Abe Olman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abe Olman

songwriter

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1887

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1984

Profession: songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Abe Olman (December 20, 1887 – January 4, 1984), born Abraham Olshewitz, was an American songwriter and music publisher.
He composed a number of successful ragtime and popular songs including "Red Onion Rag" (1912), "Down Among the Sheltering Palms" (1915), "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (1917), and "Down By the O-Hi-O" (1920).
He was later director of ASCAP, and a founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame which, in 1983, named the annual Abe Olman Publisher Award in his honor.