Joseph Meyer

Joseph Meyer (March 12, 1894 – June 22, 1987) was an American songwriter, who wrote some of the most notable songs of the first half of the twentieth century. Many of his songs were originally written for Broadway musicals.

Early life and career Joseph Meyer was born in Modesto, California. He studied violin in Paris for a year in 1907–1908. He graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco, where he later played his violin in a café.

He wrote the melody to "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich, and You",

Meyer died in New York in June 1987, at the age of 93, following a long illness.

Broadway musicals Battling Buttler (1923) Big Boy (1925) Gay Paree (1925) Charlot Revue (1925) Sweetheart Time (1926) Just Fancy (1927) Here's Howe (1928) Lady Fingers (1929) Jonica (1930) Luana (1930) Sweet and Low (1930) Shoot the Works (1931) Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 (1934) New Faces of 1936 (1936) Shuffle Along (1952, revival) Perfectly Frank (1980) Five Guys Named Moe (1993)