Charles N. Daniels (April 12, 1878 ? January 23,
1943), was a composer, occasional lyricist, and
music publishing executive. He employed many
pseudonyms, including Neil Moret, Jules Lemare,
L'Albert, Paul Bertrand, Julian Strauss, and
Sidney Carter. His creative work is generally
credited as "Moret" while his business dealings
and ASCAP membership were under the name Daniels.
Daniels was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, and
brought up in Saint Joseph and Kansas City,
Missouri. At 18 he won a prize for his composition
"Margery", which was performed by John Philip
Sousa's band.
By 1899, Daniels was such a celebrity that when
Carl Hoffman published the sheet music for Scott
Joplin's 'Original Rags,' he made a point to
credit Daniels as the arranger. It's not known if
Daniels actually arranged the piece or merely
transcribed it.
In 1904 he started the Daniels and Russel
publishing firm in Saint Louis, later forming his
own firm and working as an executive with Jerome
H. Remick & Co.
In 1928 he wrote the music for the song 'She's
Funny That Way', to words that Richard A. Whiting?
normally a composer himself? wrote as a gift to
his wife. This was recorded by a number of
singers, including Margaret Whiting, Richard's
daughter.
He also composed 'Chloe' (1927; words by Gus
Kahn), 'Moonlight and Roses Bring Mem'ries of You'
(1925; words and music Moret and Ben Black, but
based upon an organ composition by Edwin H.
Lemare), and did both words and music for 'Song of
the Wanderer' (1926). Under his real name he
published 'You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You
Mine' with Jay Blackton, A. H. Brown and Seymour
Rice in 1908. This was recorded in 1931 by the
Mills Brothers.
A definitive biography of him has been written by
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