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Haven Gillespie

Haven Gillespie

Musician · US · 1888–1975

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US

Born

1888-02-06

Died

1975-03-14

Identifiers & aliases

Also known as: Gillespie, H.Džilespi, Henry Gillespie, James Lamont Gillespie

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0000000368587218

Description

American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist (1888–1975)

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James Lamont Gillespie, known under the pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale", each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, J. Fred Coots, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".

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