Dave Dreyer(1894-1967)
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Songwriter ("Me and My Shadow", "You Can't Be True, Dear", "Honey
Babe", "Cecilia"), composer, author, pianist and publisher, and an
accompanist for Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, Belle Baker, and Frank Fay.
He was a pianist for a music publishing company and staff pianist for
the Irving Berlin Music Company in 1923 (where he became manager in
1941). Between 1929 and 1940, he wrote film scores, and headed the
music department at RKO Radio Pictures. In 1947, he founded his own
music publishing firm. Joining ASCAP in 1925, his chief musical
collaborators included Billy Rose, Ballard Macdonald, and Herman Ruby.
His other popular-song compositions include "There's a Rainbow 'Round
My Shoulder", "Back in Your Own Back Yard", "Four Walls", "Golden
Gate", "In a Little Second Hand Store", "Wabash Moon", "I'm Following
You", "I Wanna Sing About You", "I'm Keeping Company", "The Wall",
"Next Stop Paradise", "Hold My Hand", and "What Am I Supposed to
Do?".