Albert Von Tilzer was born March 29 1878 in Indianapolis, Indiana with the name Albert Gumm. He worked at his older brother's publishing company, and collaborated with him on some of his tunes.
His hits included "Oh By Jingo", "Dapper Dan", "The Moon Has His Eye On You", "Take Me Out To The Ball Game", "Chili Bean", "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time", "Oh How She Could Yacki, Hacki, Wicki, Wacki, Woo", and many others.
He died October 1, 1956, in Los Angeles, California
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