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Larry Shay

real name Lawrence Fredrick Schaetzlein

Larry Shay is credited on 1,727 releases across 483 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,727

Credits

483

Albums

8

Decades active

126

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American songwriter. In 1929 he co-authored his most famous song, "When You're Smiling."
Born August 10, 1897 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Died February 22, 1988 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
As with many other of Shay's songs, "When You're Smiling" was a collaboration with Joe Goodwin and Mark Fisher.
Shay took up the piano as a youngster and attended the Bush Conservatory of Music in Chicago, before moving to New York to become a songwriter.
In the 1930s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired him to become their music director. He published over 300 songs.

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Credited work

1,727 releases · 483 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,737
  • Other credits · 44

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Radio Recorders · Storyville, Boston

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