James Thornton was an American composer and lyricist. He was born in Liverpool, England, emigrated to the United States in 1869, became a US citizen in 1931, and died in New York City. Thornton is primarily remembered today as the composer of the 1898 song, "When You Were Sweet Sixteen". The song was a favorite of Barbershop Quartets at the turn of the century, but, according to most sources, did not appear in recorded form until the 1946 Columbia Pictures film, … Wikipedia
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