- Born
- September 22, 1894
- Died
- March 1, 1967
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00008647283 11 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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Songwriter, pianist and publisher born in Brooklyn, New York. In the late 1940's he formed Dave Dreyer Music Corp. and in the early 1950's he formed Raleigh
Music, Inc. In 1963, Dreyer retired, and he sold both publishing firms to Shelby S. Singleton, Jr. From the mid 1950's to 1963 Dreyer also managed Brook Benton who started as a songwriter for Dreyer's music publishing firm.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 - Ranking
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1141st most covered composer/author
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