Songs Written by Harry OwensTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Harry Robert Owens (18 April 1902 – 12 December 1986) was an American composer, bandleader and songwriter best known for his song "Sweet Leilani". == Biography == Harry Robert Owens was born April 18, 1902, in O'Neill, Nebraska. He learned to play the cornet in a small band on an Indian reservation in Montana. === Early years === Owens was working the vaudeville circuit by age 14. He studied for a career in law, but then started a band in... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Harry Owens first charted in 1924 with Linger Awhile.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.