Ira Schuster
Ira Schuster (October 13, 1889 – October 10, 1945)[1] was an American songwriter, who worked as a pianist at various publishing companies on Tin Pan Alley in the early 20th Century.[2] He was also known as John Siras.[3]
Born in New York City, United States, Schuster collaborated with other notable songwriters of the time, and had a string of hits in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. Schuster was also one of the first songwriters to form his own publishing company.[2] His best known songs include "Hold Me," "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town,"[4] "Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes," "I Am an American," "Go Home and Tell Your Mother," "Any Day Now,"[5] "I'm Alone Because I Love You"[6] and "Let’s Grow Old Together."[2]
Schuster was a husband and father to two children, Wally and Phoebe.
Schuster died in New York, aged 55, in October 1945. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[2]
References
- ↑ "Songwriter details". dbopm. 1945-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Notable Writers - Ira Schuster". Songwriters Hall of Fame. 1945-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ↑ "Schuster, Ira (1889-1945) - People and organisations - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ↑ "Recording: In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Ted Lewis and His Band". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ↑ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. 1945-01-23. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ↑ "I'm Alone Because I Love You - Nat King Cole : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
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