Andrew B. Sterling

Born: August 26, 1874
Died: August 11, 1955
Country: United States
IPI: 00029596447 11 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Born in New York City, after he graduated from high school, he began writing songs and vaudevilles. An important event was his meeting with the composer Harry Von Tilzer in 1898. The two began a songwriting partnership that lasted almost 30 years.
Inducted into the Songwriting Hall of Fame in 1970

Songs written by Andrew B. Sterling

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Crazy Quilt	Andrew B. Sterling, Paul Van Loan	B. A. Rolfe and His Palais d'Or Orchestra	June 29, 1926	Covered by (18 artists)
Do You Take This Woman for Your Lawful Wife?	Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling	William Halley	January 27, 1914	Covered by (2 artists)
Hearts Win, You Lose	Andrew B. Sterling	Excelsior Quartette	April 10, 1922	Covered by (3 artists)
I'll Be There, I'll Be There, Mary Dear	Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling	Byron G. Harlan & Frank P. Banta	June 15, 1902	Covered by (12 artists)
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis	Kerry Mills, Andrew B. Sterling			Covered by (36 artists)
Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown	Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling			Covered by (8 artists)
Strike Up the Band (Here Comes a Sailor)	Charles B. Ward, Andrew B. Sterling			Covered by (3 artists)
Under the Anheuser Bush	Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling	Billy Murray	January 15, 1904	Covered by (25 artists)
Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie	Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling	Byron G. Harlan	September 19, 1905	Covered by (50 artists)
When My Baby Smiles at Me	Ted Lewis, Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling, Billy Munro	Ted Lewis Jazz Band	January 12, 1920	Covered by (30 artists)
When the Harvest Moon Is Shining	Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling	Charles Hart & Shaw Elliot	November 1919	Covered by (3 artists)