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James Cavanaugh

James Cavanaugh is credited on 1,920 releases across 492 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,920

Pressings credited

492

Albums

8

Decades active

215

In collections

Biography

James Anthony Cavanaugh (New York City, 29 October 1892 - New York City, 18 August 1967) was an American songwriter. Among his best known songs were "Mississippi Mud" (1927, made popular by Bing Crosby), "Crosstown" (1940, co-written with John Redmond), and "The Gaucho Serenade" (title track of the soundtrack to the Gene Autry 1940 movie Gaucho Serenade).

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Credited work

1,920 releases · 492 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,961
  • Other credits · 8

Studios: RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · The Copacabana Nightclub · London Palladium · CBS Studios, London

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