# Jesse Greer

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{{Short description|American songwriter}}
[[File:Jesse Greer & Raymond Klages - Jun 1929 Variety.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ad with Jesse Greer and Raymond Klages for the film ''[The Hollywood Revue of 1929](/source/The_Hollywood_Revue)'']]
'''Jesse Greer''' (August 26, 1896, [New York City](/source/New_York_City) – October 3, 1970, [Columbia, Connecticut](/source/Columbia%2C_Connecticut)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jesse Greer, 74, Dies; Popular Song Writer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31484187/jesse-greer-74-dies-popular-song/ |accessdate=19 May 2020 |work=The Hartford Courant |date=October 4, 1970 |page=4B}}</ref>) was an American Broadway songwriter.<ref>"Jesse Greer, 74, Composer for Broadway Shows, Dies," ''New York Times'', October 4, 1970, 93:1.</ref> His musical ''[Shady Lady](/source/Shady_Lady_(musical))'' was staged in 1933 with additional music by [Sam H. Stept](/source/Sam_H._Stept).<ref>[Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer)), ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Volume 1'', 2006, p. 50: "He contributed some lyrics to various revues before having his 'I'll Betcha I'll Getcha' and 'Hiya, Sucker' (both with Jesse Greer) included in the 1933 Broadway musical comedy ''Shady Lady''."</ref> Greer composed "[Just You, Just Me](/source/Just_You%2C_Just_Me)" for the 1929 musical film ''[Marianne](/source/Marianne_(1929_musical_film))'' with lyrics by Raymond Klages, as well as "Kitty from Kansas City", "Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now", "Climbing Up the Ladder of Love", "Spellbound", "Flapperette", "Freshie", "What Do I Care", "Sleepy Head", "Once in a Lifetime", and "Baby Blue Eyes".<ref>"Jesse Greer", ''Variety'', October 7, 1970.</ref>

The Dining Hall of the [June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation](/source/June_Norcross_Webster_Scout_Reservation) in [Ashford, Connecticut](/source/Ashford%2C_Connecticut), is named in his honor. Greer was an early financial contributor to the [Boy Scouts of America](/source/Boy_Scouts_of_America) and would often visit the camp until his death. The Camp Staff would sing "The Hills of My Connecticut" upon his arrival.

The Greer Music Library at [Connecticut College](/source/Connecticut_College) is named in his honor and was funded by a $50,000 gift from Jesse and his wife Josephine Lauter Greer through the Lauter Foundation. Their Jesse Greer Sheet Music Collection contains over 100 songs that he composed.

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* [https://www.conncoll.edu/information-services/libraries/libraries-locations/greer-music-library/ Greer Music Library]
* [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110389 Jesse Greer recordings] at the [Discography of American Historical Recordings](/source/Discography_of_American_Historical_Recordings).
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