Richard Charles Krieg

Richard Charles Krieg (born February 24, 1919) was a songwriter who wrote under the name of Dick Charles. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. His education ended with high school graduation, after which he worked in a Newark photography store as a clerk while engaged in piano playing, arranging, harmony, and composition. During that period he sang in a number of amateur contests. He then became a page at NBC Studios in New York City [ [http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/music-search/music-songs-composers%20-%200181.htm Biography on Traditional Music Library site] ] . Besides being a songwriter, he served as a director of ABC Radio for ten years, produced and directed the Paul Whiteman radio program, and was responsible for creating a number of network programs [ [http://imdb.com/name/nm0153015/bio Dick Charles] on the Internet Movie Database] . In 1954 he started his own recording service.

Among the songs he wrote were:
*"As the World Turns" (1961) with Fay Tishman - used for one season as the theme song for the TV show "As the World Turns"
*"Along the Navajo Trail" (1945) with Larry Markes and Edgar De Lange
*"Casanova Cricket " (1947) with Hoagy Carmichael and Larry Markes
*"Corns For My Country" (1944) with Leah Worth and Jean Barry
*"I'm on the Level With You " (1945) with Eddie Waldman
*"I Tipped My Hat and Slowly Walked Away" (1946) with Larry Markes
*"It Takes a Long, Long Train (With a Red Caboose" (1946) with Larry Markes
*"Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues" (1942) with Larry Markes
*"The Man on the Carousel" (Unknown) with James Cavanaugh, Jack Allison and Virgil Davis
*"May You Always" (1957) with Larry Markes
*"A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues" (1946) with Larry Markes
*"This Is My Song" (1950) - Theme song of the TV show "The Patti Page Show"

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