Benny Davis  (1895-1979)
Last updated: 07.11.24
According to the Internet source given below, Benny Davis was an American vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs born in New York City.
Voted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, his most popular song was probably Baby Face (1926) published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., New York & Detroit, USA whilst Margie (1920's) with music by Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson became a jazz standard.
He died in Miami, Florida.
Benny Davis  (1895-1979) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
b004wjsr28_m.jpgBaby Face
Music by: Benny Davis.
Words by: Harry Akst
Performed by: Earl & Bell
Publisher: Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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Printed: 1926. Sheet Music.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif Oh How I Miss You Tonight (1925) Joe Burke
Mark Fisher		 Jim Doherty Edison Blue Amberol: 5045
cylinder15.gif I'm Nobody's Baby (1921) Aileen Stanley Edison Blue Amberol: 4327
cylinder15.gif Angel Child (1922) George Price
A. Silver		 Broadway Dance Orchestra Edison Blue Amberol: 4517
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif I'm Nobody's Baby (1921) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (1927) B. Davis Kate Smith Columbia: W143477
recordmp3.gif Little Smile, a Little Kiss, A (1927) B. Davis Kate Smith Columbia: W144523
recordmp3.gif Old Mill Wheel (1939) B. Davis Dick Todd Victor: BS-038238
recordmp3.gif Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart (1939) B. Davis Dick Todd Victor: BS-042708
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Jazz Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif At the High Brown Babies' Ball (1919) B. Davis (w&m)
Sid Erdman (coauth.)
E. Erdman (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Baby Face (1926) B. Davis (music)
H. Akst (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Greer wvicon.gif



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pdf15.gif		 I'm Nobody's Baby (1921) B. Davis (music)
M. Ager (words)
L. Santly (words)
Judy Garland (perf.)
Mickey Rooney (perf.)
Judy Garland (perf.)
Mickey Rooney (perf.)
Aileen Stanley (perf.)
Lewis Stone (perf.)
Cecelia Parker (perf.)
Fay Holden (perf.)
Ann Rutherford (perf.)
Diana Lewis (perf.)		 Piano


Indiana
Sheet Music Singer		 Pub.
pdf15.gif Lonesome and Sorry (1926) B. Davis (w&m)
C. Conrad (coauth.)		 Piano Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Maybe (1920) B. Davis (w&m) Piano, Voice Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Oh How I Miss You Tonight (1924) B. Davis (w&m)
Joe Burke (coauth.)
Mark Fisher (coauth.)
George Lipschultz (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Greer wvicon.gif
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pdf15.gif		 Poor Little Me (1922) B. Davis (w&m)

 Piano, Voice IMSLP
Indiana
Indiana		 Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 90 works by Benny Davis (1895-1979). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
At the High Brown Babies' Ball (w&m) 1919 Sid Erdman (co-author)
Ernie Erdman (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
She's a Home Girl 1919 Abner Silver (co-author)
Mammy's Little Sugar Plum (w&m) 1920 Ernie Erdman (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Margie 1920 Con Conrad (co-author)
J. Russel Robinson (co-author)
Victoria Carmen (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Maybe (w&m) 1920  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
I'm Nobody's Baby 1921 Milton Ager (words)
Lester Santly (words)
Judy Garland (perf.)
Marion Harris (perf.)
Fay Holden (perf.)
Diana Lewis (perf.)
Cecelia Parker (perf.)
Mickey Rooney (perf.)
Ann Rutherford (perf.)
Aileen Stanley (perf.)
Lewis Stone (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gifpdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif record15.gif
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Make Believe 1921 Jack Shilkret (words)  wvicon.gif
Angel Child 1922 George Price (co-author)
Abner Silver (co-author)
Broadway Dance Orchestra (perf.) 		  cylinder15.gif
Poor Little Me (w&m) 1922  wvicon.gif pdf15.gifpdf15.gifpdf15.gif
I'm Somebody Nobody Loves (w&m) 1923 Benton Ley (co-author)
Harry Akst (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
Pretty Little Thing (w&m) 1923 Harry Akst (co-author)
Russell Hird (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
⇑ Smile Will Go A Long Way, A 1923 Harry Akst (co-author)
Henry Santrey (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Behind the Clouds 1924 B. G De Sylva (co-author)
Corinne Copper (perf.)
Bernie Dunn (perf.)
Margie LaMarr (perf.)
Charlotte Meyers (perf.)
