Kenneth Casey

American songwriter, composer and conductor, born January 10, 1899 (New York City, New York), died August 10, 1965 (Cornwall, New York).
Casey attended Marquand Preparatory and New York University. He started out as a child actor who performed in 51 silent movies between 1909 and 1913. As an adult, he co-starred in the movie “The Adventurer”. Soon, however, he switched to music. Having studied piano with Vincent Lopez, Casey organized his own band. Later, he conducted on radio and records.
Casey joined ASCAP in 1939. As a songwriter, his greatest hit by far was “Sweet Georgia Brown” (1925, with Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard).
Other pop songs for which Casey is credited include “Wide Open Spaces”, “Sincerely Yours”, “Craving”, “Gotta Hit That Texas Trail”, “You’ll Find a Bit of Gay Paree in Dear Old Montreal”, “I Won’t Be Ridin’ No More”, “Tall Cedars Are Calling Me”, “Two Gun Gertie”, “The President Eisenhower March”, “Wings in Flight” (for Stewart Air Force Base), and “Give, Give, Give” (for the Community Chest Drive).