George W. Meyer aka Geo. W. Meyer (January 1, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts - August 28, 1959, New York City

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) was an American Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century...

 songwriter.

Meyer wrote the music for the song "For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal (song)

For Me And My Gal is a 1917 popular standard song by George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, and E. Ray Goetz.This song was used in the 1942 film of the same name, where it is the first song that Jo Hayden and Harry Palmer perform together....

" and many others. He had a publishing company Geo. W. Meyer Co. located at the Exchange Bldg, 143 West 45th Street, New York City, where he published his songs and the songs of other songwriters as well.

Songs

• When I First Met You
• For Me and My Gal
  For Me and My Gal (song)
  For Me And My Gal is a 1917 popular standard song by George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie, and E. Ray Goetz.This song was used in the 1942 film of the same name, where it is the first song that Jo Hayden and Harry Palmer perform together....
  
  
• I'm Awfully Glad I Met You
• Brass Band Ephraham Jones
• Cover Me Up With The Sunshine Of Virginia
• If You Were the Only Girl in the World
• Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?, used in Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
  Robinson Crusoe, Jr.
  Robinson Crusoe, Jr. is a Broadway musical with a book by Edgar Smith, lyrics by Harold R. Atteridge, and music by Sigmund Romberg and James Hanley....
  
  
• Everything Is Peaches Down in Georgia
• If He Can Fight Like He Can Love, Good Night, Germany!
• Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old ‘Tucky Home
• Sittin' in a Corner
• I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird
• Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
• Someone Is Losin' Susan
• My Song of the Nile
• I'm Sure of Everything But You
• I Believe in Miracles
• The Girl I Left Behind Me
• I'm Growing Fonder of You
• There Are Such Things
  There Are Such Things
  "There Are Such Things" is a popular song by Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, and George W. Meyer, published in 1942.The most popular version of the song, by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, reached #1 on the charts, but many other versions have been recorded since....