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Hickman, Art
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Brass Ankle; Mambds Daughters (dramatized from novel). Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Hickman, Art, composer, orchestra leader; b. Oakland, Calif., June 13, 1886; d. San Francisco, Calif., Jan. ]6, 1930. ASCAP 1948. Self-educated in music, a natural musician, became leader of popular orchestra, featured at St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, then introduced as first attraction of its kind with the early Ziegfeld Follies m New York. Theater, dance hall, and night-club attraction in Europe and America. Songs: "Rose Room"; "Dry Your Tears"; "Without You"; "Hold me"; "My Midnight Frolic Girl"; "Come Back to Georgia"; "June I Love No One But You"; "Love Moon"; "You and I"; "Dream of Me." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Higginbotham, Irene, composer, pi­anist; b. Worcester, Mass., June 11, 1918. ASCAP 1944. Of musical par­entage. Educ: Atlanta Univ. Labora­tory High School; music with Kemper Harold and Frederic Hall. Started playing piano at five; composed first song at thirteen; concert pianist at fifteen. Songs, instrumental and vocal: "Harlem Stomp"; "That Did It"; "Marie"; "Southbotmd Track"; "Blue Fingers"; "Hiawatha Learned to Swing"; "Destination Unknown"; "Are You Livin OF Man"; "Hello Su­zanne"; "That Lazy Man of Mine"; "A Little Love is Better than None"; "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right"; "Friends Wonder Why"; "Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night", "No-Good Man"; "Tuscaloosa"; "The Last Thing at Night"; "Good Morning, Heartache"; "Mean and Evil Blues"; "It's Mad, Mad, Mad"; "A Knock on the Door"; "Wonder Where's My Man Tonight"; "Typewriter Serenade'; "Big joe"; "When It's All Over But the Shouting (Hallelu!)"; "This Will Make You Laugh." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Higginson, Joseph Vincent (Cyr de Brant), composer, organist; b. Irving-ton, N.J., May 17, 1896. ASCAP 1936. Educ: Manhattan Coll.; New York Univ., B.A. 1929, Master of Arts 1938; Inst, of Musical Art; Pius X School of Liturgical Music; pupil of Richard Keyes Biggs, Dr. A. Mandeley Richardson, Dr. Percy Goetschius, Marion Bauer, Albert Stoessel, Philip James, and Charles Haubiel. Musicol-ogy Dr. Hugo Leichtentritt and Gus-tave Reese. Organist and choirmaster St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Brooklyn; Secretary of the Soc. of St. Gregory of America; member Execu­tive Board of Hymns Soc. of Amer­ica; managing editor of The Catholic Choirmaster; member of American Musicological Soc. and American Guild of Organists. Teacher in private schools; faculty member Pius X School of Liturgical Music. Author of articles for music publications; editor liturgical music. Songs. "There Will Be Rest", "Unsung Hour"; "Rain." Tone poem: Magdalen. Choral works: "Pie Jesu"; "The Lamp"; "The Holy King." Many motets and Masses. Home: Brooklvn, N.Y. Address. c/0 ASCAP.
Hill, Alexander, composer, author, ar­ranger, recording artist; b. North Little Rock, Ark., April 19, 1906; d. North Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 1, 1936. ASCAP 1934. Musical training with mother; organized own orchestra 1924. In pre-sound film era, con­ducted oichestras in film studios to create atmosphere for action of story. Several years active in musical life of Chicago, pianist with jazz orchestras and various recording units. Songs: "Heart of Stone"; "Little Brown Betty"; "I'm Crazy About My Baby"; "Kentucky Lullaby"; "Answer My Heart"; 'Dixie Lee"; "Delta Bound'; "Armful of Sweetness"; "Let's Have a Jubilee"; "Take This Little Rose"; "I Would Do Anything For You." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.