Bud Green

Bud Green (19 November, 1897 - 2 January, 1981) was an Austrian-born songwriter.

He has collaborated with many artists and fellow songwriters, including Les Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Al Dubin, Ella Fitzgerald, Slim Gaillard, Ray Henderson, Ben Homer, Raymond Scott, Sam H. Stept, and Harry Warren. [http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88 Songwriters Hall of Fame]

Biography

Green was born in Austria and immigrated to the United States as an infant. [http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88 Songwriters Hall of Fame] In his early career he wrote material for vaudevilles. [http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88 Songwriters Hall of Fame] He was a staff writer for music publishers and wrote Broadway stage scores as well as songs for other musicals. [http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88 Songwriters Hall of Fame] Green died in Yonkers, New York in 1981. [http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88 Songwriters Hall of Fame]

ongs

Bud Green has written or co-written a number of songs, including:
*"Alabamy Bound" (Dean Martin on "Swingin' Down Yonder", 1955; Bing Crosby on "New Tricks", 1957; Ray Charles on "The Genius Hits the Road", 1960; Van Morrison on "The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast 1998", 2000)
*"That's My Weakness Now" (Helen Kane, 1928)
*"I Love My Baby" (Ottilie Patterson, 1957)
*"Oh Boy, What a Girl"
*"In My Gondola"
*"Away Down South in Heaven"
*"I'll Always Be In Love With You" (Ella Fitzgerald on "Rhythm Is My Business", 1962; The Beatles on "The Beatles Complete Home Recordings", 1962)
*"Do Something"
*"Congratulations"
*"Good Little, Bad Little You"
*"My Mother's Evening Prayer"
*"Simple and Sweet"
*"Dream Sweetheart"
*"Moonlight on the River"
*"Swingy Little Thingy"
*"Blue Fedora"
*"More Than Ever"
*"You Showed Me the Way" (Ella Fitzgerald; Billie Holiday; Tony Bennett on "Here's To The Ladies", 1995)
*"Tia Juana"
*"Once in a While"
*"The Man Who Comes Around"
*"Flat Foot Floogie" (Mills Brothers and Louis Armstrong; Slam Stewart, 1938)
*"Sentimental Journey" (Doris Day and Les Brown's band, 1944)
*"Speed Limit"
*"Who Can Tell"
*"All the Days of Our Years"
*"My Number One Dream Came True" (Doris Day, 1946)
*"On Account I Love You"

Awards

He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975. [http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=88 Songwriters Hall of Fame]

References

External links

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