Send Me Away with a Smile

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"Send Me Away With A Smile"
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Sheet Music cover
Song by Starmer
LanguageEnglish
Published1917
Composer(s) Al Piantadosi
Lyricist(s) Louis Weslyn

Send Me Away With A Smile is a World War I song written by Louis Weslyn and composed by Al Piantadosi. [1] The song was first published in 1917 by Al. Piantadosi & Co., Inc. in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a woman waving to a soldier from a fenced yard with an inset photo of Rita Gould. [2]

The famous Irish tenor, John McCormack, had a very popular recording of this song in 1918. M.J. O'Connell also received popularity with his recording of the song in 1918. [3]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [4]

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References

  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 235. ISBN   0-89950-952-5. OCLC   32241433.
  2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 579. ISBN   978-0-7864-2799-4. OCLC   71790113.
  3. Tyler, Don. Hit songs, 1900-1955: American popular music of the pre-rock era. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. P. 101 ISBN   978-0-7864-2946-2. OCLC   76961274
  4. Piantadosi, Al, and Louis Weslyn. 1917. Send me away with a smile. OCLC   20120219

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