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tival Night in Santa Barbara"; "Gee, But You're Cute"; "Sam the Vegetable Man"; "Pepito and His Violin"; "The Oceana"; ^You Can't Do That to Me"; "Every Night"; "I Travel Alone"; "America, We're on our Way"; "We re Shovin' Off to Tokio"; "Elegy of Love"; "Fatima and Her Drummer Boy"; "Daybreak Serenade"; "Blue and Melancholy Mood"; "Moondust Rhapsody"; "Kiss Me Like You Used To"; Td Rather Be Dead than Live Without Your Love"; "When You Are Neai", "Riondo.' Home- 41-J5 45 St., Sunnvside, L.I., N.Y.
Russell, Alexander (George), composer, organist, pianist, b Franklin, Tenn., Oct. 2, 1880. ASCAP 1928. Edna: Fine Arts Coll , Syracuse Univ., Bachelor of Music, 1901. Studied in Europe, 1906-08, piano with Leopold Godowsky and composition with Edgar Stillman Kelley, in Berlin; piano with ILuold Bauer; composition, organ and oichestiation with Charles-Mane Widor, m Pans. Debut as pianist, Pans, 1908; con-ceiti/ed in U.S. 1908-10, Concert Director of Auditorium Concerts, John Wanamakcr, N.Y. since 1910, also John Wanamakcr, Philadelphia, 1919-1929. Instnictor piano and oi-gan Syracuse Univ. 1902-00 Ducctor of Music (Frick Chair oi Music) Pnnccton Univ. 1917-35. Honorary degrees: Dr. of Music, Syracuse Univ. 1921, Dr. of Pedagogy, Cincinnati Cons. 1929. Contributoi to musical maga/incs and music encyclopedia. Bi ought to America many notable organists. Assembled the rare Italian violin, viola, cello, bass collection of late Rodman Wanamaker; supervised construction of great organs in two Wanamaker stores and Princeton Univ. Chapel. Decorated with Order of Crown of Belgium, 1932. Member, Amer. Guild of Organists, Singing Teachers Assn. Works: songs, piano and organ and choral pieces. Songs: |
"Sunset"; "The Sacred Fire"; "In Fountain Court", "Lyric From Ta-gore"; "Expectation"; "Puer Redemp-tor." Piano: Theme and Variations; Contrapuntal Waltz. Organ: St. Lawrence Sketches. Choral: "Motet in Memory of Princeton Men Fallen in World War I." Home: 405 Park Ave., New York 22, N.Y.
Russell, Benee, composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., Aug. 10, 1902. ASCAP 1927. Educ.: Rochester, N.Y., public schools. Newspaper work, Rochester. To New York 1919, as newspaper reporter, interviewing performers led to interest in theater and songwiitmg. Under contract with New York music publishers. To Hollywood for staff work. Works, for stage, comedy. By Appointment Only, 1946. Songs. "Lonesome in the Moonlight", "Don't Never Do That"; "Nice Baby", "Co Home and Tell Your Mother", "Coronation Waltz"; "A Song Without a Name" (awarded Steinway Prize $5,000 and trip to Europe, 1931); "You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me (So Whv Do You Want Me Now?)", "Katinka"; "Love Is Like That", "Did My Heart Beat, Did I Fall in Love!"; "Bubbling Over With Love", "Nearest Thing to Heaven", musical setting of "Ten Commandments", "To My Church"; "Anthem of the United Nations." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Russell, Bob (Sidney Keith), author; b. Passaic, N.J., April 25, 1914. ASCAP 1942. Score for motion pictures: Sound Off, Jack and the Beanstalk. Songs: "Frenesi"; "Maria Elena"; "Taboo", "Time Was"; "Don t Get Around Much Anymore"; "Brazil"; "Do Nothin Till You Hear From Me"; "I Didn't Know About You"; "Ballerina"; "You Came a Long Way From St. Louis"; "The Matador"; "I Know, I Know, I Know"; "No Other Love"; "Circus"; "Crazy |
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