Songs Written by Jay GorneyTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Jay Gorney (December 12, 1896 – June 14, 1990) was an American theater and film song writer. == Life and career == Gorney was born Abraham Jacob Gornetzsky on December 12, 1896, in Białystok, Russia (now part of Poland), the son of Frieda (Perlstein) and Jacob Gornetzsky. His family was Jewish. In 1906, he witnessed the Bialystok pogrom, which forced his family into hiding for nearly two weeks; they soon fled to the United States, arriving on 14 September 1906.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jay Gorney first charted in 1929 with What Wouldn't I Do for That Man.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.

Top songs: #1: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - #2: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - #3: I Found a Dream - #4: What Wouldn't I Do for That Man
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  Ruth Etting
1.
1929
#4  What Wouldn't I Do for That Man
Ruth Etting

165 pts
9
US
written by Jay Gorney greentick & E. Y. Harburg
  Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
2.
1932
#2  Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees

372 pts
1
US
written by Jay Gorney greentick & Yip Harburg
  Bing Crosby
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
3.
1932
#1  Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Bing Crosby

372 pts
1
US
[Brunswick 6414]
written by Jay Gorney greentick & Yip Harburg
  Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra
4.
1935
#3  I Found a Dream
Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra

267 pts
3
US
[Victor 25162]
written by Don Hartman & Jay Gorney greentick

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