Songs Written by Abe OlmanTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

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.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Abe Olman first charted in 1915 with Down Among the Sheltering Palms.The artist placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 8 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.