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Silver, Abner
own band. Wrote and produced radio shows, Birmingham, Ala., three years; originated Uncle Remus radio show. To London three years scoring mo­tion pictures for British films incl.: Limelight; This'll Make You Whistle; She Shall Have Music; Peg of Old Drury; Sailing Along. Wrote stage musical This'U Make You Whistle. Songs: "Little Man You've Had a Busy Day"; "Here It Is Monday and I've Still Got a Dollar"; "I Saw Stars"; "She Shall Have Music"; "Jimmy Had a Nickel"; "I Want to Ring Bells"; "The Prize Waltz"; "I'm In a Dancing Mood"; "There Isn't Any Limit to My Love"; "Everything's In* Rhythm With My Heart"; "Why Don't You Practice What You Preach"; "On the Little Big Horn;" "Who'll Tie the Bell on the Old Cat's Tail" (traditional children's story). Home: New Yoik, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Sigman, Carl, composer, author; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 24, 1909. ASCAP 1941. Educ.: New York Univ. law school, Bachelor of Laws. World War II, 82nd Airborne Div., 1942-45, six combat stars, Bronze Star. Wrote official marching song of 82nd Air­borne Division, "The All-American Soldier." Wrote score for Angel in the Wings, including "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)'; "Thousand Islands Song"; "Big Brass Band From Brazil." Other songs: "Ballerina"; "Enjoy Yourself, It's Later Than You Think'; "Careless Hands"; "Hop Scotch Polka"; "Twenty Four Hours of Sun­shine"; "Pennsylvania 6-5000"; "Mat­inee"; "Walter Winchell Rhumba"; "Crazy She Calls Me"; "A Marsh-mallow World"; "My Heart Cries For You"; "Once Around the Moon." Home: Forest Hills, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Signorelli, Frank, composer, pianist, recording artist; b. New York, N.Y., May 24, 1901. ASCAP 1933. Educ.: in music with cousin, Pasquale Sig-
norelli. Pianist from childhood, pioneer in development of jazz; member of Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Pianist with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. Songs: "Stairway to the Stars"; "A Blues Serenade"; "I'll Never Be the Same"; "So At Last It's Come to This"; "Love"; "I Saw You Dancing in My Dreams"; "Any­thing"; "Tell Me Again"; "Bump on the Head Brown", "Worryin the Life Out of Me"; "Fool That I Am"; "My Rainbow Song"; "And Then Your Lips Met Mine"; "Sioux City Sue." Piano solos: Park Avenue Fantasy; Midnight Reflections; Caprice Fu­turistic; Seventh Day Angelus; A Lovers Fantasy; A Serenade to You; Goin Nowhere Fast; A Sunday Morning Promenade; Waltzing With a Dream; Moonrise on the Caribbean; Eighty-Eight Keys to Brooklyn; Just Plain Lazy; Bonnie's Boogie. Home: 1828 W. 5 St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Silberta, Rhea, composer, singer, educator; b. Pocahontas, Va., April 19, 1900. ASCAP 1924. Educ.: Ethical Culture School; Inst, of Musical Art, piano and composition, Artists Diploma. Voice and dancing, private tutors. Debut as pianist at age of seven, toured U.S. Concert singer and later in opera 1916. Vocal coach since 1922. Lecturer on music in New York and other cities. Works: "Yohrzeit" (in motion picture The Jazz Singer); "The Message"; "Wild Geese"; "Samson Said"; "Lullaby for Judith"; "You Shall Have Your Red Rose"; The Nightingale and the Rose (Oscar Wilde) scored for orch., nar­rator, soloists and chorus; Fantasie Ballade for piano; and other works. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: 200 W. 57 St., New York 19, N.Y.
Silver, Abner, composer, author, pub­lisher; b. New York, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1899. ASCAP 1922. Educ.: public schools; New York Univ. Hal nearly completed law course when he turned