Benny Davis  (1895-1979)
Last updated: 18.03.25
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.
Suppliers: flag15us.gif
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
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif At the High Brown Babies' Ball (1919) Sid Erdman
E. Erdman		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Away From You M. Ager James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Baby Face (1926) H. Akst James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Behind the Clouds (1924) B. G De Sylva James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Bluebird Sing Me a Song James Frederick Hanley James Pitt Payne
audiomidi15.gif Carolina Moon Joe Burke Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Dancing and Dreaming J. Fred Coots
M. Ager		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Ev'ry New Tomor-Ra' (1962) M. Ager James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif I'm Nobody's Baby (1921) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif In No Time at All (1963) H. Akst
M. Ager		 John Gutglueck
audiomidi15.gif Mammy's Little Sugar Plum (1920) E. Erdman Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Oh How I Miss You Tonight (1924) Joe Burke
Mark Fisher		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Old Mill Wheel (1939) M. Ager
Jesse Greer		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Side Street Troubadour (1940) M. Ager
H. Akst		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Smile Will Go a Long Long Way (1923), A H. Akst James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif  ⇑Somebody's Lonely J. Gold James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart (1939) M. Ager
Jesse Greer		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif There's Too Many Eyes That Wanna Make Eyes (1929) J. Fred Coots
Steve Nelson		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Until Today (1936) J. Fred Coots
O. Levant		 James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Wish Me Good Luck Kiss Me Good-Bye (1934) M. Ager James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Yearning Just For You (1925) Joe Burke 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
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
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pdf15.gif		 At the High Brown Babies' Ball (1919) B. Davis (w&m)
Sid Erdman (coauth.)
E. Erdman (coauth.)
 Piano, Voice Indiana
Sheet Music Singer		 wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Away From You (1925) B. Davis (w&m)
M. Ager (coauth.)
Charles Russell (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif		 Baby Face (1926) B. Davis (music)
H. Akst (coauth.)
 Piano, Voice Greer
Sheet Music Singer		 wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Behind the Clouds (1924) B. Davis (w&m)
B. G De Sylva (coauth.)
Milton Slosser (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Bluebird, Sing Me a Song (1928) B. Davis (w&m)
James Frederick Hanley (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Carolina Moon (1928) B. Davis (w&m)
Joe Burke (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Dancing and Dreaming (1934) B. Davis (w&m)
J. Fred Coots (coauth.)
M. Ager (coauth.)
Little Jackie Heller (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif  ⇑Ev'ry New Tomor-Ra' (1962) B. Davis (w&m)
M. Ager (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer



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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 In No Time at All (1963) B. Davis (w&m)
H. Akst (coauth.)
M. Ager (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer
pdf15.gif Lonesome and Sorry (1926) B. Davis (w&m)
C. Conrad (coauth.)		 Piano Greer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Mammy's Little Sugar Plum (1920) B. Davis (w&m)
E. Erdman (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Maybe (1920) B. Davis (w&m) Piano, Voice Greer Pub.



pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif		 Oh How I Miss You Tonight (1924) B. Davis (w&m)
Joe Burke (coauth.)
Mark Fisher (coauth.)
George Lipschultz (perf.)
Eva Clark (perf.)		 Piano, Voice


Greer
Sheet Music Singer		 wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Old Mill Wheel (1939) B. Davis (w&m)
M. Ager (coauth.)
Jesse Greer (coauth.)
Denis Collinson (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif
pdf15.gif		  ⇑Poor Little Me (1922) B. Davis (w&m)

