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Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman; June 14, 1929 – November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. [1] Life and career. Coleman was born Seymour Kaufman in New York City, to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. [1] .
Nov 18, 2004 · Cy Coleman was a prolific composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist who made a significant impact on American music and Broadway. Born Seymour Kaufman in 1929 in New York City, Coleman began...
Cy Coleman, the Tony Award-winning Broadway composer who rose from child classical pianist to jazz player to master of the catchy show tune, died Nov. 18 of a heart attack, according to friends...
Cy Coleman. Inductee. 1929- 2004 Born/Died. 1981 Inducted. a "permanent gem in Broadway's musical crown" * Cy Coleman was also the 1995 recipient of The Johnny Mercer Award, the SHOF’s highest honor. So said the New York Post's esteemed critic, Clive Barnes, in one of his numerous enthusiastic reviews of the musical works of Cy Coleman.
Nov 19, 2004 · Cy Coleman, the debonair jazz pianist and composer of such legendary Broadway tunes as "Witchcraft," "Big Spender" and "The Best Is Yet to Come," died on Thursday night at New York Hospital. He...
Nov 18, 2004 · A classically trained child prodigy and concert pianist turned popular songwriter and Broadway tunesmith, Coleman made his Carnegie Hall debut at age seven and by his late teens had become ...
Nov 18, 2004 · Cy Coleman (b. New York City, June 14, 1929; d. November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. Born Seymour Kaufman to Eastern European Jewish parents and raised in the Bronx, Coleman was a child prodigy at the piano; starting at the age of six, he was giving recitals at Steinway Hall, Town Hall, and Carnegie Hall.
