Previous posts for February 15th are here: John Adams (2020), Harold Arlen (2021), Georges Auric; Jean Langlais (2022), and Henry Engelhard Steinway (2023)
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Harold Arlen (15 February 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an American composer of popular songs and Broadway shows.
I Could Go On Singing
In 1938, the team of Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg was hired by MGM to compose songs for The Wizard of Oz. – adapted from Wikipedia
A patron at the piano bar said, “Darlin’!
Play me something nice by Harold Arlen!”
The piano player launched into a medley
Which lasted for a half an hour stead’ly.
He varied both geography and key
With Oz, St. Louis, and The Deep Blue Sea,
And ended, as he angled for a tip,
With movie songs that Harold wrote with Yip.
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