 Piano, Voice IMSLP
Indiana
Indiana		 Pub.
pdf15.gif Side Street Troubadour (1940) B. Davis (w&m)
M. Ager (coauth.)
H. Akst (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Smile Will Go a Long Long Way (1923), A B. Davis (w&m)
H. Akst (coauth.)
Henry Santrey (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Somebody's Lonely (1926) B. Davis (w&m)
J. Gold (coauth.)
George Olsen (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart (1939) B. Davis (music)
M. Ager (coauth.)
Jesse Greer (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif There's Too Many Eyes That Wanna Make Eyes (1929) B. Davis (w&m)
J. Fred Coots (coauth.)
Steve Nelson (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Until Today (1936) B. Davis (w&m)
J. Fred Coots (coauth.)
O. Levant (coauth.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Wish Me Good Luck Kiss Me Good-Bye (1934) B. Davis (w&m)
M. Ager (coauth.)
Dorothy Page (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif  ⇑Yearning Just For You (1925) B. Davis (music)
Joe Burke (coauth.)
Charles Derickson (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 91 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.gifpdf15.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 pdf15.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
 cylinder15.gif
Poor Little Me (w&m) 1922  wvicon.gif pdf15.gifpdf15.gifpdf15.gif
Pretty Little Thing (w&m) 1923 Harry Akst (co-author)
Russell Hird (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif
Smile Will Go a Long Long Way, A (w&m) 1923 Harry Akst (co-author)
Henry Santrey (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
Behind the Clouds (w&m) 1924 B. G De Sylva (co-author)
Corinne Copper (perf.)
Bernie Dunn (perf.)
Peggy English (perf.)
Margie LaMarr (perf.)
Charlotte Meyers (perf.)
Milton Slosser (perf.)
Mary Tudor (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.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.gifpdf15.gif  cylinder15.gif
Waitin' Around 1924 James F. Hanley (co-author)
Away From You (w&m) 1925 Milton Ager (co-author)
Charles Russell (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
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
What Did I Do to You 1925 Larry Conley (co-author)  Pub.
Yearning Just For You 1925 Joe Burke (co-author)
Margie Carson (perf.)
Charles Derickson (perf.)
Gerald Griffin (perf.)
Vivian Holt (perf.)
Myrtle Leonard (perf.)
Albert Hay Malotte (perf.)
Multnomah Hotel Strollers (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif 
After a While 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)  Pub.
And Then I Forget 1926 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
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.gifpdf15.gif 
Ev'rything's Gonna Be All Right 1926 Harry Akst (co-author)
John Mertz (perf.)
Three Australian Boys (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)  wvicon.gif
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.)
Parnassus Trio (perf.)
Pete Larkin & Dick Sexton (perf.)
Harry Pollack (perf.)
Aileen Stanley (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.)
George Olsen (perf.)
Ed Resener (perf.)
Eddie Swartz (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
All I Want Is You 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)
Sidney Clare (co-author)
Fisher & Keefe (perf.)
Doree Leslie (perf.) 		 Pub.
Are You Thinking of Me To-Night? 1927 Louis Wolfe Gilbert (words)
Harry Akst (words)
Arr. by May Singhi Breen		  Pub.
Gorgeous (w&m) 1927 Harry Akst (co-author)
Mr Edwards (perf.)
Doree Leslie (perf.)
Lilyan Waterson (perf.) 		 Pub.
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.) 		 Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
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)  wvicon.gif
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) 		 wvicon.gif
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. pdf15.gif 
⇑ 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 pdf15.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)  wvicon.gif
All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy 1929 Joe Burke (words)  Pub.
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.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
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
There's Too Many Eyes That Wanna Make Eyes (w&m) 1929 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Steve Nelson (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
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 (w&m) 1934 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Milton Ager (co-author)
Little Jackie Heller (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif 
Three Little Pigs 1934  wvicon.gif
Wish Me Good Luck Kiss Me Good-Bye (w&m) 1934 Milton Ager (co-author)
Dorothy Page (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif 
⇑ 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
Until Today (w&m) 1936 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Oscar Levant (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.gif 
Who Loves You? (w&m) 1936 J Fred Coots (co-author)  wvicon.gif
You Started Me Dreaming 1936 J. Fred Coots (co-author)  Pub.
Old Mill Wheel (w&m) 1939 Milton Ager (co-author)
Jesse Greer (co-author)
Denis Collinson (perf.)
Dick Todd (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif
Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart 1939 Milton Ager (co-author)
Jesse Greer (co-author)
Dick Todd (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif
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
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Side Street Troubadour (w&m) 1940 Milton Ager (co-author)
Harry Akst (co-author) 		 wvicon.gif pdf15.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  wvicon.gif
Christmas Day (w&m) 1952 Ted Murry (co-author)
Eddie Fisher (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Ev'ry New Tomor-Ra' (w&m) 1962 Milton Ager (co-author)  pdf15.gif 
In No Time at All (w&m) 1963 Harry Akst (co-author)
Milton Ager (co-author) 		 pdf15.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.