Nat Ayer
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Nathaniel Davis Ayer was an American composer, pianist, singer, and actor. He made most of his career composing and performing in England in Edwardian musical comedy and revue. He also contributed son
c. 1916
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
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"Oh, You Beautiful Doll" is a ragtime love song published in 1911 with words by A. Seymour Brown and music by Nat D. Ayer. The song was one of the first with a twelve-bar opening. The first was a deca
Nat Ayer
…Follies. Ayer's most successful shows were the World War I hits The Bing Boys Are Here (1916) and Yes, Uncle (1917). His best-known Broadway song was "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (1911). Of his many songs composed for London shows, his most famous is probably "If You Were the Only Girl In the World" (1916). After the war, he…
Sheet music cover, 1911