Ira Schuster

Ira Schuster (October 13, 1889 – October 10, 1945) was an American songwriter, who worked as a pianist at various publishing companies on Tin Pan Alley in the early 20th Century.[1] He was also known as John Siras.[2]

Biography

He was born in New York City on October 13, 1889 to Sarah and Morris Schuster. His father was from Germany and his mother from England. He had a brother, Joseph Schuster (vaudeville).[3] Schuster married Minnie and had two children, Wallace Schuster and Phoebe Schuster.

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.[1] 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."[1]

Schuster died in New York, aged 55, in October 1945.[7]

Legacy

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1]

Songs

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Notable Writers - Ira Schuster". Songwriters Hall of Fame. 1945-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  2. ↑ "Schuster, Ira (1889-1945) - People and organisations - Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Schuster, Music Publisher. Song Writer, Ex-Vaudeville and Radio Performer Dies. Teamed With Tucker". New York Times. June 11, 1959. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Recording: In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Ted Lewis and His Band". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  5. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. 1945-01-23. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  6. ↑ "I'm Alone Because I Love You - Nat King Cole : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  7. ↑ "Songwriter details". dbopm. 1945-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-02.

External links