Buddy DeSylva
Buddy DeSylva was an American songwriter. He wrote and co-wrote many popular songs and was one of the founders of Capitol Records. In 1918 DeSylva went to New York and began working as a songwriter at Tin Pan Alley. In the early 1920s DeSylva frequently worked with composer George Gershwin. Together they created the experimental one-act jazz opera "Blue Monday", which is widely regarded as a forerunner to Porgy and Bess ten years later. In 1925, DeSylva became one third of the songwriting team with lyricist Lew Brown and composer Ray Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era.