Lewis, Sam M.

Sam M. Lewis Lyricist New York City, October 25, 1885; New York City, November 22, 1959. Lewis started his career singing in cafés, writing material for himself and later for Van and Schenck and Lew Dockstader. Although he started writing lyrics in 1912, it wasn’t until he teamed with fellow lyricist Joe Young that he began having hits. He worked with Young from 1916 to 1930. In the 1930s, he worked with George W. Meyer, walter donaldson , fred ahlert, ray henderson , harry warren , J. Fred…