Murray Mencher

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Aliases: Ted Murry
Born: October 5, 1898
Died: November 6, 1991
Country: United States
IPI: 00020449220 15 works
00021852407 8 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Pianist, lyricist and songwriter chiefly remembered for co-writing the "Merry Melodies" cartoons theme song "Merrily We Roll Along".

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Songs written by Murray Mencher

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Baby's First Christmas	Benny Davis, Murray Mencher	Connie Francis - Conducted and arranged by Don Costa	November 2, 1961	Covered by Connie Francis
Don't Break the Heart That Loves You	Benny Davis, Murray Mencher	Connie Francis	November 2, 1961	Covered by (14 artists)
Flowers For Madame	Charles Newman [US1], Charles Tobias, Murray Mencher	Ray Noble and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Al Bowlly	1935	Unverified
Follow the Boys	Benny Davis, Murray Mencher	Connie Francis	February 1963	Covered by (5 artists)
Headin' for Better Times	Charles Tobias, Murray Mencher	Ted Lewis and His Band	January 12, 1931	Covered by John Gill's Novelty Orchestra of New Orleans
I Can't Reach Your Heart	Benny Davis, Murray Mencher	Connie Francis	1963	Unverified
I Want a Little Girl	Murray Mencher, Billy Moll	McKinney's Cotton Pickers with Vocal Refrain by George Thomas	July 30, 1930	Covered by (214 artists)
Merrily We Roll Along	Eddie Cantor, Charles Tobias, Murray Mencher			Covered by (5 artists)
Oh Yes Take Another Guess	Charles Newman [US1], Murray Mencher, Al Sherman [US1]	Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Beth Wilson	October 29, 1936	Covered by (17 artists)
One of These Days - Pow!	Benny Davis, Jackie Gleason, Murray Mencher	Jackie Gleason	May 1954	Covered by Laddi
On the Bumpy Road to Love	Al Lewis [US], Al Hoffman, Murray Mencher	Terry Shand and His Orchestra	June 28, 1938	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)
Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along	Harry Richman, Murray Mencher, Billy Moll	Roy Evans	April 10, 1930	Covered by (8 artists)
There Must Be a Reason	Benny Davis, Murray Mencher	Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and His Orch.	May 1954	Covered by Gustaf Torrestad
Tonight's My Night	Benny Davis, Murray Mencher	Connie Francis	1963	Covered by (11 artists)
Waiting by the Silv'ry Rio Grande	Murray Mencher, Billy Moll	The Cavaliers [Ben Selvin]	November 12, 1930	Covered by The Big Four [AU]
Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?	Benny Davis, Murray Mencher	Connie Francis	January 1965	Covered by (4 artists)
You Can't Pull the Wool over My Eyes	Milton Ager, Charles Newman [US1], Murray Mencher	Emmett Matthews and His Orchestra	April 10, 1936	Covered by (10 artists)