Jack Norworth

John Godfrey Knauff (January 5, 1879 – September 1, 1959), known professionally as Jack Norworth, was an American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer. Norworth is credited as writer of a number of Tin Pan Alley hits. He wrote the lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in 1908, his longest-lasting hit. It wasn't until 1940 that he witnessed a major league baseball game. The song placed at number 8 on the "Songs of the Century" list selected by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
==Links to Peel==
Two tracks from Jack Norworth were added to the Peelenium. One was for "Turn Off Your Light Mr Moon Man" with Nora Bayes and the other was with his orchestra called "Kitty The Telephone Girl".
==Shows Played==
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*09 June 1999: Turn Your Light Off, Mister Moon Man (Peelenium 1911)
*17 June 1999: Kitty The telephone Girl (Peelenium 1915)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists