About Will A. Heelan
Will A. Heelan was an American composer and lyricist.
William Aloysius Heelan (30 January 1874 – 31 May 1920) was an American lyricist during the early 20th century. He collaborated with a number of composers and lyricists including E. P. Moran, Seymour Furth, J. Fred Helf and Harry Von Tilzer.
Credits
1898: "I Want A Coon To Match My Own Complexion"
1899: "I'd Leave My Happy Home for You", "Rauss mit ihm" 1900: "Every Race Has a Flag but the Coon", "In The House Of Too Much Trouble", "There Are Two Sides To A Story". 1901: "Ha-le ha-lo" or "That's what the Germans sang", "Maizy, my dusky daisy" 1902: "The Message Of The Rose". 1903: "The Message Of The Rose". 1904: "When the Coons have a Dreamland of their Own" 1906: "Alice, Where Art Thou Going?", "Nothing Like That In Our Family" 1907: "No Wedding Bells For Me". 1908: "A Singer Sang A Song".
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Will A. Heelan was a composer and lyricist.
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