Davis, Benny
(1895–1979)> VOCALIST · LYRICIST
Benny Davis Vocalist and lyricist New York City, August 21, 1895; Miami, Florida December 20, 1979. Davis worked as a singer on the vaudeville circuit, and began composing songs in the late 1910s with various collaborators. His first major hit was 1920’s “Margie,” written with Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson, which became a major hit for Eddie Cantor (Emerson 10301). Davis continued to be successful, working with several leading composers of the 1920s and 1930s, scoring hits with 1924’s “Oh…