Wednesday, July 26, 2023

July 26 - Ralph Blane (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 26th are found here: Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (2019), John Field (2020), Mick Jagger; Angela Hewitt (2022), and Mick Jagger; Darlene Love (2022)

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Ralph Blane (26 July 1914 – 13 November 1995) was an American composer of popular songs. 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discovery


Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane’s best-known songs include "The Boy Next Door", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and "The Trolley Song", all written for the 1944 film musical Meet Me in St. Louis. – Wikipedia



Ralph Blane was not a household name,

  And though he wrote some famous songs,

  He wasn’t one of those who belongs

With music’s greats, but all the same

  

When Judy Garland gave her touch

  To ballads like the “The Boy Next Door”

  He grew more famous than before,....

But not by much.

 

 

 

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