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- George Gard “Buddy” DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive. His first hit, “I’ll Say She Does”, was written for the 1918 Broadway production Sinbad.
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Gershwin recounted the origin of the song in 1934: I was in the office of Max Dreyfus, my publisher, one day when Buddy DeSylva walked in. DeSylva said jokingly to me, "George, let's write a hit!" I matched him by saying, "O.K.!" I sat down at the piano, and began playing a theme which I was composing on the spot...
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George Gard “Buddy” DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive. His first hit, “I’ll Say She Does”, was written for the ...
Jerome Kern did have one song of note that was popular in 1921, the song “Look For The Silver Lining” which he wrote with Buddy DeSylva. However, that song was actually written the previous...
By the time of their 1924 Broadway hit, LADY, BE GOOD!, George had worked with lyricist Buddy DeSylva on a series of revues, GEORGE WHITE’S SCANDALS, while Ira enjoyed success with composer Vincent Youmans on TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE.
In 1925, DeSylva became one third of the songwriting team with lyricist Lew Brown and composer Ray Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era. The writing and publishing partnership continued until 1930, producing a string of feel-good hits and the perennial Broadway favorite Good News.
Sep 13, 2014 · Buddy DeSylva: Year Written: 1922: About Do It Again: George Gershwin was in a meeting with his publisher, Max Dreyfus, when Buddy DeSylva walked in and said “Let’s write a hit!” Gershwin started composing on the spot. DeSylva listened for a few minutes and then sang “Oh, do it again.”
George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive. He wrote or co-wrote many popular songs and along with Johnny Mercer and Glenn Wallichs, he founded Capitol Records.
