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Rugolo, Pete
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Always Be In Love With You"; "My Sunday Girl'^ "Cecilia"; "My Honey s Lovin Arms." Home: 354 So. Rox-bury Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif.
Rugolo, Pete (Peter), composer, ar­ranger; b. Sicily, Dec. 25, 1915. To U.S. 1919; citizen 1940. ASCAP 1947. Educ: Santa Rosa High School; San Francisco State Coll., Bachelor of Arts; Mills Coll., Oak­land, Calif., Master of Arts. Two years' study with Darius Milhaud at Mills Coll. In armed forces, World War II, 1942-46. Played French horn in Sonoma County Svmph. and U.S. Army. Pianist in popular orchs. in Denver and Oklahoma. Arranger for Johnny Richards orch.; now with Stanley Kenton. Works: "Artistry in Boogie"; "Rika Jika Jack"; "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight"; "After You"; "His Feet Too Big for Dc Bed"; "Come Back to Sorrento"; "Artistry in Per­cussion"; "Artistry in Bass (Safran-ski)"; "Artistry in Bolero"; "Willow Weep For Me", "Machita", "Inter­lude"; and Suite for Strings (prize at Mills College). Home: Los Angeles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Rule, Jimmy (James Stirton Rule), composer, pianist, singer; b. Brook­lyn, N.Y., March 22, 1896. ASCAP 1944. For some years vaudeville per­former. Songs: "Goodbve, Sue"; "She's Irish"; "My Only Rose"; "All Over Nothing at All"; "On My Way Out"; "I've Been a Stranger in My Father's House." Home: 24 West Dr., Plandome, N.Y.
Rupp, Carl, composer, b. Chicago, 111., May 11, 1892. ASCAP 1925. Of musical parentage. Educ.: in or­gan with father, becoming church organist at fifteen. While still high school student, became professional pianist. Organized own orchestra 1911; became hotel attraction Chi­cago, meanwhile studying music at Metropolitan Cons, of Music; piano
with Max Kramer. World War I, at Great Lakes Training Station, featured in musical revues. Since 1921 musical director hotels and radio stations. In­ventor of electrical devices to simplify teaching of piano. Songs: "I Feel So Good"; "Arizona Stars"; "Don't Bother Me", "My Sweetie and Me"; "Lovely Lady"; "Tonight's the Night"; "The Flapper Wife"; "My Tango Girl"; "Just an Ivy Covered Shack", "When You Come to the End of Your Dreams"; "Love Bound"; "Early in the Morning." Home: 11113 So. Hoyne Ave, Chicago, 111.
Rushing, James Andrew, author, singer; b. Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 26, 1902. ASCAP 1946. Educ.: high school, Oklahoma City, Wilbei force Univ. two years. As a child studied \ioliii, then piano. Singer with popu­lar orchestras; because of stock v physique inspired popular song. "Mr. Five By Five." Works. "Baby Don't Tell On Me", "Good Morning Blues", "Don't You Miss Your Baby?"; "I Sent For You Yesterday"; "Goin' to Chi­cago Blues"; "Nobodv Knows"; "Blues in the Dark"; "I Left My Baby", "Take Me Back Baby"; "Undecided Blues", "Evil Blues"; "You Can't Bun Around." Home: 315 Convent A\e, New York 31, N.Y.
Rusincky, Paul, composer, author, violinist, b. Miskolcz, Hungary, July 10, 1903. ASCAP 1940. Musical from childhood, studied with family and private tutois. To U.S. 1912, studied violin with Deszo Szigeti, Eugene Ormandy and Jacques Malkm. Studied haimony, counterpoint, and composition with private tutors. Ap­pealed with symphony orchestras as soloist and in recitals and in radio. Studied English and poetry with late Emma Greeley for two years. Songs: "Out of the Night";K "Midnight Moon"; "[ersey Jungle"; "I Can't Pie-tend"; "If You Were Mine"; "Young Fella', You're Ready for Love", "Fes-