Name Dave Dreyer | Role Composer | |
Died March 2, 1967, New York City, New York, United States Music director Lady Scarface, Hello Pop!, Three Sons, Say It with Songs, On Again‑Off Again Similar People Billy Rose, Al Jolson, Roy Webb, Irving Berlin, Dimitri Tiomkin | ||
Nancy Wilson - Back In Your Own Backyard (Capitol Records 1962)
Dave Dreyer (born September 22, 1894, Brooklyn, New York – died March 1, 1967, New York City) was an American composer and pianist.
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He started off as a pianist with vaudeville greats such as Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, Belle Baker, and Frank Fay. In 1923 he worked for the Irving Berlin Music Company. While there, he worked numerous film scores. He later became the head of the music department of RKO Radio. He left the Music Company in 1947.
Songs
He began to produce hits by collaborating with other artists. Some of these are:
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
You Can't Be True, Dear
"You Can't Be True, Dear" is sometimes listed under Dreyer's credits. However, the song was written by composer Hans Otten and lyricist Gerhard Ebeler, and the English words were written by Hal Cotten at Dreyer's request so that a vocal could be dubbed into the Ken Griffin recording.