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Stoughton, Roy Spaulding |
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1911. ASCAP 1942. Educ: public schools. Began writing in youth; World War II, with 665th Tank Destroyer Bn. Songs: "You Rhyme with Everything That's Beautiful"; "Mak<* Believe Ballroom Time"; "If Loveliness Were Music"; "A Story of Two Cigarettes"; "American History in Song" (book of ten songs for children); "Bible Stories in Song" (a book of ten songs for children), "The Best in the West" (folio of fifteen western and hillbilly songs); "There's a Landing Field in Heaven", "What Did you Do Last Night"; "Faithful to You"; "I Guess I'll Have to Dream the Rest"; "We're Marching to a Better Tomorrow"; "Heaven in a Side Street Cafe"; "I'm Gonna Sue Sioux City Sue"; "Jamaican Rumba"; "My Whistle Won't Be Dry"; "A Dollar Ain't a Dollar Any More"; "Hymn of the Hills"; "I Thought She Was a Local (But She Was a Fast Express)"; "Playmate Polka"; "Cannon-ball Yodel"; "Old Doc Brown"; "Come Wet Your Mustache With Me"; "My Amour"; "Payday Polka"; "Making Excuses for You." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: ?<' ASCAP.
Stordahl, Axel, composer; b. Staten Island, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1913. ASCAP 1945. Educ: public schools, Staten Island, Port Richmond High School. Three years arranging foi Ben Block, seven years Tommy Dorsey. Latterly conducting and arranging for Frank Sinatra, radio and television. Songs: "Dav by Day"; "I Should Care"; "Night After Night"; "Ride Off'; "Talking to Myself About You"; "Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back?"; Home: Los Angeles, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Stothart, Herbert, composer, conductor, pianist, motion-picture executive; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 11; d. Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 1, 1949. ASCAP 1923. Educ.: public schools; Milwaukee Teachers Coll., Univ. of Wis- |
consin. Became interested in composition and choral work through activities in church services and choirs. Taught in Milwaukee public schools; became member faculty, Univ. of Wisconsin, specializing in Musical Dramatics and Glee Club activities. To Europe for advanced musical studies; returning, active in stage musicals in Chicago, in collaboration with Joseph Howard, and in New York, Friml, Youmans, Gershwin, Kalman and Kalmer and Ruby. From 1929 in Hollywood as general musical director and collaborator on film musical productions: The Rogue Song; Devil May Care; Firefly; May-time; San Francisco; Rose Marie; Naughty Marietta; The Merry Widow; Wizard of Oz. Scored many films, original music: Conquest; The Good Earth; Romeo and Juliet; Mutiny on the Bounty; Kismet; Mrs. Miniver; The Green Years; Picture of Dorian Gray. Other works incl. music pageant: China; contata: Voices of Liberation. Songs: "Sweetheart Darling"; "The Donkey Serenade"; "The Cuban Love Song"; "Tramps at Sea"; "Rogue^ Song"; "When I m Looking at You"; "Shepherd's Serenade"; "I Wanna Be Loved By You"; "Bambalina." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Stoughton, Roy Spaulding, composer; b. Worcester, Mass., Jan. 28, 1884. ASCAP 1941. Studied piano with Everett J. Harrington, Worcester; organ at Sumner Music School, Worcester; composition with Arthur W. Knowlton, Boston. For twenty-five years music composition his avocation, then on cditoria? staff of music publishing company. From nineteen, playing organ in church and composing. Works: two stage productions, Tlie Spirit of the Sea, ballet and The Vision of the Aissawa, Algerian Dance Drama. For organ: Persian Suite; Egyptian Suite; In India, suite; In Fairyland, suite; Tanglewood |
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