Frank Henri Klickmann (February 4, 1885 - June 25, 1966), was a composer, songwriter, musician, and arranger of music from the 1900s to the 1940s.
[3] The former was written for vaudeville performers Maurice and Florence Walton, and the latter for silent film actress, Mae Murray.
[1] Klickmann's songwriting career began with, My Sweetheart Went Down With the Ship, which was a song inspired by the sinking of the Titanic.
One of his first hits was a 1914 anti-war song, Uncle Sam Won't Go to War, co-written with Al Dubin.
In 1917, he ended his working relationship with the Paul Biese Orchestra in order to focus all his attention to arranging music.
[1] By the 1920s, Klickmann's work was being published by the largest music publishers of popular sheet music in the country, Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Inc. At this time, he was rearranging composer Zez Confrey's songs into more readable arrangements for accompanied instruments, and working with lyricist Harold G.
[1] Klickmann edited various books containing the popular pieces of musicians, Wendell Hall, Buddy Rich, and Tommy Dorsey.
[1] He also co-led a popular swing and jazz group with trombonist, Fred Norman and backing singers, Millie Bosman and Irene Redfield.