Mary Tudor (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Main Street Wasn't Big Enough For Mary (w&m) 1924 Abner Silver (co-author)  Pub.
Nobody Loves You Like I Do (w&m) 1924 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
Oh How I Miss You Tonight (w&m) 1924 Joe Burke (co-author)
Mark Fisher (co-author)
Frank Bessinger (perf.)
Maxine Brown (perf.)
Wm Castle (perf.)
Eva Clark (perf.)
Jim Doherty (perf.)
Lieut Frankel (perf.)
Steve Freda (perf.)
Johnny Hamp (perf.)
Jack Housh (perf.)
Mary Jayne (perf.)
Louise Lake (perf.)
George Lipschultz (perf.)
Loomis Sisters (perf.)
Don Romine (perf.)
Glenn C. Smith (perf.)
Roy Steffens (perf.)
Betty Taylor (perf.)
Frank Wright (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif  cylinder15.gif
Waitin' Around 1924 James F. Hanley (co-author)
Away From You (w&m) 1925 Milton Ager (co-author)  Pub.
I Don't Want the World 1925 Jesse Greer (co-author)  Pub.
Little Bit Bad, A 1925 Larry Conley (words)
Al Eldridge (words) 		 wvicon.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
What Did I Do to You 1925 Larry Conley (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Yearning Just For You 1925 Joe Burke (co-author)
Margie Carson (perf.)
Gerald Griffin (perf.)
Vivian Holt (perf.)
Myrtle Leonard (perf.)
Albert Hay Malotte (perf.)
Multnomah Hotel Strollers (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
After a While 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)  wvicon.gif
And Then I Forget 1926 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
Baby Face 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
John D'Alessandro (perf.)
Mack Davis (perf.)
Charles Derickson (perf.)
Earl & Bell (perf.)
Fisher & Keefe (perf.)
Sammy Kaye (perf.)
Henri Keates (perf.)
Joseph Knecht (perf.)
Lee Morse (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif pdf15.gif
Ev'rything's Gonna Be All Right 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
Three Australian Boys (perf.)
John Mertz (perf.)
Wright & Marion (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Here Comes Malinda! 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
I'd Love to Meet That Old Sweetheart of Mine 1926 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
If I Only Had You Back Again 1926 Phil Spitalny (words)  Pub.
If I'd Only Believed in You 1926 Harry Akst (words)  Pub.
If You Miss Me As I Miss You (w&m) 1926 Joe Burke (co-author)  Pub.
⇑ Lonely Eyes (w&m) 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
Tony Pace (perf.)
Phil Villani (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Lonesome and Sorry (w&m) 1926 Con Conrad (co-author)
Nita Bernard (perf.)
Jim Dempsey (perf.)
Mr Edwards (perf.)
Pacific Comedy Four (perf.)
Doris Gutow (perf.)
Bell Hawley (perf.)
Elsie Huber (perf.)
Adelyn Jason (perf.)
Daisy Leon (perf.)
Harold Leonard (perf.)
Pete Larkin & Dick Sexton (perf.)
Harry Pollack (perf.)
Aileen Stanley (perf.)
Parnassus Trio (perf.)
John T. Vorpe (perf.)
Lilyan Waterson (perf.)
Bernard Weber (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif
Mike (w&m) 1926 Jesse Greer (co-author)  Pub.
My Baby Knows How (w&m) 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
Harry Richman (co-author) 		 Pub.
Oh How She Could Play the Ukulele (w&m) 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
Roses Remind Me of You 1926 Al Sherman (co-author)
Joe Burke (co-author) 		 Pub.
Sleepy Head 1926 Jesse Greer (co-author)
Paul Ash (perf.) 		 Pub.
Somebody's Lonely (w&m) 1926 Joe Gold (co-author)
Arthur Black (perf.)
Julia Clifford (perf.)
Jimmie Gallagher (perf.)
Carrie Lillie (perf.)
Ed Resener (perf.)
Eddie Swartz (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
All I Want Is You 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)
Sidney Clare (co-author)
Fisher & Keefe (perf.)
Doree Leslie (perf.) 		 Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Are You Thinking of Me To-Night? 1927 Louis Wolfe Gilbert (words)
Harry Akst (words)
Arr. by May Singhi Breen		  wvicon.gif
Gorgeous (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)
Mr Edwards (perf.)
Doree Leslie (perf.)
Lilyan Waterson (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (w&m) 1927 Jesse Greer (co-author)
Ormonde Sisters (perf.)
