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Jerome Kern in 1934. Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music.
Jerome Kern (born Jan. 27, 1885, New York City—died Nov. 11, 1945, New York City) was one of the major U.S. composers of musical comedy, whose Show Boat (with libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II) inaugurated the serious musical play in U.S. theatre.
Jerome David Kern was born in 1885. He began his stage career grafting American songs (for which he wrote the music) into imported European operettas. His breakthrough came with the song "They Didn't Believe Me", written (with lyrics by Edward Laska ) for a show called "The Girl from Utah".
Wrote over 700 songs for dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films. Jerome Kern was born in New York City on January 27, 1885. Growing up in the middle-class atmosphere of East 56th Street, he attended public schools.
May 18, 2018 · Jerome David Kern (1885-1945), American composer, wrote the scores for several of the musical theater's greatest successes. Jerome Kern was born in New York City on Jan. 27, 1885. His first music teacher was his pianist-mother.
Dec 31, 2020 · Born on January 27 - Mozart’s birthday - Jerome David Kern became the dean of American songwriters. Adapting the European operetta tradition (Offenbach in Paris, Strauss in Vienna) to American idioms, settings, and pace, he had a decisive influence on the teenage Richard Rodgers, a self-described “Kern worshiper,” and on George Gershwin ...
When Jerome Kern died in 1945, America lost one of its greatest and most beloved composers.
Celebrated composer whose melodies were part of many jazz and pop standards and hit Broadway musicals. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1890s - 1940s. Born. January 27, 1885 in New York, NY. Died. November 11, 1945 in New York, NY.
Jerome David Kern was born in 1885. He began his stage career grafting American songs (for which he wrote the music) into imported European operettas. His breakthrough came with the song "They Didn't Believe Me", written (with lyrics by Edward Laska) for a show called "The Girl from Utah".
Sep 28, 2018 · Jerome Kern - pianist, composer (1885 - 1945) A colossus of the American Musical Theater, Jerome Kern was born in New York City on Jan. 27, 1885. His first music teacher was his pianist-mother. He later studied at the New York College of Music as well as in Europe.
