26:(1875–19 April 1954) was an English songwriter and musical show director. In more than 60 years of songwriting he had more than 2000 songs published under the names "G. Alex Stevens", 'Geo A Stevens' and "George A. Stevens". He was known as a writer of
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featured his song "Mother I Love You" for more than 40 years. In later years he wrote "Chump Chop and Chips" for Gracie Fields. Randolph Sutton sang his "When the
Harvest Moon is Shining" on early TV, and comedian
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One of his best-known songs was "On Mother Kelly's
Doorstep". The song was first published in 1925, when it was recorded by Tom Barratt, and was made popular by
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Sheet music to "Down, Down, Down In
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A Portrait of the Artist as
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Sheet music to "On Mother Kelly's
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revived his "I'm Shy Mary Ellen, I'm Shy", first published in 1910.
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List of songs written by G. A. Stevens, Database of
Popular Music
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