Songs Written by J. Will CallahanTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

J. Will Callahan (March 17, 1874 – November 15, 1946) was an American lyricist. He was also partially blind. He wrote lyrics for songs including "Gasoline" (1913), "Smiles" (used in The Passing Show of 1918), and more notoriously to modern ears, the 1917 song "Ching Chong". "Smiles", for which he is best known, became a hit and earned Callahan and composer Lee S. Roberts about $500,000. Callahan's primary collaborator was Max Kortlander. == References == == External links == J.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, J. Will Callahan first charted in 1914 with You Planted a Rose in the Garden of Love.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which reached the Top‑10.