E.Y. Harburg papers, 1913-1985.

Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981

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E.Y. (Yip) Harburg, Academy Award winning lyricist, was born April 8, 1898 in New York City. Among his best known songs are “Over the Rainbow,” “April in Paris,” “Brother Can You Spare a Dime,” and the musical Finian's Rainbow.Among his principal collaborators were Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Burton Lane, Arthur Schwartz, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Sammy Fain, Jeff Alexander, Jay Gorney, Larry Orenstein, Earl Robinson, and Philip Springer. Mr. Harburg died in Los Angeles in 1981....

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. As a member of the Weavers, Seeger was often heard on the radio in the early 1950s, most notably on their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene". In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes. A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have ...

Saidy, Fred

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Orenstein, Larry.

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Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880

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Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880) was a German-born French composer and cellist of Jewish ancestry. He had a strong influence in popular music in Europe, and was one of the originators of the operetta, of which he wrote more than one hundred. His works were noted for their elements of satire and parody; two for which he is particularly known are the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld and the opera The Tales of Hoffman . From the guide to the Jacques Offenbach Letter, undated (after 1844)...

Fain, Sammy

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Sammy Fain and Victor Young, composers. Book by Sig Herzig and lyrics by Harold Adamson. From the description of Around the world in 80 days: typescript, 1962 November, 26. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466847 ...

Lane, Burton, 1912-1997

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Composer. From the description of Autograph sheet signed : [n.p.], [ca. 1947]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270907043 From the description of Reminiscences of Burton Lane : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451734 Burton Lane, composer. Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist and librettist. David Ives, adaptor. From the description of On a clear day you can see forever: typescript, 2000. (New York Public Libra...

Styne, Jule, 1905-1994

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Previews began Oct. 20, 1980, at the Palace Theatre, New York, N.Y. After 8 performances it closed without ever opening officially. Charles Kimbrough and Jack Weston were in the cast album released by Original Cast Records. From the description of One night stand / music and scoring by Jule Styne ; book and lyrics by Herb Gardner, 1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 764469120 Composer of "Gypsy" and other music. From the description of Autograph ...

Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986

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Harold Arlen, composer was born in Buffalo, New York in 1905. He composed the music for such well-known songs as: "Over the Rainbow", "Stormy Weather", "That Old Black Magic", and "Blues in the Night". Among his collaborators were: E. Y. Harburg, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Fields and Leo Robbin. From the guide to the Harold Arlen papers, 1947-1967, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Harold Arlen, composer. From the description o...

Myers, Henry, 1929-

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Playwright. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Myers : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122441318 ...