Egan
Raymond Blanning Egan (November 14, 1890 – October 13, 1952) was a Canadian-born American songwriter of popular music. Many of his songs have appeared in films and musical theatre. He often collaborated with composer
Richard A. Whiting .
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Early life and education
Egan was born in
Windsor, Ontario . He moved with his family to the United States in 1892 and settled in
Michigan , where he attended the
University of Michigan .
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Career
Egan's first job was a bank clerk, but he soon moved on to be a staff writer for Ginnells Music Co. in
Detroit .
Beginning in the 1910s, he and Whiting wrote many popular songs, including "Till We Meet Again", "The Japanese Sandman"
[4] and "Ain't We Got Fun".
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Egan wrote songs for Vaudeville
[4] and for Broadway acts, including Robinson Crusoe, Jr., Silks and Satins, Holka Polka and Earl Carroll’s Sketch Book of 1935. He also wrote a number of songs for the films
Paramount on Parade ,
Red-Headed Woman ,
The Prizefighter and the Lady and MGM's 1932 Lord Byron of Broadway .
[6] As well as Whiting, he later went on to write songs with
Walter Donaldson ,
Ted Fiorito ,
Harry Tierney , and
Gus Kahn .
His song "I Never Knew" was included on Judy Garland's 1950 Second Souvenir Album .
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Egan died in
Westport, Connecticut , aged 61. He was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
[8] One of his works (co-written with Richard A. Whiting) named Hands In Hand Again was remixed and covered by the dark ambient band
Midnight Syndicate in their 2005 album
The 13th Hour .
Selected compositions
"Coaling Up in Colon Town" (1916). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"Bravest Heart of All" (1917). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"I Wonder Where My Buddies Are To-Night" (1917). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"
So Long, Mother " (1917). m:
Egbert Van Alstyne
[10]
"Throw Me a Kiss from Over the Sea" (1917). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"I'll Love You More for Losing You a While" (1918). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"Kaiser Bill" (1918). m:
Egbert Van Alstyne
[9]
"Smile as You Kiss Me Good-Bye" (1918). m:
Art Gillham
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"
Till We Meet Again " (1918). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"You'll Be Welcome as Flowers in the Maytime" (1918). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"Eyes of the Army" (1919). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"Hand in Hand Again" (1919). m: Richard A. Whiting
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"Rose of Verdun" (1919). m: Richard A. Whiting
[10]
"They Called it Dixieland"
"Mammy’s Little Coal Black Rose"
"Where the Morning Glories Grow"
"
Ain't We Got Fun? "
"
The Japanese Sandman "
[11]
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"In a Little While"
"Tea Leaves"
"Sleepy Time Gal"
[13]
"You’re Still an Old Sweetheart of Mine"
"Some Sunday Morning"
"Three on a Match"
"Somebody’s Wrong"
"Tell Me Why You Smile, Mona Lisa"
"Dear Old Gal, Who’s Your Pal Tonight?"
"There Ain’t No Maybe in My Baby’s Eyes"
"I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody"
"Downstream Drifter"
"Red Headed Woman”
References
^ Adam Harvey (6 March 2007).
The Soundtracks of Woody Allen: A Complete Guide to the Songs and Music in Every Film, 1969-2005 . McFarland. p. 129.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2968-4 .
^ Ann Ommen van der Merwe (26 March 2009).
The Ziegfeld Follies: A History in Song . Scarecrow Press. p. 152.
ISBN
978-0-8108-6716-1 .
^ Don Tyler (1 January 2007).
Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-rock Era . McFarland. p. 385.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2946-2 .
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b Marvin E. Paymer; Don E. Post (1999).
Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs, 1920-1945 . Noble House Publishers. p. 11.
ISBN
978-1-881907-09-1 .
^
Michigan History Magazine . Vol. 85. Michigan Department of State. 2001. p. 53.
^ Edwin M. Bradley (1 January 2004).
The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932 . McFarland. p. 225.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2029-2 .
^
"Judy Garland Second Souvenir Album" . AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann.
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"Raymond Egan" . Canadian Songwriters' Hall of Fame website
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g Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music - Volume 1 . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 59, 77, 127, 209, 263, 277, 333.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2798-7 .
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f Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music - Volume 2 . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 563, 588, 590, 698, 705, 805.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2799-4 .
^ Irene Kahn Atkins (1 February 1983).
Source music in motion pictures . Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 63.
ISBN
978-0-8386-3076-1 .
^ Arnold Shaw (30 November 1989).
The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920s . Oxford University Press. p. 109.
ISBN
978-0-19-536298-5 .
^ Dan Dietz (18 February 2016).
The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals . Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 19–20.
ISBN
978-1-4422-6092-4 .
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