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Haven Gillespie

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American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist (1888-1975)

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James Lamont Gillespie, known under the pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist.

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James Lamont Gillespie, known under the pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale", each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, J. Fred Coots, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1888 to 1975 · aged 87
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