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'''Tommy Wolf''' (1925 |
'''Tommy Wolf''' (1925 – 1979) was an American composer and piano player. He was best known for his songwriting collaboration with [[Fran Landesman]]. |
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==Life== |
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Born in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], Wolf met Fran Landesman while playing piano at the [[Hotel Jefferson (St. Louis, Missouri)|Jefferson Hotel]] there. She showed him a poem which he set to music. The resulting song "[[This Little Love of Ours]]" began a collaboration that continued for more than a decade. |
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Wolf's albums include "[[Wolf at Your Door]]," and "[[Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most]]", both recorded for [[Fraternity Records]]. |
Wolf's albums include "[[Wolf at Your Door]]," and "[[Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most]]", both recorded for [[Fraternity Records]]. |
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In the 1960s Wolf switched to lyric writing, collaborating with [[Fred Astaire]] on "[[Life Is Beautiful]]" and [[Victor Feldman]] on "[[A Face Like Yours]]". He worked on television shows in Utah with [[Donnie Osmond]] and [[Marie Osmond]] until shortly before his death on January 9, 1979. |
In the 1960s Wolf switched to lyric writing, collaborating with [[Fred Astaire]] on "[[Life Is Beautiful]]" and [[Victor Feldman]] on "[[A Face Like Yours]]". He worked on television shows in Utah with [[Donnie Osmond]] and [[Marie Osmond]] until shortly before his death on January 9, 1979. |
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==Selected works== |
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;Broadway musicals |
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* ''[[The Nervous Set]]'' (1959) |
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* [[The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men]] (1959) |
* [[The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men]] (1959) |
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* Fun Life |
* Fun Life |
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* Man, We're Beat |
* Man, We're Beat |
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* Night People |
* Night People |
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* [[Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most]] (1955) |
* [[Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most]] (1955); written for the show ''The Nervous Set'' (1959), but not used. |
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* Travel The Road Of Love |
* Travel The Road Of Love |
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*[http://www.franlandesman.com/code/biogs/wolf.html "Fran Landesman Website"] |
*[http://www.franlandesman.com/code/biogs/wolf.html "Fran Landesman Website"] |
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/arts/music/fran-landesman-lyricist-with-a-bittersweet-edge-dies-at-83.html "New York Times Obituary: Fran Landesman, Lyricist With a Bittersweet Edge, Dies at 83"] |
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/arts/music/fran-landesman-lyricist-with-a-bittersweet-edge-dies-at-83.html "New York Times Obituary: Fran Landesman, Lyricist With a Bittersweet Edge, Dies at 83"] |
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==External links== |
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*{{IBDB name|id=12592}} |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1925 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 9 January 1979 |
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Revision as of 14:27, 16 June 2015
Tommy Wolf (1925 – 1979) was an American composer and piano player. He was best known for his songwriting collaboration with Fran Landesman.
Life
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Wolf met Fran Landesman while playing piano at the Jefferson Hotel there. She showed him a poem which he set to music. The resulting song "This Little Love of Ours" began a collaboration that continued for more than a decade.
Wolf's albums include "Wolf at Your Door," and "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most", both recorded for Fraternity Records.
After moving to California, he was a rehearsal pianist, working on the Andy Williams and Red Skelton television shows, and numerous musical specials, most memorably the award winning Fred Astaire show "Evenings."
Several of Wolf's songs, including "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most", have become jazz Jazz standards, and have been recorded by artists such as Kurt Elling, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Barbra Streisand, and Ella Fitzgerald.
In the 1960s Wolf switched to lyric writing, collaborating with Fred Astaire on "Life Is Beautiful" and Victor Feldman on "A Face Like Yours". He worked on television shows in Utah with Donnie Osmond and Marie Osmond until shortly before his death on January 9, 1979.
Selected works
- Broadway musicals
- The Nervous Set (1959)
- Songs (partial list) composed with Fran Landesman
- The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men (1959)
- Fun Life
- How Do You Like Your Love?
- I've Got A Lot To Learn About Life (1959)
- Laugh, I Thought I'd Die
- Listen, Little Girl
- Man, We're Beat
- Night People
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most (1955); written for the show The Nervous Set (1959), but not used.
- Travel The Road Of Love
References
- "dbopm: The Database of Popular Music"
- "Fran Landesman Website"
- "New York Times Obituary: Fran Landesman, Lyricist With a Bittersweet Edge, Dies at 83"