George M. Cohan

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Real name: George Michael Cohan
Born: July 3, 1878
Died: November 5, 1942
Country: United States
IPI: 00006450907 8 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Singer, actor, dancer, songwriter and producer. He wrote hundreds of songs, and also created many stage musicals beginning with "Little Johnny Jones" in 1904. He is regarded as the father of American musical comedy.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Give My Regards to Broadway	George M. Cohan		(57 artists)
		The Grand Old Rag PRF	George M. Cohan		(30 artists) Originally by Billy Murray with Orchestra REC,REL
		Yankee Doodle Boy	George M. Cohan		(51 artists)

Songs written by George M. Cohan

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Born And Bred In Brooklyn	George M. Cohan	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra (Ben Selvin)	June 1923	Unverified
Give My Regards to Broadway	George M. Cohan	George M. Cohan	October 10, 1904	Covered by (57 artists)
Harrigan	George M. Cohan	Billy Murray with Orchestra	June 20, 1907	Covered by (15 artists)
I Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My Baby	George M. Cohan			Covered by (4 artists)
Mary's a Grand Old Name	George M. Cohan	Fay Templeton	January 1, 1906	Covered by (29 artists)
Nellie Kelly I Love You	George M. Cohan	Charles Hart [US]	August 11, 1922	Covered by (13 artists)
Over There	George M. Cohan	Peerless Quartette	June 13, 1917	Covered by (36 artists)
Popularity	George M. Cohan			Covered by (5 artists)
The Grand Old Rag	George M. Cohan	George M. Cohan PRF, Billy Murray with Orchestra REC,REL	February 1906	Covered by (30 artists)
Then I'd Be Satisfied with Life	George M. Cohan	Edward F. Favor	1903	Covered by (3 artists)
When June Comes Along With A Song	George M. Cohan	Broadway Dance Orchestra	September 1923	Unverified
Yankee Doodle Boy	George M. Cohan	George M. Cohan	October 10, 1904	Covered by (51 artists)

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Mickey Rooney Sings George M. Cohan	Mickey Rooney with Van Alexander and His Orchestra	1957	RCA Victor
	The Amazing Paul Renard Plays Music of George M. Cohan on the Wurlitzer Pipe Organ	Paul Renard	1960	Riverside [US]
	The Left Bank Bearcats Take George M. Cohan to Dixieland	The Left Bank Bearcats	1958	Somerset
	Yankee Doodle Dandy	Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians	August 1942	Decca