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James Kendis. Soundtrack: Sweet and Lowdown. Composer, songwriter ("If I Had My Way", "Angel Eyes"), author and publisher, educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania public schools. He formed Kendis and Paley, Kendis and Brockman, and Kendis Music Corporation.
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- March 9, 1883
- James Kendis
- November 15, 1946
Composer, songwriter ("If I Had My Way", "Angel Eyes"), author and publisher, educated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania public schools. He formed Kendis and Paley, Kendis and Brockman, and Kendis Music Corporation. Joining ASCAP in 1914 as a charter member, his chief musical collaborators included James Brockman, Howard Johnson and Charles Bayha.
The music was composed by John Kellette in 1918. The lyrics are credited to "Jaan Kenbrovin" — actually a collective pseudonym for the writers James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vincent, combining the first three letters of each lyricist's last name.
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Album. Artist. All Credits Composer Lyricist. 2021. All the Hits and More 1931-1945. Glen Gray / Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra. Composer. 2019. Wayne King Collection 1930-1941.
YearAlbumArtistAll Credits Composer Lyricist2021Glen Gray / Glen Gray & the Casa Loma ...Composer2019Composer2017Composer2012ComposerJames Kendis - Discography of American Historical Recordings. Birth and Death Data: Born March 9, 1883 ( Saint Paul ), Died November 15, 1946 ( Jamaica) Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1940. Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist. = Recordings are available for online listening. = Recordings were issued from this master.
Profile: James Kendis (born March 9, 1883, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - died November 15, 1946, Jamaica, New York, USA) was an American songwriter, composer, author, and publisher. Sites: adp.library.ucsb.edu. In Groups: Jaan Kenbrovin. Variations:
James Kendis: composer. Billy Murray: vocalist, tenor vocal. Herman Paley: composer. Alfred Bryan: lyricist. Genre. Popular music. Repository. Source of original recording: Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Rights Advisory.
