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Walter Donaldson

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Also known as Walter Weir Wilson Donaldson

Scottish snooker player

Person · Open Library

Born
1893
Died
1947
Works
7

Top works

  • You're a million miles from nowhere
  • How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm?
  • Good-bye, Slim
  • Don't cry Frenchy, don't cry
  • Vocal selections from Whoopee!

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1926-11-01
Active to
2024-11-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,775
Total plays
11,820

Tags

USAAllgreat american songbooktin pan alleydrehorgel

Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 - July 15, 1947) was a prolific United States popular songwriter, producing many hit songs of the 1910s and 1920s. Donaldson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a piano teacher. While still in school he wrote original music for school productions, and had his first professional songs published in 1915. The following year he had a hit with "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady". After serving in the United States Army in World War I, Donaldson was hired as a s

via Last.fm · Walter Donaldson