Haven Gillespie  (1888-1975)
Last updated: 18.12.23
James Lamont Gillespie, pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist born in Covington, Kentucky. He collaborated with a number of people such as Beasley Smith, Erwin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town.

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Haven Gillespie  (1888-1975) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
b001a9h43q_m.jpgSome Little Bird
Music by: Haven Gillespie.
Co-Author: Lindsay McPhail, Egbert A. van Alstyne
Publisher: Van Alsytne & Curtis
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Printed: 1920. Sheet Music. Limited Availability.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
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cylinder15.gif Tin Pan Parade (1928) Richard A. Whiting V. de Leath Edison Blue Amberol: 5532
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Feelin' the Way I Do (1929) H. Gillespie (w&m)
Charles Cooke (coauth.)
C.N. Daniels (coauth.)
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pdf15.gif Some Little Bird (1920) H. Gillespie (w&m)
L. McPhail (coauth.)
E.A. van Alstyne (coauth.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 13 works by Haven Gillespie (1888-1975). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Come Back to Your Little Boy Blue (w&m) 1918  wvicon.gif
Some Little Bird (w&m) 1920 Lindsay McPhail (co-author)
Egbert A. van Alstyne (co-author)
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Skeezix (w&m) 1923 Louise Fields (co-author)
Egbert A. van Alstyne (co-author)
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You're in Kentucky Sure As You're Born (w&m) 1923 George A Little (co-author)
Larry Shay (co-author)
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Blinky Moon Bay (w&m) 1925 George A. Little (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Breezin' Along With the Breeze (w&m) 1926 Seymour Simons (co-author)
Richard A Whiting (co-author)
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Tin Pan Parade (w&m) 1927 Richard A. Whiting (co-author)
Ford & Glenn (perf.)
Vaughn de Leath (perf.)
Harold T. Pease (perf.)
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Chinky Chinee Bogey Man 1929 Richard Whiting (co-author)
Charles Neil Daniels (co-author)
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Feelin' the Way I Do (w&m) 1929 Charles Cooke (co-author)
Charles Neil Daniels (co-author)
 Pub.
My Sweetheart (w&m) 1929 Little Jack Little (co-author)
Little Jack Little (perf.)
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Bless Your Little Heart (w&m) 1930 Joe Bennett (co-author)
Charlie Straight (co-author)
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Sleepy Town Express, The (w&m) 1930  wvicon.gif
It's Mating Time (w&m) 1935 Abel Baer (co-author)
J. Fred Coots (co-author)
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