The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34928   Message #475328
Posted By: toadfrog
02-Jun-01 - 05:38 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bless 'Em All
Subject: RE: Help: Bless 'em All
O.k. Fred Godfrey was Band-Master of the Coldstream Guards, and is credited with composing "TAKE ME BACK TO DEAR OLD BLIGHTY" (1916), as well as the "Bon Soir Galop" and "Hello, Little Miss U.S.A." (1913). Clearly a Britisher with some U.S. copyrights. Is there any source that would tell us about his British copyrights or other publications? It sounds like he was a well-known music hall composer who was called up and given rank to perform the same services for the military. There must be more on him out there!