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Instructions · What links here · William Raskin (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 5 days ago by FloridaArmy (talk: D · +) · Last edited 4 days ago by Citation bot

Willie Raskin should link here

William Raskin, also known as Willie Raskin, (1896–1942)^[1] was a lyricist in the United States. He worked with various songwriters including Jack Mills. His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including Elvis Presley. Recordings of his songs by various groups were made on Victor and Columbia records.^[2] Various artists and groups recorded the song "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" he co-wrote.

The song "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine" he co-wrote charted.^[3]

Discography

"I found a rose in the Devil's garden" (1921) with Fred Fisher^[4]
"They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree", published in 1929 by Vincent Youmans^[5]
"Little by Little"
"Steamboat Sal"^[6]
"She's Still My Baby"
"Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong"
"Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine)"
"The Bee Song"
"If I give up the saxophone (Will you come back to me?)"
"Mountains ain't no place for bad men"
"They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree"
"Why Do Hawaiians Sing Aloha"
"That's when your heartaches begin"
"I'll buy the ring and change your name to mine"
"O, Gee, Georgie"
"You left me out in the rain"
"What Do We Get From Boston"
"This one today and that one tomorrow"
"Heaven help a sailor on a night like this"
"When It's Moonlight in Brooklyn"
"Rolling around in roses (Since Rosie rolled her eyes at me)"
"I'm Making Believe That I Don't Care"
"I'm like a bird with a broken wing (Trying to fly back home)"
"A Choir Boy Sings All Alone Tonight"
"Wedding bells are breaking up that old gang of mine)" (1929)^[7]
"Mountains Ain't No Place for Bad Men"
"When a blonde makes up her mind to do you good"
"If I stay away too long from Carolina (I may find somebody else with Caroline)"
"(I meet her in the moonlight but) She keeps me in the dark"
"Rolling around in roses "
"He may be your good man Friday (But he's mine on Saturday night) Margaret Young"^[2]

References

^ Congress, The Library of. "Raskin, William, 1896-1942 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.
^ ^a ^b "William Raskin". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
^ "🎶 Wedding Bells are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine (song by Gene Austin) – Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
^ "155.165 - (I Found a Rose) In the Devil's Garden. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
^ Raskin, William; Hill, Billy; Eliscu, Edward (January 1, 1929). "They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree". Sheet Music Collection.
^ "Steamboat Sal". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
^ Lasser, Michael (January 3, 2014). America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Post-War Years. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-09452-2 – via Google Books.

[LOC-1] Congress, The Library of. "Raskin, William, 1896-1942 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.

[do-2] "William Raskin". Discography of American Historical Recordings.

[3] "🎶 Wedding Bells are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine (song by Gene Austin) – Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.

[4] "155.165 - (I Found a Rose) In the Devil's Garden. | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.

[5] Raskin, William; Hill, Billy; Eliscu, Edward (January 1, 1929). "They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree". Sheet Music Collection.

[6] "Steamboat Sal". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

[7] Lasser, Michael (January 3, 2014). America's Songs II: Songs from the 1890s to the Post-War Years. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-09452-2 – via Google Books.

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