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Larry Shay (né Lawrence Fredrick Schaetzlein; 10 August 1897 Chicago – 22 February 1988 Newport Beach, California) was an American songwriter. Shay was born in Chicago, Illinois. While still young, he studied the piano at the Bush Conservatory of Music in Chicago. He eventually moved to New York City to become a songwriter. His first composition was "Do You, Don't You, Will You, Won't You," published in 1923. In 1925 he joined ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers),... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Larry Shay first charted in 1924 with You're in Kentucky Sure as You're Born.The artist placed 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which reached the Top‑10.