Benny Davis  (1895-1979)
Last updated: 03.05.23
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.
Benny Davis  (1895-1979) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
b004wjsr28_m.jpgBaby Face
Music by: Benny Davis.
Words by: Harry Akst
Perf. by: Earl & Bell
Publisher: Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1926. Sheet Music.
  Title Instruments/Issue Performers
       
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audioextmp315.gif I'm Nobody's Baby Edison Blue Amberol: 4327 Aileen Stanley
audioextmp315.gif Oh, How I Miss You Tonight Edison Blue Amberol: 5045 Jim Doherty
audioextmp315.gif Yearning Just For You Edison Blue Amberol: 5002 Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif At the High Brown Babies' Ball B. Davis (words & music)
Sid Erdman (coauth.)
E. Erdman (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Kirk wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif At the High Brown Babies' Ball B. Davis (words & music)
Sid Erdman (coauth.)
E. Erdman (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Baby Face B. Davis (music)
H. Akst (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I'm Nobody's Baby B. Davis (music)
M. Ager (words)
Lester Santly (words)
Judy Garland (perf.)
Mickey Rooney (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Lonesome and Sorry B. Davis (words & music)
C. Conrad (coauth.)		 Piano Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Maybe B. Davis (words & music) Piano, Voice Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Oh, How I Miss You Tonight
Piano, Voice Greer
pdf15.gif Poor Little Me B. Davis (words & music) Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Poor Little Me B. Davis (words & music) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Poor Little Me (1922) B. Davis (words & music) Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 88 works by Benny Davis (1895-1979). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
At the High Brown Babies' Ball (w&m) 1919 Sid Erdman (co-author)
E. Erdman (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
She's a Home Girl 1919 Abner Silver (co-author)
Mammy's Little Sugar Plum (w&m) 1920 E. Erdman (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Margie 1920 Con Conrad (co-author)
J. Russel Robinson (co-author)
Victoria Carmen (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Maybe (w&m) 1920  wvicon.gif
I'm Nobody's Baby 1921 Milton Ager (words)
Lester Santly (words)
Judy Garland (perf.)
Mickey Rooney (perf.)
Aileen Stanley (perf.) 		 Pub. audioextmp315.gif
Make Believe 1921 Jack Shilkret (words)  wvicon.gif
Angel Child 1922 George Price (co-author)
Abner Silver (co-author)
Broadway Dance Orchestra (perf.) 		 audioextmp315.gif
Poor Little Me (w&m) 1922  wvicon.gif
I'm Somebody Nobody Loves 1923 Benton Ley, Harry Akst (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Benton Ley (words)
Harry Akst (words) 		 wvicon.gif
Pretty Little Thing 1923 Harry Akst, Russell Hird (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Harry Akst (words)
Russell Hird (words) 		 wvicon.gif
⇑ Smile Will Go A Long Way, A 1923 Harry Akst (co-author)
Henry Santrey (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Behind the Clouds 1924 B. G De Sylva (co-author)
Bernie Dunn (perf.)
Margie LaMarr (perf.)
Mary Tudor (perf.)
Charlotte Meyers (perf.)
Corinne Copper (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Main Street Wasn't Big Enough For Mary 1924 Abner Silver (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Abner Silver (words) 		 Pub.
Nobody Loves You Like I Do 1924 Harry Akst (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Harry Akst (words) 		 Pub.
Oh How I Miss You Tonight (w&m) 1924 Mark Fisher (co-author)
Joe Burke (co-author)
Wright & Bessinger (perf.)
Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders (perf.)
Roy Steffens (perf.)
Lieut Frankel (perf.)
Steve Freda (perf.)
Betty Taylor (perf.)
Eva Clark (perf.) 		 Pub.
Oh, How I Miss You Tonight (w&m) 1924 Joe Burke (co-author)
Mark Fisher (co-author)
Steve Freda (perf.)
Betty Taylor (perf.)
Eva Clark (perf.)
Jim Doherty (perf.)
Roy Steffens (perf.)
George Lipschultz (perf.) 		 Pub. audioextmp315.gif
Waitin' Around 1924 J.F. Hanley (co-author)
Away From You 1925 Milton Ager (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Milton Ager (words) 		 Pub.
I Don't Want the World 1925 Jesse Greer (co-author)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Little Bit Bad, A 1925 Larry Conley (words)
Al Eldridge (words) 		 wvicon.gif
What Did I Do to You 1925 Larry Conley (co-author)  Pub.
Yearning Just For You (w&m) 1925 Joe Burke (co-author)
Gerald Griffin (perf.)
Morton Downey (perf.)
Yvette (perf.)
Mary Cranston (perf.)
Bryan Lee (perf.)
Mary Jayne (perf.)
John Hammond (perf.)
Tina Glenn (perf.)
Jack Richards (perf.)
Delbridge Gremmer (perf.)
Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra (perf.)
Vivian Hold (perf.)
Myrtle Leonard (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif audioextmp315.gif
After a While 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)  wvicon.gif
And Then I Forget 1926 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
Baby Face 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
Lee Morse (perf.)
Fisher & Keefe (perf.)
Charles Derickson (perf.)
Henri Keates (perf.)
Earl & Bell (perf.)
Sammy Kaye (perf.)
John D'Alessandro (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Ev'rything's Gonna Be All Right 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
Wright & Marion (perf.)
Three Australian Boys (perf.)
John Mertz (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Here Comes Malinda! 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
I'd Love to Meet That Old Sweetheart of Mine 1926 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
If I Only Had You Back Again 1926 Phil Spitalny (words)  Pub.
If I'd Only Believed in You 1926 Harry Akst (words)  Pub.
⇑ If You Miss Me As I Miss You 1926 Joe Burke (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Joe Burke (words) 		 Pub.
