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Happy Road"; "A Man Has Got To Have Bread." Home: 2515 So. Percy St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Spielman, Fritz Frederic, composer; b. Vienna, Austria, Nov. 20, 1906. ASCAP 1942. Educ: high school, Vienna; Acad, of Music, Vienna; composition and counterpoint, with Josef Marx. Piano recitals in Vienna; scored operettas, musicals and motion pictures in Europe. To U.S. 1939. Songs for motion pictures: Abeline Town; Bachelor's Daughter; Luxury Liner; Nancy Goes to Rio; Good Old Summertime; Big City; The Great Rupert; Night Song; The Big Wheel; Song of Love. Broadway show: A Lady Says Yes. Songs: "Where's My Heart"; "You Better Give Me Lots of Lovin'"; "Every-time I Fall in Love"; "Shepherd's Serenade"; "Snap Your Fingers"; "Merry Christmas"; "Spring Came Back to Vienna"; "I'm Gonna See a Lot of You"; "Time and Time Again"; "Go to Sleep"; "You Won't Forget Me"; "One Finger Melody"; "What Is Time." Home: Hollywood, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Spier, Harry R., composer, singer, pianist, teacher, conductor; b. Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1888; d. New York, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1952. ASCAP 1937. Advanced musical studies, in Florence and Rome, Italy, with Cotogni and Di Pietro; with Richard Epstein and Frank La Forge 1913. Boy soprano at St. Andrews, New York then tenor soloist, Church of Atonement, New York. Left commercial activities N.Y. 1910 for music, abroad to study, returning New York 1913. Accompanist and assisting artist for concert singers. Conductor Center Glee Club and the Carroll Glee Club. Created original exercises for vocal students for improvement of diction. Works: "Ultima Rose"; "The Clear Midnight"; "Dusk in June"; "Sweet Apple; "Easter"; "Garden"; "The Choice"; "Glide |
Gently On"; "The Flight of Time," male chorus; "A Christmas Journey," female chorus; "The Aristocrat," male chorus; "The Indian Serenade," for baritone and piano; "Come, Come Along," for soprano and piano; A Hymn for America, for baritone and orchestra; Romantic Study in Double Notes for piano; Moliave Sunset, for flute and piano; Mesa, for flute and piano. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Spier, Larry, composer; b. New York, N.Y., April 3, 1901. ASCAP 1925. Educ.: New York public schools. After brief experience as songwriter, entered music publishing business; sold business to motion pictures, with contract as head of New York office. Since then music publishing executive. Songs: "Memory Lane"; "Haunting Melody"; "Golden Wedding Waltz"; "Your Flag and My Flag"; "Was It a Dream?; "Tiny Tim the Tinker"; "Put Your Little Foot Right Out"; "Have You Forgotten?" Address: 350 Central Park West, New York, N.Y.
Spikes, Benjamin, composer, author, publisher; b. Dallas, Texas, Oct. 31, 1888. ASCAP 1942. In music publishing business in Los Angeles. Songs: "Wolverine Blues"; "Some Rainy Day"; "Someday Sweetheart"; "Love, Love Why Do You Seem So Hard to Hold"; "The Whole World Seems Wrong"; "That Sweet Something Dear"; "Love Divine." Home: Los Angeles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Spikes, John C, composer, author, publisher; b. Dallas, Tex., July 22, 1882. ASCAP 1942. At thirteen organized and taught boys' band. Directed many bands touring the country. Teacher of various instruments. Since 1935 has been totally blind. In music publishing business in Los Angeles. Songs: uWolverine Blues"; "Some Rainy Day"; "Someday Sweetheart"; "Love, Love Why Do |
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