Born Genevieve Hering in Royal, Nebraska, Southern began playing piano at age three, and at age six started formal study in classical piano.
University of Southern California | Southern California | Southern United States | Southern Methodist University | Southern Hemisphere | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | Southern Rhodesia | Southern Railway | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | Southern League | Southern Metropolitan Football League | Southern Football League | Southern Illinois University | Southern Christian Leadership Conference | Southern rock | Southern Province | Southern Poverty Law Center | Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Africa | Southern Italy | Southern France | Secretary of State for the Southern Department | United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | Southern Ontario | Southern Alps | Georgia Southern University | Southern Ocean | Southern Netherlands | Southern League (baseball) |
He composed several songs which became pop standards, including "I'll Never Be the Same" (recorded by Frank Sinatra, Teddi King and Jeri Southern), "I'm Through With Love", "Goody Goody", "Eeny Meeny Miney Mo", and "If You Were Mine" (lyrics by Johnny Mercer and recorded by Billie Holiday in New York City on October 25, 1935 for Brunswick 7554).