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American composer
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Male
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Birth:
12 July 1878(New York City, New York, USA)
Death:
9 May 1951
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Bert Grant (1878–1951) was a composer, pianist, and charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
Biography
He was born in New York in 1878.
He worked for both Tin Pan Alley music publishers and Broadway theater companies.
He performed the first musical broadcast from Roselle Park, New Jersey.
Selected works
- Along the Rocky Road to Dublin
- Arrah Go On, I'm Gonna Go Back To Oregon
- Blue Bird
- If I Knock the 'L' out of Kelly
- In the Light of the Same Old Moon
- The Trolley Car Swing
- The Worst Is Yet to Come
- When the Angelus is Ringing
- When The Sun Goes Down In Romany: My Heart Goes Roaming Back To You
- When You're Away
Selected Broadway credits
- Cinderella on Broadway
Awards
17 of his songs are in the National Jukebox at the Library of Congress.