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Barris, Harry |
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lie schools, Baltimore City Coll., Pea-body Cons, of Music; advanced musical studies with John Adam Hugo. Won piano scholarship Arthur Fried-heim 1931. Advanced composition with Boris Levenson. While still student concertized and taught piano, specialized in arranging and accompanying. Conducted Broadway show for Mexican Government (Mexicana) 1938; staff conductor CBS from 1943. Scored two ballets for Ballet Theater 1941, Quintet and Gala Performance. In Europe since 1949 conducting radio programs for E.C.A. (Marshall Plan); concertizing all over Europe; conducting symphony orchestras. Songs: "You and I and Love"; "Two Loves Beneath the Moon"; "La Rhumba"; "Chile Con Conga"; "Dream with Me"; "How Come, Lord?"; "As Time Goes On"; "Rum and Coca Cola"; "Rainy Day." Works: First Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; unpublished works: Rhapsody for piano and orchestra, piano pieces, vignettes for piano and voice, etc. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Barns, Harry, composer, author, pianist, entertainer, actor; b. New York, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1905. ASCAP 1931. Educ: Denver public schools; self-educated in music. At age of eleven played piccolo and saxophone in boy's band; at age of fourteen became professional pianist; at age of seventeen took own orchestra on tour to Orient. Originated the Paul White-man Rhythm Boys (others being Bing Crosby and Al Rinker). First song, "Mississippi Mud," 1927. After long engagement with Whiteman, Rhythm Boys became theatrical attraction in own right. First American entertainer in CBI Theater of War 1943-44. Wrote special material for Rhythm Bovs recordings. Songs: "Mississippi Mud"; "That's Grandma"; "Wa Da Da"; "From Monday On"; "So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together"; "Sweet Li'l, Neat Lil, Dear |
Li'l Girl"; "It Was So Beautiful"; "It Must Be True"; "Lies"; "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"; "At Your Command"; "Thrilled"; "What Is It?"; "Little Dutch Mill"; "Let's Spend an Evening at Home"; "Beyond Compare"; "I'm Satisfied"; "I Surrender, Dear." Also wrote themes for Metropolis developed by Ferde Grofe, performed by Paul Whiteman orch. in Carnegie Hall 1928. Home: Los Angeles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Barron, Ted, composer, pianist; b. Flushing, N.Y., Dec. 14, 1879; d. there Nov. 28, 1943. ASCAP 1923. Educ.: in engineering at N.Y. Univ. Originally a pianist. Entered popular music business as professional manager. Later had own publishing business. Songs: "Georgia Moon", "If Time Was Money I'd Be a Millionaire." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Barrymore, Lionel, composer, stage, screen and radio artist; b. Philadelphia, Pa., April 28, 1878. ASCAP 1944. Made stage debut in The Rivals, 1893 with grandmother, Mrs. John Drew. Many years artist of legitimate stage; latterly a motion picture and radio performer. Musical from childhood, composed numerous standard pieces and made arrangements of many standard works. Works for orch.: Russian Dances; Partita; Ballet Viennois for orchestra; Behind the Horizon, symphonic poem; Fugue Fantasia; In Memoriam; Hallowe'en; Preludium and Fugue; The Woodman and the Elves, fairy tale for orch.; Elegie for oboe and orch.; Farewell Symphony, a one-act opera; four piano pieces (Scherzino; Andan-tino; Scherzo Grotesque; Elegie); Rondo for piano. Songs: "Johnnie Dear"; "Our Prayer"; also transcriptions of standard piano works for orch. Home: Chatsworth, Calif.
Barstow, Norah Lee Haymond Bard-ley, see Lee, Norah. |
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