Donaldson, Walter J.
(1891–1947)> COMPOSER · PUBLISHER
Walter J. Donaldson Composer and publisher Brooklyn, New York, February 15, 1891; Santa Monica, California, July 15, 1947. Although he wrote “Just Try to Picture Me Back Home in Tennesee” (with lyrics by William Jerome) in 1915, it was many years after he published the tune that he finally saw the state which was so closely identified with him. Donaldson loved writing songs so much that he was fired from his first job in the Alley for doing so during business hours, when he was supposed to be…