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Weiss, George David, composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., April 9, 1921. ASCAP 1946. Educ: New York public and high schools; Juilliard Foundation (scholarship), 1938-42. Musical from childhood, played violin, saxophone, and clarinet with bands while in school. Worked in father's music store, New York. World War II, U.S. Army 1942-43. Songs: "Oh What It Seemed to Be"; "Surrender"; "Rumors Are Flying"; "Can Anyone Explain (No! No! No!)"; Til Never Be Free"; "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore"; "To Think You've Chosen Me"; "Confess"; "Echoes"; "111 Keep the Lovelight Burning in My Heart"; "Pianissimo"; "I Want to Thank Your Folks"; "That Christmas Feeling"; "Fun and Fancy Free"; "Melody Time." Home: Flushing, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Weiss, Stephan, composer; b. Vienna, Austria, Aug. 17, 1899. ASCAP 1940. After career as composer in Europe, came to U.S. in late thirties. Works: "When You Look in a Looking Glass"; "They Say"; "Let's Disappear"; "Angel in Disguise"; "And So Do I"; "There I Go Again, Sentimental Me"; "Put Your Dreams Away"; "Make Love to Me on Lake Louise"; "The Bicycle Song"; "Music, Music, Music." Home: Long Beach, L.I., N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Weldon, Frank, composer; b. Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 22. ASCAP 1933. Educ.: St. Mary's Parochial School, Lawrence High School; harmony, composition, and arrangement, New England Cons., Boston. Had own popular orchestras in New England, then musical director and writer, vaudeville units. As youth composed and wrote songs for school and amateur minstrel shows. Works include piano piece "Punch and Judy"; songs, "I Like Mountain Music"; "Neighbors"; "Dancing on a Rooftop"; "Rural Rhythm ; "Man with the |
Mandolin"; "Don't Tell a Lie About Me"; "I Came, I Saw, I Congaed"; "Good Night Wherever You Are"; "A Little on the Lonely Side"; "Dearest Darling"; "I'd Do It All over Again"; "Buffalo Billy." Home: Rego Park, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Wells, John Barnes, composer, singer, teacher; b. Ashley, Pa., Oct. 17, 1880; d. Roxbury, N.Y., Aug. 8, 1935. ASCAP 1925. Educ.: Syracuse Univ. Leader and soloist college glee club, also church and concert soloist. Debut in New York as soloist with Victor Herbert's orchestra. Soloist with Dr. Walter Damrosch and N.Y. Symph. Orch. and other orchestras; also with choral societies in many cities. Church posts in New York at Divine Paternity and St. Nicholas. Soloist oratorios, recitals, concerts and radio. Fifteen years, tutored students in voice culture at Princeton Univ. Songs: "The Elf Man"; "If I Were You"; "The Dearest Place"; "The Owl"; "The Little Bird"; "The Lightning Bug"; "Whyr; "I Wish I Was a Little Rock"; "I Dunno"; "The Morning of Love"; "Deep in the Heart of Me"; "The Crows Egg"; "Two Little Magpies"; "Thumb Marks"; "What Care I", "The Silly Little Fool"; "Flying Cloud." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Wells, Robert (Bob Levinson), composer, author; b. Raymond, Wash., Oct. 15, 1922. ASCAP 1946. Educ.: public school; business college. Played drums, Los Angeles; wrote special material and radio scripts; musical film editor, motion pictures. World War II, three years Army Air Forces as musical film editor. Professional staff music publishing house. Songs: "Rip Van Winkle"; "Robinson Crusoe"; ^Willow Road"; "It Is Better To Be By Yourself"; "Snail Long"; "Born to Be Blue"; "Abie's Irish Rose"; "The Christmas Song"; "County Fair"; "Speak a Word of Love"; "Ask Me No Questions (111 |
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