Roy Kenneth Turk (September 20, 1892 – November 30, 1934) was an American songwriter and lyricist, he frequently collaborated with composer Fred E. Ahlert – their popular 1929 song "Mean to Me" has become a jazz standard. He worked with many other composers, including for film lyrics. Turk was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Fred Fisher
German-born American songwriter, Tin Pan Alley music publisher
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Milton Ager
American composer
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Grant Clarke
American songwriter
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Joe Young
American lyricist
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L. Wolfe Gilbert
Composer, lyricist, author, publisher
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Jack Yellen
Polish-born American lyricist and screenwriter
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Lew Brown
Russian-American Tin Pan Alley lyricist, songwriter
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Irene Higginbotham
American musician
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Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist
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George W. Meyer
American songwriter
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Arthur Johnston
American composer
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Euel Box
American composer
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Billy Baskette
American songwriter
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Isham Jones
American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter
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Gus Kahn
German-American lyricist
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Sam M. Lewis
American singer and lyricist
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Mort Dixon
American lyricist
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Spencer Williams
American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer
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Alma M. Sanders
American composer
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Joseph McCarthy
American lyricist
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John Frederick Coots
American songwriter
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Ray Noble
English bandleader, composer, arranger, radio comedian, and actor (1903-1978)
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Edgar Leslie
American songwriter; ASCAP founding member
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Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
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Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893-1981)
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Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989)
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Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Norman Gimbel
American lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018)
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Ralph Rainger
American songwriter and composer
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Bert Kalmar
American lyricist
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Chester Conn
American composer of popular music and music publisher
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Mabel Wayne
American songwriter
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Buddy Morrow
American trombonist and bandleader
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Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
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Ervin Drake
American songwriter (1919-2015)
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Ted Snyder
American composer, lyricist, and music publisher