Songs Written by Beth Slater WhitsonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Beth Slater Whitson (December 1, 1879 – April 26, 1930) was an American lyricist. Whitson was born on December 1, 1879, in Goodrich, Tennessee. She was the daughter of John H. Whitson and Anna Slater Whitson. Her father was the Co-Editor of the Hickman Pioneer newspaper. Whitson began her songwriting in Hickman County, Tennessee. In 1913, Whitson and her family moved to Nashville where she and her sister Alice continued to write and publish. Beth’s local biographer, Grace Baxter Thompson,... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Beth Slater Whitson first charted in 1910 with Meet Me ToNight in Dreamland.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.