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Abel Green
Birthday:
June 3
Biography
You know something? I think songwriters have the greatest obituaries in the world. When a songwriter dies, the minute you read the list of the songs he wrote, you start to identify with him. All those titles. They strike nerves inside you. It's like Noel Coward said in one of his plays - the remarkable power of cheap music. People read the obit and they resp...
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You know something? I think songwriters have the greatest obituaries in the world. When a songwriter dies, the minute you read the list of the songs he wrote, you start to identify with him. All those titles. They strike nerves inside you. It's like Noel Coward said in one of his plays - the remarkable power of cheap music. People read the obit and they respond, 'Oh, my God, he wrote that. I remember the firs time I heard that song. I was at a dance with a girl..'
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Abel Green
Editor and theatrical trade reporter ('Variety'), songwriter, composer, editor, author and producer. He organized theatrical news coverage of European and South American capitols, and edited Variey since 1933. He co-authored and produced the Philco-Variety Hall of Fame. Joining ASCAP in 1952, his chief musical collaborators were Jesse Greer, Pat Ballard, Fletcher Henderson and Al Stillman. His popular-song compositions include "Variety Stomp", "Variey Is the Spice of Life", "Who's Who Are You?", "Encore", "Humming Waters" and "Blue Baby".
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