Byron Sturges Gay (August 28, 1886 – December 22, 1945) was an American songwriter. One of his best-known songs "Four or Five Times" (co–written with Marco H. Hellman) has been recorded by numerous artists including King Oliver, Sidney Bechet, Lionel Hampton, Bob Wills, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee and more.[1] Byron also worked with the composer Richard A. Whiting, together they wrote such songs as "Horses" and "Fire", both popular dance and comedy songs.
Gay was born on August 22, 1886, in Illinois to Cassius Mason Gay (1862–1917) and Julia Iona Fessenden Gay (1893–1947). He had two brothers and two sisters, one of whom he outlived by four months. Gay married Ethel May Stokes (June 19, 1893 – May 1, 1947) and had one daughter. He died at age 59 of congestive heart failure on December 22, 1945, in Tucson, Arizona.
Stage productionsedit
Gay wrote the music for The Uplifters' Minstrels, L. Frank Baum's 1916 stage farce for The Uplifters; he also had songs in The Greenwich Village Follies of 1919 and 1921.[2]
byron, byron, sturges, august, 1886, december, 1945, american, songwriter, best, known, songs, four, five, times, written, with, marco, hellman, been, recorded, numerous, artists, including, king, oliver, sidney, bechet, lionel, hampton, wills, woody, herman, . Byron Sturges Gay August 28 1886 December 22 1945 was an American songwriter One of his best known songs Four or Five Times co written with Marco H Hellman has been recorded by numerous artists including King Oliver Sidney Bechet Lionel Hampton Bob Wills Woody Herman Benny Goodman Peggy Lee and more 1 Byron also worked with the composer Richard A Whiting together they wrote such songs as Horses and Fire both popular dance and comedy songs Gay with sheet music for The Vamp Contents 1 Personal life 2 Stage productions 3 Selected list of songs 4 ReferencesPersonal life editGay was born on August 22 1886 in Illinois to Cassius Mason Gay 1862 1917 and Julia Iona Fessenden Gay 1893 1947 He had two brothers and two sisters one of whom he outlived by four months Gay married Ethel May Stokes June 19 1893 May 1 1947 and had one daughter He died at age 59 of congestive heart failure on December 22 1945 in Tucson Arizona Stage productions editGay wrote the music for The Uplifters Minstrels L Frank Baum s 1916 stage farce for The Uplifters he also had songs in The Greenwich Village Follies of 1919 and 1921 2 Selected list of songs edit Fate 1921 3 4 Fast Asleep in Poppy Land Fire Byron Gay Richard A Whiting 1926 5 Four or Five Times Byron Gay Marco H Hellman recorded in 1928 by King Oliver Horses Bryon Gay Richard A Whiting 1924 6 The Little Ford Rambled Right Along Byron Gay C R Foster 1914 O Oh Byron Gay Arnold Johnson 1919 7 a 1953 recording by Pee Wee Hunt sold a million copies Sand Dunes 1918 Song of the West The Vamp 1919 8 Wide Open Spaces Byron Gay Richard A Whiting Paul Whiteman 1927 References edit Byron Gay Songs AllMusic Retrieved March 31 2013 Byron Gay IBDB The official source for Broadway Information IBDB Retrieved March 31 2013 The Greenwich Village Follies 1921 IBDB The official source for Broadway Information www ibdb com Archived from the original on February 12 2010 Trove Trove Trove Trove Trove Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Byron Gay amp oldid 1180840485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
