Art Gillham

Art Gillham
Art Gillham (left) and singer-songwriter Gene Austin at Atlanta's WQXI (September, 1953).
Art Gillham (l.) and singer-songwriter Gene Austin at Atlanta's WQXI (September, 1953).
Born(1895-01-01)January 1, 1895.
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedJune 6, 1961(1961-06-06) (aged 66)
Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation(s)songwriter, singer

Art Gillham (January 1, 1895, St. Louis, Missouri – June 6, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American songwriter, who was among the first crooners as a pioneer radio artist and a recording artist for Columbia Records.

With Billy Smythe and Scott Middleton he wrote "Hesitation Blues", which he also recorded as one of the first electrical recordings for Columbia Records(Rust). The song is heard in the following movies The Public Enemy, Of Human Bondage and Fireman Save My Child (IMDB). Gillham and Smythe wrote approximately 100 songs together, including "Mean Blues," "Just Forget," "The Deacon Told Me I Was Good," "Just Waiting for You," "Crying Again," "Things That Remind Me of You" (sheet music) and the first successful electrical recording, "You May Be Lonesome" (Rust). With J. Russell Robinson he wrote "In My Sweetheart's Arms".[1]

  1. ^ ""Art Gillham, the Whispering Pianist"". Archived from the original on 2005-09-05. Retrieved 2005-09-30.