Songs Written by George Henry PowellTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

George Henry Powell (27 April 1880 – 3 December 1951) was a Welsh songwriter who, under the pseudonym George Asaf, wrote the lyrics of the marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" in 1915. The music was written by his brother Felix Powell, and the song was entered into a World War I competition for "best morale-building song". It won first prize and was noted as "perhaps the most optimistic song ever written". Although Felix Powell was... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, George Henry Powell first charted in 1917 with Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.