Fred E. Ahlert

Real name: Frederick Emil Ahlert
Born: September 19, 1892
Died: October 20, 1953
Country: United States
IPI: 00000298325
Comments: Popular songwriter. After graduating from Fordham Law School, Ahlert took a job as an arranger, began composing and in 1928 started his own publishing company.
Family: Richard Ahlert Son
Related: Roy Turk Frequent collaborator.

Songs written by Fred E. Ahlert

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)	Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert	Aristocrats	1931	Covered by (102 artists)
I'll Follow You	Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert	Ben Bernie and His Orchestra	1932	Covered by (5 artists)
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)	Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert	Nick Lucas	1929	Covered by (81 artists)
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter	Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm	1935	Covered by (169 artists)
Love, You Funny Thing	Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert	Bing Crosby	1932	Covered by (7 artists)
Mean to Me	Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	1929	Covered by (180 artists)
Take My Heart	Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert	Nat Brandwynne and His Stork Club Orchestra	1936	Covered by (6 artists)
The Moon Was Yellow	Fred E. Ahlert, Edgar Leslie	Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra	1934	Covered by (15 artists)
Walkin' My Baby Back Home	Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert	Broadway Syncopators	1930	Covered by (118 artists)
Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day	Bing Crosby, Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert	Harold Richards	1932	Covered by (22 artists)