Beth Slater Whitson
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Beth Slater Whitson was an American
lyricist
. Whitson was born in Goodrich, Tennessee and died in Nashville, Tennessee
. She is best remembered for the songs "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
" (1909) and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart
" (1910), both becoming one of the largest selling songs in sheet music
.
In 1913, Whitson and her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee
, where she and her sister, Alice, continued to write. Beth Slater Whitson wrote short stories.
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lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
. Whitson was born in Goodrich, Tennessee and died in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. She is best remembered for the songs "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
Meet Me To-night in Dreamland was one of the most famous and beloved popular songs of the twentieth century. This gentle waltz, with poignant lyrics, was written by Beth Slater Whitson and Leo Friedman. It was published in Chicago in 1909. Friedman and Whitson sold it to the largest publisher in...
" (1909) and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" is a popular song, with music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. The song was published in 1910 and first recorded by The Peerless Quartet....
" (1910), both becoming one of the largest selling songs in sheet music
Sheet music
Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
.
In 1913, Whitson and her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, where she and her sister, Alice, continued to write. Beth Slater Whitson wrote short stories.