Frederick Emil Ahlert (September 19, 1892 – October 20, 1953) was an American composer and songwriter.
[1] He received a degree from Fordham Law School, but instead of pursuing a legal career he began work as an arranger, initially for Irving Aaronson and his Commanders and then for composer and band-leader Fred Waring.
His songs have been recorded by numerous artists, including Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Frank Sinatra, Moon Mullican, Dean Martin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Artie Shaw, and Fats Waller.
Ahlert most frequently collaborated with lyricist Roy Turk, but he also wrote with others including Joe Young and Edgar Leslie.
[1] Among his compositions (with Roy Turk unless otherwise noted): Fred Ahlert and his wife, Mildred ("Millie") (c. 1894 Russia[3] – 1955 New York City),[4] had three sons: Fred Ahlert had a brief prior marriage to Minnie Campbell.