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Lyricist, musician. Instrument (s) Piano, Violin. Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los ...
Jan 15, 1993 · Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen: Frank Sinatra REC,REL,BRD: December 29, 1958: Covered by : All That Love Went to Waste: Sammy Cahn, George Barrie: Wayne Newton: 1973: Covered by : All the Way: Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen: Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle: August 13, 1957: Covered by (320 artists) And Then You Kissed Me
- June 18, 1913
- January 15, 1993
Sammy Cahn. Soundtrack: Die Hard. Award-winning songwriter ("All the Way" [Academy Award, 1957], "Three Coins in the Fountain" [Academy Award, 1954], "Love and Marriage" [Emmy Award, 1955], "High Hopes" [Academy Award, 1959], "Call Me Irresponsible" [Academy Award, 1963]), composer, author and publisher, educated at Seward Park High School in New York. He was a violinist in vaudeville ...
- June 18, 1913
- January 15, 1993
Jun 14, 2024 · Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist who, in collaboration with such composers as Saul Chaplin, Jule Styne, and Jimmy Van Heusen, wrote songs that won four Academy Awards and became number one hits for many performers, notably Frank Sinatra.
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In six decades, Sammy Cahn's career spanned every aspect of show business. He was born in New York City on June 18, 1913. At age 15, holding the record for truancy at Seward Park High, he began playing violin in the pit of the Bowery Burlesque. He wrote songs with Saul Chaplin for the famed Cotton Club, which produced " Shoe Shine Boy " for ...
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Cahn long association with Frank Sinatra led to Sinatra's recording 89 of Cahn's songs, many of them more than once. He became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. When his friend Johnny Mercer became ill, Mercer asked Cahn to take over as President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1974, Cahn did a one-man show on Broadway ...
Sammy Cahn is one of the few lyricists whose every line gave the melody added power, beauty and resonance. I’m not saying the tunes wouldn’t have made it without him but they wouldn’t have had the same emotional impact, wit and wisdom—sometimes happy, sometimes sad—that Sammy imparted to every song he graced. — Sir Tim Rice
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