Dick Manning

Dick Manning
Dick Manning
Birth name Samuel Medoff
Born June 12, 1912(1912-06-12)
Gomel, Belarus
(formerly Russian Empire)
Died April 11, 1991(1991-04-11) (aged 78)
Marietta, Georgia [1]
Occupations Songwriter
Associated acts The Barry Sisters
Seymour Rexite
the Yiddish Swingtet
Notable instruments
piano

Dick Manning (June 12, 1912 – April 11, 1991) [2] was a Russian-born American songwriter, best known for his many collaborations with Al Hoffman.

Manning was born in Gomel, and came to the United States with his family when he was six years old. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music.[2] Manning made the change from Medoff in 1948, when he was beginning to have success with his songwriting.[2]

In the early 1940s, he had a radio show on WHN radio in New York called Sam Medoff and His Yiddish Swing Orchestra; his band was called "The Yiddish Swingtet".[2] He and his band were also regulars on "Yiddish Melodies in Swing", also broadcast on WHN. The 15 minute weekly radio show, which blended traditional Yiddish folk music with swing and jazz, got its start on the station in 1938. Medoff and his Swingtet were hired to give a new twist to the traditional songs, as well as introduce new popular songs performed in Yiddish. The Barry Sisters (Claire and Merna) were hired as the vocalists.[3][4] The radio show was originally done live at the Lowes State Theatre every Sunday at 1PM; it was heard on radio until 1955.[5][6] Medoff also played piano and organ for Yiddish crooner Seymour Rexite's radio show.[7]

He was the co-writer of many popular songs, among them: "Takes Two to Tango," "Fascination", "Hot Diggity" and "Papa Loves Mambo." They were recorded by artists such as Perry Como, Sammy Kaye, Kate Smith and others; they have been published in 27 languages.[1][2] He also composed The Boys From Boise, the first full-length television musical, which was presented on the DuMont Television Network in 1944, appearing earlier in that year on DuMont's Key-Bored Televisual Presentations as a pianist.[8][9] Manning also was an arranger, vocal coach and wrote radio jingles.[1]

Contents

Published songs

Songs written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning

Songs written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning and another collaborator

Other songs

  • Jilted (with Robert Colby)
  • Fascination (lyrics)
  • Not I (with Sammy Gallop)
  • Walkin' With My Honey (with Buddy Kaye) [10]

Work on Broadway

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dick Manning, 79, Composer and Lyricist". New York Times. 13 April 1991. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xGIwe5px. Retrieved 16 December 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dick Manning". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543269/bio. Retrieved 16 December 2010. 
  3. ^ "The Barry Sisters". Donttellyour friends. 31 October 2008. http://donttellyourfriends.blogspot.com/2008/10/barry-sisters.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Yiddish Radio Project; Story of the Long-Running Jewish Radio Program "Yiddish Melodies in Swing" Transcript". National Endowment for the Humanities. http://www.neh.gov/projects/transcripts/yiddishradiotranscript.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  5. ^ Matt Temkin (December 2008). "American Yiddish Instrumental Fusion Music in the 1950s and 1960s". Matt Temkin. http://matttemkin.info/Masters_Thesis/Chapter_2.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  6. ^ "The Rise of Yiddish Swing". Yiddish Radio Project. http://yiddishradioproject.org/exhibits/ymis/. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  7. ^ "The Yiddish Crooner: Seymour Rexite". Yiddish Radio Project. http://www.yiddishradioproject.org/exhibits/rexite/. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  8. ^ "The Boys From Boise". Musicals101.com. http://www.musicals101.com/tv2.htm. Retrieved 16 December 2010. 
  9. ^ DuMont Television. Billboard. 4 March 1944. http://books.google.com/books?id=wQwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT12&lpg=PT12&dq=sam+medoff&source=bl&ots=T3_z5WGK8f&sig=jA4r7Mgh7rpXcpe7omw4k8KpOQo&hl=en&ei=TgILTcfiPNi3nAeyzY2vDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBzgy#v=onepage&q=sam%20medoff&f=false. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  10. ^ "Buddy Kaye". AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/buddy-kaye-p92819/biography. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Manning — This article is about the name. For other uses, see Manning (disambiguation). Manning (aka Mannion, Manning) is a family name. Contents 1 Origin and meaning 2 People 2.1 Sports 2.2 …   Wikipedia

  • Dick Roche — Minister of State for European Affairs In office 14 June 2007 – 9 March 2011 Preceded by Noel Treacy Succeeded by Lucinda Creighton …   Wikipedia

  • Dick Kazmaier — Date of birth November 23, 1930 (1930 11 23) (age 80) Place of birth Toledo, Ohio Position(s) Halfback College Princeton NFL Draft 1952 / Round 15 / Pick 176 Awards 1951 Heisman Trophy …   Wikipedia

  • Manning Bowl — Former names Municipal Stadium (1937) Location Lynn, Massachusetts Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Dick Button — commentating at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid Personal information Full name Richard Totten Button Country represented …   Wikipedia

  • Manning Award — Awarded for the collegiate American football quarterback adjudged to be the best in the United States Presented by Sugar Bowl Committee Country United States First awarded …   Wikipedia

  • Dick Vermeil — Date of birth October 30, 1936 (1936 10 30) (age 75) Place of birth Calistoga, California Position(s) Head Coach College San Jose State Awards …   Wikipedia

  • Dick Ricketts — No. 12, 15, 24 Power forward / Center Personal information Date of birth December 4, 1933(1933 12 04) Place of birth Pottstown, Pennsylvania N …   Wikipedia

  • Dick Harris — This article is about the Canadian politician. For the American football player, see Dick Harris (American football). For the Australian rules footballer, see Dick Harris (Australian rules footballer). Richard M. Harris Member of Parliament for… …   Wikipedia

  • Manning Administration (2001–2010) — Patrick Manning (PNM), Prime Minister Contents 1 The Cabinet 1.1 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”