Kate Smith (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif
I've Got Nothin'-You've Got Nothin' (w&m) 1927 Pete Wendling (co-author)
Irving Maslof (words)
Lee Morse (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
It's a Million to One You're in Love (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)
Edith Clifford (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Little Smile, a Little Kiss, A 1927 Joseph Meyer (co-author)
Kate Smith (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
My Hawaiian Song of Love (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)  wvicon.gif
No Wonder I'm Happy (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
Shanghai Dream Man (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Sweet Yvette (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
Sweetheart Memories 1927 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
⇑ We Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose (w&m) 1927 Pete Wendling (co-author)
Irving Maslof (co-author) 		 Pub.
Are We Downhearted? No! (w&m) 1928 Archie Gottler (co-author)  Pub.
Blue Over You (w&m) 1928 Joe Burke (co-author)  Pub.
Bluebird, Sing Me a Song (w&m) 1928 James Frederick Hanley (co-author)  Pub.
Carolina Moon (w&m) 1928 Joe Burke (co-author)
Gene Austin (perf.)
Jack Fulton (perf.)
Jimmie Green (perf.)
Mike Landau (perf.)
Alice Remsen (perf.)
Don Santo (perf.)
Arr. by May Singhi Breen		  wvicon.gif
Driftwood 1928 Dohl Davis (co-author)
Abe Lyman (co-author)
Just a Little Bit O' Driftwood (w&m) 1928 Dohl Davis (co-author)
Abe Lyman (perf.)
Norma Shearer (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
That's How I Feel About You 1928 Archie Gottler (co-author)  Pub.
After Thinking It Over (w&m) 1929 Carmen Lombardo (co-author)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy 1929 Joe Burke (words)  wvicon.gif
As Long As You Believe in Me (w&m) 1929 Newell Chase (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Flappers on Parade (w&m) 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)  wvicon.gif
I'm Only Making Believe (w&m) 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)  Pub.
Just Another Kiss (w&m) 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Veronica Wiggins (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Oh Sweetheart, Where Are You Tonight (w&m) 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Red Hot and Blue Rhythm 1929
Everyone in Town Loves Little Mary Brown (w&m) 1931 Jesse Greer (co-author)
Nick Lucas (perf.) 		 Pub.
Say Hello to the Folks Back Home 1931 Carmen Lombardo (words)  wvicon.gif
Ev'ry Time My Heart Beats (w&m) 1932 Gerald Marks (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Love Tales (w&m) 1933 Sam H. Stept (co-author)
Milton Ager (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
⇑ Dancing and Dreaming 1934 J. Fred Coots (words)
Milton Ager (words) 		 Pub.
Three Little Pigs 1934  wvicon.gif
Wish Me Good Luck Kiss Me Good-Bye (w&m) 1934 Milton Ager (co-author)  Pub.
I'm Grateful to You (w&m) 1936 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
That's What You Mean to Me 1936 J. Fred Coots (words)  wvicon.gif
Who Loves You? (w&m) 1936 J Fred Coots (co-author)  Pub.
You Started Me Dreaming 1936 J. Fred Coots (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Old Mill Wheel (w&m) 1939 Milton Ager (co-author)
Jesse Greer (co-author)
Dick Todd (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart 1939 Milton Ager (co-author)
Jesse Greer (co-author)
Dick Todd (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
This Is No Dream (w&m) 1939 Thomas Andrew Dorsey (co-author)
Ted Shapiro (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
To You 1939 Thomas Andrew Dorsey (co-author)
Ted Shapiro (co-author)
Tommy Dorsey (perf.)
Harry Richman (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
From the Coast of Maine to the Rockies 1942 Russ Morgan (co-author)
Ted Murry (co-author)
Please Think of Me (w&m) 1942 Russ Morgan (co-author)
Ted Murry (co-author)
Freddy Martin (perf.)
Hal McIntyre (perf.)
Jan Savitt (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
There's a Hundred Million Stars in the Star-Spangled Banner (w&m) 1945 Ted Murry (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Kiss and a Promise, A (w&m) 1950
Patricia (w&m) 1950  Pub.
Christmas Day (w&m) 1952 Ted Murry (co-author)
Eddie Fisher (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Waiting For Billy (w&m) 1963 Ted Murry (co-author)  wvicon.gif
Whose Heart Are You Breakin' Tonight? (w&m) 1965 Ted Murray (co-author)  Pub.