Joining ASCAP as a charter member in 1914, his musical collaborators included Ernest Ball, Rudolf Friml, Billy Hill, Karl Hajos, Harry Akst, Walter Donaldson, Werner Janssen, and Maurice Rubens. His song compositions include "Dear Little Boy of Mine", "Goodbye, Good Luck, God Bless You", "Empty Saddles", "Turn Back the Universe", "When My Boy Comes Home", "A Little Bit of Love", "My Bird of Paradise", "I'll Follow the Trail", "You Hold My Heart", and "Ireland Is Ireland to Me".

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J. Keirn Brennan

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