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Benny Davis

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Born
August 21, 1895
Died
December 20, 1979
Country
United States
IPI
00007602317 73 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Vaudeville performer and songwriter from New York City, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975
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Songs written by Benny Davis

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
All I Need Is You Mitchell Parish, Peter De Rose, Benny Davis Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marilyn Duke April 7, 1942 Covered by (15 artists)
All That I'm Asking Is Sympathy Joe Burke [US], Benny Davis Lew Bray October 31, 1929 Covered by (13 artists)
Angel Child Abner Silver, Benny Davis, Georgie Price Al Jolson January 17, 1922 Covered by (9 artists)
A Smile Will Go a Long Long Way Harry Akst, Benny Davis Joe Basile and His Velodrome Orchestra October 1923 Covered by (5 artists)
Baby Face Harry Akst, Benny Davis Jan Garber and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Benny Davis June 29, 1926 Covered by (168 artists)
Baby's First Christmas Benny Davis, Murray Mencher Connie Francis - Conducted and arranged by Don Costa November 2, 1961 Covered by Connie Francis
Carolina Moon Joe Burke [US], Benny Davis Joe Rines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Joe Rines December 3, 1928 Covered by (103 artists)
Carry Me Back to My Carolina Home Abner Silver, Benny Davis Albert Campbell–Henry Burr October 27, 1922 Covered by (5 artists)
Dearest (You're the Nearest to My Heart) Harry Akst, Benny Davis Broadway Melody Makers [Joseph Samuels] – Vocal Chorus: Arthur Hall December 1922 Covered by (22 artists)
Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Benny Davis, Murray Mencher Connie Francis November 2, 1961 Covered by (14 artists)
Dream Time J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo May 5, 1936 Covered by (2 artists)
Everything's Gonna Be All Right Harry Akst, Benny Davis Mike Speciale and His Orchestra (Vocal Chorus, Frank Nichols) February 5, 1926 Covered by (11 artists)
Falling in Love with You Joseph Meyer, Benny Davis Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) June 22, 1926 Covered by (13 artists)
Follow the Boys Benny Davis, Murray Mencher Connie Francis February 1963 Covered by (5 artists)
Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France Benny Davis, Billy Baskette, C. Francis Reisner American Quartet July 3, 1917 Covered by (6 artists)
Gorgeous Harry Akst, Benny Davis Howard Lanin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert May 26, 1927 Covered by (12 artists)
Here Comes Malinda Harry Akst, Benny Davis The Vagabonds [Harry Reser] February 25, 1926 Covered by (5 artists)
Here or There as Long as I'm with You Benny Davis, Jesse Greer Covered by (8 artists)
Hi-Ho the Merrio (As Long as She Loves Me) Lew Brown, Benny Davis, Con Conrad Covered by (5 artists)
How Green Was My Valley Abner Silver, Benny Davis Covered by (9 artists)
I Hate Myself (For Being So Mean to You) Milton Ager, Joe Young [US1], Benny Davis Isham Jones and His Orchestra January 17, 1934 Covered by (10 artists)
I Laughed at Love Abner Silver, Benny Davis Sunny Gale with Orchestra conducted by Ralph Burns June 1952 Covered by (10 artists)
I'm Always in the Mood for You J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis Cab Calloway and His Orchestra August 24, 1937 Covered by (6 artists)
I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now Benny Davis, Jesse Greer Mayflower Serenaders - Vocal Chorus, Bobby Donlea REC, Kate Smith and The Charleston Chasers REL January 25, 1927 Covered by (22 artists)
I'm Nobody's Baby Milton Ager, Benny Davis, Lester Santly Aileen Stanley March 1921 Covered by (60 artists)
Indiana Moon Isham Jones, Benny Davis Covered by (18 artists)
I Should Have Known Better J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis Ted Black and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dick Robertson 1931 Unverified
Isn't Love the Strangest Thing J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis Duke Ellington and His Orchestra February 27, 1936 Covered by (8 artists)
I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You) J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis The Clevelanders – V. C. Bill Cody July 24, 1930 Covered by (35 artists)
It's a Million to One You're in Love Harry Akst, Benny Davis Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano June 13, 1927 Covered by (8 artists)
Little Mary Brown Benny Davis, Jesse Greer Ben Selvin & His Orchestra October 16, 1931 Covered by (2 artists)
Lonely Eyes Harry Akst, Benny Davis University Six (California Ramblers) November 1, 1926 Covered by (10 artists)
Lonesome and Sorry Benny Davis, Con Conrad The Harmonians - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Hall April 7, 1926 Covered by (48 artists)
Lost (A Wonderful Girl) James F. Hanley, Benny Davis Al Jolson October 10, 1922 Covered by (14 artists)
