'Andrew B. Sterling', born on
August 26,
1874 in
New York City was a
U.S. lyricist. After he graduated from high school, he began writing songs and
vaudevilles. An important event was his meeting with the composer
Harry Von Tilzer in 1898. The two began a songwriting partnership that lasted almost 30 years.
Others that Sterling collaborated with include
Bernie Grossman,
M.K. Jerome,
Frederick Allen Mills, brother
Raymond Sterling,
Ray Henderson,
Edward Moran and
Bartley Costello.James A. Sterling has been collecting most of his works.
'He wrote the song ''
Wait 'till the Sun Shines, Nellie in
1905 and the song ''and ''