Songwriter ("Mockin' Bird Hill", "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"), composer,
singer and author, educated at Pennsylvania State College. He was a
country-and-western entertainer, and made many radio appearances, later
producing and directing records. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his other
popular-song compositions include "I Think I'm Gonna Cry Again", "I
Wish I Hadn't Told a Lie", "Address Unknown", "Tear Drops in My Heart",
"Just a Few Little Miles from Home", "Juke Joint Mama", "Hoe Cake,
Hominy and Sassafras Tea", "Sierra Serenade", "Toolie Oolie Doolie",
"Come What May", "Sugar Foot Rag", "Charlie Was a Boxer", "Hillbilly
Fever", "Barroom Polka", "Till the End of the World", "Air the Sunshine
and the Roses", "An Old Christmas Card", and "Metro Polka".
