Songwriters Hall of Fame

Joseph M. Davis was born in New York City on October 6, 1896.

A favorite collaborator of Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, John Marks and Paul Denniker, Joe Davis’ catalog includes the hit songs “Nighty Night”, “I Learned a Lesson I’ll Never Forget”, “The Meetin’s Called to Order”, “Queen Isabella”, “Riding On the Old Ferris Wheel”, “Nero”, “Am I Dreaming?”, “Miles Apart”, “Alligator Crawl”, “Indiana Moonlight”, “Neglected”, “Julia”, “I Was a Fool to Let You Go”, “Peach Tree Street”, “CuTu Gu Ru”, “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps”, “Sunset Serenade”, “Milkmen’s Matinee” and “Save It, Pretty Mama.”