James Francis McHugh (July 10, 1894 - May 23, 1969) was a U.S. composer. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance One of the greatest and most prolific songwriters from the 1920s to the 1950s, he composed over 270 songs. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both
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Works
- Broadway credits
- 1928 - Blackbirds of 1928 (lyrics by Dorothy Fields)
- 1928 - Hello, Daddy (lyrics by Fields)
- 1930 - International Revue (lyrics by Fields)
- 1939 - The Streets of Paris (lyrics by Al Dubin)
- 1940 - Keep Off The Grass (lyrics by Dubin and Howard Dietz)
- 1948 - As the Girls Go (lyrics by Harold Adamson)
There was a medley of his songs in the 1979 Broadway show Sugar Babies, which starred Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Blackbirds of 1928 is a Revue with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Al Dubin ( June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was a Jewish-American Swiss -born lyricist Howard Dietz ( September 8, 1896 – July 30, 1983) was an American Publicist, Lyricist, and Librettist As the Girls Go is a musical with music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Harold Adamson and a book by William Roos Harold Adamson (10 December 1906 – 17 August 1980 was an American Lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Sugar Babies is a musical Comedy conceived by Ralph G Allen and Harry Rigby, with music by Jimmy McHugh lyrics by Dorothy Ann Miller (April 12 1923 – January 22 2004 was an American dancer singer and actress Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose The songs included were "I Can't Give You Anything But Love", "I'm Shooting High", "Roll Your Blues Away" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street". "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" is a popular Song published in 1928. " On the Sunny Side of the Street " is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields.
Other well known songs of his include "I'm in the Mood for Love", "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening", "Cuban Love Song", and hundreds more. " I'm in the Mood for Love " is a popular Song. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, the lyrics by Dorothy Fields. " A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening " is a popular Song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Harold Adamson, published in 1943
Sources
- Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre by Stanley Green. Stanley Owen Green (1915&ndash1993 known as Protein Man, became a well-known figure in central London, England during the latter half of the 20th century Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York 1976.
- The Oxford Companion to Popular Music by Peter Gammond. Published by Oxford University Press 1991.
References
External Links
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