W. Alexander Hill(1906-1936)
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Songwriter ("Heart of Stone"), composer, conductor, pianist, arranger
and author. After college, he led his own orchestra, and also conducted
orchestras in silent-film theatres. Later he played piano in jazz
bands, also on recordings. He also arranged for the orchesras of
Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, and Duke Ellington. Joining ASCAP in 1934, his chief musical
collaborators included Fats Waller, 'Irving Mills", 'Clarence Williams', and
others. His other popular-song compositions include "I'm Crazy 'Bout My
Baby", "Dixie Lee", "Delta Bound", "Armful o' Sweetness", "Let's Have a
Jubilee", "Shout, Sister, Shout", "Long About Midnight", "Draggin' My
Poor Heart Around", "Our Love Was Meant to Be", "When Hannah Plays
Piano", "A Song", "Devil in the Moon", and "He Wouldn't Stop Doin'
It".