | 1926 | Al Sherman & (co-author) Joe Burke Joe Burke (words) |
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| Sleepy Head | 1926 | Jesse Greer (co-author) | |
| Somebody's Lonely | 1926 | Joe Gold (co-author) | |
| All I Want Is You | 1927 | Harry Akst (words) Sidney Clare (words) |
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| Are You Thinking of Me To-Night? | 1927 | L.W. Gilbert (words) Harry Akst (words) Arr. by May Singhi Breen |
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| I've Got Nothin'-You've Got Nothin' (w&m) | 1927 | Pete Wendling (co-author) Irving Maslof (words) Lee Morse (sung by) |
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| It's a Million to One You're in Love (w&m) | 1927 | Harry Akst (co-author) | |
| Sweet Yvette (w&m) | 1927 | Harry Akst (co-author) | |
| Sweetheart Memories | 1927 | Joe Burke (words) | |
| Blue Over You | 1928 | Joe Burke (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Joe Burke (words) |
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| Carolina Moon (w&m) | 1928 | Joe Burke (co-author) Jimmie Green (sung by) Don Santo (sung by) Gene Austin (sung by) Arr. by May Singhi Breen |
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| Driftwood | 1928 | Dohl Davis (co-author) Abe Lyman (co-author) |
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| Just a Little Bit O' Driftwood | 1928 | Dohl Davis, Abe Lyman (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Dohl Davis (words) Abe Lyman (words) |
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| That's How I Feel About You | 1928 | Archie Gottler (co-author) | |
| After Thinking It Over (w&m) | 1929 | Carmen Lombardo (co-author) | |
| All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy | 1929 | Joe Burke (words) | |
| ⇑ Flappers on Parade | 1929 | J. Fred Coots (co-author) Benny Davis (words) J. Fred Coots (words) |
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| I'm Only Making Believe | 1929 | J. Fred Coots (co-author) Benny Davis (words) J. Fred Coots (words) |
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| It's You I Love | 1929 | Lily Damita (sung by) | |
| Just Another Kiss | 1929 | J. Fred Coots (co-author) Benny Davis (words) J. Fred Coots (words) |
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| Oh Sweetheart, Where Are You Tonight | 1929 | J. Fred Coots (co-author) Benny Davis (words) J. Fred Coots (words) |
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| Red Hot and Blue Rhythm | 1929 | ||
| Everyone in Town Loves Little Mary Brown | 1931 | Jesse Greer (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Jesse Greer (words) Nike Lucas (sung by) |
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| Say Hello to the Folks Back Home | 1931 | Carmen Lombardo (words) | |
| Ev'ry Time My Heart Beats | 1932 | Gerald Marks (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Gerald Marks (words) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Love Tales | 1933 | Sam H. Stept, Milton Ager (co-author) Benny Davis (words) Sam H. Stept (words) Milton Ager (words) |
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| Dancing and Dreaming | 1934 | J. Fred Coots (words) Milton Ager (words) |
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| I'm Grateful to You | 1936 | J. Fred Coots (co-author) Benny Davis (words) J. Fred Coots (words) |
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| That's What You Mean to Me | 1936 | J. Fred Coots (words) | |
| Who Loves You? (w&m) | 1936 | J Fred Coots (co-author) | |
| You Started Me Dreaming | 1936 | J. Fred Coots (co-author) | |
| This Is No Dream (w&m) | 1939 | Tommy Dorsey (co-author) Ted Shapiro (co-author) |
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| To You | 1939 | Tommy Dorsey (co-author) Ted Shapiro (co-author) Harry Richman (sung by) Tommy Dorsey (sung by) |
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| From the Coast of Maine to the Rockies | 1942 | Russ Morgan (co-author) Ted Murry (co-author) |
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| Please Think of Me (w&m) | 1942 | Russ Morgan (co-author) Ted Murry (co-author) |
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| There's a Hundred Million Stars in the Star-Spangled Banner (w&m) | 1945 | Ted Murry (co-author) | |
| ⇑ Kiss and a Promise, A (w&m) | 1950 | ||
| Patricia (w&m) | 1950 | |
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| Waiting For Billy (w&m) | 1963 | Ted Murry (co-author) | |
| Whose Heart Are You Breakin' Tonight? (w&m) | 1965 | Ted Murray (co-author) | |