Dave Dreyer

Born: September 22, 1894
Died: March 1, 1967
Country: United States
IPI: 00008647283 6 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: 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

Songs written by Dave Dreyer

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Back in Your Own Back Yard	Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson	Ruth Etting	January 3, 1928	Covered by (107 artists)
Cecilia	Dave Dreyer, Herman Ruby	Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders	August 13, 1925	Covered by (26 artists)
Four Walls	Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson	Kenneth Sargent	December 14, 1927	Covered by (3 artists)
Me and My Shadow	Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson	Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)	April 28, 1927	Covered by (101 artists)
Next Stop, Paradise	Dave Dreyer, OraMay Diamond	Teddy Randazzo	1957	Covered by (2 artists)
There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder	Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson	Al Jolson		Covered by (39 artists)
The Wall	Dave Dreyer, Clyde Otis, OraMay Diamond	Brook Benton - Orchestra under the direction of Leroy Kirkland	January 21, 1957	Covered by (3 artists)
Wabash Moon	Dave Dreyer, Morton Downey, Billy McKenny	Frank Auburn & His Orchestra	January 26, 1931	Covered by (5 artists)