Robert A. King(1862-1932)
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Songwriter ("Beautiful Ohio", "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for
Ice Cream") and composer, educated in public schools. He was a staff
composer for Leo Feist and then for Shapiro and Bernstein between 1908
and 1932, and also appeared in vaudeville. Joining ASCAP in 1920, his
chief musical collaborators were Ballard Macdonald, Billy Moll, Ted
Fiorito, Howard Johnson and Gus Kahn, and his other popular-song
compositions include "Why Did I Kiss That Girl?", "Beyond the Gates of
Paradise", "Lafayette, We Hear You Calling", "Anona", "Apple Blossoms",
"I Ain't Nobody's Darling", "Moonlight on the Colorado", "Love Bird",
"Just Like a Rainbow", and "Dreamy Alabama".