Who Wrote My Funny Valentine? Before there was a Rodgers and Hammerstein (The Sound of Music, The King and I, Oklahoma!, South Pacific), there was Rodgers and Hart. Richard Rodgers the composer and Lorenz "Larry" Hart the lyricist teamed up while Rodgers was in college at Columbia University. A mutual friend acquainted the two, Hart being
Who Wrote The Midnight Special? The Midnight Special The classic song "The Midnight Special," though its authorship is often credited to jazz and folk legend Lead Belly, is likely more of a composite song comprised of verses frequently used in other "prison" and blues songs popularized during the depression and taken up later as "traditional blues." "The
Who Wrote Take Me Out to the Ball Game? Music History Music in Sports Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - August 19, 2016April 25, 20230 Of the several hundred songs written for or about the National Game, 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game' looms above them all -- like a Stan Musial coming to bat in the ninth inning...It was so good that the song is probably familiar to 999 out of every 1,000
Who Wrote Smile Though Your Heart is Aching? Music and Movies Music History Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - May 8, 2016April 25, 20230 The Genius of Charlie Chaplin Most people are surprised to learn that the music to this favorite was written by the legendary silent film star Charlie Chaplin, whose "Little Tramp" character is perhaps the most enduring of all figures of the silent film era. Chaplin composed the song to be used as