Songs Written by James Royce ShannonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James Royce Shannon (May 13, 1881 – May 19, 1946), born James Royce, was an Irish-American composer and lyricist. He was nationally prominent and active at the time of Tin Pan Alley. == Biography == Shannon was born in Adrian, Michigan. He is known chiefly for writing the lyrics to "The Missouri Waltz" (the state song of Missouri) and for composing the song "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral" ("Irish Lullaby"). He began his musical writing career in collaboration with... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, James Royce Shannon first charted in 1913 with Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby).The artist placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 8 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.