Paul Cunningham (songwriter)

A graduate of the Manhattan College of Music, he began his career working in vaudeville as both a vocalist and songwriter; often in collaboration with Florence Bennett.

[3] He composed the music to "When the Robert E. Lee Arrives in Old Tennessee (All the Way from Gay Paree)" with J. Keirn Brennan serving as his lyricist.

[4] Cunningham collaborated on numerous songs with composer Ernie Burnett, and also worked with Ira Schuster.

[5] His most successful songs were "All Over Nothing At All", "From the Vine Came the Grape", "Harriet", "I Am An American", and "Tripoli (The Shores of)".

[6] In 1956 he was elected president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.