James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 - October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born US composer of popular music. Monaco was born in Fornia, Italy; his family emigrated to Albany, New York when Jimmy was six. He worked as a ragtime player in Chicago before moving to New York. Monaco's first successful song "Oh, You Circus Day" was featured in the 1912 Broadway revue "Hanky Panky". Wikipedia
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