Ballard MacDonald

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Born: October 15, 1882
Died: November 17, 1935
Country: United States
IPI: 00018896053 17 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Tin Pan Alley lyricist, composer, film director, and screenwriter. A charter member of ASCAP, MacDonald wrote the lyrics for "Beautiful Ohio", which is Ohio's state anthem. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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Songs written by Ballard MacDonald

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Beautiful Ohio	Ballard MacDonald, Robert King	Prince's Orchestra	September 4, 1918	Covered by (63 artists)
Bend Down, Sister	Ballard MacDonald, Con Conrad, Dave Silverstein	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra	October 26, 1931	Covered by (4 artists)
Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me)	Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley, Joe Goodwin	Jack Kaufman and Arthur Fields	June 21, 1919	Covered by (55 artists)
Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie	Ballard MacDonald, Billy Rose, Joseph Meyer	The Goofus Five	October 28, 1925	Covered by (38 artists)
Down in Bom-Bombay	Harry Carroll, Ballard MacDonald	Collins and Harlan	July 16, 1915	Covered by (5 artists)
If I Should Plant a Tiny Seed of Love	Ballard MacDonald, James W. Tate	Beatrice Morris	October 6, 1908	Covered by (9 artists)
I'm Following You	Ballard MacDonald, Dave Dreyer	The High Hatters conducted by Leonard Joy - Vocal Refrain by Frank Luther REC, Hollywood Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Blue (Adrian Schubert, Smith Ballew) REL	November 6, 1929	Covered by (18 artists)
I'm Sailing on a Sunbeam	Ballard MacDonald, Dave Dreyer	Jesse Stafford and His Palace Hotel Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lawrence Gray	November 18, 1929	Covered by (3 artists)
On the Mississippi	Harry Carroll, Ballard MacDonald, Arthur Fields	American Quartet	October 22, 1912	Covered by (7 artists)
Rose of Washington Square	Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley			Covered by (80 artists)
She Is the Sunshine of Virginia	Harry Carroll, Ballard MacDonald	Albert Campbell and Henry Burr	1916	Covered by (3 artists)
Somebody Loves Me	George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, B.G. DeSylva	Winnie Lightner PRF, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL		Covered by (347 artists)
Ten Little Bottles	Ballard MacDonald, Jimmy Monaco	Bert Williams	April 18, 1920	Covered by Jack Norworth
The Convict and the Rose	Ballard MacDonald, Robert King	Vernon Dalhart	August 26, 1925	Covered by (25 artists)
There's a Girl in the Heart of Maryland (With a Heart That Belongs to Me)	Harry Carroll, Ballard MacDonald	Henry Burr and Edgar Stoddard	June 24, 1913	Covered by (4 artists)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine	Harry Carroll, Ballard MacDonald	Albert Campbell and Henry Burr	March 1913	Covered by (26 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Indiana	Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley	On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away	Knickerbocker Male Quartette	Covered by (419 artists)
Play That Barber Shop Chord	Ballard MacDonald, William Tracey, Lewis F. Muir	Play That Fandango Rag	Bert Williams REC, Billy Murray and American Quartet REL	Covered by (7 artists)
The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers	Ballard MacDonald	Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten	The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra	Covered by (7 artists)