Oakley Haldeman
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Oakley W. Haldeman (July 17, 1909 – December 17, 1986) was an American songwriter ("Here Comes Santa Claus"), composer, author and the general manager for a music publisher. He joined ASCAP in 1949, and his other popular-song compositions include "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes", "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine", "Tho' I Tried", "Pretty Mary", "Texas Polka", "Honey Child", "Vic'try Train", "Last Mile", and "Texans Never Cry".
Haldeman was born in California, the son of Catherine (Oakley) and Clarence Edward Haldeman.[1][2]
He was the head of Gene Autry's publishing company, and it was while he was in this position that Autry asked him to write a song with the title Here Comes Santa Claus.[3]
References
- ^ "Person Details for Oakley W Haldeman in household of Clarence E Haldeman, "United States Census, 1920"". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Clarence Haldeman". Myheritage.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Cowboy_in_Country_Music/_VH9ZgvtpZcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Oakley+Haldeman&pg=PA68&printsec=frontcover Don Cusic, The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey With Artisitc Profiles (2011) p. 68
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