Lester Santly

American songwriter, author, musician, and publisher.
Born 2 April 1894, New York, New York Died February 1983.
Brother of songwriters and .
Best known for "I'm Nobody's Baby" recorded by [a=Judy Garland] in 1940, though others recorded it earlier in jazz style. The song, which he co-wrote with Milton Ager & Benny Davis, charted six times in 1921-1940, the first by Aileen Stanley. Marion Harris's version, also in 1921, hit #3 on the U.S. charts, as did Garland's version nearly 20 years later. He also charted twice in 1949 with "Yes, Yes, in Your Eyes" by Eddy Howard & "There's Yes! Yes! in Your Eyes" by Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra (both songs co-written by [a=Cliff Friend]).
Santly made a bigger name for himself in publishing. His first publishing company was with his brothers: Santly Bros., Inc.. Next, he was the co-owner of Joy-Santly publishing with Georgie Jones. He remained with the companies as they consolidated and changed names until 1966, when he sold his last shares. Jones sold the company in 1966 to Hill & Range.
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