Love Tales Milton Ager, Sam H. Stept, Benny Davis Harry Roy and His Orchestra February 1, 1933 Covered by (3 artists)
Make Believe Benny Davis, Jack Shilkret Isham Jones Orchestra December 1920 Covered by (12 artists)
Margie Benny Davis, Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson Rega Dance Orchestra (Fred Hager) October 1920 Covered by (248 artists)
My Baby Knows How Harry Akst, Harry Richman, Benny Davis Miss Annette Hanshaw October 22, 1926 Covered by (15 artists)
My Little Bunch of Happiness Harry Akst, Benny Davis Lou Gold and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC, Tom and Jerry [US2] REL December 20, 1926 Covered by (9 artists)
Oh, How I Miss You To-Night Joe Burke [US], Benny Davis, Mark Fisher [US] California Melodie Syncopators January 1925 Covered by (80 artists)
Once in a Lovetime Harry Akst, Benny Davis Mary Small - Orchestra under the direction of Nat Brandywynne REC, Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions-in-Music - Vocal Refrain by Mary Ann Mercer REL June 20, 1940 Covered by (2 artists)
One of These Days - Pow! Benny Davis, Jackie Gleason, Murray Mencher Jackie Gleason May 1954 Covered by Laddi
Patricia Benny Davis Perry Como with Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Mitchell Ayres 1950 Covered by (2 artists)
Please Think of Me Benny Davis, Russ Morgan, Murray Mencher Russ Morgan and His Orchestra July 8, 1942 Covered by (4 artists)
Reaching for the Moon Benny Davis, Jesse Greer Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra April 13, 1926 Covered by (6 artists)
Say It While Dancing Abner Silver, Benny Davis Eddie Elkins' Orchestra June 23, 1922 Covered by (13 artists)
She's Got "It" Harry Akst, Benny Davis, L. Wolfe Gilbert University Six - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields May 25, 1927 Covered by (4 artists)
She's Tall, She's Tan, She's Terrific J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis Cab Calloway and His Orchestra August 24, 1937 Covered by (6 artists)
Sincerely I Do Joe Burke [US], Benny Davis Tom Gerunovich and His Roof Garden Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Steve Bowers August 27, 1928 Covered by Charlie Fry and His Million Dollar Pier Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James
Sleepy Head Benny Davis, Jesse Greer Regent Club Orchestra [Bob Haring] January 19, 1926 Covered by (18 artists)
Smile All the While Milton Ager, Benny Davis Covered by (2 artists)
Somebody's Lonely Benny Davis, Joe Gold Bobby Randall & His Band-Its March 4, 1926 Covered by (13 artists)
Stella Harry Akst, Al Jolson, Benny Davis William West (Billy Jones [US1]) April 1923 Covered by (11 artists)
Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart Milton Ager, Benny Davis, Jesse Greer The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk - Vocal Chorus by Bob Pace August 19, 1939 Covered by (3 artists)
Sweetheart Benny Davis, Arnold Johnson Covered by (9 artists)
There Goes My Heart Abner Silver, Benny Davis Isham Jones and His Orchestra January 17, 1934 Covered by (62 artists)
There Must Be a Reason Benny Davis, Murray Mencher Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and His Orch. May 1954 Covered by Gustaf Torrestad
There's Nothing Too Good for My Baby Eddie Cantor, Harry Akst, Benny Davis Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra August 23, 1931 Covered by (5 artists)
This Is No Dream Tommy Dorsey, Ted Shapiro, Benny Davis Tommy Dorsey and His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard April 17, 1939 Covered by (5 artists)
To Be Worthy of You J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis Victor Young and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Sylvano October 2, 1931 Covered by (4 artists)
Tonight's My Night Benny Davis, Murray Mencher Connie Francis 1963 Covered by (11 artists)
Until Today J. Fred Coots, Oscar Levant, Benny Davis Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth July 17, 1936 Covered by (6 artists)
When Will the Sun Shine for Me? Abner Silver, Benny Davis Kaplan's Melodists February 17, 1923 Covered by (11 artists)
Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight? Benny Davis, Murray Mencher Connie Francis January 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
Who Wouldn't Love You Joe Burke [US], Benny Davis Covered by (5 artists)
Why Do I Lie to Myself About You? J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm June 5, 1936 Covered by (7 artists)
Wish Me Good Luck - Kiss Me Good-Bye Milton Ager, Benny Davis Covered by (5 artists)
With These Hands Abner Silver, Benny Davis Dick Brown with Orchestra & Chorus directed by Sid Bass January 1951 Covered by (53 artists)
Yearning (Just for You) Joe Burke [US], Benny Davis Covered by (89 artists)
You Can Have Every Light on Broadway Seymour Simons, Benny Davis Sam Ash December 1921 Covered by (4 artists)
You Started Me Dreaming J. Fred Coots, Benny Davis Ken Kenny and His Orchestra February 26, 1936 Covered by (3 artists)
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