Haven Gillespie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Haven Gillespie

American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1888

Place of Birth: Covington, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1975

Profession: poet, musician, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist.
He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale" (Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of This Old House), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R.
Schmidt, Richard A.
Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis.
He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".