Beth Slater Whitson

Beth Slater Whitson

Beth Slater Whitson (December 1, 1879 - April 26, 1930) was an American lyricist. Whitson was born in Goodrich, Tennessee and died in Nashville, Tennessee. She is best remembered for the songs "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" (1909) and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910), the latter becoming one of the largest selling songs in sheet music form of all time.


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