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Gorney was born Abraham Jacob Gornetzsky on December 12, 1896, [1] in Białystok, Russia (now part of Poland ), the son of Frieda (Perlstein) and Jacob Gornetzsky. [3] His family was Jewish. In 1906, he witnessed the Bialystok pogrom, which forced his family into hiding for nearly two weeks; they soon fled to the United States, arriving on 14 ...
Gussie Lord Davis (December 3, 1863 – October 18, 1899) was an American songwriter born in Dayton, Ohio. [1] [2] Davis was one of America's earliest successful African-American music artists, the first black songwriter to become famous on Tin Pan Alley as a composer of popular music. [3] [4]
Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist.She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be Cuter ...
叮砰巷. 叮砰巷 （英語： Tin Pan Alley ），也称 錫盤街 ，是指以 美国 纽约市 第28街为中心的音乐出版商和作曲家聚集地。. 叮砰巷因歌曲伴奏主要为钢琴，巷子里交织着的琴声宛如敲击錫盤而得此名。. 在19世纪末20世纪初，叮砰巷的作品几乎主宰了 美国 流行 ...
Leon Redbone. Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian; [2] [3] August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat (often a Panama hat ), dark sunglasses, and black tie, he was born in Cyprus of Armenian ancestry and first appeared on stage in Toronto ...
Alabamy Bound. "Alabamy Bound" is a Tin Pan Alley tune written in 1924, with music by Ray Henderson and words by Buddy DeSylva and Bud Green. It was popularized by Al Jolson and included in the musical Kid Boots, where it was sung by Eddie Cantor. Successful recordings of the song were released in 1925 by Paul Whiteman, Isham Jones and Fletcher ...
Arthur J. Lamb. " A Bird in a Gilded Cage " is a song composed by Arthur J. Lamb and Harry Von Tilzer. It was a sentimental ballad (or tear-jerker) that became one of the most popular songs of 1900, [1] reportedly selling more than two million copies in sheet music. [2] [3] Jere Mahoney ( Edison) and Steve Porter ( Columbia) recorded two early ...
