Earl Burtnett

Biography

Songwriter ("Canadian Capers", "Sleep"), bandleader, arranger, pianist, composer and author, educated at Pennsylvania State College. He was pianist and arranger for the Art Hickman orchestra, and became its leader after Hickman's death. He played in hotels and ballrooms throughout the country. He joined ASCAP in 1924, and collaborated musically with Adam Geibel. His other popular song compositions include "Leave Me With a Smile", "Mandalay", "Have You Forgotten?", "Down Honolulu Way", "Where There's a Will There's a Way", "Never Before, Never Again", "This Time Is the Last Time", "When I Hear an Irishman Sing", and "After Every Party".