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"What Is He Gonna Do When He Gets Home"; "I'm In the Blue Tonight"; "Who Cares Now." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: X ASCAP.
Lowe, Ruth, composer, author, pianist; b. Toronto, Can., Aug. 12, 1914. ASCAP 1940. Educ: Glendale, Calif., public school. Pianist and accompanist, radio station, Toronto. Toured as pianist in all-girl orchestra. Staff pianist, music publishing house, Chicago. Featured pianist in orchestra, radio, and theater. Songs: "111 Never Smile Again"; "Ode to an Alligator"; "Won't Somebody Please Write a Song?"; "A Touch of Love"; "A Short, Short Story"; "Too Beautiful to Last"; "Funny Little Pedro"; "Never Say Love"; "More than Anything in the World"; "Put Your Dreams Away for Another Dav." Home: 162 Chiltern Hill Rd., Toronto, Canada.
Lown, Bert, composer, conductor, public relations executive, b. White Plains, N.Y., June 6, 1903. ASCAP 1942. Educ.: high school, special courses in publicity, public relations, sales technique, sales promotion, business economics, marketing and public speaking. Salesman, sales executive 1921-26. Own theatrical booking office, New York 1926-28. Leader of own orch. 1928-41. New York radio, recording artist, staff attraction. Toured U.S. 1932-39. Musical director, Hotel Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro 1939-41; engagements in Buenos Aires and Uruguay; recordings and broadcasting. Executive of war relief work for British War Relief Society, United China Relief, Inc., The Greater New York Fund, National War Fund 1941-43. Red Cross War Fund 1943-44. From 1944, Committee for Economic Development. Since 1946, vice president Muzak Corp. Songs: "Bye Bye Blues"; "You're the One I Care For ; "By My Side"; "Tired"; "Thumbs Up"; "Let |
Me Fill Your Day With Music"; "My Heart and I." Home: 2 Pomander Dr., White Plains, N.Y.
Luban, Francia, author; b. Kiev, Russia, Dec. 1, 1914. ASCAP 1940. Writes songs mostly in the Spanish idiom. Works: "Orticinas"; "On the Beach of Havana"; "Tango of Roses"; "Champagne Tango"; "Say Si Si"; "Gay Desperado"; "El Choclo"; "Li Chaparrita"; "Altenitas." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Lucas, Carroll W., composer, conductor, orchestra leader; b. Oakland, Calif., April 23, 1909. ASCAP 1947. Educ.: Westfield, N.J., public schools; The Peddie School, Hightstown, N.J., 1938. Studied piano in youth, played trumpet and saxophone in school orchestias. Instrumentalist and arranger with Various popular orchestras. Organized own orchestra 1935-41, commercial radio and dance work. Songs: "How Soon?"; "There's a Music Box in the Moon"; "Make Believe Cowboy", "Yippce-Ki-Ave", 'Til Ride Across the Purple Sage"; "The Click Song"; "If You Were Mine"; "I Treasure You"; "One Night Stand." Home: 232 Van Emburgh Ave., Ridgewood, N.J.
Lunceford, Jimmie (James Melvin), composer, author, conductor, saxophonist, flutist, radio and recording artist; b. Fulton, Miss., June 6, 1902; d. Seaside, Ore., July 13, 1947. ASCAP 1942. Early music educ. with James W. Whiteman (guitar, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, and flute). Educ.: Fisk Univ., Bachelor of Arts; Coll. of the City of New York; New York high school teacher with music as avocation. Played saxophone and flute in bands of Fletcher Henderson and Wilbur Sweatman; organized own band 1929, toured country. European tours before World War II. Songs: "Stratosphere"; "Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes"; "Rhythm is Our Busi- |
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