Jesse Greer(1896-1970)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Songwriter, composer and pianist, educated in the High School of
Commerce. He began his career as a relief pianist in a film theatre,
then served in World War I. Thereafter he was a pianist for music
publishers, and joined ASCAP in 1923. His musical collaborators
included Walter Hirsch, George Jessel, Raymond Clages, Harry Rose,
Stanley Adams, Harold Adamson and Bert Mann, and his popular-song
compositions include "Kitty from Kansas City", "Baby Blue Eyes",
"Climbing Up the Ladder of Love", "Sleepy Head", "Once in a Lifetime",
"Just You, Just Me", "Spellbound", "You Fit Into the Picture", "Did You
Mean It?", "On the Beach With You", "I Fell and Broke My Heart", "Old
Mill Wheel", "Sittin' in the Dark", "Flapperette", "Freshie", "What Do
I Care", "The Hills of My Connecticut", "You Can't Tell a Lie to Your
Heart", "Two Broken Hearts", "Wrong", "Two Timer", and "Extra! All
About that Gal of Mine".