Harry B. Smith

Real name: Harry Bache Smith
Born: December 28, 1860
Died: January 3, 1936
Country: United States
IPI: 00028988921 7 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Writer, lyricist and composer and the most prolific of all American stage writers: he is said to have written over 300 librettos and more than 6000 lyrics. Some of his best-known works were librettos for the composers Victor Herbert and Reginald De Koven. He also wrote the book or lyrics for several versions of the Ziegfeld Follies.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970
Family: Robert B. Smith Brother

Songs written by Harry B. Smith

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Dancing Fool	Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler	Arthur Lange's Orchestra	February 1922	Covered by (15 artists)
Gypsy Love Song (Slumber On, My Little Gypsy Sweetheart)	Harry B. Smith, Victor Herbert	Alice Nielsen & Eugene Cowles	September 26, 1898	Covered by (44 artists)
I Wonder if You Still Care for Me	Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder	Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt)	July 26, 1921	Covered by (7 artists)
My Wife And I	Harry B. Smith, Lee Adams	Eddy Howard and His Orchestra	1951	Missing information
Romany Life	Harry B. Smith, Victor Herbert	Alice Nielsen, Eugene Cowles, Marcia Van Dresser, Joseph Cawthorn & Jennie Hawley	September 26, 1898	Covered by (18 artists)
Sunflower Maid	Francis Wheeler, Harry B. Smith, Leo Eysoldt	"Wee" Willie Robyn	July 9, 1923	Unverified
The Sheik of Araby	Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler	Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	October 1921	Covered by (482 artists)

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Entrance of Maritza	Harry B. Smith	Höre ich Zigeunergeigen	Yvonne D'Arle	Covered by Leyna Gabriele
Star Light, Star Bright	Harry B. Smith, Victor Herbert	Star, Star That Shines So Bright	J. W. Myers	Covered by (2 artists)
Yours Is My Heart Alone	Harry B. Smith	Dein ist mein ganzes Herz	Will Osborne and His Slide Music	Covered by (23 artists)