William Merrigan Daly

William Merrigan Daly Jr. (1 September 1887 – 3 December 1936)[1][2][a] was an American pianist, composer, songwriter, orchestrator, musical director and conductor.

William Daly was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of a successful song-and-dance man.

[3] Daly played piano with various Broadway orchestras, and in time established himself as a songwriter, arranger, orchestrator, and music director, conducting more than twenty shows between 1915 and 1934.

Both contributed songs to Piccadilly to Broadway (1920), a show which closed in Atlantic City, and For Goodness' Sake (1922).

Around 1930, Daly also became conductor and music director of the National Broadcasting Company radio orchestra.