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Ernest R. Ball (
July 22 1878 -
May 3 1927) was a
United States singer and
songwriter, most famous for composing the music for the song "
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" in 1912.
Born in
Cleveland, Ohio, Ball received formal music training at the
Cleveland Conservatory. His nascent career was much buoyed by
James J. Walker, then a state senator of
New York, who asked Ball to write music for some lyrics he wrote. Ball did, and the song "Will You Love Me In December as You Do In May?" became a hit. Walker later became known as "Dapper Jimmy Walker", Mayor of
New York City, a fortunate event for Ball's career.
Ball accompanied singers, sang in
vaudeville and wrote sentimental ballads, mostly with Irish themes. He collaborated with Chauncey Olcott on many songs including "When Irish Eyes are Smiling," for which Olcott composed lyrics. He became a charter member of
ASCAP in 1907, and wrote many American standards. He died in his dressing room at the Yost Theatre in
Santa Ana, California while on tour with "Ernie Ball and His Gang" an act starring Ball and a male octet. Ball was posthumously inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
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