Abe Olman

Abe Olman
Birth nameAbraham Olshewitz
Also known asAbe Omar
Born(1887-12-20)December 20, 1887
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
DiedJanuary 4, 1984(1984-01-04) (aged 96)
Rancho Mirage, California, US
Occupation(s)Songwriter, music publisher, music industry executive
InstrumentPiano
Years activec.1905–1969

Abe Olman (December 20, 1887[1][note 1] – January 4, 1984), born Abraham Olshewitz, was an American songwriter and music publisher. He composed a number of successful ragtime and popular songs including "Red Onion Rag" (1912), "Down Among the Sheltering Palms" (1915), "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (1917), and "Down By the O-Hi-O" (1920). He was later director of ASCAP, and a founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame which, in 1983, named the annual Abe Olman Publisher Award in his honor.

  1. ^ "Abraham (Olshewitz) Olman". RagPiano.com. Retrieved 2019-09-29.


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