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Haven Gillespie | |
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| Birth name | James Haven Lamont Gillespie |
| Also known as | Haven Gillespie |
| Born | February 6, 1888 Covington, Kentucky |
| Origin | Covington, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | March 14, 1975 (aged 87) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, lyricist |
James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) 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" (Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of This Old House),[1] each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".
- ^ MrIncredibleFox (6 February 2013). "Fats Waller-Louisiana Fairytale". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19 – via YouTube.