Robert Louis Carleton
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Robert Louis Carleton (b. Nov. 8 1894 or 1896, Missouri
— d. July 13, 1956, Burbank, CA) was an American pianist and composer of popular music. He composed over 500 songs, including the World War I hit, "Ja-Da
" in 1918. His surname is often misspelled as "Carlton."
He was married to Mary Louise Carleton and had two daughters, Jaleta and Judy, and a son, Robert.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
— d. July 13, 1956, Burbank, CA) was an American pianist and composer of popular music. He composed over 500 songs, including the World War I hit, "Ja-Da
Ja-Da
"Ja-Da " was a hit song written in 1918 by Bob Carleton . The title is sometimes rendered as "Jada." Ja-Da has flourished through the decades as a jazz standard....
" in 1918. His surname is often misspelled as "Carlton."
He was married to Mary Louise Carleton and had two daughters, Jaleta and Judy, and a son, Robert.