Raymond Klages(1888-1947)

Songwriter ("Just You, Just Me") and author, educated at Baltimore City College. He performed in vaudeville and in minstrel and road shows, and wrote special material. During World War I, he served in the 108th Field Artillery, then joined the staff of a New York music-publishing company, eventually writing the Broadway stage score for "Sally, Irene and Mary". Joining ASCAP in 1923, his chief musical collaborators included Louis Alter, Harry Carroll, Jesse Greer, Al Hoffman, Howard Quicksell, J. Fred Coots, Jimmy Monaco and Vincent Rose. His other popular-song compositions include "Doin' the Raccoon", "Blue Shadows", "Pardon Me, Pretty Baby", "Tonight or Never", "Had I But Known", ""$21 a Day - Once a Month", "What's Gonna Be With Ya and Me?", "I Wonder Why", "Time Will Tell", "Roll Up the Carpet", and more.