Published his first song, Down in Dear Old New Orleans, in 1912. Produced the Broadway show: The Honeymoon Express, starring Al Jolson, in 1913. By 1918, Conrad was writing and publishing, along with Henry Waterson and had his first major hit in 1920 with Margie. Over the next several years, he would also be responsible for such standards as: Ma, He’s Making Eyes At Me, You’ve Got to See Your Mama Every Night, Memory Lane, Lonesome and Sorry and Come on Spark Plug.
In 1923 Conrad focused on the stage and wrote the scores for the Broadway shows: The Greenwich Follies, Moonlight, Betty Lee, Kitty’s Kisses and Americana. In 1929 he moved to Hollywood after losing all of his money on unsuccesful shows. There he worked on films such as: Fox Movietone Follies, Palmy Days, The Gay Divorcee and Here’s to Romance.
Conrad Ball was quickly recognized by his community and his peers as a brilliant attorney, with unmatched competence, dedication, integrity, and love for the city of Loveland.
Con was later elected to the presidency of the Colorado District Judges Association and appointed to the state of Colorado’s Judicial Qualifications Committee.
Conrad Ball’s humanity, his dedication to community service and to family, and his love of the law and of lawyers are sources of continuing inspiration to lawyers in the Eighth Judicial District and throughout Colorado.
Conrad of Montferrat (or Conrad I of Jerusalem; in Italian, Corrado di Monferrato) (mid-1140s – 28 April, 1192) was one of the major participants in the Third Crusade.
Conrad was the second son of Marquess William V of Montferrat, "the Elder", and his wife Judith of Babenberg.
Conrad is first mentioned in a charter in 1160, when serving at the court of his maternal uncle, Conrad, Bishop of Passau, later Archbishop of Salzburg.
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