Send Me Away with a Smile

Send Me Away With A Smile is a World War I song written by Louis Weslyn and composed by Al Piantadosi.[1] The song was first published in 1917 by Al. Piantadosi & Co., Inc. in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a woman waving to a soldier from a fenced yard with an inset photo of Rita Gould.[2]

"Send Me Away With A Smile"
Sheet Music cover
Song by Starmer
LanguageEnglish
Published1917
Composer(s)Al Piantadosi
Lyricist(s)Louis Weslyn

The famous Irish tenor, John McCormack, had a very popular recording of this song in 1918. M.J. O'Connell also received popularity with his recording of the song in 1918.[3]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[4]

References
  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 235. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 579. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4. OCLC 71790113.
  3. Tyler, Don. Hit songs, 1900-1955: American popular music of the pre-rock era. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. P. 101 ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2. OCLC 76961274
  4. Piantadosi, Al, and Louis Weslyn. 1917. Send me away with a smile. OCLC 20120219

Bibliography

  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music Vol 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 0-7864-2799-X. OCLC 71790113
  • Paas, John Roger. 2014. America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420
  • Tyler, Don. Hit songs, 1900-1955: American popular music of the pre-rock era. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2. OCLC 76961274
  • Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433
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