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Encyclopedia > Al Lewis (lyricist)

Al Lewis was born on April 18, 1901 in New York City, New York. Lewis is thought of mostly as a Tin Pan Alley era lyricist; however, he did write music on occaision as well. Professionally he was most active during the 1920s working into the 1950s. During this time, he most often collaborated with with popular songwriters Al Sherman and Abner Silver. Among his most famous songs are "Blueberry Hill" and "You Gotta Be A Football Hero". Lewis passed away on April 4, 1967 in New York City, New York. April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... NY redirects here. ... Tin Pan Alley was the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... (Redirected from 1920s in music) 1920 in music International trends Highlife music develops in western Africa, especially in coastal Ghana Performers like Carlos Gardel begin to popularize the tango in France, Spain and Latin America Xavier Cugat popularizes several forms of Afro-Cuban dances in the United States and Europe... (Redirected from 1950s in music) 1950 in music Music of Afghanistan The beginning of radio broadcasting leads to the beginning of Afghan popular music Music of Argentina Astor Piazzolla begins to fuse traditional tango music with jazz and classical music Music of Algeria Rai singers like Bellemou Messaoud add violin... Al Sherman was an important Jewish-American, Tin Pan Alley songwriter from the first half of the twentieth century. ... Abner Silver was an American songwriter who worked at the end of the Tin Pan Alley era of the craft. ... Blueberry Hill is a song. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... NY redirects here. ...


Songwriters On Parade

Between 1931 and 1934, during the last days of Vaudeville, Lewis and several of other hitmakers of the day formed a sensational review called "Songwriters On Parade", performing all across the Eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith circuits. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Categories: US geography stubs ... Löw, Loew refers to: Judah Loew ben Bezalel Marcus Loew Mike Loew Oscar Loew (1844-1941) Loews Theatres Loews Grand Theatre Loews Kings Theater Loews Corporation See also Loews, Loewe, Loeb This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the...


Hit Songs

  • 1926 "Gonna Get A Girl"
  • 1929 "He's So Unusual"
  • 1929 "Good Morning, Good Evening, Good Night"
  • 1930 "Living In the Sunlight, Loving In the Moonlight"
  • 1931 "Ninety-Nine Out of a Hundred", a Rudy Vallee hit vocal.
  • 1931 "Got The Bench, Got The Park"
  • 1933 "Now's The Time To Fall In Love", an Eddie Cantor hit vocal.
  • 1933 "You Gotta Be A Football Hero"
  • 1936 "Hypnotized"
  • 1940 "Blueberry Hill"
  • 1941 "Rose O'Day"


 
 

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