Lonely Eyes (w&m) 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
Phil Villani (perf.)
Tony Pace (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Lonesome and Sorry (w&m) 1926 Con Conrad (co-author)
Adelyn Jason (perf.)
Doris Gutow (perf.)
Edwards & Lilyan (perf.)
Bell Hawley (perf.)
Nita Bernard (perf.)
Jim Dempsey (perf.) 		 Pub.
Mike (w&m) 1926 Jesse Greer (co-author)  Pub.
My Baby Knows How (w&m) 1926 Harry Akst, Harry Richman (co-author)  Pub.
Oh How She Could Play the Ukulele 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Harry Akst (words) 		 Pub.
Roses Remind Me of You 1926 Al Sherman & (co-author)
Joe Burke Joe Burke (words) 		 Pub.
Sleepy Head 1926 Jesse Greer (co-author)
Paul Ash (perf.) 		 Pub.
Somebody's Lonely 1926 Joe Gold (co-author)
Jimmie Gallagher (perf.)
Ed Resener (perf.)
Arthur Black (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
All I Want Is You 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)
Sidney Clare (co-author)
Fisher & Keefe (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Are You Thinking of Me To-Night? 1927 L.W. Gilbert (words)
Harry Akst (words)
Arr. by May Singhi Breen		  wvicon.gif
Gorgeous (w&m) 1927 H. Akst (co-author)
Edwards & Lilyan (perf.)
Doree Leslie (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (w&m) 1927 Jesse Greer (co-author)
Ormonde Sisters (perf.) 		 Pub.
I've Got Nothin'-You've Got Nothin' (w&m) 1927 Pete Wendling (co-author)
Irving Maslof (words)
Lee Morse (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
It's a Million to One You're in Love (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)
Edith Clifford (perf.) 		 Pub.
My Hawaiian Song of Love (w&m) 1927 H. Akst (co-author)  wvicon.gif
No Wonder I'm Happy (w&m) 1927 H. Akst (co-author)  Pub.
Shanghai Dream Man (w&m) 1927 H. Akst (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Sweet Yvette (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
Sweetheart Memories 1927 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
⇑ We Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose (w&m) 1927 P. Wendling (co-author)
I. Maslof (co-author) 		 Pub.
Are We Downhearted? No! (w&m) 1928 A. Gottler (co-author)  Pub.
Blue Over You 1928 Joe Burke (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Joe Burke (words) 		 Pub.
Bluebird, Sing Me a Song (w&m) 1928 James Frederick Hanley (co-author)  Pub.
Carolina Moon (w&m) 1928 Joe Burke (co-author)
Jack Fulton (perf.)
Mike Landau (perf.)
Gene Austin (perf.)
Jimmie Green (perf.)
Don Santo (perf.)
Arr. by May Singhi Breen		  wvicon.gif
Driftwood 1928 Dohl Davis (co-author)
Abe Lyman (co-author)
Just a Little Bit O' Driftwood (w&m) 1928 Dohl Davis (co-author)
Norma Shearer (perf.)
Abe Lyman (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
That's How I Feel About You 1928 Archie Gottler (co-author)  Pub.
After Thinking It Over (w&m) 1929 Carmen Lombardo (co-author)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy 1929 Joe Burke (words)  wvicon.gif
As Long As You Believe in Me (w&m) 1929 N. Chase (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Flappers on Parade 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
J. Fred Coots (words) 		 wvicon.gif
I'm Only Making Believe 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
J. Fred Coots (words) 		 Pub.
Just Another Kiss (w&m) 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Veronica Wiggins (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Oh Sweetheart, Where Are You Tonight 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
J. Fred Coots (words) 		 wvicon.gif
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 (perf.) 		 Pub.
Say Hello to the Folks Back Home 1931 Carmen Lombardo (words)  wvicon.gif
Ev'ry Time My Heart Beats 1932 Gerald Marks (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Gerald Marks (words) 		 wvicon.gif
Love Tales 1933 Sam H. Stept, Milton Ager (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
Sam H. Stept (words)
Milton Ager (words) 		 wvicon.gif
⇑ Dancing and Dreaming 1934 J. Fred Coots (words)
Milton Ager (words) 		 Pub.
Wish Me Good Luck Kiss Me Good-Bye (w&m) 1934 M. Ager (co-author)  Pub.
I'm Grateful to You 1936 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Benny Davis (words)
J. Fred Coots (words)
That's What You Mean to Me 1936 J. Fred Coots (words)  wvicon.gif
Who Loves You? (w&m) 1936 J Fred Coots (co-author)  Pub.
You Started Me Dreaming 1936 J. Fred Coots (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Old Mill Wheel (w&m) 1939 M. Ager (co-author)
Jesse Greer (co-author) 		 Pub.
This Is No Dream (w&m) 1939 Tommy Dorsey (co-author)
Ted Shapiro (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
To You 1939 Tommy Dorsey (co-author)
Ted Shapiro (co-author)
Harry Richman (perf.)
Tommy Dorsey (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
From the Coast of Maine to the Rockies 1942 Russ Morgan (co-author)
Ted Murry (co-author)
Please Think of Me (w&m) 1942 Russ Morgan (co-author)
Ted Murry (co-author)
Hal McIntyre (perf.)
Freddy Martin (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
There's a Hundred Million Stars in the Star-Spangled Banner (w&m) 1945 Ted Murry (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Kiss and a Promise, A (w&m) 1950
Patricia (w&m) 1950  wvicon.gif
Christmas Day (w&m) 1952 Ted Murry (co-author)
Eddie Fisher (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Waiting For Billy (w&m) 1963 Ted Murry (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Whose Heart Are You Breakin' Tonight? (w&m) 1965 Ted Murray (co-author)  Pub.