- Real name
- Charles Gates Dawes
- Born
- August 27, 1865
- Died
- April 23, 1951
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00060750889 2 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
- Pianist, composer, banker and the 30th Vice President of the United States (from 1925-1929). Dawes wrote "Melody in A Major" in 1912, which was a very popular tune at the time. When lyrics were added by Carl Sigman in 1951, the melody was transformed into the pop song.
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