Irving Caesar

Sometimes referred to as the Million Dollar Band, it included some of the finest musicians of the day, playing at exclusive venues around New York City and recording for Victor between 1925 and 1932.

In 1928, Kahn wrote Crazy Rhythm, along with Joseph Meyer and Irving Caesar, and it was introduced in the stage musical Here's How.

Kahn also collaborated with Al Dubin on All By My Lonesome.

In the mid-30s, Roger's interests turned more to aviation, and he gave up the band and worked as an aviation researcher, consultant, and test pilot.

Naturally.

So now we move on to 1928 and a song Cliff composed with lyricist Irving Caesar.

Irving, born Isidore Kaiser in 1895, lived to 100, dying in 1996.

He might have lived to 101.

He started off playing piano in dance bands and formed his own band in the late 1920s.

His songwriting career started in 1931 with the hit All of Me, written with Seymour Simons, and over the course of his career he published more than 400 songs, including That's What I Want for Christmas for Shirley Temple in the film Stowaway, and the music for Irving Caesar's song series Sing a Song of Safety.

He also wrote for Broadway, contributing songs to George White's Music Hall Varieties and Earl Carroll's Sketchbook.

Gerald Marx died in New York City on January 27, 1997, at age 96.