Milton Ager (October 6 1893 - May 6 1979) was an American pianist and composer.
Ager was born in Chicago, the sixth of nine children. Leaving school with only three years of formal high-school education, he taught himself to play the piano and embarked on a career as a musician. After spending time on the Vaudeville circuit, he moved to Chicago to write music for the growing movie industry. During World War I he served as a morale officer.
In 1979, he was enrolled in the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
Among his best known works are:
-
Rockaway Hunt Fox Trot (1915)
-
Erin Is Calling (1916)
-
Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack (1917)
-
Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia (1918)
-
France We Have Not Forgotten You (1918)
-
Anything is Nice (1919)
-
Freckles (1919)
-
There's a Lot of Blue-Eyed Marys Down in Maryland (1919)
-
A Young Man's Fancy (1920)
-
Nobody's Baby (1920), his first big hit
-
Lovin' Sam (1920)
-
Who Cares? (1920)
-
Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp Of Savannah) (1924)
-
I Wonder What's Become of Sally (1924)
-
I Certainly Could (1926)
-
Hard-To-Get Gertie (1926)
-
Ain't She Sweet? (1927)
-
Vo-Do-De-O (1927)
-
I Still Love You (1928)
-
If You Don't Love Me (1928)
-
Oh Baby (1928)
-
Rain or Shine (1928)
-
Happy Days Are Here Again (1929)
-
I May Be Wrong (1929)
-
Some Day We'll Meet Again (1932)
Last updated: 02-09-2005 18:16:38
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55