Ballard MacDonald
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Ballard MacDonald (October 15, 1882 – November 17, 1935) was a Tin Pan Alley lyricist.
Born in Portland, Oregon, among his credits are:
Beautiful Ohio, Rose of Washington Square, Second Hand Rose, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, Back Home in Indiana, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Play That Barbershop Chord, Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!, Somebody Loves Me, Bend Down, Sister, Down in Bom Bombay and On the Mississippi.
He was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
