Gussie Davis was one of the first successful black Tin Pan Alley composers. His biggest hit was The Baggage Coach Ahead. You can find out a more about him by entering google on your address bar and then doing a search for Gussie Davis. Put quotes around the name to get the best search. One of the sites you will get will be this one, http://nfo.net/.CAL/td1.html Scroll down til you get to Gussie. If Dale Rose was near his computer, he could give you more information and sites which sheet music to his songs.