Edgar Leslie

Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a long prolific career as a composer and lyricist. He died in 1976. ==Musical career==

Leslie's first song, "Lonesome" (1909), was an immediate success, recorded by the Haydn Quartet and again by Byron G. Harlan. Other notable artists recorded his early works. Among them were Nat M. Wills, Julian Rose, Belle Baker, Lew Dockstader, James Barton and Joe Welch. A founding member of ASCAP in 1914. In 1927, he traveled to England and collaborated with Horatio Nicholls on several songs, most notably "Among My Souvenirs". Leslie served as its director from 1931 to 1941 and from 1947 to 1953. His most enduring success of the era was probably 1935's "Moon Over Miami". Leslie's best-known songs include "Among My Souvenirs", "Come On Papa", "For Me And My Gal", "Getting Some Fun Out of Life", "Hello, Hawaii, How Are You?", "Girls of France", and "Moon Over Miami". ==Selected works==

• 1913 "He'd Have to Get Under – Get Out and Get Under (to Fix Up His Automobile)" (m: Maurice Abrahams) • 1915 "America, I Love You" (m: Archie Gottler) • 1915 "Cheer Up, Better Times Will Soon Be Here" with Joe Young • 1927 "Among My Souvenirs" (m: Horatio Nicholls) • 1934 "Were You Foolin?" (m: Fred Alhert) • 1935 "Moon Over Miami" (m: Joe Burke) • 1936 "Midnight Blue" • 1936 "In a Little Gypsy Tearoom" ==See also==